Re: Away fans to get wet!! : Fri Feb 01, 2013 2:45 pm  

We stood on the western terrace for years but decided to change to the north stand when they gave us a roof view & atmosphere is a lot better. I can see why Key security and the club have decided to take this action as its easier to manage as everyone mixed under the north stand creates a pressure cooker situation witch occurred several times last season. This is a good safe idea by the club but only if policed properly not just saying north stand home only then letting away fans in anyway and if the west terrace is now the away friendly terrace then the Chav corner element should be moved into the north stand. It will be interesting to see how it will work out but I think it's a good thing only 2 seasons until Newmarket where they'll be an away stand

Re: Away fans to get wet!! : Fri Feb 01, 2013 2:50 pm  

I'd like to think that RL fans do not need to be segregated for H&S issues. You'll be pleased to know you're free to stand or indeed sit anywhere you please on Sunday at the iconic Provident Stadium Odsal. Have a safe trip over and maybe leave a few mins earlier to allow for possible teething problems for the opening match under new management.

Re: Away fans to get wet!! : Fri Feb 01, 2013 2:58 pm  

M62 J30 TRINITY wrote:

We stood on the western terrace for years but decided to change to the north stand when they gave us a roof view & atmosphere is a lot better. I can see why Key security and the club have decided to take this action as its easier to manage as everyone mixed under the north stand creates a pressure cooker situation witch occurred several times last season. This is a good safe idea by the club but only if policed properly not just saying north stand home only then letting away fans in anyway and if the west terrace is now the away friendly terrace then the Chav corner element should be moved into the north stand. It will be interesting to see how it will work out but I think it's a good thing only 2 seasons until Newmarket where they'll be an away stand

Thank you I too moved from the West stand and loved it in the Northstand, I think the pressure cooker bit is the shock the away fans got when the Northstand came to life and wildcats fans chanted and even out shouted away fans at most games, some away fans did not like it and got abusive.. I say keep it Home fans except for the rest of the ground, it would make things better, the plan is to build and bring in new fans and make the Northstand a Wall of Wildcats noise, and shout the boys on nothing to do with us and them, we are intrested in our team and cheering them on.
I say stay where you want to stand but, give the Northstand idea time to work... then we will see...

Re: Away fans to get wet!! : Fri Feb 01, 2013 3:12 pm  

My only concern with the North stand is that stewards allow anybody and everybody to stand on the yellow "footpath" steps, it makes it a pig to get to the bar/toilet!

Re: Away fans to get wet!! : Fri Feb 01, 2013 4:43 pm  

Good idea, to make the North Stand rock, but the wrong location.

The West Stand provides the best "down the sides" view, the best access to the Touchline Bar, the Bottle Bar, the beer van and the facilities on the ground floor of the hospitality suite.

Now, it's behind the sticks or nothing, because I presume the Family Stand is intended as that, an area for families to watch from.

Being "encouraged" to watch from elsewhere is the same as being told, particularly at the first game, where it will be populated by Hull KR fans with the best access to alcohol. Not the best mix.

My own view, from where I like to watch it: my gameday experience is lessened. Why give the only decent "down the sides" view to the away fans, where most of the home fans used to watch from?

The East Stand would have been the best part, because you only have to put some kind of barrier where you walk onto it to create a properly segregated zone. It's also the worst place to watch it from.

Re: Away fans to get wet!! : Fri Feb 01, 2013 4:45 pm  

[quote="King Street Cat"]It'll be interesting to see how this works over the season. How are stewards going to instantly differentiate between home and away fans if they're not wearing club colours?[/quote]


For the Hull and Hull KR games, on entering the ground get all spectators to say, "Gerrem Onside", the ones that say "Gerrem Onsard" are from Hull. Simples

Re: Away fans to get wet!! : Fri Feb 01, 2013 4:46 pm  

Provided this is properly managed by decent stewards and a sensible use of turnstyles, I don't see the problem; the club spent a fortune putting a roof on the North Stand and I'm certain they didn't do that purely for the benefit of visiting away supporters.

The North Stand became an extra man during home games and the hostile atmosphere upset some away fans, who are perhaps used to coming to BV and out-singing us; that doesn't happen any more, and rightly so.

It's a good move to take ownership of it in my view - the key will be managing it properly.

Re: Away fans to get wet!! : Fri Feb 01, 2013 4:51 pm  

bren2k wrote:

Provided this is properly managed by decent stewards and a sensible use of turnstyles, I don't see the problem; the club spent a fortune putting a roof on the North Stand and I'm certain they didn't do that purely for the benefit of visiting away supporters.

The North Stand became an extra man during home games and the hostile atmosphere upset some away fans, who are perhaps used to coming to BV and out-singing us; that doesn't happen any more, and rightly so.

It's a good move to take ownership of it in my view - the key will be managing it properly.

But don't you think that, in what is reality a three-sided ground, it is a bad thing to restrict home fans to just one terrace, if you assume that groups of blokes will be discouraged from standing in the Family Stand? I feel a bit hacked off, because if I am being "encouraged" to stand elsewhere in the ground, I am "discouraged" from standing down the sides, which has the advantage of creating an atmosphere at both ends of the pitch.

I can't help feeling that the home fans have been turned into the away fans, in that you are encouraged to go in just one place, and that's behind the sticks, which is only an encouragement for the players when they are at that end.

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Re: Away fans to get wet!! : Fri Feb 01, 2013 5:18 pm  

bren2k wrote:

Provided this is properly managed by decent stewards and a sensible use of turnstyles, I don't see the problem; the club spent a fortune putting a roof on the North Stand and I'm certain they didn't do that purely for the benefit of visiting away supporters.

The North Stand became an extra man during home games and the hostile atmosphere upset some away fans, who are perhaps used to coming to BV and out-singing us; that doesn't happen any more, and rightly so.

It's a good move to take ownership of it in my view - the key will be managing it properly.

Agree with all that.

Re: Away fans to get wet!! : Fri Feb 01, 2013 5:57 pm  

We could always go back to having no roof,no atmosphere,get wet through and being embarrassed by our
rivals vocal support.

We need to get used to it now.with Newmarket on the horizon.