| Postponement Shows Moving Away Fans Is Folly 16:32 - Mar 6 with 5010 views | SaintNick |
The fact that a fire so close to St Mary's has meant postponement to the game highlights the limited access routes to the stadium at the Chapel End, if that warehouse had gone up at 3,30pm on a Saturday during a game with a volatile away following, how would we have safely evacuated the Chapel End and indeed the away fans |  |
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| Postponement Shows Moving Away Fans Is Folly on 16:44 - Mar 6 with 4059 views | 1ASIN12 |
In the 23 seasons we have been at St Mary’s we have had one game called off for a fire and that was called off over 3 hours before Kick off.
Also how many in the 23 years we have been at St Mary’s has we have a Volatile away following.
I’d say the chances of these things happening at the same time were slim to say the least .
How many grounds have vast amounts of room outside the away end ? I’d say there are several grounds that have the same or smaller room than the chapel end .
I’m not saying moving the away fans is a good or bad idea but to use todays fire is grasping at straws . [Post edited 6 Mar 16:45]
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| Postponement Shows Moving Away Fans Is Folly on 16:46 - Mar 6 with 4048 views | SaintNick |
| Postponement Shows Moving Away Fans Is Folly on 16:44 - Mar 6 by 1ASIN12 |
In the 23 seasons we have been at St Mary’s we have had one game called off for a fire and that was called off over 3 hours before Kick off.
Also how many in the 23 years we have been at St Mary’s has we have a Volatile away following.
I’d say the chances of these things happening at the same time were slim to say the least .
How many grounds have vast amounts of room outside the away end ? I’d say there are several grounds that have the same or smaller room than the chapel end .
I’m not saying moving the away fans is a good or bad idea but to use todays fire is grasping at straws . [Post edited 6 Mar 16:45]
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Using today's fire is not grasping at straws it's just opening debate | |
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| Postponement Shows Moving Away Fans Is Folly on 16:58 - Mar 6 with 4006 views | saintmark1976 |
Nick, the folly is nothing to do with a one off fire.
The ongoing folly is thinking it’s sensible to have the away fans moved to an area next to the family centre. | |
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| Postponement Shows Moving Away Fans Is Folly on 17:00 - Mar 6 with 3984 views | saint22 |
Will Saturday go ahead?? | | | |
| Postponement Shows Moving Away Fans Is Folly on 17:18 - Mar 6 with 3931 views | 1ASIN12 |
| Postponement Shows Moving Away Fans Is Folly on 17:00 - Mar 6 by saint22 |
Will Saturday go ahead?? |
I’d like to think the fire will be out by then | | | |
| Postponement Shows Moving Away Fans Is Folly on 17:19 - Mar 6 with 3931 views | grumpy |
| Postponement Shows Moving Away Fans Is Folly on 16:58 - Mar 6 by saintmark1976 |
Nick, the folly is nothing to do with a one off fire.
The ongoing folly is thinking it’s sensible to have the away fans moved to an area next to the family centre. |
Are you talking about the family zone? |  | | |
| Postponement Shows Moving Away Fans Is Folly on 17:23 - Mar 6 with 3916 views | TimSaint |
| Postponement Shows Moving Away Fans Is Folly on 16:58 - Mar 6 by saintmark1976 |
Nick, the folly is nothing to do with a one off fire.
The ongoing folly is thinking it’s sensible to have the away fans moved to an area next to the family centre. |
The proposals involve moving the away fans into the current family centre section and a little more on both sides. The family centre would then move to the Itchen / Chapel corner.
....so close to, but not next to the family centre. |  |
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| Postponement Shows Moving Away Fans Is Folly on 17:26 - Mar 6 with 3905 views | grumpy |
| Postponement Shows Moving Away Fans Is Folly on 17:23 - Mar 6 by TimSaint |
The proposals involve moving the away fans into the current family centre section and a little more on both sides. The family centre would then move to the Itchen / Chapel corner.
....so close to, but not next to the family centre. |
I wouldn't say they were close to the away fans.
