Flare...

[Jimmy Grimble]

I hope it was the same flare-man as last time.

 

[HampshireSeagulls]

If you are going to do it, then at least get them in red or blue. Orange looks more like your dinghy has sprung a leak and you need the Coastguard. Be careful of the ones for use at sea - they are designed to burn in the water and can melt hands off!

 

[severnside gull]

Sorry to piss on peoples' parade (must be because I am just a tad older than the people who think throwing flares and coins is a good idea) but is the person who throws it going to pay the fine that the club get hit with?


stands by to get "flamed" for being a boring old fart etc etc etc

 

[HampshireSeagulls]

Whoever did it at Peterborough is very likely to get off as their CCTV is not great and as we all know, it's a standing area so seat numbers are not available. Do it in a seated ground and the outcome would be very different! Does being in a standing area encourage people to throw things for some reason, considering this has not happened at other games?

 

[HG201]

Sorry to piss on peoples' parade (must be because I am just a tad older than the people who think throwing flares and coins is a good idea) but is the person who throws it going to pay the fine that the club get hit with?


stands by to get "flamed" for being a boring old fart etc etc etc

The coin throwing incident is a bit different to the flare! Don't think anybody is condoning that!

 

[tonymgc]

Flare= Flair

Ringleaders lego face steward avatar is the best avatar on nsc

 

[Sheebo]

As long as it's done sensibly and safely it's great IMO

 

[KneeOn]

True. Although a little over the top for a 3 year ban. I would have thought that having to watch Ipswich for three years would have been punishment enough.

Seriously though, apart from turning people's jeans orange (orange - who the f*** smuggles in an orange flare?) he was hammered because he was caught out on multiple offences - possession of a prohibited item, throwing items onto the playing area and surround, endangerment, etc, etc.

Flares are not clever but the twat who threw the coin is an even bigger cock - is it worth someone showing how big and clever they think they are if it costs the club money in fines?

This is going to be our big year - and I remember the day we went up to the old First Division (that's Premier for the young'uns on here). This year has the potential to be bigger and better. We are destroying teams - remember that we were away to the team third in the league and we annihilated them (no matter what Claridge reckons). Looking at our stats we are not just scoring on the break, the games are ours to the point where we must own the match ball based on possession. Things are going our way. The only concern is that we are going to pass Palarse on the way down and not get to the play them for another year.

Why not? Flares thrown at players aren't...

 

[HampshireSeagulls]

As long as it's done sensibly and safely it's great IMO

How would you suggest we have "sensible and safe" flare throwing in future? Personally, I like a bit of colour at a match.

Could we have a special area where they can be thrown from/into? Could we have them checked first - what about a "throwing training certificate" to show that you can actually make the distance from stand to pitch? Got to make sure they are low-level pyrotechnics as most of them burn at 000s of degrees - not good if someone gets caught by one!

What about flare guns - they can be really effective! In 1993 someone managed to fire one straight across the pitch. Granted, it did kill someone, but it was pretty spectacular.

 

[HampshireSeagulls]

http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/blackpoolnews/Derby-day-flare-fans-banned.6097655.jp?CommentPage=3

 

[The Merry Prankster]

Coin throwers should be given a kicking then thrown on the pitch.

 

[timbha]

the guy who threw it on the pitch was a hero acting bravely in the public's interest. For all he knew it was an unexploded bomb about to detonate and he bravely pushed people aside, not giving a single thought to his own safety, picked it up and then launched it into a safe area....then Ankergen did the same.

He should be paraded at Withdean next match as an Albion hero.

Coin thrower should be hung, drawn and quartered.

 

[somerset]

Whoever did it at Peterborough is very likely to get off as their CCTV is not great and as we all know, it's a standing area so seat numbers are not available. Do it in a seated ground and the outcome would be very different! Does being in a standing area encourage people to throw things for some reason, considering this has not happened at other games?

Interestingly I have a pic of the guy who threw it in the act so to speak,..... now, to report or not to report..... hmmmmm

 

[HampshireSeagulls]

Interestingly I have a pic of the guy who threw it in the act so to speak,..... now, to report or not to report..... hmmmmm

Not if he was being a hero by throwing it away from a small dog that was about to pick it up and run away with it. He clearly saved the lives of many people and should be given some sort of Community Award.

Can someone explain why it was f***ing ORANGE though? Not like we are Blackpool, is it?

 

[HampshireSeagulls]

the guy who threw it on the pitch was a hero acting bravely in the public's interest. For all he knew it was an unexploded bomb about to detonate and he bravely pushed people aside, not giving a single thought to his own safety, picked it up and then launched it into a safe area....then Ankergen did the same.

He should be paraded at Withdean next match as an Albion hero.

Coin thrower should be hung, drawn and quartered.

Failed. He should have thrown himself on top of the device as anybody would know that this is the most effective way of neutralising an explosion. I am just glad it was Ankergren and not Brez - Brez would have caught the bloody thing.

 

[sir danny cullip]

From where I was it seemed that the person who threw the flair onto the pitch was not the person that set it off, seemed the guy went across to the incident, picked it up and lobbed it.

 

[timbha]

From where I was it seemed that the person who threw the flair onto the pitch was not the person that set it off, seemed the guy went across to the incident, picked it up and lobbed it.

that's how I saw it - what a hero!!

 

[timbha]

Failed. He should have thrown himself on top of the device as anybody would know that this is the most effective way of neutralising an explosion. .

don't think the coin thrower will get away with using this to justify his actions

 

[HampshireSeagulls]

I think the coin thrower should be given over - f***ing idiot. The person that lit the flare wants a smack around the back of the head as well.