[Football] Coke bottle thrown

[arfer guinness]

Travelling down on the train yesterday I got talking to a chap who was sitting in the west lower next to Coventry supporters last week. When they scored he said a full coke bottle was thrown narrowly missing him and his young son. He reported this to a nearby steward who did nothing. Just wondered if anyone else witnessed this or if anyone knows if the club have taken any action.

 

[Tekanne]

I do hope the cap was correctly removed by stadium staff as per the rules.

 

[AmexRuislip]

Classic

 

[LowKarate]

Whoever threw that was a complete Zero.

 

[Husty]

Travelling down on the train yesterday I got talking to a chap who was sitting in the west lower next to Coventry supporters last week. When they scored he said a full coke bottle was thrown narrowly missing him and his young son. He reported this to a nearby steward who did nothing. Just wondered if anyone else witnessed this or if anyone knows if the club have taken any action.

What was he expecting the steward to do, personally march over the the away end and confiscate every single plastic bottle so that it didn't happen again?

 

[The Wookiee]

Whoever threw that was a complete Zero.

He thought he was the real thing !

 

[Hampster Gull]

Sprite have been true but suspect it was a Fanta-sy

 

[Monkey Man]

What looked like a bottle was thrown towards the south end goal from the Coventry fans round about the same time as the flare. It landed just behind the net I think.

Not long after that, a Coventry fan from behind the goal was forcibly ejected by stewards.

Was that the incident the bloke on the train was discussing?

 

[Foul Play Rocks]

A mate of mine took his son to that game and also said about bottles and other stuff being thrown. Back in the day it was coins and darts so I guess it’s an improvement.

 

[hart's shirt]

Fortunately, Dr Pepper was on hand.

 

[Questions]

I’d like to reach the crowd to sing,
And furnish it with love.

 

[m20gull]

Travelling down on the train yesterday I got talking to a chap who was sitting in the west lower next to Coventry supporters last week. When they scored he said a full coke bottle was thrown narrowly missing him and his young son. He reported this to a nearby steward who did nothing. Just wondered if anyone else witnessed this or if anyone knows if the club have taken any action.

I certainly witnessed it as it landed on the seat directly in front of me. It wasn't that the stewards did nothing but they were just plain not interested. Of course they were not going to do anything directly but incidents like this need to be logged for determining future responses. It wasn't the only bottle thrown; one landed on the pitch. Given that Coventry had just scored the stewards in front of them should have been paying attention to what was going on in the crowd; my impression was that they were a bit short of numbers.

Oddly, the last time I was nearly hit by a bottle was at the Ricoh.

 

[BensGrandad]

I do hope the cap was correctly removed by stadium staff as per the rules.

I hope the club do not start enforcing that because many would be f....d.

 

[Wellesley]

Lucky it wasn't a bottle of 'Lip smacking Pepsi-Cola. '

 

[dejavuatbtn]

I certainly witnessed it as it landed on the seat directly in front of me. It wasn't that the stewards did nothing but they were just plain not interested. Of course they were not going to do anything directly but incidents like this need to be logged for determining future responses. It wasn't the only bottle thrown; one landed on the pitch. Given that Coventry had just scored the stewards in front of them should have been paying attention to what was going on in the crowd; my impression was that they were a bit short of numbers.

Oddly, the last time I was nearly hit by a bottle was at the Ricoh.

If the stewards have not at least reported this then they are not doing their job. One hopes that whoever from the Albion monitors NSC will be seeking some assurances that it was reported.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

What looked like a bottle was thrown towards the south end goal from the Coventry fans round about the same time as the flare. It landed just behind the net I think.

Not long after that, a Coventry fan from behind the goal was forcibly ejected by stewards.

Was that the incident the bloke on the train was discussing?

I saw a Coventry fan being taken out by stewards, but wasn't sure if it was for jumping onto the pitch.

 

[arfer guinness]

What was he expecting the steward to do, personally march over the the away end and confiscate every single plastic bottle so that it didn't happen again?

That's a bit of a silly comment, we encourage families and promote ourselves as a family club. What would have been the reaction if a racist or homophobic remark was made, or is this more serious than possibly injuring a child.

 

[arfer guinness]

What looked like a bottle was thrown towards the south end goal from the Coventry fans round about the same time as the flare. It landed just behind the net I think.

Not long after that, a Coventry fan from behind the goal was forcibly ejected by stewards.

Was that the incident the bloke on the train was discussing?

Possibly it was, as I say I didn't witness it I'm just relaying what was told me on the train.

 

[AmexRuislip]

Oddly, the last time I was nearly hit by a bottle, it was a rare 1901 Rioja.

Corrected for you

 

[Raleigh Chopper]

I heared that a tartan thermos flask was thrown from the east stand yesterday when Swansea scored.