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Post by Gas Go Marching In on Jan 18, 2015 19:33:29 GMT
left home at 10:36am got parked up in the woking leisure centre car park by 12:50pm had no problem getting in as I was 1st through the away turnstile at 1:06pm no messin all pre planned as I had an inclining it might be busy........ I actually left and got there earlier than that! However didn't go straight into the stadium, 2 hours is a bit mad! Got in the ground just after half 1 and got some grub. Like I said, the organisation was awful but there was always a good chance of that scenario occuring hence I have no sympathy for any fans that got there say 5-10 mins before the match.
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Post by surreygas on Jan 18, 2015 20:06:38 GMT
left home at 10:36am got parked up in the woking leisure centre car park by 12:50pm had no problem getting in as I was 1st through the away turnstile at 1:06pm no messin all pre planned as I had an inclining it might be busy........ I actually left and got there earlier than that! However didn't go straight into the stadium, 2 hours is a bit mad! Got in the ground just after half 1 and got some grub. Like I said, the organisation was awful but there was always a good chance of that scenario occuring hence I have no sympathy for any fans that got there say 5-10 mins before the match.But if all 2,000+ Gasheads turned up at 1.30 there would still be 300 locked out!
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Post by Gas Go Marching In on Jan 18, 2015 20:10:39 GMT
I actually left and got there earlier than that! However didn't go straight into the stadium, 2 hours is a bit mad! Got in the ground just after half 1 and got some grub. Like I said, the organisation was awful but there was always a good chance of that scenario occuring hence I have no sympathy for any fans that got there say 5-10 mins before the match.But if all 2,000+ Gasheads turned up at 1.30 there would still be 300 locked out! Yes. Which in that case would have really shown Woking and the police up. Like I say it's easy to blame others but sometimes you have to blame yourself as well.
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Post by surreygas on Jan 18, 2015 20:18:47 GMT
But if all 2,000+ Gasheads turned up at 1.30 there would still be 300 locked out! Yes. Which in that case would have really shown Woking and the police up. Like I say it's easy to blame others but sometimes you have to blame yourself as well. Its irrelevant who is 'shown up'. 300 fans more than the away capacity turned up believing they would not have a problem getting into the ground. I dont see why I have to turn up 2 hours before the game starts to ensure I can get in. This is the 21st century where a bit of organisation and communication goes a long way towards ensuring football fans have an enjoyable experience without spending 2 hours in a cold stadium waiting for the game to start
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Post by gheadray on Jan 18, 2015 20:20:54 GMT
Right having been to loads of away games I have to say the organisation was terrible we got in at 2.30 2 of us went to the toilets and the stewards wouldn't let us get back to where we were stood near the half way line the stewards were rude and children and woman couldn't see because they were in the way it's so obvious all they had to do was move the Woking fans round the stadium a bit (which they moved any way 2nd half) and we would all been more comfortable and been able to see the game in all the years watching the Gas this has to go down as a total shambles and it was totally Wokings fault coupled with the Surrey police ! e
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Post by Gas Go Marching In on Jan 18, 2015 20:22:16 GMT
Yes. Which in that case would have really shown Woking and the police up. Like I say it's easy to blame others but sometimes you have to blame yourself as well. Its irrelevant who is 'shown up'. 300 fans more than the away capacity turned up believing they would not have a problem getting into the ground. I dont see why I have to turn up 2 hours before the game starts to ensure I can get in. This is the 21st century where a bit of organisation and communication goes a long way towards ensuring football fans have an enjoyable experience without spending 2 hours in a cold stadium waiting for the game to start Who said 2 hours early? The first away fan said he got in at 13:06.
With it being pay on the day there was always the possibility that some were going to have trouble getting in. If you got there over half an hour before say then I feel your sympathy but if you get there just before the match starts then you are obviously haven't planned your day very well.
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Post by gheadray on Jan 18, 2015 20:25:58 GMT
This has nothing to do with planning your day which we did very well but it's about treating fans as humans it's not a good experience taking kids to any game being searched and having dogs barking at you the stewards and police were a disgrace we came to watch a football match not be intimated !
