Yep………so the only real consequence of the new scheme will be a marginal increase in the number of tickets available in T2 for the high demand games as the (relatively few ?) ‘gamers‘ in T1 stop buying tickets to pass on, although I suppose we still have the risk of non-member troublemakers getting in. Imagine the checks at games that are on general sale or have gone right down the tiers will be minimal going forward.
Exactly a handful of games where a handful of randomly selected supporters will need to spend 5 minutes collecting their tickets in person from the ground they were already going to!
Not sure but he’s been known to turn up at 1901 with ticketless guests and expect the stewards to let them in.
Well yes I agree, but when it’s happened before, the only punishment has been that.
I agree with that, it was just a surprise as it’s happened at other teams, Premier League, The Amex and below and I’ve never seen an ejection for it. When I went to Wembley the other week for England v Germany, half the crowd was sitting there with a beer in their hand. Same with Rochdale v Scunthorpe a few years back, that was all, hardly crime of the century is it.The Brentford stewards wouldn’t have had time to go round confiscating beers from even more idiots. You have to have a deterrent to prevent other people doing similar. Enforcement of rules clearly explained is the only way to achieve it otherwise people take the piss. Much like ensuring the rules on away tickets are observed. Reading this thread I increasingly see the parallels between running a football club and running a classroom. I’ve had all these conversations at school many times
No, just thought they were heavy handed compared to others, maybe other people haven’t seen it as much I have, but then I did go to 200 games last season so there was more opportunity to see it.
I always find it hard to believe fans get slung out for little reason. It’s usually they’re being idiots and get lippy when they’re told to stop.
You can’t use “I sneaked a beer in at blah blah stadium and didn’t get thrown out” as an argument to challenge Brentford’s approach. We all know you can’t do it, so we can’t complain if we get slung out.
I dunno I just don’t necessarily agree with the idea that everyone who has broken a rule, ever, has a completely malicious intention, most people have decided already that anyone chucked out are high level football hooligans, or stealing someone else’s ticket or something. Just an observation I made that maybe it was a little heavy handed (even the Brighton steward at the game agreed with me).
I did read on twitter that Brentford didn’t allow them to do this, not sure the truth in it though, but I certainly do not know anyone who was random ID checked. I’m not sure how they could have done it either considering those from the 1901 club had completely blank tickets, seemed inconsistent.
You went to 200 games last season? Almost a game a day?!
Probably wouldn't be legal.
Several in our group had their wallet contents rifled through by Brentford stewards, under threat of having match ticket torn up if they refused. No ID check though.
This wouldn't surprise me for Palace games in the future. We've seen it with some games already, so called 'bubble matches.'
You haven't read the non-league thread for a while, have you?
I have not. So we're comparing rules/stewarding at Premier League matches with non-league games?!
I think @jackalbion goes to games in every professional and amateur tier. I'm pretty sure he's the feller I met on the way back to Hove after the Man U game who told me he'd been up for the weekend so he could get in another game on the Saturday.
