quiet_riot
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Looked great from level 2. I looked around and there were thousands on the pitch, and the stands still looked nearly full - did people jib in near the end or what?
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Pitch invasion
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SteWadda said:MaineRoadBlue said:It's not so much the pitch invasion but the complete incompetence of the stewards who can't come up with an organised plan to get the fans back in their seats.
Asking the bloke who announces the team to try and organise 10,000 fans, most of them drunk, to comply with what needs to be done by a series of one liners was pathetic.
Why don't the stewards form a line and start walking the crowd backwards rather than milling around asking fans on an individual basis to go back to their seats?
Fans would all end up over crowded in one stand. It don't see any problems most got off in good time.
True, but MainRoadBlue is also right. The the security manager did fuck all. There were loads of hangers on and tourists taking photos. All it needed was the presence of stewards to usher people off. The stewards did it brilliantly after the QPR match. This time the announcer had to sound like a dick and the third tier fans (like me) had to sound like boring bastards by shouting "off off off!" and booing.
BEFORE anyone clicks the quote button, I have no problem with pitch invasions. It's great too see and far better than watching players holiding a white banner. But, it gets a bit frustrating and boring when the majority have left the pitch and nothing is done about the hangers on (who are probably pissed) and the tourists (who don't understand English). (When I say 'done' I don't mean bans, just direction to leave the pitch.)
P.S. I totally agree with Eccles Blue.
ell
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Whats wrong with celebrating a title win? Nothing small time about it. Teams are doing it for reaching the playoff final so they haven't even achieved anything!
quiet_riot said:Looked great from level 2. I looked around and there were thousands on the pitch, and the stands still looked nearly full - did people jib in near the end or what?
Yes. Look for photos of fans climbing the spirals.
Our kid and his mate got in (found another way in instead of climbing) and got a load of abuse from "fans" in tier 2 for finding two empty seats to watch the trophy presentation.
armadillo495
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I thought it was great as I watched from Level 3 seeing people doing knee-slides, Poznan's and taking selfies etc. It was good natured, good rapport with Hammers fans and it all felt like a tradition. Thankfully it was short-lived so that we didn't have to wait too long to see the trophy with the stadium announcer doing a brilliant job of encouraging everyone back to the stands.
Does anyone remember 1985 - back then I think police on horseback tried to get everyone back into the stands at first and it was scary for moment (until they gave up), so it's refreshing that Sunday's invasion was treated as a minor issue.
Does anyone remember 1985 - back then I think police on horseback tried to get everyone back into the stands at first and it was scary for moment (until they gave up), so it's refreshing that Sunday's invasion was treated as a minor issue.
chris85mcfc
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Here we go again
I don't see the problem, anyone with half a brain cell would work out that while everyone was on the pitch the players were in the dressing room having the time of their lives
I went on the pitch as soon as the whistle went and i was on there towards the end, if anyone it i would imagine it lasted the best part of 10-15 minutes
Anyone using the excuse of it being 'small time' should go and evaluate their lives
I don't see the problem, anyone with half a brain cell would work out that while everyone was on the pitch the players were in the dressing room having the time of their lives
I went on the pitch as soon as the whistle went and i was on there towards the end, if anyone it i would imagine it lasted the best part of 10-15 minutes
Anyone using the excuse of it being 'small time' should go and evaluate their lives
Scareye
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ell said:Whats wrong with celebrating a title win? Nothing small time about it. Teams are doing it for reaching the playoff final so they haven't even achieved anything!
And so did we at Maine Road.
oasis-city-greek-fan
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Pitch invasion in GREECE after a title means....leave the players naked , cut the grass , the net and i can imagine the crossbars also and take it home as souvenirs...
oasis-city-greek-fan said:Pitch invasion in GREECE after a title means....leave the players naked , cut the grass , the net and i can imagine the crossbars also and take it home as souvenirs...
I'm moving to Greece.
chris85mcfc said:Here we go again
I don't see the problem, anyone with half a brain cell would work out that while everyone was on the pitch the players were in the dressing room having the time of their lives
I went on the pitch as soon as the whistle went and i was on there towards the end, if anyone it i would imagine it lasted the best part of 10-15 minutes
Anyone using the excuse of it being 'small time' should go and evaluate their lives
Except Hart, he looked battered and bruised as he tried to get to the tunnel well after the others were inside.