| Safety glass installed at front of upper Cobbold 16:47 - Jun 21 with 5563 views | Robbie12345 |
https://www.ipswichstar.co.uk/news/24402353.ipswich-town-install-safety-glass-co
Will obstruct/restrict the view of rows A and B. Knew something like this was inevitable after seeing the incident happen.
Especially annoying being caused by an away fan sitting in usual home seats, with the glass now impacting home supporters for who there has never been such an issue.
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| Safety glass installed at front of upper Cobbold on 16:49 - Jun 21 with 4872 views | Mullet |
Is it frosted or something? |  |
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| Safety glass installed at front of upper Cobbold on 16:51 - Jun 21 with 4836 views | Reuser_is_God |
Embarrassing. |  |
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| Safety glass installed at front of upper Cobbold on 16:54 - Jun 21 with 4800 views | ipswichtillidie |
All because of one pissed up idiot. What a waste of money! |  |
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| Safety glass installed at front of upper Cobbold on 17:25 - Jun 21 with 4601 views | BloomBlue |
Razor wire would be cheaper and wouldn't obstruct anyone's view. |  | | |
| Safety glass installed at front of upper Cobbold on 17:33 - Jun 21 with 4536 views | Cheltenham_Blue |
| Safety glass installed at front of upper Cobbold on 16:54 - Jun 21 by ipswichtillidie |
All because of one pissed up idiot. What a waste of money! |
To be totally fair to the club, the tools from block A who decided to walk down the roof and then jump down to the Cobbold lower for the pitch celebrations have probably played their part in making this happen too. |  |
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| Safety glass installed at front of upper Cobbold on 17:36 - Jun 21 with 4500 views | PhilTWTD |
Anyone want to post or send me the email mentioned in the article? |  | | |
| Safety glass installed at front of upper Cobbold on 17:39 - Jun 21 with 4429 views | Churchman |
The sooner that obsolete old stand is replaced the better. |  | | |
| Safety glass installed at front of upper Cobbold on 17:41 - Jun 21 with 4399 views | SitfcB |
| Safety glass installed at front of upper Cobbold on 16:54 - Jun 21 by ipswichtillidie |
All because of one pissed up idiot. What a waste of money! |
Well no, it was always happening because they’ve had it in front of the away end for a year or two so was probably always going to be extended right along.
It is a bit crazy though, a Stand which has been up for 50+ years and all of a sudden getting H&S modifications! |  |
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| Safety glass installed at front of upper Cobbold on 17:47 - Jun 21 with 4355 views | Cheltenham_Blue |
| Safety glass installed at front of upper Cobbold on 17:41 - Jun 21 by SitfcB |
Well no, it was always happening because they’ve had it in front of the away end for a year or two so was probably always going to be extended right along.
It is a bit crazy though, a Stand which has been up for 50+ years and all of a sudden getting H&S modifications! |
If Evans had been a decent owner the H&S modifications would have happened years ago.
Our new ownership is the only reason for it being all of a sudden. | |
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| Safety glass installed at front of upper Cobbold on 18:11 - Jun 21 with 4222 views | burnbudgiesburn |
Can also see the seats ripped out in the west stand to make way for the new press box. Hopefully we can get rid of the 'Love Coop' white seating for some I T F C ones.
Interesting to see nothing has happened with regards to the Sky box over the control tower. 56 days to kick off... | | | |
| Safety glass installed at front of upper Cobbold on 18:34 - Jun 21 with 4037 views | PhilTWTD |
| Safety glass installed at front of upper Cobbold on 17:36 - Jun 21 by PhilTWTD |
Anyone want to post or send me the email mentioned in the article? |
Thanks to the person who sent it. | | | |
| Safety glass installed at front of upper Cobbold on 18:35 - Jun 21 with 4027 views | BanksterDebtSlave |
| Safety glass installed at front of upper Cobbold on 17:36 - Jun 21 by PhilTWTD |
Anyone want to post or send me the email mentioned in the article? |
Everyone at Ipswich Town Football Club would like to thank you for your incredible support and trust you are looking forward to Premier League football in 2024/25.