Sometimes people talk about the away fans as the devil incarnate,its nothing like the 60/70s. [Post edited 6 Mar 17:29]
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| Postponement Shows Moving Away Fans Is Folly on 17:46 - Mar 6 with 3852 views | Number_58 |
What has any of this got to do with Johan Folly? |  | | |
| Postponement Shows Moving Away Fans Is Folly on 18:11 - Mar 6 with 3813 views | saintmark1976 |
| Postponement Shows Moving Away Fans Is Folly on 17:26 - Mar 6 by grumpy |
I wouldn't say they were close to the away fans.
Sometimes people talk about the away fans as the devil incarnate,its nothing like the 60/70s. [Post edited 6 Mar 17:29]
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So at the present time the family centre and family zone are literally as far away from the away fans as is possible.
Agreed, it’s not the 60/70s but if I were a parent taking kids to the game I would be far happier mixing with home fans before and after a game,rather than intoxicated scum, as was recently the case with Millwall. | |
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| Postponement Shows Moving Away Fans Is Folly on 18:21 - Mar 6 with 3785 views | grumpy |
| Postponement Shows Moving Away Fans Is Folly on 18:11 - Mar 6 by saintmark1976 |
So at the present time the family centre and family zone are literally as far away from the away fans as is possible.
Agreed, it’s not the 60/70s but if I were a parent taking kids to the game I would be far happier mixing with home fans before and after a game,rather than intoxicated scum, as was recently the case with Millwall. |
The answer is to keep away fans in the ground at the final whistle,happens at a lot of grounds. | | | |
| Postponement Shows Moving Away Fans Is Folly on 18:50 - Mar 6 with 3737 views | Southamptonfan |
| Postponement Shows Moving Away Fans Is Folly on 18:21 - Mar 6 by grumpy |
The answer is to keep away fans in the ground at the final whistle,happens at a lot of grounds. |
They did try to keep the Millwall fans in. They were bashing in the gates, abusing the stewards, pushing and shoving in the concourses, so they had to let them out. | |
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| Postponement Shows Moving Away Fans Is Folly on 19:03 - Mar 6 with 3689 views | 1885_SFC |
| Postponement Shows Moving Away Fans Is Folly on 17:00 - Mar 6 by saint22 |
Will Saturday go ahead?? |
Providing there's no asbestos found I'd imagine so. |  |
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| Postponement Shows Moving Away Fans Is Folly on 19:32 - Mar 6 with 3652 views | grumpy |
| Postponement Shows Moving Away Fans Is Folly on 18:50 - Mar 6 by Southamptonfan |
They did try to keep the Millwall fans in. They were bashing in the gates, abusing the stewards, pushing and shoving in the concourses, so they had to let them out. |
What were the Police doing? | | | |
| Postponement Shows Moving Away Fans Is Folly on 19:41 - Mar 6 with 3631 views | Southamptonfan |
| Postponement Shows Moving Away Fans Is Folly on 19:32 - Mar 6 by grumpy |
What were the Police doing? |
Trying to hold them back, but Millwall were surging forward I heard and it got too dangerous, people were being crushed in the concourses with 3000 Millwall pushing forward so they had to open the gates. Millwall were absolute drug crazed alcohol fueled animals. | |
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| Postponement Shows Moving Away Fans Is Folly on 20:16 - Mar 6 with 3577 views | grumpy |
| Postponement Shows Moving Away Fans Is Folly on 19:41 - Mar 6 by Southamptonfan |
Trying to hold them back, but Millwall were surging forward I heard and it got too dangerous, people were being crushed in the concourses with 3000 Millwall pushing forward so they had to open the gates. Millwall were absolute drug crazed alcohol fueled animals. |
I don't get why people behave like that.
Is it to look tough?You just look stupid. | | | |
| Postponement Shows Moving Away Fans Is Folly on 21:09 - Mar 6 with 3503 views | Southamptonfan |
| Postponement Shows Moving Away Fans Is Folly on 20:16 - Mar 6 by grumpy |
I don't get why people behave like that.
