| Let's be honest 23:04 - Apr 27 with 8551 views | BondiBlue |
No-one's getting banned or arrested for going on the pitch if we win saturday.
An ipswich pitch invasion will be very good natured and poses no threat to exeter players or staff.
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| Let's be honest on 23:24 - Apr 27 with 3498 views | Bury_St_Edmundson |
anyone for or encouraging a pitch invasion needs to (checks current dictionary) "give their head a wobble" |  | | |
| Let's be honest on 23:34 - Apr 27 with 3459 views | rickw |
I don't know what will happen, I have great memories from going on the pitch as a kid in '92, however there seems to be set rules now:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/62293635
Also if you google "fined for pitch invasion" you can see Man City, Everton and Huddersfield were all fined between £70k and £300k for their fans doing it last year |  |
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| Let's be honest on 23:36 - Apr 27 with 3446 views | charlie1 |
But if you do get arrested, just show this thread to the Old Bill.
It’s the BondiBlue ‘Get Out Of Jail Free’ Card. | | | |
| Let's be honest on 23:50 - Apr 27 with 3412 views | BondiBlue |
| Let's be honest on 23:34 - Apr 27 by rickw |
I don't know what will happen, I have great memories from going on the pitch as a kid in '92, however there seems to be set rules now:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/62293635
Also if you google "fined for pitch invasion" you can see Man City, Everton and Huddersfield were all fined between £70k and £300k for their fans doing it last year |
Fair enough. I guess the club would be annoyed if it took a hit like that. I just can't see the club banning fans after all the work that's gone into bringing the fans back since the americans came in. Make all the right noises, sure, but bans? Can't see it. If 10,000 people go on the pitch, you're not going to ban or arrest all of them. If a couple take it too far, then maybe those individuals. | |
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| Let's be honest on 00:06 - Apr 28 with 3335 views | Swansea_Blue |
| Let's be honest on 23:50 - Apr 27 by BondiBlue |
Fair enough. I guess the club would be annoyed if it took a hit like that. I just can't see the club banning fans after all the work that's gone into bringing the fans back since the americans came in. Make all the right noises, sure, but bans? Can't see it. If 10,000 people go on the pitch, you're not going to ban or arrest all of them. If a couple take it too far, then maybe those individuals. |
I'm sure Man C could absorb £260k out of their £750M revenue. But then yes, if it ultimately hits the club's income you can see why it's not a good idea from that perspective. It'd be interesting to hear what the club and players really think. From the Wrexham effort last week they didn't seem in any way against it. Quite the opposite, as they've embraced the fact that the club is meaningless without the fans. We've never been adverse to them here either, although granted things change over time. I wonder whether Jim or Matt would say they hated the celebrations after the Bolton semi-final win? I doubt it.
Anyway, it's not essential - I certainly wouldn't make the case that you have to have one. I just don't understand why some fans are so strongly against them. Almost religiously/fanatically so. Seems a bit odd to me, as I don't see how you could have been a football fan and not understood the joy and togetherness they've brought to some other fans over the years. On one level, they connect the usually distant players to the fans, which is ultimately what it's all about.
Storm in a tea cup though, as we've got to win yet which isn't guaranteed. [Post edited 28 Apr 2023 0:12]
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| Let's be honest on 00:06 - Apr 28 with 3336 views | PhillyTractorBoy |
The players and the manager are the heroes. After all their hard work, why chase them down the tunnel at the end of the match… let them celebrate on the pitch as they have been doing so brilliantly recently. No professional footballer needs to take the chance of being skittled by some pissed up 20 year old from Kesgrave. | | | |
| Let's be honest on 00:40 - Apr 28 with 3262 views | BasingstokeBlue |
| Let's be honest on 23:34 - Apr 27 by rickw |
I don't know what will happen, I have great memories from going on the pitch as a kid in '92, however there seems to be set rules now:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/62293635
Also if you google "fined for pitch invasion" you can see Man City, Everton and Huddersfield were all fined between £70k and £300k for their fans doing it last year |
I also, was on the Hallowed Turf after the end of the 3-1 win over Brighton. |  |
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| Let's be honest on 06:59 - Apr 28 with 3124 views | Sharkey |
| Let's be honest on 23:34 - Apr 27 by rickw |
I don't know what will happen, I have great memories from going on the pitch as a kid in '92, however there seems to be set rules now:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/62293635
Also if you google "fined for pitch invasion" you can see Man City, Everton and Huddersfield were all fined between £70k and £300k for their fans doing it last year |
"As a first step, visiting clubs will provide stewards for away matches."
