They just need to bring in enough stewards to allow the game to finish and all players and officials to leave the pitch, once that's happened I can't see a problem.
Correct Fliker. We just need strong enough stewarding to avoid that farce where the idiots start spilling out near the advertising boards while the game is still on. It is cringeworthy that we can't seem to stop that happening. It makes us look like amateurs and fools, apart from opening up the risk of an incident with an opposition player and a points deduction. For pity's sake lets hope the club is on top of that, and if a few morons threaten to ruin it lets hope the vast majority let them know what they think.
Tell the supporters that after the players have done a lap of honour and left the field, anyone that wishes to, can walk onto the pitch and stroll around at their leisure. This would stop the silly stampede, save the stewards being put in a compromising situation and let the average fan, who, like me, would love to take a walk on the "sacred turf" with my kids.
If only it was that easy Archie. That's what they told everyone before the Aldershot game and Reading game but there seems to be a significant minority who seem not to get it.
Armed stewards might be something the FA needs to look into.
TS could always build a moat and put smelly wednesday fans in it.
perfect scenario would be lap of honour, up to the balcony and then fans can tread the sacred turf.
More likely scenario; fairly stupid kids about 12-17 yrs of age followed by quite unusual specimen with ill fitting Jumper or home shirt who tries a jig and a dance while looking round to check how relevant he is as they slowly over power the stewards. crowd in stand booing followed by chants of "off the pitch". Bemused idiots on the pitch not sure now what to do and look around for leadership. see silly arse with badly fitting jumper in the centre circle and make a dash to join him as boos get louder. Tanoy announcement. Brief recovery of pitch and players return looking nervously as ref edges to dug out...
crowd gives up.
whistle goes
morons on the pitch followed by more respectable types and finally me.
some still in stand looking down their noses and wishing they supported Arsenal.
nervous type fearing points deduction.
on the pitch morons look for leadership while others just want the team to come out. several minutes of chants and applause. a thought about digging up some grass crosses my mind and putting it in the kitchen window in a lovely tray as I dont have a law and then eventually transplanting it in the local park where it will gradually take over.
players go. I take a picture of me on the pitch .
I go home and decide it was another great year to be following RUFC and wonder what it might be like if we are looking safe by January...maybe we will be promoted...home and start to feel ***** and then realise half my world has disappeared. a bit depressed for a bit before remembering I can indulge myself with transfer news and fantasy about the next season...and there is still the promise of watching Wednesday fail in the play offs and hoping Barnsley are promoted.
Well I'm on for certain, but only when all players and officials have gone. I love the end of season stroll on the pitch. I've suffered enough to warrant it this year!
I do wonder why some fans think they will be heroes for invading on 88 minutes though... It just looks stupid.
If they handed everyone in the crowd a cricket ball we could throw them at the early interlopers. Can't see them hanging around there too long under bombardment.
It's simple to sort out, with well drilled stewards who can block the aisles, and hold people on the steps before they get to the bottom and spill sideways, that allows the game to finish at the very least.
Well I'm on for certain, but only when all players and officials have gone. I love the end of season stroll on the pitch. I've suffered enough to warrant it this year! I do wonder why some fans think they will be heroes for invading on 88 minutes though... It just looks stupid. If they handed everyone in the crowd a cricket ball we could throw them at the early interlopers. Can't see them hanging around there too long under bombardment.
I'm sorry, but the fans who can manage to control themselves and stay in stands do so because they want to show their appreciation for the manager and players for the seasons work. Not a bunch of overweight morons in ill fitting replica kits who think that it's all about them.
Gerrof the pitch, let the players take their plaudits and let's get off home!
Fair point and in the end we never went on the pitch, just didn't seem that kind of game in the end.
I do think it's crass behaviour to see who can invade the pitch first when the players are still on and there's no point having stewards on he walkways when everyone jumps the barriers.
I saw men, women and children going on and they all weren't wearing shell suits and smoking park drive, that just seems to be the accepted viewpoint - in the end a large portion of the fans were on the pitch, they aren't all 'knuckle draggers".
Unfortunately, by the time the selfish minority had finally managed to drag their fat arses off the pitch the majority of fans had got bored of waiting and gone home and the players and staff had to do their lap of honour to a virtually empty stadium. So well done to you all, hope you feel proud of yourselves.
I remember at mill moor when that Alan Lee goal went in. My lad who is now 22 turned round with tears in his eyes and said......there not allowed on the pitch dad are they. Then after the final whistle we all went on and he was still crying that we were in the wrong and still not allowed on the pitch. Then when I said them fateful words "course you can son, game is over" he was off like a ferret up a drainpipe.
Celebrating on the pitch when we've just won promotion with the last kick of the game is understandable and I wouldn't begrudge people doing that of course. But yesterday was a nothing match, a bit of a damp squib and the last home game at the end of difficult season.