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Post by surreygas on Jan 18, 2015 20:30:51 GMT
Its irrelevant who is 'shown up'. 300 fans more than the away capacity turned up believing they would not have a problem getting into the ground. I dont see why I have to turn up 2 hours before the game starts to ensure I can get in. This is the 21st century where a bit of organisation and communication goes a long way towards ensuring football fans have an enjoyable experience without spending 2 hours in a cold stadium waiting for the game to start Who said 2 hours early? The first away fan said he got in at 13:06.
With it being pay on the day there was always the possibility that some were going to have trouble getting in. If you got there over half an hour before say then I feel your sympathy but if you get there just before the match starts then you are obviously haven't planned your day very well. I planned my day in the normal way. I met my Gashead mates about 11.15. We went to town for some drinks and food and had a good time watching the Barnet game and having a good old chat. At 2.15 we headed over to the ground. Why would anyone want to stand out in the freezing cold for 1 hour and 55 minutes (apologies for exaggerating about it being 2 hours) or 1 hour 30 minutes when you can enjoy a friendly chat with fellow Gasheads (and Woking fans) in the warmth of a friendly pub before heading over to the game 15 minutes before kick-off . The stadium capacity is 6,000 and Woking's average home crowd is less than 2,000. There is no reason why anyone had to be locked out irrespective of when they turned up.
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Post by Gas Go Marching In on Jan 18, 2015 20:34:19 GMT
Who said 2 hours early? The first away fan said he got in at 13:06.
With it being pay on the day there was always the possibility that some were going to have trouble getting in. If you got there over half an hour before say then I feel your sympathy but if you get there just before the match starts then you are obviously haven't planned your day very well. I planned my day in the normal way. I met my Gashead mates about 11.15. We went to town for some drinks and food and had a good time watching the Barnet game and having a good old chat. At 2.15 we headed over to the ground. Why would anyone want to stand out in the freezing cold for 1 hour and 55 minutes (apologies for exaggerating about it being 2 hours) or 1 hour 30 minutes when you can enjoy a friendly chat with fellow Gasheads (and Woking fans) in the warmth of a friendly pub before heading over to the game 15 minutes before kick-off . The stadium capacity is 6,000 and Woking's average home crowd is less than 2,000. There is no reason why anyone had to be locked out irrespective of when they turned up. So you didn't get in? Sounds like a bit of complacency on your part. Yes they should have organised it better but you should also of got their earlier to guarantee a ticket.
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Post by torontogaz on Jan 18, 2015 20:37:30 GMT
Q, what does the time you get there have anything to do with getting in? if everyone showed up at 9am some would still not have got in.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 18, 2015 20:42:07 GMT
Q, what does the time you get there have anything to do with getting in? if everyone showed up at 9am some would still not have got in. They would.just have been locked out earlier.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 18, 2015 20:44:15 GMT
I planned my day in the normal way. I met my Gashead mates about 11.15. We went to town for some drinks and food and had a good time watching the Barnet game and having a good old chat. At 2.15 we headed over to the ground. Why would anyone want to stand out in the freezing cold for 1 hour and 55 minutes (apologies for exaggerating about it being 2 hours) or 1 hour 30 minutes when you can enjoy a friendly chat with fellow Gasheads (and Woking fans) in the warmth of a friendly pub before heading over to the game 15 minutes before kick-off . The stadium capacity is 6,000 and Woking's average home crowd is less than 2,000. There is no reason why anyone had to be locked out irrespective of when they turned up. So you didn't get in? Sounds like a bit of complacency on your part. Yes they should have organised it better but you should also of got their earlier to guarantee a ticket. If he left for the ground at 2:15, I doubt it. I got in at 2:40 due to poor traffic in and around the centre. You're really accusing anyone who didn't get in of 'complacency'? There was space for 2000 more in that stadium. If Surrey police and Woking had put their heads together they could have created more segregation in one of the home sections (plenty of space and police to do it) and bagged themselves an extra £5k in the process. It's not rocket science. They did it at Torquay a few years ago and they did it at Nuneaton - Woking and Surrey police's set up was shambolic both outside and inside the ground.
