PhatWill Posted February 28, 2007 Report Share Posted February 28, 2007 The official site states that there were 1,924 City fans in attendance last night. I'm pretty sure our allocation was around the 1,850 mark though. If this is the case then was the away end full beyond its approved capacity last night?The rumour was that the City 'lads' who were escorted to the ground just before kick off from Filton have were let in the ground without pre-purchased ticket and I heard of one City fan who had a ticket for the home end and was let into the away end at the turnstile!More questions...last night really was a shambles, and if the away end was full beyond its capacity, then this could be used in tandem with the other incidents such as the crushing and fire exits being pad-locked. Doesn't look good on BRFC from a safety point of view. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STA-BS14 Posted February 28, 2007 Report Share Posted February 28, 2007 fa should kick them out of the competitiona) hostile natured pitch invasionb) safety aspects of mem a disgrace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tux1982 Posted February 28, 2007 Report Share Posted February 28, 2007 wont happen, will it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dollymarie Posted February 28, 2007 Report Share Posted February 28, 2007 There did seem to be a lot of fans STANDING in the aisles, would never have been allowed at our place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redtucks Posted February 28, 2007 Report Share Posted February 28, 2007 There did seem to be a lot of fans STANDING in the aisles, would never have been allowed at our place.Standing in the aisles???The whole of the City end were standing I thought!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Rizzle Posted February 28, 2007 Report Share Posted February 28, 2007 City fans were standing in the aisles but there were 2 empty seats behind me so i think it was more a case of them not bothering to look for their seat and just standing where they had an ok view...And your right, it wouldnt have been allowed to happen at AG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 28, 2007 Report Share Posted February 28, 2007 There were a good 2 dozen seats around where I was stood (block C, back of the stand) - and I could see more below me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mesa boogie Posted March 1, 2007 Report Share Posted March 1, 2007 We had around 300 too many at your place last week... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhatWill Posted March 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2007 As no-one seems to have disputed my claim then I think it's worth writing to BRFC to find out why the away end seemed to be over filled. What with the other safety issues it was an utter shambles, and the club need to be told so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhatWill Posted March 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2007 We had around 300 too many at your place last week...Explain... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robins72 Posted March 1, 2007 Report Share Posted March 1, 2007 We had around 300 too many at your place last week...Were there not enough seats for your fans then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mesa boogie Posted March 1, 2007 Report Share Posted March 1, 2007 Were there not enough seats for your fans then?No where near. Apparently there were around 300 forged tickets... As for our away end, I take it they opened the second penned area as an overflow? Were you allowed to stand in there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhatWill Posted March 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2007 No where near. Apparently there were around 300 forged tickets...Rubbish. Looked like there was plenty of space at AG for Rovers fans to me. And 300 forged tickets? Do me a favour, who told you that one?As for our away end, I take it they opened the second penned area as an overflow? Were you allowed to stand in there?Presume so yes. BRFC official site states that for cup matches around 1,500 tickets are available for away fans. Clearly we must have had the overflow area which is why our allocation was 1,850. What I want to know is why the official away attendance was over 1,900. The official attendance figure for you girls at AG was 2,872, so there's no case to answer there as that is exactly how many tickets you were allocated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mesa boogie Posted March 1, 2007 Report Share Posted March 1, 2007 Rubbish. Looked like there was plenty of space at AG for Rovers fans to me. And 300 forged tickets? Do me a favour, who told you that one?There were people stood on the wall at the back, in the ailes, at the front etc. I heard the 300 forged tickets rumour from various people, haven't a clue if it was true?!Presume so yes. BRFC official site states that for cup matches around 1,500 tickets are available for away fans. Clearly we must have had the overflow area which is why our allocation was 1,850. What I want to know is why the official away attendance was over 1,900. The official attendance figure for you girls at AG was 2,872, so there's no case to answer there as that is exactly how many tickets you were allocated.The official attendance figure in 97 was wrong for us so why not last Wednesday. The allocation at our place included the whole South Stand which rarely happens for away supporters... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhatWill Posted March 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2007 There were people stood on the wall at the back, in the ailes, at the front etc. I heard the 300 forged tickets rumour from various people, haven't a clue if it was true?!The official attendance figure in 97 was wrong for us so why not last Wednesday. The allocation at our place included the whole South Stand which rarely happens for away supporters...The point is, grounds are issued with safety certificates that relate to the number of fans allowed in each section of the ground. I'd hate for BRFC to be in breach of that, but I'll make it my business to find out.What with Tuesday's events and Stockport's complaint coming on nicely, it seems like you've got a really professional set-up at the rugger ground. No wonder BRFC have been a shambles for the last 6 years, never in danger of getting out of the basement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilksi Posted March 1, 2007 Report Share Posted March 1, 2007 Rubbish. Looked like there was plenty of space at AG for Rovers fans to me. And 300 forged tickets? Do me a favour, who told you that one?Presume so yes. BRFC official site states that for cup matches around 1,500 tickets are available for away fans. Clearly we must have had the overflow area which is why our allocation was 1,850. What I want to know is why the official away attendance was over 1,900. The official attendance figure for you girls at AG was 2,872, so there's no case to answer there as that is exactly how many tickets you were allocated.I heard on the day of the game by 3 differnt stewards that there were 300 forged tickets that gas had and they HAD to let them in for saftey reasons. ie, the old bill didnt want them walking around ashton.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redhyde Posted March 1, 2007 Report Share Posted March 1, 2007 Not only that, but i thought Rovers and we were on last warnings for pitch invasions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mesa boogie Posted March 1, 2007 Report Share Posted March 1, 2007 The point is, grounds are issued with safety certificates that relate to the number of fans allowed in each section of the ground. I'd hate for BRFC to be in breach of that, but I'll make it my business to find out.What with Tuesday's events and Stockport's complaint coming on nicely, it seems like you've got a really professional set-up at the rugger ground. No wonder BRFC have been a shambles for the last 6 years, never in danger of getting out of the basement.The terrace holds with the overflow 1,132 and the South Stand which you had the whole of holds around 1,000. Leaving you well above the 1,900 quoted... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartolona Posted March 1, 2007 Report Share Posted March 1, 2007 The terrace holds with the overflow 1,132The overflow was not used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mesa boogie Posted March 1, 2007 Report Share Posted March 1, 2007 The overflow was not used.Fair enough, with out it's around 900... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhatWill Posted March 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2007 Not rubbish was i a pub last week and bloke was going round selling so called forged ticketsDid you call the police? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGPHIL Posted March 1, 2007 Report Share Posted March 1, 2007 City were given 750 tickets for the away terrace and 1191 for the xxxx. With the City supporters stated at 1924 we should have 17 tickets either not sold or failed to turn up. If this is the case it appears that there was no overcrowding, unless again there were forged tickets about and no one did anything other than allow overcrowding. If this is the case and we get the comment we rather they were in the ground than wondering about outside, someone has to carry the can for exceeding ground capacity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wurzel_Bill Posted March 1, 2007 Report Share Posted March 1, 2007 We had around 300 too many at your place last week...That's nearly 10% of your normal home game attendance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oh dear Posted March 2, 2007 Report Share Posted March 2, 2007 There did seem to be a lot of fans STANDING in the aisles, would never have been allowed at our place.yes thats true isnt it ? remember the 2 0 win for us at trashton ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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nerdgas Posted March 2, 2007 Report Share Posted March 2, 2007 There did seem to be a lot of fans STANDING in the aisles, would never have been allowed at our place.Yeah right.You have never oversold your tickets and locked out your own season ticket holders have you?Aren't you forgetting a certain derby game? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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