As CEO Mark Ashton has previously stated in an interview with TownTV, a significant number of changes are being made at Portman Road ahead of the new season. This includes changes within the Cobbold Stand in order to house the number of away supporters required by Premier League rules.
This has seen the creation of a new Block V3 in the area which previously housed Block D, as well as the portion of Block C/E which ran behind Block D. This means Block C will now border with away supporters should the visiting team take their full allocation. Home and away supporters will be separated by a secure, stewarded, stairwell, enclosed by fencing, while additional segregation measures could also be put in place if required.
The away section will also include a Safe Standing area, from Row J to the rear of the block, meaning sightlines may potentially be impacted for some supporters situated in Block C.
Seats in rows A-H of Block V3 will be issued to the away club as seated tickets, with those purchasing in these rows advised to remain seated.
Additionally, supporters should also be aware that a clear glass safety barrier will be added to the front of the block, following a request from the Safety Advisory Group (SAG) and the Sports Grounds Safety Authority (SGSA). This will be visible for supporters sitting in rows A and B as they look out over the pitch.
Supporters should also note a new row of seating (Row J) has been added to Block C, removing the walkway which previously ran in front of Row K.
Should you wish to discuss the above further then please contact the Ticket Office, either by phone on 03330 05 05 03 or via email on mainticketoffice@itfc.co.uk.
We thank you for your continued support and we look forward to seeing you at Portman Road in 2024/25.
Gavin Preston
Head of Ticketing and Supporter Services |  |
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| Safety glass installed at front of upper Cobbold on 18:57 - Jun 21 with 3889 views | SitfcB |
| Safety glass installed at front of upper Cobbold on 17:33 - Jun 21 by Cheltenham_Blue |
To be totally fair to the club, the tools from block A who decided to walk down the roof and then jump down to the Cobbold lower for the pitch celebrations have probably played their part in making this happen too. |
Would’ve been sorted out way before that. Especially with the away end being extended.
By the way, apparently those in Block A tried to ask the stewards to let them use the stairs…they didn’t allow it, so don’t blame them for doing what they did. | |
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| Safety glass installed at front of upper Cobbold on 19:25 - Jun 21 with 3755 views | blueprint |
| Safety glass installed at front of upper Cobbold on 16:51 - Jun 21 by Reuser_is_God |
Embarrassing. |
Why? |  | | |
| Safety glass installed at front of upper Cobbold on 19:42 - Jun 21 with 3663 views | FrimleyBlue |
| Safety glass installed at front of upper Cobbold on 18:11 - Jun 21 by burnbudgiesburn |
Can also see the seats ripped out in the west stand to make way for the new press box. Hopefully we can get rid of the 'Love Coop' white seating for some I T F C ones.
Interesting to see nothing has happened with regards to the Sky box over the control tower. 56 days to kick off... |
Any ideas on what the clear glass panel is that's sitting on the pitch? |  |
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| Safety glass installed at front of upper Cobbold on 20:40 - Jun 21 with 3507 views | SitfcB |
| Safety glass installed at front of upper Cobbold on 19:42 - Jun 21 by FrimleyBlue |
Any ideas on what the clear glass panel is that's sitting on the pitch? |
Don’t think it’s glass but may be some sort of material put under the group lamps on certain patches that need extra help. | |
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| Safety glass installed at front of upper Cobbold on 20:44 - Jun 21 with 3456 views | FrimleyBlue |
| Safety glass installed at front of upper Cobbold on 20:40 - Jun 21 by SitfcB |
Don’t think it’s glass but may be some sort of material put under the group lamps on certain patches that need extra help. |
Oh. When you zoom in it looks like glass panels on the pitch. | |
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| Safety glass installed at front of upper Cobbold on 20:59 - Jun 21 with 3369 views | Slambo |
| Safety glass installed at front of upper Cobbold on 18:57 - Jun 21 by SitfcB |
Would’ve been sorted out way before that. Especially with the away end being extended.
