Return of Supporters

[Eccles Blue]

I kid you not, there was a woman over here in the States who cut a hole in her mask so she could breathe easier!

Oh my goodness! I wouldn’t dream of doing something like that. I just carry my glasses wipe cloth in my pocket and clear them now and again. It’s when I’m trying to see prices in the shops I get frustrated!

 

[ExWythenshaweBlue]

Thanks all for the replies! We are still waiting to see how the selling arrangements will be but im hopeful for a ticket.

Was it just a case of showing a matchday steward your ticket / ID / test before making your way into the turnstile or was there multiple checks / a COVID checking area?

Just one check by a steward. Much easier than I expected.

 

[RegMuffin]

Thanks all for the replies! We are still waiting to see how the selling arrangements will be but im hopeful for a ticket.

Was it just a case of showing a matchday steward your ticket / ID / test before making your way into the turnstile or was there multiple checks / a COVID checking area?

The FA Cup final will be rh same as yesterday, all part of research which included observing level of mask wearing along with behaviour on the concourse etc. There were a lot of people watching / observing / asking people who comply.

What was bizarre is how stewards reminded people about masks in the open areas but did not in the concourse area which is more enclosed. Same getting back on the tube, where social distancing disappeared and fans were expected to then board covid secure trains.

The whole day was riddled with these inconsistencies and felt more like going on holiday with the number and level of demands for photo ID, test result and the like.

Personally I was glad to see a game after 14 months (and a win) but if these measures stay, it'll be the tip over the edge for me.

 

[Whether or not]

Obviously another important part of the research for Wembley yesterday was whether people would pay £6 for a warm can of lager, and whether the sales staff could keep a straight face whilst committing robbery. A yes on both counts.

 

[Zubrman]

Very strange singing and shouting with a mask on, but I'm told we Blues sounded really good on the tele.

Bit of a kerfuffle having to traipse round to the one 'Covid' access point, but the screening process was quick and easy.

If the FA Cup Final is to allow more attendees, then they need more stewards on more entrances. Quite simple.

 

[Zubrman]

Obviously another important part of the research for Wembley yesterday was whether people would pay £6 for a warm can of lager, and whether the sales staff could keep a straight face whilst committing robbery. A yes on both counts.

I saw the price when I first went in and thought, "Fuck that, I'll wait till half-time."
When half-time came and I'd been standing for forty-five minutes for the first time in over a year, I needed a sit-down far more than a £6 flat Budsheiser.

 

[Manchester Fox]

Was the COVID access point just a show of your ticket, ID, negative COVID test and then straight through into the turnstile?

 

[Whether or not]

I saw the price when I first went in and thought, "Fuck that, I'll wait till half-time."
When half-time came and I'd been standing for forty-five minutes for the first time in over a year, I needed a sit-down far more than a £6 flat Budsheiser.

Unfortunately for me it was my round and you look like a tosser if you bale out on price grounds, so I bought three of them for £18. I need to get back to match sharpness and ensure it’s not my round in the ground.

 

[Zubrman]

Was the COVID access point just a show of your ticket, ID, negative COVID test and then straight through into the turnstile?

Yes, and a check that you had a mask on. If you had none, or were wearing a bandanna-type face covering as the guy in front of me had, you were issued with a free mask.

 

[Eccles Blue]

more importantly, what the heckle meckle is a heckle meckel :)

It’s a saying my gran used to use. :-) Basically I’ve no idea! :-)