I was sitting at back of the lower North on Sunday. Everyone stood for 80% of the match. Strange tactics by AVFC
Quote from: Bren'd on August 29, 2013, 09:31:34 AMThe club do an excellent job of trying to get punters through the door and then once in they allow something such as this to happen. It beggars belief it really does. This Brigada crowd are not harming anybody. If they were then you could understand such an approach but to set up this Nazi preplanned style of harassment is nothing short of pathetic. If it's a council instruction the club should be talking to the council telling them what a bunch of twats they really are. I'm absolutely certain that our stewards time and most definitely employees of Birmingham City council's time could be put to far better use than the standing situation in a small section of our ground. You're absolutely right except for one thing. Tell the council that they're twats and they're likely to tell us the ground, or at least part of it, is closed.
The club do an excellent job of trying to get punters through the door and then once in they allow something such as this to happen. It beggars belief it really does. This Brigada crowd are not harming anybody. If they were then you could understand such an approach but to set up this Nazi preplanned style of harassment is nothing short of pathetic. If it's a council instruction the club should be talking to the council telling them what a bunch of twats they really are. I'm absolutely certain that our stewards time and most definitely employees of Birmingham City council's time could be put to far better use than the standing situation in a small section of our ground.
Quote from: dave.woodhall on August 29, 2013, 09:41:49 AMQuote from: Bren'd on August 29, 2013, 09:31:34 AMThe club do an excellent job of trying to get punters through the door and then once in they allow something such as this to happen. It beggars belief it really does. This Brigada crowd are not harming anybody. If they were then you could understand such an approach but to set up this Nazi preplanned style of harassment is nothing short of pathetic. If it's a council instruction the club should be talking to the council telling them what a bunch of twats they really are. I'm absolutely certain that our stewards time and most definitely employees of Birmingham City council's time could be put to far better use than the standing situation in a small section of our ground. You're absolutely right except for one thing. Tell the council that they're twats and they're likely to tell us the ground, or at least part of it, is closed. I know, what I meant was tell them they are twats with saying twats.For instance, explain to them the difference between a group standing in a seated area and a group scaling the north face of the Eiger.
Does it need an act of Parliament to allow standing?
Quote from: bertlambshank on August 29, 2013, 10:07:00 AMDoes it need an act of Parliament to allow standing?there's a recent parliamentary briefing paper on these issues, if anyone is interested - http://www.parliament.uk/briefing-papers/SN03937.pdf
Pre-match yesterday, there were messages put up on the screens warning people to be aware that balls could fly into the stands during the warmups.I've not seen such warnings at Villa Park before.Maybe the club have been told that they need to improve their H&S policies.
Quote from: johnc on August 29, 2013, 09:55:59 AMI was sitting at back of the lower North on Sunday. Everyone stood for 80% of the match. Strange tactics by AVFCWith pints in their hand as well.Not one steward where they normally are.Must have been up the Holte.