Other examples being the Paris Attack at the Stade se France in 2015 and of course the Arena bombing. All outside the Venue technically. Although i believe in Paris they did try to enter the stadium and were challenged by security if my memory is right and that prevented them getting insideIf you cast your mind back to the withdrawal of US forces from Kabul, and the 1000’s of desperate Afgans who were trying to escape and were being held back by the US army from getting into the airport, 2 suicide bombers struck outside the airport in the middle the Afghans who were being held back by the US army. 60 Afgans and 13 US troops were killed.
Why do you think they ask you to open your jacket
Other examples being the Paris Attack at the Stade se France in 2015 and of course the Arena bombing. All outside the Venue technically. Although i believe in Paris they did try to enter the stadium and were challenged by security if my memory is right and that prevented them getting inside
When they eventually get inside a stadium it will be huge news. No option but to try to prevent that…
Yes I do knowI don’t know. Do you know?
When you’ve queued up from the back of the queue to the front of the queue, and you are about to get searched, and in the meantime you’ve been talking, laughing, and joking with your mates and with other City fans, why would a steward ask a specific person to open their coat or to take off their beanie hat? What is that person trying to hide? What does the steward think that person is trying to hide, or is going to do inside the ground to warrant a pat down, to have to open their coat, or to take their beanie hat off?
Are they trying to hide the fact they are follically challenged?I don’t know. Do you know?
When you’ve queued up from the back of the queue to the front of the queue, and you are about to get searched, and in the meantime you’ve been talking, laughing, and joking with your mates and with other City fans, why would a steward ask a specific person to open their coat or to take off their beanie hat? What is that person trying to hide? What does the steward think that person is trying to hide, or is going to do inside the ground to warrant a pat down, to have to open their coat, or to take their beanie hat off?
Yes I do know
It depends how they approach it. I have a young girl with a wheelchair and the new jobsworth at the turnstile yesterday was rude and obviously felt she had some power over us just mere fans. I was told by another steward that they now have a new boss who has lots of new changes in the pipeline. I won't say what he thought about it.
You have been talking about in your last few posts the Same reason you take your jackets, hats and Coats off at airportsI don’t. I’ve never brought anything into the ground I shouldn’t have. Certainly not to be asked to unzip my coat, my fleece, which the steward attempted to do personally, or to take my beanie hat off.
You have been talking about in your last few posts the Same reason you take your jackets, hats and Coats off at airports
Haha I like your comment about Kim Jong Un’s supreme guard command.Not sure how you get away from the huge variance in standard of security checking with a big number of stewards hired on a casual basis to be honest.
You are always going to get some who don’t give a fuck and some who think they have made it as Kim jong uns supreme guard command!
A good example for me was Burnley game, I got waved through security checks without being checked but I then got grilled on the concourse for daring to have my toes on the dark blue box at the aisle while sipping my pint
The dark blue box: one of life’s great footballing mysteries.Not sure how you get away from the huge variance in standard of security checking with a big number of stewards hired on a casual basis to be honest.
You are always going to get some who don’t give a fuck and some who think they have made it as Kim jong uns supreme guard command!
A good example for me was Burnley game, I got waved through security checks without being checked but I then got grilled on the concourse for daring to have my toes on the dark blue box at the aisle while sipping my pint
Some moths perhapsBrentford away last season
The cheeky tw@t asked me to open my wallet !
F### all in their pal
Don’t be so stupid a quick cursory glance is all it takes which they sometimes do but believe me when Martyn’s Law comes it to be watch this spaceI think there‘s a difference between going through airport security and through stadium security.
You aren’t suggesting ‘every City fan’ should take their coats, hats, belts, etc off, and to put their possessions into a tray to be checked by stewards at the turnstiles?
You would get to see the game unless you arrived 3 hours early at the ground. Like most people do when they take a flight from an airport.
Why do you think they ask you to open your jacket
Yes it all seems a bit stupid but it is what it isPresumably because they think people are wearing suicide vests, and of course if someone is they will say, damn, you got me mr security and offer themselves palms up to be arrested
The kid performing in the Chinese New Year dancing brought in a full blown machete.I would always prefer a high level of security over ease of access for a large capacity sporting / entertainment event prime for a potentially terrorist attack.