Fence in car park moved (6 Viewers)

[Sky Blue Pete]

Wouldn’t swear to it but think the fence in the car park has been moved closer to the train station so there’s less space for home fans to walk down. Be interested to see if this means a change of approach

I may be completely mistaken of course

 

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[Marty]

Wouldn’t swear to it but think the fence in the car park has been moved closer to the train station so there’s less space for home fans to walk down. Be interested to see if this means a change of approach

I may be completely mistaken of course

So, they've made the already tight space even tighter?

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

So, they've made the already tight space even tighter?

Looks like it

 

[Marty]

Looks like it

It may suit Wasps 4,000 attendance, but with us attracting 20,000+, I can't help but think there will be an accident there at some point. Doesn't help they have literally the most brain dead people they could find guarding it

 

[clint van damme]

It may suit Wasps 4,000 attendance, but with us attracting 20,000+, I can't help but think there will be an accident there at some point. Doesn't help they have literally the most brain dead people they could find guarding it

It's inevitable if true. What brain doner made this desicion?
Would seriously consider going the long way round if I was with an elderly person or small child.

 

[hill83]

Doesn’t narrowing walkways improve safety?
Especially as before the space to walk was wider than the tunnel going under the tracks.

 

[clint van damme]

Doesn’t narrowing walkways improve safety?
Especially as before the space to walk was wider than the tunnel going under the tracks.

In my opinion it will become a bottle neck. Don't put it past some daft twats to start getting impatient and pushing either

 

[hill83]

In my opinion it will become a bottle neck. Don't put it past some daft twats to start getting impatient and pushing either

Could well do. The bottleneck was the top of the steps before though.

 

[usskyblue]

Oh Jesus.. wait ‘till LG finds out

 

[clint van damme]

Could well do. The bottleneck was the top of the steps before though.

That's true. Obviously the increase in crowds is a big factor.
Hopefully it improves things but I'm sceptical.

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

It may suit Wasps 4,000 attendance, but with us attracting 20,000+, I can't help but think there will be an accident there at some point. Doesn't help they have literally the most brain dead people they could find guarding it

Asked the stadium advisory group guy he’s not heard anything. Like I say sounds like a change of approach if I’m not making stuff up

 

[Marty]

That's true. Obviously the increase in crowds is a big factor.
Hopefully it improves things but I'm sceptical.

The problem is, it forces everyone to take the same route, those who want car park B & C are forced past the stairs under the rail tracks, they never had this problem before they put the fence in.

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

Doesn’t narrowing walkways improve safety?
Especially as before the space to walk was wider than the tunnel going under the tracks.

Good point but would think it increases the chance of a crush but I’m not an expert and I may be speaking bollox

 

[SomersetSB]

Doesn’t narrowing walkways improve safety?
Especially as before the space to walk was wider than the tunnel going under the tracks.

Bottle necking I don’t think improves anything in fact makes things worse with people panicking with kids etc in the 80’s it was bad with grounds like Oxford Utd that alley way behind the away end and Rotherham’s old ground.
Not to mention Hillsborough, even bad with our quarter final in 87.

 

[pusbccfc]

They have. It's awful walking out after the game. I get why, but I'm certain there's alternatives.


It's funny how CCFC have to have 10 foot fences and 4 empty blocks segregating fans. Which other clubs do that?

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

They have. It's awful walking out after the game. I get why, but I'm certain there's alternatives.


It's funny how CCFC have to have 10 foot fences and 4 empty blocks segregating fans. Which other clubs do that?

It’s moved from the last home game is my point so let’s see

 

[pusbccfc]

It’s moved from the last home game is my point so let’s see

Must be worried about a decent away following.

 

[matesx]

It's inevitable if true. What brain doner made this desicion?
Would seriously consider going the long way round if I was with an elderly person or small child.

I knew it wasn’t lamb in those things

 

[chiefdave]

If they're going to insist on keeping the fence, which IMO is the wrong solution, then they need to deal with the bottleneck.

Why not do similar to Wembley and have a line of stewards where the zebra crossing is. Surely safer to stop people there where there's more room and the ground is level than force everyone into a bottleneck that's on a slope.

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

If they're going to insist on keeping the fence, which IMO is the wrong solution, then they need to deal with the bottleneck.

Why not do similar to Wembley and have a line of stewards where the zebra crossing is. Surely safer to stop people there where there's more room and the ground is level than force everyone into a bottleneck that's on a slope.

I’m interested to see whether it has been moved and therefore what the change to how it works will be

 

[Sky_Blue_Dreamer]

Could well do. The bottleneck was the top of the steps before though.

I agree. Used to be a nightmare at the top of those steps and if you are going to get people pushing and shoving better on the flat/gentle incline than at the top of some steps, especially ones that can be quite treacherous in winter.

Bit like the thing where supposedly putting a barrier in front of a set of doors actually gets more people out quickly because it stops the door itself getting blocked.

 

[chiefdave]

What we really need is a massive bridge so you come straight out of the stand and there's a bridge right in front of you. No bottlenecks, no risk of a crush down the slope, minimise fans mixing. Of course that won't be cheap so won't happen unless its forced upon Wasps for safety reasons.

 

[wingy]

What we really need is a massive bridge so you come straight out of the stand and there's a bridge right in front of you. No bottlenecks, no risk of a crush down the slope, minimise fans mixing. Of course that won't be cheap so won't happen unless its forced upon Wasps for safety reasons.

Could always take the steel one from the other end over the tracks that brings you out for the cut and Longford rd,I mean literally not cross it Lol.

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

My lad thinks I’m wrong

 

[Marty]

My lad thinks I’m wrong

You're fake news.

They've done fuck all.

 

[Johhny Blue]

My lad thinks I’m wrong

Everyone's lad thinks they're wrong

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

You're fake news.

They've done fuck all.

They’ve added a break in the road to limit numbers I think. I clearly haven’t paid any attention to where the fence was

 

[Liquid Gold]

Looks the same to me. Still a waste of time and money.

 

[Liquid Gold]

I did see there was an additional fence put up by the away end to funnel the away fans towards the end of the big expensive fence.

No police on the big fence as they normally are too.

If the police just did their job properly then we wouldn’t need more fences than Glastonbury

 

[wingy]

I did see there was an additional fence put up by the away end to funnel the away fans towards the end of the big expensive fence.

No police on the big fence as they normally are too.

If the police just did their job properly then we wouldn’t need more fences than Glastonbury

Maybe they monitored the additional one?

 

[Liquid Gold]

Maybe they monitored the additional one?

I reckon they were off building another fence.

 

[letsallsingtogether]

I reckon they were off building another fence.

well after yesterday maybe they will put in more.
Dont know what all the fuss is about I have always used the second tunnel never had any trouble. Even yesterday with a big crowd got straight out no problem.