opinions4u Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 Prozac defused Corney's rant quite well. It was an unforgettable and magnificent moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lukers1 Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 It was an unforgettable and magnificent moment. That it was, I have never witnessed anything quite like it before. I will probably never see it happen ever again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garcon Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 One of the Bury director's was interviewed on Radio Manchester before kick off and said there's a few potential investors who are genuine Bury fans that have been in negotiations with the club over the last couple of days and whilst nothing is signed yet, he says things are looking more positive... Gary and Phil Neville? Sorry to come back to this several pages later, but I'm sure there are other wealthy residents of the borough of Bury besides these two. And anyway, despite appearances I would imagine they've got more sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex_balls Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 We've got some rum fans..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24hoursfromtulsehill Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 Grammatical mistake. Enjoy life in your glass house You can say grammatical if you want, I'm sticking with grammar, and nothing on earth or in heaven will change my mind. Like I said, we all live in glass houses - do you prefer "sunshine" or "flower"? - but some of us have double glazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24hoursfromtulsehill Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 We've got some rum fans..... Not the best looking contestants I've ever seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garcon Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 Grammar schmammar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24hoursfromtulsehill Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 Grammar schmammar. I know! He started it. My policy is to intervene, grammar-wise, only to uphold the first law. After that I'm out of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diego_Sideburns Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 GM Police statement: http://www.oldhamath...ice-773396.aspx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opinions4u Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 GM Police statement: http://www.oldhamath...ice-773396.aspx Greater Manchester Police have issued the following statement in the wake of Latics' fans being locked out of Saturday's npower League One match at Bury. It read: "Bury Football Club’s West Stand is the dedicated stand for away supporters and has a capacity of approximately 2,200. "This was the dedicated stand for Oldham Athletic fans for their fixture on Saturday 13 April 2013 with Bury FC. "It was anticipated by Bury FC that between 1,500 and 2,000 Oldham fans intended to attend this fixture, and therefore they could have been seated in the West Stand. Bury FC didn't think for a second that it would be a good idea to have a contingency plan for a few extra Oldham fans by having a section of the main stand left empty. Even though they were already expecting the away end to be over 90% full. "Shortly before kick off it was apparent that the West Stand was full to capacity, with approximately 150 Oldham fans on the forecourt queuing in an attempt to get into the West Stand. "The Club Safety Officer made the decision, which was supported by the police, in the interests of safety no more Oldham fans would be permitted entry to the ground. This is slightly odd, because, based on these figures, there were still 127 empty seats in the Manchester Road End. "Consideration was given by the Club to facilitate another part of the ground for Oldham fans, but regrettably no another area could be safely secured in the short time that was available before the game kicked off. Even though asking a handful of Bury fans in the main stand to shove up a bit would have been quite easy. "The fans remained on the forecourt and Bury Football Club informed these fans of the Club's decision and the reasons why. This group, to their credit, despite being disappointed dispersed peacefully from the forecourt. "While it is regrettable that some of the Oldham fans could not gain entry to the game, the safety of the public is our number one priority. As such, we thought sending this group to the nearest pub and letting them drink themselves to oblivion was the best course of action. "During the course of the day 10 people were arrested for minor public order offences. The good behaviour of both sets of fans has been recognised and applauded by Bury FC and GMP. Even though this matches the Millwall arrest total at Wembley that got on the main news." Read more at http://www.oldhamathletic.co.uk/news/article/20130415-police-773396.aspx#5GihabhYbFjHTU81.99 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singe Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 Greater Manchester Police have issued the following statement in the wake of Latics' fans being locked out of Saturday's npower League One match at Bury. It read: "Bury Football Club’s West Stand is the dedicated stand for away supporters and has a capacity of approximately 2,200. "This was the dedicated stand for Oldham Athletic fans for their fixture on Saturday 13 April 2013 with Bury FC. "It was anticipated by Bury FC that between 1,500 and 2,000 Oldham fans intended to attend this fixture, and therefore they could have been seated in the West Stand. Bury FC didn't think for a second that it would be a good idea to have a contingency plan for a few extra Oldham fans by having a section of the main stand left empty. Even though they were already expecting the away end to be over 90% full. "Shortly before kick off it was apparent that the West Stand was full to capacity, with approximately 150 Oldham fans on the forecourt queuing in an attempt to get into the West Stand. "The Club Safety Officer made the decision, which was supported by the police, in the interests of safety no more Oldham fans would be permitted entry to the ground. This is slightly odd, because, based on these figures, there were still 127 empty seats in the Manchester Road End. "Consideration was given by the Club to facilitate another part of the ground for Oldham fans, but regrettably no another area could be safely secured in the short time that was available before the game kicked off. Even though asking a handful of Bury fans in the main stand to shove up a bit would have been quite easy. "The fans remained on the forecourt and Bury Football Club informed these fans of the Club's decision and the reasons why. This group, to their credit, despite being disappointed dispersed peacefully from the forecourt. "While