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[Bozo]

There is a reason they want you there early so they can carry out the relevant searches and ensure you get in before kick off. The country is on alert to threats and Football stadiums can be perceived as a major target. I'd rather they search us properly than some loons getting in and causing harm.

It is difficult for some of us on Evenings, but people were still in the boozers with 15mins to go before kick off.

I think we need to get used to it and potentially alter our behaviours.

The thing is, no one is getting searched most of the time. They have a very quick look in any bags, that's it.

 

[Man_City_Loyal]

Be even worse for United game.

 

[crystal_mais]

My points on this are -
I understand why they need to do it.
They need to get a better process as to How they do it.
We need to also try and change slightly to help them too.

Doesn't affect me - I tend to be in the ground an hour before as my son likes to watch the warm ups etc -

But what is key to me is that I goto football to watch a City match, I want to make sure I get home safe, sound and alive after the match... If the additional security is to aid this then I'm all for it.

 

[kev20971]

But what is key to me is that I goto football to watch a City match, I want to make sure I get home safe, sound and alive after the match... If the additional security is to aid this then I'm all for it.

Don't know how security checks at the turnstiles made your journey to and from the ground any safer ?

 

[crystal_mais]

Don't know how security checks at the turnstiles made your journey to and from the ground any safer ?

Well if we want to be extremely pedantic about it - I would like to enjoy the match safely

The rest is no different to any journey I make on on a daily basis -

 

[blue44]

But what is key to me is that I goto football to watch a City match, I want to make sure I get home safe, sound and alive after the match... If the additional security is to aid this then I'm all for it.

Me too 100%

but the point is they are not doing these checks properly or serious enough imo,a few home games this season Iv got a taxi down late by about 5-10 minutes and just been allowed through with zero checks ,only to be told how bad it was for people going in before I turned up late.something is odd about all this,i believe the club have info but cannot say anything ,but have beefed security up as opposed to previous seasons as a sign that we're not neglecting security even though its a joke....

 

[kev20971]

Well if we want to be extremely pedantic about it - I would like to enjoy the match safely

The rest is no different to any journey I make on on a daily basis -

So why should going to the match be any different , I don't feel any safer or unsafe now then what I did last season or the the seasons before .

 

[crystal_mais]

Me too 100%

but the point is they are not doing these checks properly or serious enough imo,a few home games this season Iv got a taxi down late by about 5-10 minutes and just been allowed through with zero checks ,only to be told how bad it was for people going in before I turned up late.something is odd about all this,i believe the club have info but cannot say anything ,but have beefed security up as opposed to previous seasons as a sign that we're not neglecting security even though its a joke....

Agreed - I personally think its shambolic how they are doing this. There needs to be a proper plan and the right people hired to do it.

 

[crystal_mais]

So why should going to the match be any different , I don't feel any safer or unsafe now then what I did last season or the the seasons before .

Then you obviously haven't read some of the reasons - They started to get tighter first vs Liverpool last year. That was straight after some loon let a bomb off outside the Paris stadium.


The Govt have warned all football clubs of the risk..The problem City have is they may be able to stop some idiot going in by doing these checks - but it won't stop an idiot with AK47 deciding to spray a load of bullets at people in waiting.

Nothing wrong with searches but it needs to be planned and co-ordinated properly. The RAGs have recruited specialist terrorism security experts to help them- I'm assuming we are using the numpty security company we have.

 

[Big_Alan]

Nothing wrong with searches but it needs to be planned and co-ordinated properly. The RAGs have recruited specialist terrorism security experts to help them- I'm assuming we are using the numpty security company we have.[/QUOTE]
Would they be the counter terrorism experts that left a parcel in the bogs????