Celtic game - strict security measures announced (page 34)

Eds said:
Maybe, just maybe if they hadn't let any Celtic fans into the home ends who were wearing colours it might have been a start. No problems with away fans in home end but unwritten rule is stay quiet, don't wear colours and don't jump up and down singing sectarian songs. If fans came to the turnstiles wearing colours, confiscate their tickets and send them away.
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Away fans openly wearing colours were stopped from entering the ground on the night in home sections
 
Anyone without a purchase history prior to August 25th when the draw was made, had any tickets they had managed to buy cancelled. The blame for this lies with blues getting tickets for Scottish pals or blatantly profiteering, the club did what they could to avoid away fans entering the home sections
 
AZUL said:
Away fans openly wearing colours were stopped from entering the ground on the night in home sections
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Didn't work all over the ground though. Saw plenty primarily in Colin Bell stand wearing Celtic shirts, green scarfs etc.
 
AZUL said:
Away fans openly wearing colours were stopped from entering the ground on the night in home sections
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Fucking loads of them wearing shirts and scarves in family stand, no attempt made to stop them coming in or to throw them out
 
Jacket zipped up and scarf down your balls until you are in, it hardly takes a criminal mastermind, then it is safety in numbers, security don't want to spark a riot by trying to lump hundreds of them out. All this reminds me of kids in my class crying because they don't want to sit beside a girl
 
AZUL said:
Jacket zipped up and scarf down your balls until you are in, it hardly takes a criminal mastermind, then it is safety in numbers, security don't want to spark a riot by trying to lump hundreds of them out. All this reminds me of kids in my class crying because they don't want to sit beside a girl
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I always wanted to sit next to a girl.
 
There were loads in the FS, There was even one with a pair of Yellow and Green check Golfing Trousers.
Did security think he just came of the 18th in Ancoats.
 
AZUL said:
Loads being denied entry around p, r, t etc
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In front of me two Celtic lads (tried telling me they were Rangers initially then came out with sectarian bollox when I said I'd been to see Rangers - "Fuck Rangers" one said and some other stuff

The private security bloke heard his accent and pulled him to one side and the lad admitted he was a Celtic fan, Security (in black) said its home section only. I walked past to swipe in but ten mins later saw both Celtic lads in 212.

In other words the private security firm allowed them in knowing they were Celtic. What is the point of all the (private paid for) outside security?
 
Did the additional security check by the perimeter gates prevent any issues? I just showed my Seasoncard without uttering a word and was let in. I could've been Celtic.

The Italian lad in my apartment block bought his ticket directly from City himself with no booking history. He supports Juventus and just fancied a match.
 
I'm not sure why football brings out the worst in people when it comes to this issue. It's rare in other sports that fans sitting next to each other would cause so much anger. I've been in the away end 4/5 times watching city, I did celebrate the goals at Blackburn in the promotion game although I suppose that one was safety in numbers and also when Anelka scored the last minute winner when not much happened either bar the odd verbal
 
Millwallawayveteran1988 said:
I'm not sure why football brings out the worst in people when it comes to this issue. It's rare in other sports that fans sitting next to each other would cause so much anger. I've been in the away end 4/5 times watching city, I did celebrate the goals at Blackburn in the promotion game although I suppose that one was safety in numbers and also when Anelka scored the last minute winner when not much happened either bar the odd verbal
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Being in a hostile away end is a top buzz.
 
peoffrey said:
Did the additional security check by the perimeter gates prevent any issues? I just showed my Seasoncard without uttering a word and was let in. I could've been Celtic.

The Italian lad in my apartment block bought his ticket directly from City himself with no booking history. He supports Juventus and just fancied a match.
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That's how I bought my tickets as well, direct from the club with no purchase history, in fact on the way in a steward noticed the collar of my sons Celtic top showing and whispered to him to zip up his coat a bit further , other than that no problems getting in, but when your in the wrong end of the ground than you really want to be in ,you need to behave it's crazy to start any nonsense, still think City could have opened up more of the stadium to Celtic support , that way we wouldn't be having these discussions, just my own opinion, good luck in the next round
 
Greenbhoy said:
That's how I bought my tickets as well, direct from the club with no purchase history, in fact on the way in a steward noticed the collar of my sons Celtic top showing and whispered to him to zip up his coat a bit further , other than that no problems getting in, but when your in the wrong end of the ground than you really want to be in ,you need to behave it's crazy to start any nonsense, still think City could have opened up more of the stadium to Celtic support , that way we wouldn't be having these discussions, just my own opinion, good luck in the next round
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So you let your son wear a celtic top sitting in the City end.
 
Greenbhoy said:
That's how I bought my tickets as well, direct from the club with no purchase history, in fact on the way in a steward noticed the collar of my sons Celtic top showing and whispered to him to zip up his coat a bit further , other than that no problems getting in, but when your in the wrong end of the ground than you really want to be in ,you need to behave it's crazy to start any nonsense, still think City could have opened up more of the stadium to Celtic support , that way we wouldn't be having these discussions, just my own opinion, good luck in the next round
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I do agree with you. 6000 Celtic in together across the third tier or three tiers would've been fine.

Do you have a Manchester postcode? My neighbour bought in person. He was originally looking at a tour but realised he could buy for the match.
 
peoffrey said:
I do agree with you. 6000 Celtic in together across the third tier or three tiers would've been fine.

Do you have a Manchester postcode? My neighbour bought in person. He was originally looking at a tour but realised he could buy for the match.
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No we live in Scottish Borders, I originally called City as soon as draw was made to see if they were doing hospitality deals for Celtic support and was told no, the lady took my number just in case things changed, they called back the week before the match to say things had changed and they were now doing hospitality for Celtic fans at a cost of £795 plus VAT per person !!, I declined their offer !!
 
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