it is regrettable that some of the Oldham fans could not gain entry to the game, the safety of the public is our number one priority. As such, we thought sending this group to the nearest pub and letting them drink themselves to oblivion was the best course of action. "During the course of the day 10 people were arrested for minor public order offences. The good behaviour of both sets of fans has been recognised and applauded by Bury FC and GMP. Even though this matches the Millwall arrest total at Wembley that got on the main news." Read more at http://www.oldhamath...abhYbFjHTU81.99 mmm Bury commercial director David Manchester, meanwhile, said that it was difficult to estimate the number of Athletic fans who would travel. ““I think they sold 900 tickets and suddenly more than 2,000 turned up. You can’t legislate for that,” he said. Suddenly? The polcie were aware David, and you are responsible for home arrangements. And as a Commercial Managerwould he not think that it might just be a good idea to plan for a little more? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24hoursfromtulsehill Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 See the picture in the Chron? There's more than 150 there. There's a nice tone about this response and explanation, but it's totally undermined by that one bit of total bull:censored:. GMP listen: we know you're in charge to an extent. You don't have to bull:censored: people routinely to establish that fact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disjointed Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 mmm Bury commercial director David Manchester, meanwhile, said that it was difficult to estimate the number of Athletic fans who would travel. ““I think they sold 900 tickets and suddenly more than 2,000 turned up. You can’t legislate for that,” he said. Suddenly? The polcie were aware David, and you are responsible for home arrangements. And as a Commercial Managerwould he not think that it might just be a good idea to plan for a little more? I would think the commercial manager is like a lot of managers in business, not up to much. There are the odd one or two in every company that are worth having, but the rest have no common sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeP Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 BGT auditions from last Satdi. It's a no from me. Hi Joe P! I hope the Chron did deals with agents for image rights before this was taken... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy_Fent Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 I know people love to over-egg crowd estimations by if there was only 150 fans that didn't get in the ground then I'm a Jamaican Eskimo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garcon Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 I know people love to over-egg crowd estimations by if there was only 150 fans that didn't get in the ground then I'm a Jamaican Eskimo I'm here all week, try the polar bear curry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barryowen Posted April 15, 2013 Author Share Posted April 15, 2013 ALL ticket decision would have helped. !!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudemedic Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 ALL ticket decision would have helped. !!!!!!!! Yes it would have but not as much as a competent bit of intelligence, decent policing and a contingency plan. Plus the ability for someone to actually make the decision, to move home fans, delay kick off and let every one in. Making it all ticket might have made it worse. 2100/2200 tickets sold and a few more OAFC fans not able to buy them would have likely meant even more fans in the home ends. As it was the majority of people left quietly. Bury FC, GMP and to a lesser extent OAFC made errors. It was obvious that a stand with a capacity of 2100/2200 (depending on who you believe) might not have been enough on Friday evening. If people cannot react in 22 hours to a serious problem then they don't deserve to be put in the position. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opinions4u Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 If they could allocate 3,000 seats to Sheffield Utd ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy_Fent Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 (edited) If they could allocate 3,000 seats to Sheffield Utd ... they had issues with the Sheffield United following But commercial director David Manchester said that possibility had been discounted on safety grounds. “We’re damned if we do and damned if we don’t,” he said. “What if we had opened both ends (to away fans) and then only a thousand turned up. “I mean, we were supposed to be getting 3,000 when Sheffield United came here and how many did they bring? 900. “You just don’t know until they turn up in a lot of cases. “They (Oldham) hadn’t sold that many tickets. I think they sold 900 tickets and suddenly more than 2,000 turn up. “You can’t legislate for that. “It was suggested (that we open up a Bury end to the Oldham fans locked out) but it didn’t happen. “There were concerns about safety issues.” http://www.burytimes...t_of_Gigg_Lane/ But even so if they gave us 3000 seats there wouldn't have been an issue on Saturday Edited April 15, 2013 by Tommy_Fent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveoafc Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 If they could allocate 3,000 seats to Sheffield Utd ... Exactly!......how about "let's leave a couple of sections free in the end opposite the main stand, just in case " There were hundreds of empty seats in there and it's not like the bury fans were gonna fill them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshgaz Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 (edited) "A number of supporters stormed the pitch from the away end" when did that happen? No one was ejected either. Edited April 15, 2013 by welshgaz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeslover Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 BGT auditions from last Satdi. It's a no from me. Hi Joe P! Most of that lot would do better on The Voice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudemedic Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 "A number of supporters stormed the pitch from the away end" when did that happen? No one was ejected either. The only fans I saw anywhere near the pitch were those who had been beaten out of the main stand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavinodriscoll Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 "A number of supporters stormed the pitch from the away end" when did that happen? No one was ejected either. only thing i can think of is when we scored loads of fans ran to the barrier to celebrate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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