Pitch invasions

[Gabriel]

It’s at times like this that our thoughts should not be on turning against one another but be with Aston Villa’s Robin Olsen, who must inevitably be suffering from PTSD after yesterday’s scenes. Ts and Ps, Robin, Ts and Ps.

 

[dadnlad]

not read thread but to the dickheads who didnt listen and entered the pitch yesterday when season ticket prices go up dont one of you lot mention one word about the increase because everyone else is paying you're fine for you and why should the club pay when you was told stay off pitch
dickheads the lot of them

 

[jrb]

 

[jrb]

Do you want a list of precautions or would the obvious one do?
First thing that would be tried would be to cover the front 2 or 3 rows of seats with wide netting to make progress difficult, that significantly reduces the number getting through. Yes that cuts down on match day revenue but cheaper than a large fine or partial closure. Unfortunately those fans who normally sit there don't get their usual seat and are relocated, so tickets are then reduced for fans who are not season ticket holders.

Please stop it.

If the club wanted to put netting over the first 2-3 rows, they would have done that, but they didn't.

Honestly, some of the comments being posted are bizarre.

 

[Dribble]

It’s impossible to stop 1000’s of fans from going on the pitch if they are determined to do that.

So, apart from putting up fences, how else are ‘you‘ going to stop 1000’s of (happy) fans from going on to the pitch? Shoot them?

 

[york away to this!]

They're not what they used to be...

 

[Eccles Blue]

Do you want a list of precautions or would the obvious one do?
First thing that would be tried would be to cover the front 2 or 3 rows of seats with wide netting to make progress difficult, that significantly reduces the number getting through. Yes that cuts down on match day revenue but cheaper than a large fine or partial closure. Unfortunately those fans who normally sit there don't get their usual seat and are relocated, so tickets are then reduced for fans who are not season ticket holders.

They try covering my seat on the front row because of the invading numpties I really will give out some anger...I may even swear if it happens by golly!! :-) :-(

 

[Jazzyblue]

Well clearly you weren't looking carefully enough as there were loads of people trying to have a go at the South stand goalposts and security staff trying to stop them doing it.

Happy to take your word for it Gremlin - like I say I was at the NS so can only speak for what I saw at that end.

 

[Cheadle_hulmeBlue]

I’m not really sure what the stewards could have done. A lot of them are underpaid students who can’t stop thousands of fans going on the pitch

 

[nasrislookalike]

Find it bizarre the people trying to police when we should/shouldn't go on the pitch, we've had a season where it looked like Arsenal would beat us to the league for the majority and also been hit with the PL charges if people want to go on the pitch it shouldn't be an issue also shouldn't matter if someone wants to get a picture of their kids on the pitch which was another strange point I've seen here.