Yep very dangerous getting kids to the toilet
The main issue is that there should be another outside smoking area for those in blocks 15, 16 and 17. All those people have to walk along the concourse past those waiting for a pie of a piss and it gets gridlocked.
I haven't been for a fag the last few games, do they still put it between the two toilet blocks? Seems like madness to me, unless people often to go for a piss first. Otherwise you're just routing everyone to one area.
It was awful, but then it's always worst when it's cold as people who are not using any of the facilities are standing around to keep out of the cold. I am always amazed that people want a cold beer on such a day. Why not stay in the pub an extra 20 minutes? While you're at it use the pub toilets before too.
:facepalm:
Maybe they like basketball?Also, why does anybody want to watch Basketball at HT?!
Maybe they like basketball?
Also, why does anybody want to watch Basketball at HT?!
Hopefully someone from the SCG will see this thread.
How did that work on a football pitch?
The concourses have always been chaotic at half time, especially in the early days of the Ricoh when we had much bigger crowds than yesterday. Nothing has ever been learned so no surprise there. I never bother leaving my seat at half time as I can do without their overpriced catering. Of course, the situation has been made worse by closing large chunks of the ground and leaving half the concourses empty and deserted. That's the price of 'atmosphere'.
The toilet situation could be improved by having one-way turnstiles on the entrances and exits so that people have to go the right way. I'm sure that in the days I went to away games some clubs had them decades ago. Stopping people going out for a fag at half time would reduce numbers too, surely people can go without for a couple of hours.
The toilet situation could be improved by having one-way turnstiles on the entrances and exits so that people have to go the right way. I'm sure that in the days I went to away games some clubs had them decades ago. Stopping people going out for a fag at half time would reduce numbers too, surely people can go without for a couple of hours.
The toilets are ridiculous, it took me pretty much the whole of the HT break to get in and out, I know it's a petty thing to moan about given how good yesterday was, but people trying to battle against the flow by going in the exit door really boils my piss.
It may be stating the obvious, but can they not just put a steward by each toilet exit stopping people coming in that way?
The concourses have always been chaotic at half time, especially in the early days of the Ricoh when we had much bigger crowds than yesterday. Nothing has ever been learned so no surprise there. I never bother leaving my seat at half time as I can do without their overpriced catering. Of course, the situation has been made worse by closing large chunks of the ground and leaving half the concourses empty and deserted. That's the price of 'atmosphere'.
The toilet situation could be improved by having one-way turnstiles on the entrances and exits so that people have to go the right way. I'm sure that in the days I went to away games some clubs had them decades ago. Stopping people going out for a fag at half time would reduce numbers too, surely people can go without for a couple of hours.
any bovril?The west stand now is brilliant. No queues for the toilets at all. The bar is empty and sometimes they open the lounge which has an array of beers and lagers to enjoy,
It is fairly shocking.
I got in at 2-30 and then queued up for 20 minutes to get a bottle of Coke, as I didn't fancy missing half the game by attempting to queue up at HT.
6 people behind the concourse, why don't they have 3 competent people behind there and open twice as many stands...
Anyway on getting my bottle, the top was confiscated. I asked for it back so I could keep the drink til HT, but was told it was not policy. I was pretty pissed off, I know it's par for the course at football these days, but there's not even any supervisors to speak to. I actually felt sorry for the poor girl serving me, she was only about 16 and obviously didn't want a 6ft 2" guy moaning at her. What's worse is there was at least 10 people walking round with identical bottles with tops on, that they had bought in the ground themselves. Luckily my opened bottle survived 4 goals in 10 minutes and remained almost intact until half time.
It is a bit pointless really, when you can openly drink pints etc in the stands at the Rome derby, which, lets face it, is always going to be a little more of a hotbed of passion than City vs Gillingham.
Still not to go overboard on a minor niggle, the football's what mattered yesterday.
My mate missed all 4!!!Quite a few missed 2 goals because thay went down early for a beer, now that is amusing
Practical hint no 438 - bring your own coke bottle top
Agree 100% staggering we cant be trusted not to throw coke or a full bottle of piss @ fellow supporters
That part of the concourse just below singer's corner was something else at half time, like the realisation of over 45 years of hurt (league wise) was about to change and I think it is.
Fag area is a great place to meet up every week with other supporters.
You can get a different view of the game from different parts of the ground, funny how we all see things differently.
As for going without a fag the way we normally play sends you to drink and smoking☺
But to be fair should be able to go a couple of hours without a drink or food as well.
So just open the toilets and close everything else, problem solved
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