Queues

Much better yesterday at M1 even though the queue was twice as long as usual. Took about 10 mins but I can handle that.
 
The wand the guy used on me actually went off yesterday, first time ever.....

he asked 'what's in your pocket?'

I replied 'I don't know'

He moved 3 steps away while I checked and looked like he was shitting it.....

I did explain once I'd put my hand in I didn't know if it was my wallet or my phone in that particular pocket. But it could have been anything as he didn't ask me to show him.

He then just waved me through with no further checks, wonder what I had under my hat (very little hair), or anything else on any part of my body cause he didn't even do the pointless crappy 'pat down' thing.
 
blue b4 the moon said:
The wand the guy used on me actually went off yesterday, first time ever.....

he asked 'what's in your pocket?'

I replied 'I don't know'

He moved 3 steps away while I checked and looked like he was shitting it.....

I did explain once I'd put my hand in I didn't know if it was my wallet or my phone in that particular pocket. But it could have been anything as he didn't ask me to show him.

He then just waved me through with no further checks, wonder what I had under my hat (very little hair), or anything else on any part of my body cause he didn't even do the pointless crappy 'pat down' thing.
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on at least 2 of the numerous searches Iv had done on me,the wand technician has asked me " is that your mobile or keys in that pocket " after he'd obviously detected summert,both times Iv replied yeah,my mobile but both times they havn't checked or asked me to show it them,it is all bizzare this crap

Maybe its an experiment to just keep pushing us too far ,until someone really snaps and loses it,its not a serious check for sure so what is it all about ?

just bizzare.
 
blue44 said:
on at least 2 of the numerous searches Iv had done on me,the wand technician has asked me " is that your mobile or keys in that pocket " after he'd obviously detected summert,both times Iv replied yeah,my mobile but both times they havn't checked or asked me to show it them,it is all bizzare this crap

Maybe its an experiment to just keep pushing us too far ,until someone really snaps and loses it,its not a serious check for sure so what is it all about ?

just bizzare.
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I had that yesterday.

"What's in your pocket."

"Keys"

"Ok"

That was it , on you go.

The other week against Stoke my lad got checked top to bottom and patted down, I got nothing. Just said ok.

It's really random.
 
Come derby day, if the two sets of fans are up for it and it's all kicking off outside the ground then every effort will be made to get everyone inside and quickly where at least they can be relatively safe, segregated and strictly monitored. Security concerns will ditched if this scenario should arise.
 
bluesteve1964 said:
Arrived 410pm to queue at M1 for SS3. Queue seemed longer than normal but moved much quicker than other weeks, They had 5 "wand bearers" ushering you to the 2 turnstiles rather than the normal 2. This speeded things up a lot. Searches are a sad fact of life but City do appear to have listened and done something about it.
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What city did at B2 was remove tables so that only one queue (of the 4) had a table (had had 2 or 3 usually), but when you go to the steward he then told my mum she had to go to the other queue to have her bag searched - he wouldn't do it on his queue as there was no table. Cue tutting and sighing by my mum, queueing up again, to then tell the poor bloke there we'd been made to move to this queue as it had a table - which he couldn't understand as he didn't even use the table!

If it's designed to get fans in a mood before they even enter, it's working ;)
 
kippaxkid74 said:
What city did at B2 was remove tables so that only one queue (of the 4) had a table (had had 2 or 3 usually), but when you go to the steward he then told my mum she had to go to the other queue to have her bag searched - he wouldn't do it on his queue as there was no table. Cue tutting and sighing by my mum, queueing up again, to then tell the poor bloke there we'd been made to move to this queue as it had a table - which he couldn't understand as he didn't even use the table!

If it's designed to get fans in a mood before they even enter, it's working ;)
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Weird that we've suddenly entered into this superficial 'security' culture. Clearly theses aren't serious searches. The only point of it that i can see is to make it seem normal to be searched and observed. I don't like it.
 
I'm no cynic but... said:
Come derby day, if the two sets of fans are up for it and it's all kicking off outside the ground then every effort will be made to get everyone inside and quickly where at least they can be relatively safe, segregated and strictly monitored. Security concerns will ditched if this scenario should arise.
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When did that last happen?!

In all seriousness though, some pressure needs to be applied on the club from supporter groups to either abandon this or put more staff on. People are missing kick offs for no reason - like many have said, a security check is pointless if it's just for show. Imagine if at the airport they let people bypass the scanners when the queues get busy.

Although the atmosphere at our games in the last few years is very like a departure lounge...
 
beermusic said:
When did that last happen?!

In all seriousness though, some pressure needs to be applied on the club from supporter groups to either abandon this or put more staff on. People are missing kick offs for no reason - like many have said, a security check is pointless if it's just for show. Imagine if at the airport they let people bypass the scanners when the queues get busy.

Although the atmosphere at our games in the last few years is very like a departure lounge...
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Putting more staff on is the key for me. M2 has 4 turnstiles, but only 2 staff searching. This results in only 2 or the 4 turnstiles turning at anyone time with periods of no turning due to searching. So inevitably the queue quickly builds up. Quite simple for me city...u need a searcher for every turnstile if this farce is going to continue. And....if the bloody wand thing bleeps, surely you need to see what its bleeping at not merely say - 'is that your phone mate? ok then, move on!!!!!!!'. Total, total, total waste of everybody's time the way this is being conducted.
 
bobbyblue said:
Could you imagine this sort of check at Manchester airport.
If you're doing security checks,do it properly.
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Yep.
I made a similar point about two weeks ago.
The Airport Staff are fully trained, we all know why they're there, and if you give them any type of abuse, you'll be prosecuted.
At City, the whole thing is half-hearted, and it creates tension.
In contrast, I attended the Koln-Leverkusen derby, just two days after the Berlin atrocity, with the perpetrator on the run, and the whole country on full terrorist alert. Every supporter was frisked properly, (once they'd gone through the turnstile) and it was still twice as quick as the ETIHAD.
 
guy debord said:
Weird that we've suddenly entered into this superficial 'security' culture. Clearly theses aren't serious searches. The only point of it that i can see is to make it seem normal to be searched and observed. I don't like it.
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what are the queues like at your place?
 
wahablue said:
What are these"wands" supposed to detect.
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After running the wand over me the guy asked me if I had anything metallic in my pockets. I showed him my car keys which satisfied him. I was going to show him the other metallic objects I had on me but he didnt seem interested.
 
I would ban anyway who doesn't have a medical issue from taking a bag into the stadium.

I have been going to football matches for decades and have never needed to take a bag into the stadium.

People go to European aways and don't feel the need to take a bag.

There has been a rise of child-like cranks who can't go anywhere without their rucksack as either a safety blanket or can't go anywhere without a bag containing their device. They should grow up. If you can't get to a match and back without needing a list of things that you need to take with you for comfort or entertainment then, unless it is medical, you need to take a look at yourself. If you are a tourist, leave your stuff at the hotel/train station/wherever. If you are a woman, leave your bag at home. You are a human being like everyone else and don't need anything for 90 minutes at a football match other than your ticket and purse/wallet. If you are taking something to a match that can't fit in a pocket, why?
 
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