| Simpson to be the catalyst for U's chemical reaction against the Sulphurites 15:00 - Jan 21 with 1221 views | durham_exile |
After a narrow but deserved victory at Bromley the U’s are looking to make it back-to-back away wins with victory at Harrogate tonight.
Of course, the big news is the capture on loan of striker Tyreece Simpson from Stevenage.
Tyreece should also go straight into the team this evening with Lyle Taylor.
The Sulphurites under Simon Weaver are looking for three straight wins and so it should be an intriguing game.
I am going tonight with my eldest son and am really looking forward to seeing our new player score on debut.
Team
Macey
Egbo Kells Flanagan Iandolo
McDonnell Bishop
Payne
Taylor Simpson Edwards
Subs
Goodliffe Gordon Hopper Read Smith Terry Thorn
Weather 4 degrees Celsius drizzle and a gentle breeze.
Prediction 3-1 to the U’s with Simpson among the scorers on his debut.
Be bold DC and play two up top, we are good for it.
Safe journey to the travelling faithful
Up the U’s
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| Simpson to be the catalyst for U's chemical reaction against the Sulphurites on 22:01 - Jan 22 with 144 views | CrashBandicoot |
| Simpson to be the catalyst for U's chemical reaction against the Sulphurites on 18:40 - Jan 22 by wessex_exile |
If you look on Streetview it is double yellows, but there is a bus stop literally right next to the ground entrance. |
I looked at the ground on google maps & street view and the only things I can think of as far as I can see are the double yellows, the fact that its on an A road which could be busy and Harrogate General Hospital is nearby so maybe Ambulances need to get through unhindered in case of emergency?
Though I agree Harrogate FC really need to sort something out so coaches carrying away fans can safely drop them off near the ground as forcing disabled away fans to walk a fairly long distance to the ground is just not on. [Post edited 22 Jan 22:10]
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| Simpson to be the catalyst for U's chemical reaction against the Sulphurites on 22:14 - Jan 22 with 104 views | durham_exile |
| Simpson to be the catalyst for U's chemical reaction against the Sulphurites on 18:39 - Jan 22 by Witham |
Every club has a designated Police Officer whose role is to reduce conflict between fans. It's a bit more than that but it's a good summary.
This will involve planning how away fans can be got to the ground and away again safely. We have seen it in action recently at the Community Stadium where opposition coaches have gone behind the North stand to pick up visiting supporters.
Obviously our supporters are well behaved but even so there is always opportunity for trouble -like the bus windows at Tranmere a season or two ago. So using the good old risk assessment the dedicated Police Officer will have assessed the limited obstruction to traffic as outweighing the potential outcome of an attack on a supporter made to walk 1/2 mile. |
The coach window incident happened after Tranmere won 2-0 and after overt racism from a section of Tranmere fans towards Colchester players.
My son videoed the racist chanting and jeering from our vantage spot behind the goal.
We sent it with a detailed explanation to Tranmere FC.
It was acknowledged but no further action was taken.
It was a disgraceful incident.
We were driving home and passed the coach which had stopped by the side of the road.
Last night at Harrogate was very disturbing and whilst there was no direct threat from rival supporters the opportunity was there particularly with the half mile walk from the stadium to the CUSA coach.
We had parked at the District Hospital car park as normal and there was no problem walking to or from the ground.
The problem was solely that identified by Noah which should not have happened at all.
The Away coaches have always parked to drop off and pick up at the Away entrance to the ground without problem.
Traffic was limited especially as it was a Cold Tuesday night in January with just over 2,000 in the stadium.
Common sense must be allowed to prevail next season if the Sulphurites avoid the drop and we fail to achieve promotion via the playoffs.
Let us hope that the FOI request receives a complete and acceptable response. | |
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