What a load of bollox they we're chatting yesterday! some poor fella hid a bottle lid in his pocket for his coke, and the stewards told him they wern't allowing him in for "lying".... then i got checked and asked to empty my pockets, apparently for the "spirit of the game" and then asked to spit out my gum? WTF?....
Taking your bottle lid off you is fair. Not allowed in for lying is a new one. Spitting out your chewing gum is ludicrous.
new member of staff behind the bar in the pper Rous yesterday, served us with six bottles of Carlsberg all with lids on. Chez complain, if you just accept it then nothing will ever change.
How did they find the bottle top ???? The only way is for a steward to see you srew it back on inside the ground unless they are searching everyones pockets which is bang out of order. If you lob a full bottle of coke it hurts whether the top is on it or not !!
Actually if you think about it budfrog, if you throw a bottle of coke with the lid off then the majority of the coke will not be in the bottle upon impact making the contact less painful if at all. Now if the lid was still on then it's a much hevier object and the impact will be far greater.
outside the ground or in the ground? if there starting searching people thats just bull but if u screwed it back on/off in front of one of them thts just u being a tad stupid
everyone seemed a bit bonkers yesterday. there were loads of security people on the door of the Moon, and they were really stroppy, hats off, no shouting - since when?! I mean, did they really expect a lot of trouble or something? Seemed that way. Also, on the subject of bottle lids, I hate to admit it, but I bought wine the other week (its a bladder issue!!) and they left the lid on that bottle....
Just another case of power crazy fools trying to look big. You have a case for reporting him for calling you a liar.. you werent lying you were simply duping them by sneaking the lid in.. different thing entirely... the lid should have been taken from you and you allowed to enter. Whats next... they wont let henderson play cos he is lying about being able to score a goal?
I would suggest that the next time they ask you to empty your pockets that you ask them if they have a warrant, or ask for a senior member of staff as you are not prepared to show anyone the contents of your pockets unless they have the legal right to search you as this is an infringement on your human rights. Chances are they wont push it. Its likely that if you make a fuss they will leave it as they wont want their name muddied by being over officious.
They were all just bullied at school! Chez, write to the club! I think we need to put a stop to this Green Team lark! We had no problems when the Green Team weren't here and now they are here we're having problems! So much easier just to stop hiring them and go back to how it was before!
In all the years I have been going to Vicarage toad the only time I can remember any trouble at all was when we hosted the scummers in the league cup and they invaded the pitch!! 200 or so of em... but about 40 of the rookery boys soon put a stop to that.. whilst the police and stewards cowered in the corner... what use are they when it comes down to trouble? NONE
200? More like 50 mate... There were Watford lads in the Rous stand and also in the Rookery...these lads left Bushey Arches because Luton didn't show...There were about 150 Watford at Bushey Arches and they split up into two groups...half in lower rous and half in Rookery...I know a few of the blokes that got on the pitch...one posted on the 'fishal MB, and i also know of the chap that gave the Scummer a good shoeing infront of the Rous stand (bald bloke that went off to hospital on a stretcher was a Luton fan)
i know 200 was a bit of an exageration.. but from where i was in the rookery it looked more than 40 lol Basically the point i was trying to make is that there is no need for the green team but if they have to be there then they should concentrate on doing what needs to be done rather than being so dang petty all the time... when that happened with the scum they were nowhere to be seen... likewise the Police were all still outside and finally showed up as it was all over... with so many of the fans now inside there should have been a heavier prescence inside than outside... the only time you would expect trouble at a watford game is when luton come to town.
True, although there have been other instances with Stoke, West Ham and Coventry in recent years, which have led to alot of Watford lads being banned...a few of them from the 2002 row with Coventry are still on a ban but that finishes in a couple of years! The Snot Squad are pathetic and are not needed...they do more harm than good!
And if U think about it, not that much of the liquid actually comes out, meaning it's still quite heavy.
liquid does come out actually, try it at newcastle, throw 2 at the same speed and see what goes further, there will be replays on ssn to help us decide ;D
think some of you misread what i wrote, it was someone else who wasn't allowed into the ground - the chap who was queing up infront of me..... i was only searched and asked to empty my pockets then told to spit out my gum! bloody ridiculous!
Erm...I'm afraid it's not. The Vic is private property and they have the right to place whatever conditions they like upon your entry to the ground. They don't need a warrant as they ask your permission. If you refuse them permission to search you that is your right, but they can then refuse you admission because that is their right. Being in France I don't have a ticket stub to hand but I know that there are a stream of T&C's on the back which although rarely enforced give the club a legal right to bar your entry to the ground regardless of whether you have paid or not. Chez - if you are not happy with the policy you do need to complain. They can't make you spit out your gum, though chances are that by refusing you'd miss the match. You're best to go along with it if you want to watch the match and then complain later. ALWAYS get the name and number of the steward concerned as writing a general letter about 'a steward' will result in you getting a general letter back.
i just don't like the way they frisk you right down your legs well, as though they think i might have a metal bar in my socks. i was told today by a former steward that the reason the bottle lids are not allowed in is not to do with the fact they they can be chucked but is to do with the fact that in an emergency situation, when trod on, a bottle with no lid will compact and allow the person to tred on it, but a bottle with a lid with not compact and so you might slip on it, causing you to fall over and cause a delay in the evacuation
What would they do if i said "i have 3 hand grenades, a bomb and several blunt heavy objects in my jacket, do you wish to search me" ?? ;D
Given that you'd be less dangerous than some of the hot 'food' served in the kiosks no doubt you'd be shown straight to your seat ;D
This is sick (in my opinion but true). A friend of mine is a ST holder at another club and they started going OTT regarding searching at his club. So the next game him and all his mates went too they all took tampons with them and covered them in ketchup to make them look used. When the stewards checked their pockets, apparantly the stewards almost died! So stewards beware!!
lol !! They now have notices at the kiosk saying "content of pies may cause burning" well how about turning the oven down !?!? Just a suggestion. ;D hahaha brilliant
I must say that I think taking the lids of drinks is ridiculous, I saw kenny jacketts dad have a big argument with some stewards who insisted he took the lid off his drink. Whilst it makes sense to a point, what i find baffling is the fact that an umbrella is allowed to be taken in, as are thermos flasks. I think that this shoes that common sense does ned to be used.
I never get searched going into the vic , i nomally always take a drink in and hide the cap in my pocket.
Or you could take a spare bottle cap in with you? Keep the original cap on the drink and the steward will think he's taken it off you, then you put the spare cap on when you get in the ground?
my brother just puts the bag under his coat and we make sure the stewards cant see the lump on his back.
Stewards are stupid. I once opened my bag, the bloke took a clear look at the can of coke and camera inside and proceeded to let me in. Didn't even bat an eyelid.