By the way, apparently those in Block A tried to ask the stewards to let them use the stairs…they didn’t allow it, so don’t blame them for doing what they did. |
Yep, exactly what it was. We were constantly trying to get down the stairs and then getting shoved back by the stewards and police. One copper got all defensive about it when I asked him about it after the game, saying 'what?! We opened the gates and let you all on!' Which of course only happened once the deluge of fans was so great they had no choice. Also said something about they were stopping fans coming down as they were trying to let them onto the pitch in stages. Makes you wonder why they didn't simply communicate that before the match rather than the usual scare stories of fines and stadium bans for pitch encroachment... |  |
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| Safety glass installed at front of upper Cobbold on 08:55 - Jun 22 with 2871 views | Freddies_Ears |
| Safety glass installed at front of upper Cobbold on 16:54 - Jun 21 by ipswichtillidie |
All because of one pissed up idiot. What a waste of money! |
The new safety glass is being installed because of several fans who accessed the pitch after the last game of the season from A block. Until then, it was felt to be only an away end issue. That's why it wasn't done sooner. | | | |
| Safety glass installed at front of upper Cobbold on 09:43 - Jun 22 with 2776 views | witchdoctor |
| Safety glass installed at front of upper Cobbold on 19:42 - Jun 21 by FrimleyBlue |
Any ideas on what the clear glass panel is that's sitting on the pitch? |
are they where the sprinklers are situated? |  | | |
| Safety glass installed at front of upper Cobbold on 10:31 - Jun 22 with 2704 views | Deano69 |
| Safety glass installed at front of upper Cobbold on 18:11 - Jun 21 by burnbudgiesburn |
Can also see the seats ripped out in the west stand to make way for the new press box. Hopefully we can get rid of the 'Love Coop' white seating for some I T F C ones.
Interesting to see nothing has happened with regards to the Sky box over the control tower. 56 days to kick off... |
Hopefully the sun won’t reflect too much on it.
That said, I’m not sure what the sun looks like |  |
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| Safety glass installed at front of upper Cobbold on 11:10 - Jun 22 with 2621 views | FifeITFC |
| Safety glass installed at front of upper Cobbold on 17:25 - Jun 21 by BloomBlue |
Razor wire would be cheaper and wouldn't obstruct anyone's view. |
An electric wire along the end of the roof might be better - like they do with cattle at the end of fences? Anyone rolling along with the roof gets hit with some serious voltage! |  |
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| Safety glass installed at front of upper Cobbold on 11:37 - Jun 22 with 2554 views | NeedhamChris |
| Safety glass installed at front of upper Cobbold on 16:49 - Jun 21 by Mullet |
Is it frosted or something? |
I don't see why some are so keen to undermine the complaints of others.
If you've sat there a long time, being sat behind that is probably less appealing than it not being there. | |
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| Safety glass installed at front of upper Cobbold on 11:43 - Jun 22 with 2528 views | stonojnr |
| Safety glass installed at front of upper Cobbold on 20:59 - Jun 21 by Slambo |
Yep, exactly what it was. We were constantly trying to get down the stairs and then getting shoved back by the stewards and police. One copper got all defensive about it when I asked him about it after the game, saying 'what?! We opened the gates and let you all on!' Which of course only happened once the deluge of fans was so great they had no choice. Also said something about they were stopping fans coming down as they were trying to let them onto the pitch in stages. Makes you wonder why they didn't simply communicate that before the match rather than the usual scare stories of fines and stadium bans for pitch encroachment... |
the fines and bans thing was the club playing by the EFL rules that say they must do everything they can to prevent pitch invasions, because they can be fined and given sanctions if they dont.
they cant then nudge nudge wink wink its alright lads just be patient we'll let you on but dont tell anyone before hand right. which is probably why you were getting mixed messages from the police/stewards.
though why didnt any of you just claim you were leaving the ground, to get down the stairs ? they cant prevent you leaving can they ?
obviously with the Maidstone incident, and then the end of season stuff, the club are probably forced by the ground insurance to then extend those barriers. because it becomes a blatantly obvious hole in the way the stand is setup, if its there to "protect" away fans and the extended section, but not the home fans. | | | |
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