This link is about the Premier League, but I never knew that. Do they really take stewards all the way from Bournemouth to Newcastle? |  | | |
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| Let's be honest on 07:47 - Apr 28 with 3030 views | xrayspecs |
The club have been very clear. If you chose to disrespect them, I hope you get a lengthy ban.
Pitch invaders are simply selfish. It is not about you. | | | |
| Let's be honest on 07:50 - Apr 28 with 3008 views | BondiBlue |
| Let's be honest on 00:06 - Apr 28 by Swansea_Blue |
I'm sure Man C could absorb £260k out of their £750M revenue. But then yes, if it ultimately hits the club's income you can see why it's not a good idea from that perspective. It'd be interesting to hear what the club and players really think. From the Wrexham effort last week they didn't seem in any way against it. Quite the opposite, as they've embraced the fact that the club is meaningless without the fans. We've never been adverse to them here either, although granted things change over time. I wonder whether Jim or Matt would say they hated the celebrations after the Bolton semi-final win? I doubt it.
Anyway, it's not essential - I certainly wouldn't make the case that you have to have one. I just don't understand why some fans are so strongly against them. Almost religiously/fanatically so. Seems a bit odd to me, as I don't see how you could have been a football fan and not understood the joy and togetherness they've brought to some other fans over the years. On one level, they connect the usually distant players to the fans, which is ultimately what it's all about.
Storm in a tea cup though, as we've got to win yet which isn't guaranteed. [Post edited 28 Apr 2023 0:12]
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I was tempted to mention matt holland in 2000. He looked like he was ok with it. However, i should also mention i was stuck in the second tier of the brittania so couldn't get to the pitch (without taking a bit of a roundabout route), so i do remember yelling "get off the pitch" so the players would come back out for a lap of honour. Do i remember the lap of honour? No. | |
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| Let's be honest on 07:53 - Apr 28 with 2997 views | Funge |
| Let's be honest on 07:47 - Apr 28 by xrayspecs |
The club have been very clear. If you chose to disrespect them, I hope you get a lengthy ban.
Pitch invaders are simply selfish. It is not about you. |
20/ 25 years ago, people ran on the pitch (me included) after Bryan Gunn's mis-step and the Bolton play-off game.
Does anyone remember those events, and think 'Yes, they were lovely, but the pitch invasion ruined the day'?
I very much doubt it.
Hoping for fans to be banned after 20 years of literally nothing to celebrate? Jesus, what a weird viewpoint to take. |  | | |
| Let's be honest on 08:02 - Apr 28 with 2967 views | DJR |
This is section 4 of the Football (Offences) Act 1991.
"It is an offence for a person at a designated football match to go onto the playing area, or any area adjacent to the playing area to which spectators are not generally admitted, without lawful authority or lawful excuse (which shall be for him to prove)."
There is no lawful authority or excuse (which would cover, say, a fire), and this legislation was brought in for a reason.
And whilst there may be safety in numbers, those who lead the way could well be arrested and banned. And who is to say that the same might not happen to others? Indeed, I imagine the bizzies will be out in force.
To my mind the celebrations of the players on the pitch at Barnsley, and interaction with the fans, were magical, and I would rather the same on Saturday.
