Did you read what I posted? I got searched again, but not properly again. This while there weren't any fans at the gates at 6.30pm.
I got in with a metal camera. I got in with food. I got in with everything in my pockets. I didn't get searched or frisked by the 2nd lot of Showsec stewards next to the turnstile. I wasn't asked to empty my pockets. I was laughing and joking with the showsec steward. I distracted him.
I was told by 2 stewards while waiting to get in this is happening because of the Paris stadium bombing. They agreed the carnage caused by a bomb going off outside would be big. But they thought the carnage by a bomb going off inside the stadium would be bigger. So eitherway, there's going to be carnage. And yes, they also told me drinks in cans, etc aren't allowed in. Bottles of water are. So are certain types of food like sweets and crisps. Food like burgers, fish and chips, etc aren't allowed in.
As security searches go, I got into Wembley, our national stadium, in London, and sadly more of a terrorist target, quicker that I do at the Etihad. Go and figure that out.
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