Queues

[johnny on the spot]

Is a series of large queues outside not as effective a terrorist target as a crowd of people inside?

 

[GaudinoMotors]

I'm surprised half of them didnt see the queues and head straight back the car park to avoid the inconvenience of another queue later.

 

[waspish]

Its like having a dog or an house alarm its a bit of a deterrent.

 

[cleavers]

I said this to the idiot in front of me who felt it reasonable to be queuing up and being searched to protect our security.
I asked from whom were we be protected? To which he replied "Muslims", you mean like our owners was my response!

Yesterday they could have done a 'Nice style' lorry attack on several queues that were outside the new 'fortress' that they have put in along Ashton New Road.

If it was about safety and security, it would be done properly, with enough trained staff to ensure it was done quickly.

Its not about that, its about inconveniencing people, to get them to turn up earlier.

 

[mancityvstoke]

no one knew which queue to join either

 

[The Pink Panther]

Is a series of large queues outside not as effective a terrorist target as a crowd of people inside?

No, because outside the stadium isn't being shown live on telly

 

[cleavers]

No, because outside the stadium isn't being shown live on telly

Inside or outside it wouldn't make any difference to a terrorist out to kill himself and others, the whole reason of any attack is in its name "terrorism". A game being live on TV or not, it would be reported world wide live immediately. They go for the easiest target, and yesterday it would have been the queues. At the back of the south stand at 13:25 there were three queues mingling together, one bomb in the middle of that would have taken out hundreds of people, and the 'security' would have been the biggest reason.

Getting the people into the stadium efficiently should be the main aim, and that requires trained staff who work quickly, not untrained stewards (no offence to any of them), who don't even react when the wand indicates something metallic.

 

[Why Always Ste]

Poor Security Management.

I work in this industry and notice a lot how appalling the operations are when I'm walking past all the queues towards my entrance (K)

It is harder to manage such a volume of people and conduct searching but one big thing needs introducing and fuck Political Correctness.

Selective Searching -

On the big queues, I'd have one male, one female floating around the queue and targeting the obvious people with another guy patrolling with them with a sniffer dog that can pick up explosives.

Bin Laden there with his rucksack, he's getting searched.

Little old Mavis who's been going to watch City since Hyde Road days does not need to be fucking searched and hasn't been recruited by ISIL

I haven't been searched once ever since going to watch City, yet analysing myself such as age/dress sense and so on I'd say I could possibly be a drug user and may be taking cocaine into the stadium (so I should be searched)

As its pissing me off now going into the toilets to see the kids all on the sniff. Its getting in there somehow.

These jobsworths won't search the gang of young lads all coked up but will search Little Old Mavis and whinge about her Flask.

So yea, people come In and let it free flow, with selective searching operating around the Entrances.

Also, police presence at the Entrances of The Etihad Campus and they would be looking for Intel such as Bin Laden and his ruck sack.

If some fucker wanted to cause damage they'd let their explosives off outside the stadium as there are so much more people (caused by the fucking queues)
Yes it isn't live on TV but it would still have an affect.

Pisspoor management and from my perspective of working In crowd control and so on I can justify my opinion.

 

[johnny on the spot]

Inside or outside it wouldn't make any difference to a terrorist out to kill himself and others, the whole reason of any attack is in its name "terrorism". A game being live on TV or not, it would be reported world wide live immediately. They go for the easiest target, and yesterday it would have been the queues. At the back of the south stand at 13:25 there were three queues mingling together, one bomb in the middle of that would have taken out hundreds of people, and the 'security' would have been the biggest reason.

Getting the people into the stadium efficiently should be the main aim, and that requires trained staff who work quickly, not untrained stewards (no offence to any of them), who don't even react when the wand indicates something metallic.

My somewhat grim thought precisely.

You encounter similar situations during peak times at train stations, especially at those with automatic ticket gates, which are far from effective at processing large queues of people and which create huge bottlenecks which could easily be exploited by a fragmentation device or similar. To assemble so many people in such a disorganised manner is irresponsible and asking for trouble, especially if the situation is allowed to continue every other week.

 

[The Pink Panther]

Inside or outside it wouldn't make any difference to a terrorist out to kill himself and others, the whole reason of any attack is in its name "terrorism". A game being live on TV or not, it would be reported world wide live immediately. They go for the easiest target, and yesterday it would have been the queues. At the back of the south stand at 13:25 there were three queues mingling together, one bomb in the middle of that would have taken out hundreds of people, and the 'security' would have been the biggest reason.

Getting the people into the stadium efficiently should be the main aim, and that requires trained staff who work quickly, not untrained stewards (no offence to any of them), who don't even react when the wand indicates something metallic.

As an example, every morning of the working week there are thousands of commuters stood around on platforms at tube stations. It's an enclosed space that would give a maximum effect to an explosive device and also bring the city of London to a standstill. This would have far more impact than blowing up football supporters outside a stadium

Blowing football supporters up inside a stadium whilst the game was being broadcast live across the world to an audience of millions would demonstrate the terrorist's power and threat