Re: For your Information : Thu Apr 05, 2012 9:02 am  

Had to go down to the ground to buy a ticket for a friend & asked for clarification as I have a friend who will be going (as a CT fan) & wanted to get the "party line".

The new North Stand is for HOME FANS ONLY. There is a small area on the corner of the North Terrace that isn't under the cover of the stand, this is the ONLY place you will be allowed to go other than the Eastern Terrace, which is a FAMILY AREA & can be used for BOTH sets of fans.

Whilst the diagram does show an area of the North Terrace access to the new covered area will be reserved for HOME FANS ONLY.

The same restrictions/advice will apply to ALL clubs/away fans who visit BV in the future.

I fully back WTW for doing this, changing ends died with the dinosaurs & we'll both have designated areas at our new stadia, which is in line with most SL clubs. What's the fuss? Stand where your told & behave like adults- then whatever the score we BOTH win in terms of keeping or improving (in your case) the way our fans are represented in the media.

Re: For your Information : Thu Apr 05, 2012 9:46 am  

TrinitarianWF2 wrote:

The new North Stand is for HOME FANS ONLY. There is a small area on the corner of the North Terrace that isn't under the cover of the stand, this is the ONLY place you will be allowed to go other than the Eastern Terrace, which is a FAMILY AREA & can be used for BOTH sets of fans.

Whilst the diagram does show an area of the North Terrace access to the new covered area will be reserved for HOME FANS ONLY.

The same restrictions/advice will apply to ALL clubs/away fans who visit BV in the future.

Link?
If this is true, it's crazy.
How are they going to police this at BV?

Re: For your Information : Thu Apr 05, 2012 9:50 am  

coco the fullback wrote:

Link?
If this is true, it's crazy.
How are they going to police this at BV?

Simple answer is - they can't

Like I said in my post, if people don't wear their colours (which I usually don't), how will they even tell who supports who?
Short of asking every person who they are going to support then they can't

Re: For your Information : Thu Apr 05, 2012 9:50 am  

coco the fullback wrote:

Link?
If this is true, it's crazy.
How are they going to police this at BV?

Ask the club, it was stated yesterday in the press statement.

It's not crazy at all, why build a new covered area to create more noise & then open it up the general population. You want your home fans in there to create a hostile atmosphere for visiting PLAYERS.

Segregation has a positive side, one I think some are ignoring. This is the norm!

Re: For your Information : Thu Apr 05, 2012 9:52 am  

casman2 wrote:

Simple answer is - they can't

Like I said in my post, if people don't wear their colours (which I usually don't), how will they even tell who supports who?
Short of asking every person who they are going to support then they can't

MOST fans do where colours!
Stewards will advise fans, I can't see why CT fans are being so awkward, let us have our new area for home fans, your needs will be catered for without walking through, there are ample food/drink/toilet facilities without moving onto the western side of BV.

Re: For your Information : Thu Apr 05, 2012 9:58 am  

Isn't the East stand seated? Are we allowed in the west stand?

Re: For your Information : Thu Apr 05, 2012 9:59 am  

TrinitarianWF2 wrote:

MOST fans do where colours!
Stewards will advise fans, I can't see why CT fans are being so awkward, let us have our new area for home fans, your needs will be catered for without walking through, there are ample food/drink/toilet facilities without moving onto the western side of BV.

Again, like I said in my earlier post. I don't have any issues on where to stand.

I can see the benefits it will have for Wakey that they haven't had in the past, and also fully understand the clubs reason behind doing this. Though the fans have to have the same interest. Cas tried getting all the fans in to the Princess Street Stand at WR, it happened for 1 or 2 games then died a death with people going back to their usual spots "because it's where they've always stood".

People don't like change, and they certainly don't like being told what they can and can't do.

Stewards may advise fans, it doesn't mean they will listen, and they will go unidentified if they are not wearing colours.

Like I said, I don't have any issues about standing in a specific area, the picture given on the website looks to have allocated a very small section of your whole ground to away fans, this will cause issues when the likes of Leeds come in big numbers. It only antagonises fans when they feel they are being persecuted and herded to a small section "just because you've now got a roof"

Re: For your Information : Thu Apr 05, 2012 10:04 am  

This also works the other way IMO.
Having the eastern terrace will be an advantage in itself, forward passes & offsides will be clearer & thus a united vocal support can sway even the most level headed ref & we both know the dross we have this week!

Anways I think this storm in a tea cup will pass off without any notice.

As far as fans "sneaking in" goes, the #letsgonorth movement has been going for a few weeks & got a great start against Le Cats, you can only stand where there's room & I know a lot are getting there early to claim their new spots!

Re: For your Information : Thu Apr 05, 2012 10:04 am  

Statement from Cas Can't help feeling it would have been better for Richard Wright to conduct any complaints in private...

Statement from Cas Can't help feeling it would have been better for Richard Wright to conduct any complaints in private...

Re: For your Information : Thu Apr 05, 2012 10:07 am  

TrinitarianWF2 wrote:

It's not crazy at all, why build a new covered area to create more noise & then open it up the general population. You want your home fans in there to create a hostile atmosphere for visiting PLAYERS.

Segregation has a positive side, one I think some are ignoring. This is the norm!

We have the WRE which is open to ANYONE.
Though the majority of cas fans go in there, other fans are welcome to go in there and ARE NOT STOPPED.

Will this now be segrigated for every game, will wigan/hull fc/saints fans all be stopped from going in the north stand, or is that just cas fans.