Also, for those of us in the upper parts of the stadium, access to the pitch is impossible, so if a pitch invasion happens, we will be forced to watch hundreds of fans on the pitch, when we would rather watch, and give our appreciation to, the players. [Post edited 28 Apr 2023 8:04]
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| Let's be honest on 08:03 - Apr 28 with 2962 views | xrayspecs |
| Let's be honest on 07:53 - Apr 28 by Funge |
20/ 25 years ago, people ran on the pitch (me included) after Bryan Gunn's mis-step and the Bolton play-off game.
Does anyone remember those events, and think 'Yes, they were lovely, but the pitch invasion ruined the day'?
I very much doubt it.
Hoping for fans to be banned after 20 years of literally nothing to celebrate? Jesus, what a weird viewpoint to take. |
Which bit of the club statement do you not understand? | | | |
| Let's be honest on 08:14 - Apr 28 with 2918 views | Funge |
| Let's be honest on 08:03 - Apr 28 by xrayspecs |
Which bit of the club statement do you not understand? |
You're avoiding the point being made.
Why do you actively *want* your fellow fans banned?
Some people don't like pitch invasions, fair enough. *If* there's a pitch invasion, you can stand up, loudly boo, and scream 'YOBS' at the invaders, like some boy was doing post-Bolton back in 2000; good for him. Weird, though.
Actively hoping for people to be banned, though? Wowsers.
We're poles apart on this one.
Hopefully you'll enjoy the day tomorrow; I know I will. | | | |
| Let's be honest on 08:18 - Apr 28 with 2894 views | blueislander |
| Let's be honest on 23:50 - Apr 27 by BondiBlue |
Fair enough. I guess the club would be annoyed if it took a hit like that. I just can't see the club banning fans after all the work that's gone into bringing the fans back since the americans came in. Make all the right noises, sure, but bans? Can't see it. If 10,000 people go on the pitch, you're not going to ban or arrest all of them. If a couple take it too far, then maybe those individuals. |
There is no way that there would be thousands invading the pitch. There may be a few idiots who would try, and that would make their arrest, fine and ban more likely. | | | |
| Let's be honest on 08:20 - Apr 28 with 2888 views | franz_tyson |
Isn't the idea of a pitch invasion something very spontaneous. Like something that jumps out of you with a burst of emotion that you can't control. This is something different where people are planning to be spontaneous and trying too hard to show how much they care. Seems a bit lame TBH.
The reality is that far too many people think we're promoted right now .... and are planning to show a set of emotions like its a last-minute winner. No-one will ever repeat the joy and adulation of a besuited, David Pleat skipping across the turf.
Just enjoy it without the unnecessary drama. Unless we do really have a last-minute winner at Fleetwood after nearly f#cking it up. | | | |
| Let's be honest on 08:40 - Apr 28 with 2839 views | GavTWTD |
I've really enjoyed going onto the pitch at the end of a season. I would love it if all parties would be happy if it was allowed AFTER a lap by the players.
I'll be in Sir Alf Upper and I'd love to see a lap. No better way for us to show our appreciation. But then when all the players are off safely, the fans could go on.
There's no better feeling than standing on the centre spot with hundreds of town fans after a successful season, fans taking in a view of our fantastic stadium that we don't get to see normally.
I don't know if fines etc are only applicable if the EFL deem there was danger to the players, but at the end of the day if the club say no, we should respect that.
Promotion is the only real important thing. Let's get it done. CMON TOWEN. |  |
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| Let's be honest on 08:48 - Apr 28 with 2794 views | xrayspecs |
| Let's be honest on 08:14 - Apr 28 by Funge |
You're avoiding the point being made.
Why do you actively *want* your fellow fans banned?
Some people don't like pitch invasions, fair enough. *If* there's a pitch invasion, you can stand up, loudly boo, and scream 'YOBS' at the invaders, like some boy was doing post-Bolton back in 2000; good for him. Weird, though.
Actively hoping for people to be banned, though? Wowsers.
We're poles apart on this one.
Hopefully you'll enjoy the day tomorrow; I know I will. |
You said 20 years, not me.
