| The post-match celebration yesterday 11:21 - May 3 with 1814 views | DJR |
Unless it happened after I left, I was disappointed yesterday that McKenna and the players and their families didn't come close to the North Stand yesterday, as I think they did in the last couple of promotions? Nor was there the opportunity for a Nunez "yes, yes, yes".
There was no attempt to clear people from the pitch, and maybe this was a factor, or is it just the case that they were always going to confine the celebrations to the area in front of the , maybe for security reasons?
In making this comment, I am not in anyway condemning those who went on the pitch, as I used to do at the end of the last game of the season many years ago: I was in the upper North yesterday anyway which made it difficult to get down. [Post edited 3 May 11:29]
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| The post-match celebration yesterday on 11:23 - May 3 with 1770 views | SitfcB |
Yes I was a bit disappointed that they didn’t do ‘a lap’ - just concentrated on their family and friends in the middle.
Nunez and Burns did make their way over, as did McKenna where we were treated to a fist pumps from him and his son! |  |
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| The post-match celebration yesterday on 11:24 - May 3 with 1730 views | Cheltenham_Blue |
| The post-match celebration yesterday on 11:23 - May 3 by SitfcB |
Yes I was a bit disappointed that they didn’t do ‘a lap’ - just concentrated on their family and friends in the middle.
Nunez and Burns did make their way over, as did McKenna where we were treated to a fist pumps from him and his son! |
They had a booking at Isaacs to get to. |  |
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| The post-match celebration yesterday on 11:26 - May 3 with 1727 views | pointofblue |
I did wonder if it was a bit of an up yours from the club to those who refused to leave the pitch. A case of "if you won't get off then we won't carry out the usual sign off". I assume there weren't enough stewards to keep the push going. There was probably some "safety" thing about it - if the players went up there the fans might try to break the cordon or something.
I was disappointed they didn't speak to McKenna and the players. Though, with the PA system being as bad as it is, I probably wouldn't have understood a word they said anyway! |  |
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| The post-match celebration yesterday on 11:27 - May 3 with 1699 views | DJR |
| The post-match celebration yesterday on 11:23 - May 3 by SitfcB |
Yes I was a bit disappointed that they didn’t do ‘a lap’ - just concentrated on their family and friends in the middle.
Nunez and Burns did make their way over, as did McKenna where we were treated to a fist pumps from him and his son! |
I'd gone by then to catch a train as I thought it had all fizzled out. | | | |
| The post-match celebration yesterday on 11:27 - May 3 with 1681 views | FrimleyBlue |
Looking at the photos of yesterday I dont think it was safe to try and usher everyone into the sir Bobby stand. It looked full in the lower and there was no further room |  |
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| The post-match celebration yesterday on 11:28 - May 3 with 1681 views | DJR |
| The post-match celebration yesterday on 11:26 - May 3 by pointofblue |
I did wonder if it was a bit of an up yours from the club to those who refused to leave the pitch. A case of "if you won't get off then we won't carry out the usual sign off". I assume there weren't enough stewards to keep the push going. There was probably some "safety" thing about it - if the players went up there the fans might try to break the cordon or something.
I was disappointed they didn't speak to McKenna and the players. Though, with the PA system being as bad as it is, I probably wouldn't have understood a word they said anyway! |
Your last paragraph is spot on. | | | |
| The post-match celebration yesterday on 11:31 - May 3 with 1632 views | DJR |
| The post-match celebration yesterday on 11:27 - May 3 by FrimleyBlue |
Looking at the photos of yesterday I dont think it was safe to try and usher everyone into the sir Bobby stand. It looked full in the lower and there was no further room |
That might well have been a factor, but there was plenty of room in the East stand. | | | |
| The post-match celebration yesterday on 11:33 - May 3 with 1593 views | Blue_Heath |
| The post-match celebration yesterday on 11:23 - May 3 by SitfcB |
Yes I was a bit disappointed that they didn’t do ‘a lap’ - just concentrated on their family and friends in the middle.
Nunez and Burns did make their way over, as did McKenna where we were treated to a fist pumps from him and his son! |
Nunez went round the perimeter high fiving the fans too. | |
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| The post-match celebration yesterday on 11:35 - May 3 with 1576 views | ITFC_History |
It did not help letting fans from The Upper North into the North lower to celebrate on the pitch then not letting those same fans back up again. When we asked if we could go back up to our seats to watch the players celebrations into Upper North we were told NO & was then asked to leave the stadium.
