Who searches the away team bus? They park it next to the stadium with thousands walking past. Driver parks up, walks away etc. A device doesn't need to be taken inside the stadium to cause untold damage.
But lets feel safe. Flasks have gone, tops are off bottles, I have been patted down but...
Search? At Tuesdays game, the Steward in my queue was feeling the weight of bags not going through them. He was clearly looking for cans of drink and nothing else.
When it was my turn he didn't go through my bag at all. He patted me down and didn't query the bottle in my left pocket or what I...
ok so these flasks are potentially lethal explosive devices?
So I turn up with a flask to the first banned game about 2pm and I bet when it is confiscated the Steward puts it inside the stadium by the turnstile. If it was a device, that is the last place you would want it.
Interesting that the man introducing this ban gets to stand in a nice warm lounge on cold days and drink as many hot drinks as he likes free. He has forgotten what it is like on the dark side.
PB reckons hot drinks are not overpriced and comparable to High Street prices. So our lukewarm watered selection served in a school canteen push and shove conditions is comparable to a Costa or something similar in a nice coffee shop?
If it isn't about revenue and the amounts are...
Let us see how many smug answers there are on here when PB bans Vapers on the basis that some people are still smoking them in stands and toilets and there is a chance they may explode or contain other substances.
Of course you poor addicted people can go two hours without your fix.
A real community club would ban flasks but on really cold days hand out vouchers at the turnstile on entry for one free hot drink.
(Rather have a free drink than a tacky flag anyday)
Good one. Is it plastic? Therefore doesn't conform with..."we will not be permitting flasks, metal or glass containers in to the stadium for safety and security reasons".
A similar answer to my suggestion to lower hot drink prices lol
Thank you for your further email. Far from being “exorbitant”, our pricing for hot drinks is in line with and, in many cases, is lower than other major venues. Of course we are a business – and we look to generate income for our...
If it was a security risk they wouldn't wait to implement it. "oooh we perceived the risk but waited until we could get our Stewards to give out a number of similar half reasons. Sorry the incident happened while we were twiddling our thumbs"
Its all about money.
"Thank you for your email and for offering your opinions.
In line with many other stadiums and other major venues across the country, we will not be permitting flasks, metal or glass containers in to the stadium for safety and security reasons.
We informed supporters yesterday, in person...