Security issue

[alandicks]

We are new season ticket holders and have seats in the Dolman. Soaked up the atmosphere behind the South Stand then walked around behind the Dolman to find the turnstiles. On the way a fire door was open with some smokers outside. We entered through this door without being checked . I approached an official looking chap and explained how we had entered. He was very shocked and I fear for the bloke who was on the door that we entered through. Still didn't go through Ny turnstiles ! Just a thought that anyone could have got in that way and I hope security is tightened. Great day apart from that in a magnificent stadium.

[EmersonsRed]

Perhaps I'm being stupid but if you find it such a worry why did you go through them yourself?

[Bat Fastard]

Thanks for telling potential terrorists how to gain access!

[Nick Wilde]

Grounds often leave fire doors open but Rovers still manage to have 5,000 locked out 

[Sleepy1968]

5 minutes ago, Bat Fastard said:

Thanks for telling potential terrorists how to gain access!

Well they can gain access easier by buying a match ticket. And as always the best thing to do with security flaws is to highlight them so they can be dealt with.

[Bat Fastard]

Just now, Sleepy1968 said:

Well they can gain access easier by buying a match ticket. And as always the best thing to do with security flaws is to highlight them so they can be dealt with.

True - they would have to get past the screen of searchers, who seemed to be INSIDE the Dolman yesterday - last season they were outside.  As I was one of the first in, I did not notice if there were also searchers outside as well.

[Sleepy1968]

9 minutes ago, Bat Fastard said:

True - they would have to get past the screen of searchers, who seemed to be INSIDE the Dolman yesterday - last season they were outside.  As I was one of the first in, I did not notice if there were also searchers outside as well.

I imagine they'd be the same searchers who pat you down in flight!

I think they stewards seem to be a bit randomly located. When I came in via South Stand turnstile nearest the Dolman, I didn't see anyone - usually there is a steward or two there making sure people get in (or don't get in) okay. Or maybe I'm just pretty blind and look non threatening so get left alone.

 

[Eddie Hitler]

A recently closed RAF base I know had hugely impressive security fencing at the front and where it ran alongside public paths.  But if you walked through  a couple of fields round the back you could just step over a low fence.  They couldn't afford to put the big fence all the way around.  I know because I know the fencing contractor and he was fairly shocked at their approach to security.

There is a lot of lip service paid to security but it is reporting the holes in it as the OP has done that actually makes it work.

[Drew Peacock]

I thought you were going to talk about the two police vehicles partially blocking the exit from the Atyeo away/Lansdown onto Ashton Rd. Bonkers.

[jambodinho]

How can they stop someone buying a cheap ticket and then walking round to the Lansdown Stand and sitting where they want??

[Posset red]

13 minutes ago, jambodinho said:

How can they stop someone buying a cheap ticket and then walking round to the Lansdown Stand and sitting where they want??

They can't 

[Pezo]

3 hours ago, jambodinho said:

How can they stop someone buying a cheap ticket and then walking round to the Lansdown Stand and sitting where they want??

if the seats in the Landsdown stand are full then there will be no where to sit.

If not then who does it hurt if they sit in an empty seat?

[Red-Robbo]

5 hours ago, BCFCFreeman said:

Grounds often leave fire doors open but Rovers still manage to have 5,000 locked out 

And slightly fewer locked in wanting to get out!

[Esmond Million's Bung]

Maybe the fire door was left open in the unlikely event that Griggs was on fire?.

[Davefevs]

49 minutes ago, Esmond Million's Bung said:

Maybe the fire door was left open in the unlikely event that Griggs was on fire?.

Double-like

[RumRed]

19 hours ago, Esmond Million's Bung said:

Maybe the fire door was left open in the unlikely event that Griggs was on fire?.

Also the reason the in pitch sprinkler system was installed.

[phantom]

Not sure I would define this as a security issue more like lazy stewarding

[RedM]

For one of the first times ever I wasn't approached for a bag search either inside or outside the stadium. I guess things were quite lapse inside to as a pissed up idiot arrived in the seats infront of me clutching his full pint of cider. He could hardly stand. Luckily for the old bloke he sat himself down beside the real owner of the seats came and turfed him out. He took his cider with him and happily drank it for the first part of the match, don't know what happened then, probably went and brought another up from the kiosks.