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Post by surreygas on Jan 18, 2015 20:49:16 GMT
I planned my day in the normal way. I met my Gashead mates about 11.15. We went to town for some drinks and food and had a good time watching the Barnet game and having a good old chat. At 2.15 we headed over to the ground. Why would anyone want to stand out in the freezing cold for 1 hour and 55 minutes (apologies for exaggerating about it being 2 hours) or 1 hour 30 minutes when you can enjoy a friendly chat with fellow Gasheads (and Woking fans) in the warmth of a friendly pub before heading over to the game 15 minutes before kick-off . The stadium capacity is 6,000 and Woking's average home crowd is less than 2,000. There is no reason why anyone had to be locked out irrespective of when they turned up. So you didn't get in? Sounds like a bit of complacency on your part. Yes they should have organised it better but you should also of got their earlier to guarantee a ticket. I didnt say I didnt get in. The fact is fans who arrived just after me didnt get in but should have based on the informatoin that had been provided by both clubs beforehand. You can accuse the clubs of being complacent but no way can the fans be accused of complacency based on the information relaesed by both clubs. The fact is, if all fans had turned up earlier it would not have increased the away capacity to accomodate all Gasheads.
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Post by Lwggas on Jan 18, 2015 20:50:57 GMT
Gas go marching in, your making yourself look a right helmet here.
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Post by Gas Go Marching In on Jan 18, 2015 21:00:05 GMT
Gas go marching in, your making yourself look a right helmet here. I will take that all day long over not looking like a helmet yesterday because I arrived too late.
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Post by Gas Go Marching In on Jan 18, 2015 21:01:42 GMT
Q, what does the time you get there have anything to do with getting in? if everyone showed up at 9am some would still not have got in. A. In the very very unlikely event of this occurring then you would be extremely unfortunate. Biug difference between arriving 6 hours early for an event though and 10 minutes before the event.
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Post by Gas Go Marching In on Jan 18, 2015 21:04:16 GMT
So you didn't get in? Sounds like a bit of complacency on your part. Yes they should have organised it better but you should also of got their earlier to guarantee a ticket. I didnt say I didnt get in. The fact is fans who arrived just after me didnt get in but should have based on the informatoin that had been provided by both clubs beforehand. You can accuse the clubs of being complacent but no way can the fans be accused of complacency based on the information relaesed by both clubs. The fact is, if all fans had turned up earlier it would not have increased the away capacity to accomodate all Gasheads. No, I agree if fans had got there a lot earlier and not allowed in then fair enough. I'm not defending the clubs or the police. Fans do have to take their fair share of responsibilty though if they got there at the last minute.
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Post by Topper Gas on Jan 18, 2015 21:27:51 GMT
Out of interest when was a Rovers fan last locked out of an away ground for arriving at 2:45, or 7:30 if you want to be pedantic? The only time I can recall that happening was at AG decades ago, but a game in Bristol is an exception to the rule anyway.
If fans had been warned they might have problems getting in then I can see you can say it was their own fault but I can't recall anybody saying there would be any problems yesterday.
Although if everyone had arrived by 2pm yesterday there would have expected still been 300 locked out anyway.
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Post by Gas Go Marching In on Jan 18, 2015 21:37:36 GMT
Out of interest when was a Rovers fan last locked out of an away ground for arriving at 2:45, or 7:30 if you want to be pedantic? The only time I can recall that happening was at AG decades ago, but a game in Bristol is an exception to the rule anyway. If fans had been warned they might have problems getting in then I can see you can say it was their own fault but I can't recall anybody saying there would be any problems yesterday. Although if everyone had arrived by 2pm yesterday there would have expected still been 300 locked out anyway. If you read the "Woking News" thread then you will see that somebody did actually foresee there being problems prior to the match. That person being me.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2015 0:33:30 GMT
Not really much point sticking up for the police on this one Weezord . They could have saved the situation but couldn't be arsed . Just don't help themselves sometimes. A Woking spokesperson has apparently confirmed they couldnt let anymore gas in because their safety certificate wouldn't allow it. They don't mention the police. Not sure how the police could've 'saved the situation' despite them not being 'arsed'? Don't get those comments at all mate.
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