Re: Away fans to get wet!! : Wed Feb 06, 2013 1:28 pm  

wrencat1873 wrote:

Although it holds fewer fans, I fully agree with you Slugger and as others have mentioned, there are many Trin fans that occupy the Western Terrace, but not so many in the East Stand.
If the club had done this, it would also have been simple for entry and exit to and from the ground but, what do we know ??

I think part of the problem is that there isn't an easy way to get away fans into the East paddock. If they come in via Doncaster Rd turnstiles then how do you "enforce" them going into the East stand, at least with the West stand it has it's own turnstiles.

Re: Away fans to get wet!! : Wed Feb 06, 2013 1:47 pm  

TrinityIHC wrote:

Laugh away, I reckon maybe a few teething problems as it's first game it's implemented but nothing major.

Think the troublemakers will want to "go north" anyway if it's going to be the kop. The few aging drunkards loitering near the bottle bar aren't going to do much when they are surrounded by a couple of thousand away fans.

In fact they might even be driven into the North Stand anyway, who the hell would want to stand with 1500 East Hull dwellers?

Which will push as many people out of the north stand as it gains.

Re: Away fans to get wet!! : Wed Feb 06, 2013 2:07 pm  

Fordy wrote:

I think part of the problem is that there isn't an easy way to get away fans into the East paddock. If they come in via Doncaster Rd turnstiles then how do you "enforce" them going into the East stand, at least with the West stand it has it's own turnstiles.

Allocat 2 of the Donny Raod turnstiles for Away fans, with the remainder for home fans.
Assuming that we are not going to errect fences and barriers, and segregation can only be done through gentle coercion and then root out any troublemakers.
FWIW BV isnt really set up in a way that will make segregation easy and nor should we want it to be.
Banter with visiting fans actually adds to the "gameday experience" but perhaps not anymore ?

Re: Away fans to get wet!! : Wed Feb 06, 2013 3:35 pm  

Theboyem wrote:

Which will push as many people out of the north stand as it gains.

That only works if it's at capacity though - even vs Cas it wasn't full so again, no problem.

Re: Away fans to get wet!! : Wed Feb 06, 2013 5:35 pm  

Thank you for all your comments.

Can I point out that the decision was made in October 2012 after various consultation meetings with the Wakefield Council, West Yorkshire Police and Key Secuirty. All three parties were very happy with the adjustments and management plan provided, but I must stress that we need support from all fans to make this a positive decision by the club.

We experienced several problems within the Fleetmaster Stand (North Stand) during the 2012 season, mainly due to home and away fans migrating to this area of the ground. We believe that our actions for the 2013 season will minimise issues and improve the fan expereince. Lots of supporters, home and away have expressed their concerns about specific problems and it would be unfair not to act upon these issues.

We will increase our bevarage offer in the Fleetmaster Stand and East Stand/East Paddock so all the fans will have a similar expereince, but a system can only work if fans adhere to it. I can assure all fans that if they respect our ground policies and regulations then the Rapid Solicitors Stadium will be a very postive expereince for everyone concerned. We will incur some problems on the evening but hopefully with everyone cooperating these will only be minor issues and dealt with in a professional manner. I would recommend supporters arrive within good time and expereince a very good pre match package which includes 16 community clubs taking part in a festival, loveable rogues and Daddy Cool.

Thanks again for your comments and enjoy the game

Re: Away fans to get wet!! : Wed Feb 06, 2013 6:33 pm  

If all fans behave and respect the regulations then it won't cause too much trouble, i hope it works out.

Twice last season i left the north stand due to "so called fans carrying on" and returned to my old spot but i'll give it a go.

Can we now be assured that Glass bottles are no longer sold on the terraces Davide.

Re: Away fans to get wet!! : Wed Feb 06, 2013 6:45 pm  

El Rey wrote:

If all fans behave and respect the regulations then it won't cause too much trouble, i hope it works out.

Twice last season i left the north stand due to "so called fans carrying on" and returned to my old spot but i'll give it a go.

Can we now be assured that Glass bottles are no longer sold on the terraces Davide.

Yes, and get the price of the ale down, and the tea Davide

Re: Away fans to get wet!! : Wed Feb 06, 2013 7:15 pm  

Thanks for the info dav the atmosphere at Belle Vue should improve dramatically and if the new system works I'll be able to watch from the fleetmaster without worry of idiots both home/away fans carrying on and spoiling my enjoyment of the game like happened a few times last season. In a perfect world we should all be able to stand together watch the game and shake hands after no matter of the result but Unfortunately some people can't behave like that the club is responsible for our safety and has taken this action. Lets do as we're told and get on with supporting the mighty Trin.

Re: Away fans to get wet!! : Wed Feb 06, 2013 7:37 pm  

from how I see it everyone can stand wherever they like , so all of us who currently stand on the Western terrace either for one half of the game or the whole game can continue to do so.

Re: Away fans to get wet!! : Wed Feb 06, 2013 7:42 pm  

feline wrote:

from how I see it everyone can stand wherever they like , so all of us who currently stand on the Western terrace either for one half of the game or the whole game can continue to do so.

Just western terrace is now give allocated away terrace so if you choose to stand there you'll be with the away fans