Old Trafford evacuated MATCH ABANDONED

[Triggaaar]

Lots of people suggesting the Swansea-Man City game should be delayed as well, in order to maintain the integrity of the Premier League.

Not really sure I agree with that, as it's not like the title is at stake, only the pressing issue of which Manchester club qualifies for the Champions League. Meh.

It doesn't really affect who finishes 4th. If the games were played together, City would only need a draw regardless, so it wouldn't really affect how they play. Utd would go all to win, in the hope that City lose.

But if Utd play later, and City have already got 4th, then Utd might settle for a draw to finish above West Ham or Southampton.

 

[Gary1]

I do hope that package was seriously suspicious. I really hope it hasn't gotten to a stage where all you have to do is leave a backpack lying around somewhere to call off an entire event like this.

But that's always been the case - look at airports,rail stations etc et

 

[Ernest]

If City win no point in playing the Man U game

 

[ManOfSussex]

Connected to the threat level being raised this week due to Irish dissident activity?

That was my first thought as well.

 

[Kosmonaut]

But that's always been the case - look at airports,rail stations etc et

That's normally dealt with by a controlled demolition somewhere, without them evacuating the entire place.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

That's normally dealt with by a controlled demolition somewhere, without them evacuating the entire place.

Not at sporting events. Aintree got entirely evacuated for the Grand National one year not all that long ago on the strength of a bomb scare.

 

[¡Cereal Killer!]

Fair play for abandoning the game, the safety of the fans is more important than a game of football.
Will probably turn out to be a dropped sandwich in tin foil.

 

[Ernest]

Lot of travel agents being rung by Rooney etc at the moment cancelling flights tomorrow to Dubai, Vegas etc

 

[clippedgull]

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[Spanish Seagulls]

Heightened security at Amex tomorrow. Something is afoot, they must have some intelligence suggesting an attack on a match.

 

[doogie004]

Just spoke to sister who was at game asked steward for any info steward told her he had been doing his job for twenty years and was being told it was "a code red" never been told that before "get out now "so they did , back in car safely long drive home to storrington (husband a Utd fan )

 

[edna krabappel]

That's normally dealt with by a controlled demolition somewhere, without them evacuating the entire place.

Wait- you think they blow suspect packages up without any sort of evacuation?

Close your eyes, folks, this might sting a bit, sort of thing?

 

[dazzer6666]

Wait- you think they blow suspect packages up without any sort of evacuation?

Close your eyes, folks, this might sting a bit, sort of thing?

Maybe they cover it with a blanket or something.....[emoji23]

 

[studio150]

Why abandoned rather than postponed given that the game hadn't started.

I think if postponed then the game must be played at a future date, but if abandoned then the Premier League can decide if the game has to be played or can be decided as a 0-0 draw,

I assume given the FA Cup Final Utd wouldn't be keen on playing this week so would push the end of the league reason back to 25th May.

Will be interesting to see what is done about playing the game

 

[Ernest]

Controlled explosion now

 

[doogie004]

Bomb squad arrived old Trafford showing on sky

 

[Ernest]

It's madness they evacuate the whole of two stands to stand outside in the street which would make a perfect target for a terrorist group, about time they dispersed people well away instead of allowing them all to mill around in a large group

 

[Ⓩ-Ⓐ-Ⓜ-Ⓞ-Ⓡ-Ⓐ]

It's madness they evacuate the whole of two stands to stand outside in the street which would make a perfect target for a terrorist group, about time they dispersed people well away instead of allowing them all to mill around in a large group

Enrest talking SENCE?

 

[AmexRuislip]

They cannot afford to take any chances these days.
Things have been learnt from the days of the IRA tactics, of one eod at each end of area, one goes off then crowd / public escape to other resulting in chaos.
You only get one life in this world

 

[edna krabappel]

Controlled explosion now

Well, not necessarily!

The EOD team will go in and have a look at it. They'll only destroy it if it is deemed to be something to worry about, or if they can't determine what it is.

I once had a huge cordon around a primary school for four hours for a suspicious object that some builders dug up. Turned out to be an ornamental pineapple

(in fairness, it was covered in decades worth of masonry and even the EOD chaps said they thought it was a WW2 shell when they first turned up )