FabSwingers.com forum: Flares getting into football grounds

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

With the country on such a high terror alert at the moment it has to be concerning the amount of flares still currently getting into football grounds?

They are brought in to be fun and never meant to course injury but These things can cause serious damage if it lands in the skin of an individual.

My point however is the are a forbidden item which staff should be looking for. However every Saturday some d*unken idiot will always manage to set a flare of it a football ground.

It shows how easy it is to get supposedly forbidden items into grounds.

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By *its_n_piecesCouple
over a year ago

i remember when everybody wore flares to the football in the seventies .... how times have changed.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"With the country on such a high terror alert at the moment it has to be concerning the amount of flares still currently getting into football grounds?

They are brought in to be fun and never meant to course injury but These things can cause serious damage if it lands in the skin of an individual.

My point however is the are a forbidden item which staff should be looking for. However every Saturday some d*unken idiot will always manage to set a flare of it a football ground.

It shows how easy it is to get supposedly forbidden items into grounds. "

Easy - kids smuggle them in

Stewards never search kids

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I have seen my 78 year old mum patted down properly before going into grounds and others not searched at all.

And yes it is right that they give them to the kids to look after.

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By *enard ArgenteMan
over a year ago

London and France

If you enforced the sort of searching that eliminated flares ( they are pretty small)

It would take about 6 hours to get everyone in the stadium .

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

They burn at anything up to 1600 degrees.

Simple solution, ban them.

Anyone lighting one or carrying one, lifetime ban from all football grounds.

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By *enard ArgenteMan
over a year ago

London and France

Surely anyone firing one in a stadium would be banned?

Personally I couldn't care less; I detest football , and everything about it.

But I can't believe there are not already measures in place to deal with offenders if caught?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Surely anyone firing one in a stadium would be banned?

Personally I couldn't care less; I detest football , and everything about it.

But I can't believe there are not already measures in place to deal with offenders if caught?"

It is a banning order for anyone who is found to let them off. Sadly most of the time you cannot tell who has let it off.

Stewarding in most grounds is very poor.

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By *irkby coupleCouple
over a year ago

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By *irkby coupleCouple
over a year ago

Kirkby

I've never seen a flare used at a football match when I've been there, I doubt it's as big a problem as you make out.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Surely anyone firing one in a stadium would be banned?

Personally I couldn't care less; I detest football , and everything about it.

But I can't believe there are not already measures in place to deal with offenders if caught?

It is a banning order for anyone who is found to let them off. Sadly most of the time you cannot tell who has let it off.

Stewarding in most grounds is very poor."

Your mean they can't track them down with CCTV?

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Unfortuantly at st Mary's it's a regular scene not just away fans but our home fans too.

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By *ust RachelTV/TS
over a year ago

Horsham

"With the country on such a high terror alert at the moment it has to be concerning the amount of flares still currently getting into football grounds?

They are brought in to be fun and never meant to course injury but These things can cause serious damage if it lands in the skin of an individual.

My point however is the are a forbidden item which staff should be looking for. However every Saturday some d*unken idiot will always manage to set a flare of it a football ground.

It shows how easy it is to get supposedly forbidden items into grounds. "

Considering they are classed as an explosive substance, I personally believe they should be stopped getting into football stadiums.

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By *oachman 9CoolMan
over a year ago

derby

When I first saw this post I thought it was about flares you wore reminding Me of the 1970,s, these and the actual Flares being talked about I did,nt Particularly like then, and the torch Like ones I still don,t like and think They are Dangerous where ever they are Used and with safety laws more about I,m Surprised flares have not be Categorised As such and banned, its has thou their Always waiting for a tragedy to happen before anything is Done.. haveing said that I,m unsure If Any tragedys have occured..?

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By *oachman 9CoolMan
over a year ago

derby

"They burn at anything up to 1600 degrees.

Simple solution, ban them.

Anyone lighting one or carrying one, lifetime ban from all football grounds.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

The point of the post is they are banned and a forbidden item. Security is meant to be at its tightest due to terror threat but they get it I stadiums every week

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By *oachman 9CoolMan
over a year ago

derby

I over looked the banned part, which is a Good thing, there are always enough Idiots Around to cause Unnessary mayhem Where ever it may be, not for one minute Would any of them think about terror threats if it was up on screens in Front Of them and if they did they,d carry on Regardless, another useless sad side of Society we have but could be the same Anywhere if they can get away with it.

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By *ikeC81Man
over a year ago

harrow

At old Trafford I get a full pat down and doubt i could get one in I wanted to

The best atmosphere I have ever had was at Wembley vs Poland and all the poles had flares going off

A proper old school atmosphere

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