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Yes, we support the incessant singing, possibly even the drummer. But if you want to win hearts and minds, leave the flares at home. Distance yourself from those that would taint what you are achieving.
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"a Theoretical Pyrotechnic" on 19:18 - Nov 9 with 3200 views
“Over half the 1,635 Premier League fans surveyed had seen pyrotechnics at a match, with 36% directly affected. While many had had their view of the match obscured by smoke, 10% had suffered smoke inhalation and 2% had been affected by heat from a flare.”
”Their lives at risk”. Think you’re over exaggerating somewhat.
I reckon you’d get higher stats on smoke inhalation and heat issues from fireworks night!
Blue Action, take action against those that carry flares on 20:44 - Nov 9 by Keaneish
“Over half the 1,635 Premier League fans surveyed had seen pyrotechnics at a match, with 36% directly affected. While many had had their view of the match obscured by smoke, 10% had suffered smoke inhalation and 2% had been affected by heat from a flare.”
”Their lives at risk”. Think you’re over exaggerating somewhat.
I reckon you’d get higher stats on smoke inhalation and heat issues from fireworks night!
Well, not really. If you suffer from lung problems you would possibly choose to not go to a firework display.
Being forced to suffer is a different thing altogether. It's not difficult to understand is it.
I'm not affected and could not care much less, but play fair, she has a point.
Blue Action, take action against those that carry flares on 20:44 - Nov 9 by Keaneish
“Over half the 1,635 Premier League fans surveyed had seen pyrotechnics at a match, with 36% directly affected. While many had had their view of the match obscured by smoke, 10% had suffered smoke inhalation and 2% had been affected by heat from a flare.”
”Their lives at risk”. Think you’re over exaggerating somewhat.
I reckon you’d get higher stats on smoke inhalation and heat issues from fireworks night!
really? you obviously weren't at Cardiff when a fan died in a match v Romania when a flare shot into the stand a killed a guy when it struck him in the chest. they are banned for a reason.... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-24931711
Blue Action, take action against those that carry flares on 20:59 - Nov 9 by BrixtonBlue
It was a puff of blue smoke. No-one's life was at risk.
Also, the North Stand is not a "confined area".
You won't see this though, obviously, as I am on ignore.
I really do wonder how people survive in the modern world if this gets their backs up.
Under the Sporting Events Act 1985 it's an offence for a person to enter or attempt to enter a football ground while in possession of a flare, a smoke bomb or firework. Smoke bombs have the firework standard label on them will be classed as a Firework.
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Blue Action, take action against those that carry flares on 21:09 - Nov 9 with 2846 views
Blue Action, take action against those that carry flares on 20:44 - Nov 9 by Keaneish
“Over half the 1,635 Premier League fans surveyed had seen pyrotechnics at a match, with 36% directly affected. While many had had their view of the match obscured by smoke, 10% had suffered smoke inhalation and 2% had been affected by heat from a flare.”
”Their lives at risk”. Think you’re over exaggerating somewhat.
I reckon you’d get higher stats on smoke inhalation and heat issues from fireworks night!
That was a report of about 5 years ago, and you've still completely ignored most of what they said about the risk of injuries, heat, fire, stampedes etc.
At fireworks displays - which I enjoy going to btw, as long as there's a bit of breeze going so I can stand upwind of the smoke - people can choose either to not go, or at least pick a spot where they're not forced to inhale the smoke. At a sporting event in a stadium with still air, where anyone near you can set these off & you can't easily get away, it's obviously a completely different scenario.
Having been relatively recently diagnosed with asthma, I joined an asthma forum, and can say that even I was absolutely shocked at the sheer scale of the numbers of people having it, the severity of the symptoms, and the frequency with which sufferers have to be blue-lighted to hospital. Smoke and chemicals are freuently highlighted as triggers which set it off.
Is it really too much to ask that people restrict their enjoyment of fireworks to public or other safe displays, and allow people to safely go to football?
Blue Action, take action against those that carry flares on 21:04 - Nov 9 by bazgammon
really? you obviously weren't at Cardiff when a fan died in a match v Romania when a flare shot into the stand a killed a guy when it struck him in the chest. they are banned for a reason.... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-24931711
Did I go to Cardiff to watch Romania? Er...mmm, don’t think so, nooo....good game?
Thanks for the article. Seems it wasn’t the flare that was the issue more the stupidity of someone firing it into the crowd. Here’s a better idea. Instead of draconian measures every time there’s an isolated incident, how about we redesign or reengineer the offending subject matter to make it safer? After all, we did it with football stadium infrastructure!
Blue Action, take action against those that carry flares on 21:06 - Nov 9 by Tommyparker
Under the Sporting Events Act 1985 it's an offence for a person to enter or attempt to enter a football ground while in possession of a flare, a smoke bomb or firework. Smoke bombs have the firework standard label on them will be classed as a Firework.
Amazing how people are prepared to regard smoke bombs, flares etc at football matches as trivial. This isn't a new debate it was going on long before Brexit ( apologies for bringing that into it.).
Facts need to be accepted. It is against the law and punishment can be severe, with prison sentences as well as lengthy bans.
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