Is it to look tough?You just look stupid. |
Yep. I've not seen many fans as bad as Millwall, but Birmingham also threw bottles at our fans on Saturday from the upper tier. All the Millwall hooligans just got all their thugs together for a Saturday game, at an ex PL club, new manager, drink and drugs on the train there and back, a one club city to come and cause chaos. Millwall, in particular just attract all the hooligans who want a massive ruck. Some fans like that support Millwall just for that reason and arn't even from the area. It's interesting how certain clubs are so bad and some teams like Norwich, Watford, Rotherham are as friendly as you like. [Post edited 6 Mar 21:11]
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| Postponement Shows Moving Away Fans Is Folly on 05:06 - Mar 7 with 3320 views | sledger |
with all the talk of moving the away fans into the chapel end and the parking of coaches there as well does anyone else find it strange that these units next to the ground mysteriously burn down perhaps aiiowing saints to purchase and extend the car park or am i just being cynical | | | |
| Postponement Shows Moving Away Fans Is Folly on 05:50 - Mar 7 with 3298 views | saintwizzler |
| Postponement Shows Moving Away Fans Is Folly on 05:06 - Mar 7 by sledger |
with all the talk of moving the away fans into the chapel end and the parking of coaches there as well does anyone else find it strange that these units next to the ground mysteriously burn down perhaps aiiowing saints to purchase and extend the car park or am i just being cynical |
Yes Southampton Football Club committing arson so they can move the away fans does sound feasible. |  |
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| Postponement Shows Moving Away Fans Is Folly on 07:28 - Mar 7 with 3232 views | Jellybaby |
| Postponement Shows Moving Away Fans Is Folly on 05:06 - Mar 7 by sledger |
with all the talk of moving the away fans into the chapel end and the parking of coaches there as well does anyone else find it strange that these units next to the ground mysteriously burn down perhaps aiiowing saints to purchase and extend the car park or am i just being cynical |
Conspiracy theorist!  | |
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| Postponement Shows Moving Away Fans Is Folly on 07:37 - Mar 7 with 3228 views | Buggalugs |
| Postponement Shows Moving Away Fans Is Folly on 05:50 - Mar 7 by saintwizzler |
Yes Southampton Football Club committing arson so they can move the away fans does sound feasible. |
There's a reason they call it a mongboard. |  |
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| Postponement Shows Moving Away Fans Is Folly on 11:02 - Mar 7 with 3129 views | kingolaf |
We should move the whole ground completely so it’s not under the flight path. What if an aeroplane crashes into the stadium? | | | |
| Postponement Shows Moving Away Fans Is Folly on 11:55 - Mar 7 with 3089 views | 130yrs_and_one_Cup |
| Postponement Shows Moving Away Fans Is Folly on 11:02 - Mar 7 by kingolaf |
We should move the whole ground completely so it’s not under the flight path. What if an aeroplane crashes into the stadium? |
Ideal opportunity to build a new stadium that isn't a totally joyless flatpack, and you could build some atmosphere inside |  |
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| Postponement Shows Moving Away Fans Is Folly on 13:58 - Mar 7 with 3023 views | TimSaint |
| Postponement Shows Moving Away Fans Is Folly on 11:55 - Mar 7 by 130yrs_and_one_Cup |
Ideal opportunity to build a new stadium that isn't a totally joyless flatpack, and you could build some atmosphere inside |
You're reply stinks of jealousy :-) | |
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| Postponement Shows Moving Away Fans Is Folly on 14:33 - Mar 7 with 2992 views | SaintNick |
| Postponement Shows Moving Away Fans Is Folly on 11:55 - Mar 7 by 130yrs_and_one_Cup |
Ideal opportunity to build a new stadium that isn't a totally joyless flatpack, and you could build some atmosphere inside |
If the fire was next to Fratton there would have been a real danger that would have gone up as well, a lot of it is still made of wood isn't it ? | |
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