So we went back onto the pitch, got through a gate and watched the players celebration from the West stand. Personally I think that's why so many fans remained on the pitch [Post edited 3 May 11:44]
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| The post-match celebration yesterday on 11:35 - May 3 with 1570 views | pointofblue |
| The post-match celebration yesterday on 11:31 - May 3 by DJR |
That might well have been a factor, but there was plenty of room in the East stand. |
And they had been escorting others, when asked to other stand as well. The cordon could have been adapted so people could have entered Cobbold or East of England. Plus the cordon was hardly high speed. People had the chance to get into the right stand once it was in place. | |
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| The post-match celebration yesterday on 11:36 - May 3 with 1559 views | backwaywhen |
How they stop the pitch invasion I do not know , but if they could then everything would run so much smoother , with the normal lap of honour around the pitch for everyone to enjoy. | | | |
| The post-match celebration yesterday on 11:39 - May 3 with 1510 views | Warkystache |
| The post-match celebration yesterday on 11:33 - May 3 by Blue_Heath |
Nunez went round the perimeter high fiving the fans too. |
I couldn't get near the Pioneer. Walked on from SBRL and went out via the away fans exit between Cobbold and SAR because there seemed no point in hanging around like a spare part. Didn't see any players. Did a few walk straight off to the dressing room? |  |
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| The post-match celebration yesterday on 11:41 - May 3 with 1478 views | unstableblue |
First off I think the pitch invasion and the pyros and cup lift made it all a bit manic
Also didnt McKenna do a “yeh yeh yeh”? |  |
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| The post-match celebration yesterday on 11:44 - May 3 with 1412 views | SitfcB |
| The post-match celebration yesterday on 11:33 - May 3 by Blue_Heath |
Nunez went round the perimeter high fiving the fans too. |
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| The post-match celebration yesterday on 11:44 - May 3 with 1406 views | Warkystache |
| The post-match celebration yesterday on 11:41 - May 3 by unstableblue |
First off I think the pitch invasion and the pyros and cup lift made it all a bit manic
Also didnt McKenna do a “yeh yeh yeh”? |
The pyros before the game made it even warmer in the SBRL. I hate those fire boxes. Waste of time. If you're gonna have fireworks, have decent ones. | |
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| The post-match celebration yesterday on 12:04 - May 3 with 1205 views | blueislander |
| The post-match celebration yesterday on 11:23 - May 3 by SitfcB |
Yes I was a bit disappointed that they didn’t do ‘a lap’ - just concentrated on their family and friends in the middle.
Nunez and Burns did make their way over, as did McKenna where we were treated to a fist pumps from him and his son! |
If there hadn’t been a pitch invasion you wouldn’t have been disappointed. | | | |
| The post-match celebration yesterday on 12:40 - May 3 with 966 views | CopfordBlue |
Post-match on pitch celebrations were far better against Exeter than they were yesterday or against Huddersfield. There wasn’t a pitch invasion against Exeter. There is a link. The time it takes the players to get back to the changing room and then clear the pitch kills the momentum.not a criticism, just an observation. Cracking day again though! | |
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| (No subject) on 12:40 - May 3 with 962 views | SitfcB |
| The post-match celebration yesterday on 12:04 - May 3 by blueislander |
If there hadn’t been a pitch invasion you wouldn’t have been disappointed. |
That’s not true. Worked last time. [Post edited 3 May 13:31]
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| The post-match celebration yesterday on 12:45 - May 3 with 918 views | ITFC_Forever |
KMc did come up to the North Stand with his kids and was doing fist pumps with them.
There was plenty of room to move people off the pitch and behind the goal line, same as they did against Hudds.
We did say maybe they could had done a lap of honour as a squad, before their families etc came on. |  |
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| The post-match celebration yesterday on 12:53 - May 3 with 820 views | Swansea_Blue |
| The post-match celebration yesterday on 11:44 - May 3 by Warkystache |
The pyros before the game made it even warmer in the SBRL. I hate those fire boxes. Waste of time. If you're gonna have fireworks, have decent ones. |
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| The post-match celebration yesterday on 13:32 - May 3 with 602 views | SitfcB |
| The post-match celebration yesterday on 12:40 - May 3 by CopfordBlue |
Post-match on pitch celebrations were far better against Exeter than they were yesterday or against Huddersfield. There wasn’t a pitch invasion against Exeter. There is a link. The time it takes the players to get back to the changing room and then clear the pitch kills the momentum.not a criticism, just an observation. Cracking day again though! |
There was a small pitch invasion against Exeter.
Then a full scale one against Huddersfield, and the celebrations were fine after that. | |
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| The post-match celebration yesterday on 14:21 - May 3 with 327 views | blueislander |
| The post-match celebration yesterday on 13:32 - May 3 by SitfcB |
There was a small pitch invasion against Exeter.
Then a full scale one against Huddersfield, and the celebrations were fine after that. |
But not this time,so my point is valid. Depends on what you prioritise, pitch invasion or celebrating with the players etc. | | | |
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