: Mon Feb 02, 2009 9:13 pm  

Charlie Seeling wrote:

So are we all agreed?

Widnes play ugly RL

Completely!!

: Mon Feb 02, 2009 9:27 pm  

I was told by the stewards that the safety barriers have been made too low all over the place. even at the front of the boxes and the boards in the tunnels are for the football games as you are not allowed to see the pitch with a pint in your hand. FA rules.

: Mon Feb 02, 2009 9:32 pm  

TV BOY wrote:

I was told by the stewards that the safety barriers have been made too low all over the place. even at the front of the boxes and the boards in the tunnels are for the football games as you are not allowed to see the pitch with a pint in your hand. FA rules.

Yep

: Mon Feb 02, 2009 10:20 pm  

ya wanna see em on the tv gantry they are so low they are dangerous

: Mon Feb 02, 2009 10:23 pm  

FredParky wrote:

ya wanna see em on the tv gantry they are so low they are dangerous

Sorry for the daft question, but surely there are regulation heights for these barriers?

: Mon Feb 02, 2009 10:28 pm  

I would think so, I can see why they are lower on a TV gantry but they should be regulation height with removable pieces at camera positions, IMO they appear to be dangerously low.

: Mon Feb 02, 2009 10:31 pm  

FredParky wrote:

I would think so, I can see why they are lower on a TV gantry but they should be regulation height with removable pieces at camera positions, IMO they appear to be dangerously low.

Do Leigh still have a stadium safety manager or did he move over to the LSV?

: Mon Feb 02, 2009 10:34 pm  

Dont quote me but i think its 3ft 6" or 4ft on scaffold towers. But is probably a bit higher in public places like the LSV. What is funny is the barriers can 11ft but the way they are made they are like climbing frames. And some stupid monkeys would try to get over them whatever height they are

: Mon Feb 02, 2009 10:39 pm  

Bit of a strange one that the job was 'split' at the LSV and two people have the job Dave Wolstenhulme who did both at HP is the person responsible for safety re people the stadium 'operational director' does the safety building safety 'bit' they must know about the problem as they have temporarily rectified it in the West stand and the electrics on the gantry and press box are all condemned so one would assume they saw the gantry 'railings', maybe im wrong and they dont count there but id be surprised if that was the case.

: Mon Feb 02, 2009 10:43 pm  

FredParky wrote:

ya wanna see em on the tv gantry they are so low they are dangerous

You want to be on the 1st row of the top tier at Wembley....... now those barriers are seriously low with a 50ft drop.........