[Football] Burnley Match Day Hero - Proud Volunteer or Stewarding For Free?

[Guinness Boy]

Looks like Burnley's plans to use volunteers in some stewarding roles who will be "well looked after" but "may not see all of the game they are working" is causing a few ructions up north. Still, why pay for stewards when you only turned over 121 million?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-45560424

Would you do it? I certainly wouldn't.

P.S. no one tell...........

 

[erkan]

Looks like Burnley's plans to use volunteers in some stewarding roles who will be "well looked after" but "may not see all of the game they are working" is causing a few ructions up north. Still, why pay for stewards when you only turned over 121 million?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-45560424

Would you do it? I certainly wouldn't.

P.S. no one tell........... [emoji38]ol:

We already have a similar scheme. I think ours get paid but not sure and wouldn't put it past Barber.

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[Cowfold Seagull]

There will always be a core of fans who will do it for the love of their club.

 

[timbha]

Looks like Burnley's plans to use volunteers in some stewarding roles who will be "well looked after" but "may not see all of the game they are working" is causing a few ructions up north. Still, why pay for stewards when you only turned over 121 million?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-45560424

Would you do it? I certainly wouldn't.

P.S. no one tell...........

It’s a long way to travel for every home match. I wouldn’t even do it for the Albion.

 

[father_and_son]

Looks like Burnley's plans to use volunteers in some stewarding roles who will be "well looked after" but "may not see all of the game they are working" is causing a few ructions up north. Still, why pay for stewards when you only turned over 121 million?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-45560424

Would you do it? I certainly wouldn't.

P.S. no one tell...........

So... you trust someone who you aren't paying to ensure only people with tickets and without contraband get into the ground?

Don't think they will have a flaskgate there then... " Oh Hi John. Yeah. Just helping out. No, no money. Doing it so I don't have to watch the whole match. What? No. You go straight through mate."

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Using the term “spectator experience“ in their advertising for the role is equally shameful.

 

[Guinness Boy]

Do we really do this? Blimey. I remembered that Palace did (those avatars are still hilarious) but I'd no idea we did. I'm not against volunteering - like most parents at my son's club I'll run the line or put out equipment - but this feels much more like "work". It's the same reason that big firms can get away with hiring interns or writers or photographers get asked to work "for the exposure".

See you in the pub and the stands.

 

[CHAPPERS]

Working for free.

This is as bad a companies suing trial days for free labour. Should be banned and it's a disgrace if we do it.

 

[essbee1]

There will always be a core of fans who will do it for the love of their club.

Totally agree. But it still sits uneasily with me that here is a relatively rich club that looks like it's taking advantage
almost.

 

[father_and_son]

Working for free.

This is as bad a companies suing trial days for free labour. Should be banned and it's a disgrace if we do it.

We did (do?) part of this... we had the meet-and-greet, here-to-help types to direct people around the stadium and help them find the correct entrance, etc. But weren't (aren't) a replacement for stewards checking people coming in or working the inside of the stadium.

I do wonder how many unpaid stewards would be holding the thin florescent line if it kicked off between fans.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

We did (do?) part of this... we had the meet-and-greet, here-to-help types to direct people around the stadium and help them find the correct entrance, etc. But weren't (aren't) a replacement for stewards checking people coming in or working the inside of the stadium.

I do wonder how many unpaid stewards would be holding the thin florescent line if it kicked off between fans.

We do. I saw Ken Valder greeting fans coming down the slope from the P&R buses. They wear a top saying Happy to Help.

Edited to add the article.

https://www.brightonandhovealbion.com/news/2017/december/albion-recruit-here-to-help-staff/

 

[Brovion]

Using the term “spectator experience“ in their advertising for the role is equally shameful.

This.

Working for free.

This is as bad a companies suing trial days for free labour. Should be banned and it's a disgrace if we do it.

And most definitely this. This isn't like the Litter Patrol at Withdean where people willingly worked for free as they knew they were helping the club; this is just a shameful exploitation of people's love for their club. Their, compared to us at Withdean, incredibly wealthy club.

 

[Official Old Man]

There is a huge difference between 'meet & great', these are supporters who know the ground and will help fans find their way around, and 'stewards' who should be trained in some sort of crowd control.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

I’d need a lot more than a well-meaning meet-and-greet person in a hi-vis vest to enhance my “spectator experience. “ in a shit hole like Burnley.

 

[Guinness Boy]

We do. I saw Ken Valder greeting fans coming down the slope from the P&R buses. They wear a top saying Happy to Help.

Different to Burnley though. judging from the bbc article. I've never known Ken to miss a game. The Burnley report specifically states that "Heroes" won't see all of the game they volunteer for.

Whether that means they miss the first and last few minutes or a significant chunk isn't stated of course.

However, if we had to direct fans who were leaving the Amex then the "volunteer" would have to leave their seat on about 60 minutes.

*ducks*

 

[Weretheweststand]

Just to clarify, our "Here to Help" scheme is fully paid and finishes roughly 10 minutes before kick off so none of the game is missed. It also doesn't involve any of the validating tickets/searching people sort of things that it mentions in the Burnley article, it simply involves being there to be a friendly face greeting people when they arrive at the stadium and answering any questions or queries that people may have.

 

[studio150]

The club spokesman insisted that the club's Match Day Heroes would be similar to the Game Makers at the 2012 London Olympics

i.e. unpaid but their employer will be able to log the volunteering hours for PR purposes

 

[LamieRobertson]

Have any been named in their 25 man squad ..Dyche might need to shake things up the way they are currently playing

 

[SAC]

Just to clarify, our "Here to Help" scheme is fully paid and finishes roughly 10 minutes before kick off so none of the game is missed. It also doesn't involve any of the validating tickets/searching people sort of things that it mentions in the Burnley article, it simply involves being there to be a friendly face greeting people when they arrive at the stadium and answering any questions or queries that people may have.

It sounds quite similar. They don't appear to be searching anyone just pointing people in the right direction.

I wouldn't do it as I hate to miss the first few minutes of a match.