by Row Z Royal » 05 Jan 2010 19:19
by T.R.O.L.I. » 05 Jan 2010 19:29
by Row Z Royal » 05 Jan 2010 19:30
T.R.O.L.I. I'd imagine at whatever time you want to, RZR.
The East stand has the gates that get shut post kick-off, but I'm pretty sure they're manned throughout the game - so all you'd need to do is wait for one of the stewards to radio for confirmation that your card is valid for the game.
by Sun Tzu » 05 Jan 2010 19:49
by Rex » 05 Jan 2010 19:53
by 1960 » 07 Jan 2010 15:14
Sun Tzu End of half time is really your last chance. Everything is closed up then. You may get let in the East Stand, you may not !
by Sun Tzu » 07 Jan 2010 19:15
1960Sun Tzu End of half time is really your last chance. Everything is closed up then. You may get let in the East Stand, you may not !
I bet the Bradford fans who escaped the stand and came up against the locked gates appreciated this polcy.
by Row Z Royal » 07 Jan 2010 21:24
by brendywendy » 08 Jan 2010 15:41
T.R.O.L.I. I'd imagine at whatever time you want to, RZR.
The East stand has the gates that get shut post kick-off, but I'm pretty sure they're manned throughout the game - so all you'd need to do is wait for one of the stewards to radio for confirmation that your card is valid for the game.
by RoyalBlue » 09 Jan 2010 10:54
Sun Tzu1960Sun Tzu End of half time is really your last chance. Everything is closed up then. You may get let in the East Stand, you may not !
I bet the Bradford fans who escaped the stand and came up against the locked gates appreciated this polcy.
Weren't Bradford prosecuted as a result ?
And of course there is a difference between a door being closed and being locked. There are huge great gates in every concourse with crash bars on the inside !!
by Sun Tzu » 09 Jan 2010 19:25
RoyalBlueSun Tzu1960 I bet the Bradford fans who escaped the stand and came up against the locked gates appreciated this polcy.
Weren't Bradford prosecuted as a result ?
And of course there is a difference between a door being closed and being locked. There are huge great gates in every concourse with crash bars on the inside !!
When we were shown around the stadium as it was being built, Ray Ilsey showed us the turnstiles and told us that after a certain time into the game, they could be switched so that they operated in reverse to allow people to leave early (without using their card to get out). Presumably if they can be and are switched over, it would make late entry after the decreed time pretty difficult, unless common sense had been applied and at least one turnstile left to operate in the entry mode.
by Dirk Gently » 09 Jan 2010 19:44
Sun TzuRoyalBlue When we were shown around the stadium as it was being built, Ray Ilsey showed us the turnstiles and told us that after a certain time into the game, they could be switched so that they operated in reverse to allow people to leave early (without using their card to get out). Presumably if they can be and are switched over, it would make late entry after the decreed time pretty difficult, unless common sense had been applied and at least one turnstile left to operate in the entry mode.
They can be manually reversed, as happens to allow exit at half time for smoking. They aren't automatically reversed and you couldn't use your card to get out as the readers are in the 'outside'. I can't really see why they'd do things that way as the pass gates are all manned by stewards throughout the game and any one leaving early just goes out that way. There's always a turnstile open up until half time, they are all closed after the half time smoking.
Not really sure what Ray was talking about, it may have been an early 'idea' but AFAIK it's never been used and I don;t even think it's possible (or necessary !)
by Gordons Cumming » 09 Jan 2010 23:43
by Row Z Royal » 10 Jan 2010 15:57
Gordons Cumming 10 mins from the end.
That's when the gates are opened.
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