Olympic Stadium Discussion and Questions

[goa127]

Rock up two minutes late and you breeze through security! I've managed to miss the first few minutes of a few games and it does avoid the queue at security! Evening games are probably worst for queues because everyone arrives at the same time. I've got to say the queues this season haven't really been bad, I've never had to wait more than 5 minutes

[Albie Beck]

West Brom also took forever to get in a couple of years ago but that was generally well managed with a bit of banter and humour.

Yeah, but there was also the police sergeant hovering just behind the very slow security and he was just waiting for someone to overstep. There's normally no OB in evidence around the LS security checks.

I think the problem is that if there was someone who wanted to "do something bad", they wouldn't even have to access the stadium to achieve the desired result given the vast queues and congestion this system is producing.

Quite right - you only need a crowd, it doesn't have to actually be inside the venue. Wasn't that the case in Paris?

[Colours never run]

I think the problem is that if there was someone who wanted to "do something bad", they wouldn't even have to access the stadium to achieve the desired result given the vast queues and congestion this system is producing.

I've come to the conclusion, the checkpoints situated as they are are not for the crowds benefit but to protect the Stadium itself.

If it was for people's genuine safety bearing in mind suicide bombers, they wouldn't be setting up these potential catastrophic hoardings of people. It just doesn't make sense and counter productive putting many lives at risk which leads me to genuinely believe we do it only to protect the structure of the stadium.

[NorthBankAlliance]

Quite right - you only need a crowd, it doesn't have to actually be inside the venue. Wasn't that the case in Paris?

Or you just become a steward & do it that.

If something is going to happen it will happen regardless, as bad as that sounds...

[Coops]

Or you just become a steward & do it that.

I bet you could 'become' a steward by just turning up in a hi-viz a few hour before the match.

[NorthBankAlliance]

I bet you could 'become' a steward by just turning up in a hi-viz a few hour before the match.

Agreed!

[Crouchend_Hammer]

Let's be honest, if someone wanted to detonate a bomb either in the stadium or outside the stadium, the chances of it succeeding would come down the level of intelligence that the security services had.

If they knew about it, it would be stopped before it got anywhere near the stadium, if they didn't it would likely succeed (to some extent)

Having some part-time stewards conduct a very hit or miss body search and a cursory check of bags will not make a blind of difference IMHO

Personally, think they should just get rid of it and everyone takes their chances

[goa127]

It's obvious small scale devices could be smuggled through, but a full-scale suicide vest probably wouldn't. I'm not an explosive expert but a device detonated in the open air will have only a fraction of the impact of one detonated inside the stadium. The security checks can be irksome, but I'm willing to accept them as a basic level of protection. Someone mentioned Paris. I believe the bomber detonated his device at the perimeter having failed to get through stadium security. This is the aim

[Samba]

Or you just become a steward & do it that.

I bet you could 'become' a steward by just turning up in a hi-viz a few hour before the match.

Don't give me ideas..
Mind you, not with that bad smell that has been present at home games this season.
Some say, since about 2010..

[NorthBankAlliance]

Mind you, not with that bad smell that has been present at home games this season.
Some say, since about 2010..

Quality :lol:

[Up the Junction]

What happened to Brady's comment, due on Monday, on her mate Philip Green?

He's back in the news today. A new piece from The Guardian.

https://www.theguardian.com/business/20 ... are_btn_tw

[Doc H Ball]

‘A number of 7 figure payouts....’

Million quid NDAs! I only got a cup of coffee with my one.

[prophet:marginal]

You should have read the small print.

It was Clearly Not Disclosable, in your case

[Georgee Paris]

Noticed the pic n mix sweet thing today - mate spent £10 on a bag of sweets which was a joke but they said the guy in front spent £20.., seriously some drugs and alcohol cost less

[DaveWHU1964]

Noticed the pic n mix sweet thing today - mate spent £10 on a bag of sweets which was a joke but they said the guy in front spent £20.., seriously some drugs and alcohol cost less

£20? Bloody helll. My ticket for Utrecht v Den Haag tomorrow cost less than that.

[Up the Junction]

seriously some drugs and alcohol cost less

It's funny cos it's true...

And on another note... Any smelly moments today?

http://www.kumb.com/story.php?id=132994

[Georgee Paris]

On a personal note I had several pints of 5.2% tiny rebel and a chicken burger and then a balti pie at half time so anyone down wind of me could and would have noticed a foul stench.

[griff123]

And on another note... Any smelly moments today?

http://www.kumb.com/story.php?id=132994

No smell in first half but 2nd half the smell was pretty bad in block 130

[Beefy's mum]

On a personal note I had several pints of 5.2% tiny rebel and a chicken burger and then a balti pie at half time so anyone down wind of me could and would have noticed a foul stench.

That's a hell of a lot to eat and drink at half time!!

I had a cup of tea.

[Lt. Discussion]

Up in 256 it was mainly weed you could smell, pretty much all game