I do hope those that ignore the clubs instructions are banned, it will serve them right and act as a deterrent to the other divs who think they can simply do what they like. | | | |
| Let's be honest on 08:54 - Apr 28 with 2766 views | BondiBlue |
| Let's be honest on 08:20 - Apr 28 by franz_tyson |
Isn't the idea of a pitch invasion something very spontaneous. Like something that jumps out of you with a burst of emotion that you can't control. This is something different where people are planning to be spontaneous and trying too hard to show how much they care. Seems a bit lame TBH.
The reality is that far too many people think we're promoted right now .... and are planning to show a set of emotions like its a last-minute winner. No-one will ever repeat the joy and adulation of a besuited, David Pleat skipping across the turf.
Just enjoy it without the unnecessary drama. Unless we do really have a last-minute winner at Fleetwood after nearly f#cking it up. |
You've pretty much nailed it in that first sentence.
On the flip side, there is also some very fervent FOLLOW THE RULES being yelled which i don't quite get. Maybe i've been an aussie for too long. She'll be right mate. | |
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| Let's be honest on 09:00 - Apr 28 with 2733 views | DJR |
| Let's be honest on 08:03 - Apr 28 by xrayspecs |
Which bit of the club statement do you not understand? |
The club's mantra is trust the process, so if staying off the pitch is part of that process, let's all trust them and do what they say. | | | |
| Let's be honest on 09:01 - Apr 28 with 2719 views | Wickets |
No pitch invasion please if we secure promotion let everyone enjoy the moment not just a few selfish ones. Let the players enjoy it too as they walk round the pitch and give fans a chance to show appreciation for their efforts . |  | | |
| Let's be honest on 09:09 - Apr 28 with 2689 views | Ewan_Oozami |
| Let's be honest on 08:54 - Apr 28 by BondiBlue |
You've pretty much nailed it in that first sentence.
On the flip side, there is also some very fervent FOLLOW THE RULES being yelled which i don't quite get. Maybe i've been an aussie for too long. She'll be right mate. |
CCTV is so much better than it used to be - every seat in the ground is covered with hi-res cameras- so if they wanted to, the club could theoretically pinpoint any seat from which a pitch invader emerged...
Though knowing Evans' approach to budget, we're probably still using the grainy lo-res system we had 20 years ago!!! |  |
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| Let's be honest on 09:18 - Apr 28 with 2660 views | Cheltenham_Blue |
| Let's be honest on 23:34 - Apr 27 by rickw |
I don't know what will happen, I have great memories from going on the pitch as a kid in '92, however there seems to be set rules now:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/62293635
Also if you google "fined for pitch invasion" you can see Man City, Everton and Huddersfield were all fined between £70k and £300k for their fans doing it last year |
I was thinking this morning, that I'm sure if hundreds go on, then everyone around me, will go on too.
But reading the comments of the fans in the upper tiers, who can only show their appreciation on a lap of honour and this, "Whether they had positive intentions or not is irrelevant in the eyes of the law - pyro and pitch incursions are illegal, you will be prosecuted and you will be banned by your club."
Plus my bad back has just nailed me to my seat.
Easy for bedsheet Rich to say, 'the lap will happen once they've cleared the pitch', but having been at tens of promotion parties in my time as a football photographer, I can recall instances when the lap was called off because fans wouldn't leave the pitch. |  |
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| Hmmmm on 09:26 - Apr 28 with 2621 views | Dyland |
A) There's an element of pissed up oik in the fanbase, and it only takes one div, unfortunately.
B) A pitch invasion seems quite likely to see the players head off down the tunnel, non? Then fans in the stands are left clapping the fans on the pitch.
C) I agree in principle though, that pitch invasions are wicked arfs. Times have changed though innit?
D) You may have guessed I don't really give a hoot either way.
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| Let's be honest on 09:28 - Apr 28 with 2608 views | CityBlue |
As much as I would love it as a player, I think I would find it equally worrying if a number of fans attempt to steal my shirt/boots etc and then drop me from their shoulders and I miss the important game at Fleetwood.... |  |
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