Lower Findus Bar (Closed)

Someone shouted "inbred girl privates" from the family stand area during the minutes silence on Sunday...

Quoted from LongEatonMariner

People seriously have to question why they put red crosses against the above post. Who condones swearing in front of impressionable young children?

I do, if the parents choose to take their kids to a football match and not choose the designated family-friendly stand. I'm not saying parents should not take kids in other stands, I'm just saying if they do, they shouldn't be complaining that the kid has heard some swearing.

Quoted from LH

Someone shouted "inbred girl privates" from the family stand area during the minutes silence on Sunday...

And to me that's when it should be clamped down on. Signs around the Main Stand against abusive language, I'm all for zero-tolerance when it's clear and it's a designated family-friendly area. But all the ground? No.

I agree but obviously for home sell outs people are going to be wherever they can get in. The osmond is an ideal place for this unreserved, over 18s (or 16s maybe) area to be trialled.

Quoted from Simariner

The Lower Findus bar will again be closed for the Lower Findus supporters on NYD (if the attendance is over 4k)

I am not happy about this. As potentially someone who comes to the 'Odd' game will have more right than myself (a ST holder and Trust Member) to be able to enjoy refreshments in the trust bar at half time.

Also how can the club stop people entering the bar from the lower when they don't announce the attendance until 10mins from time. As I think the attendance will be approx the 4k that is stated for non entry.

God knows what they used to do when the club was getting 5k+ fans every game in the Championship.

Shambles!!

surely they can just put a steward on the door and click people in and out? to regulate numbers?

Standing in seated areas is not safe, which is why it is banned.

Went to see a band at Manchester Arena last year and, of course, everyone was standing. Not a problem, or so I thought, until the drunk-up girl behind us lunged forwards for some reason and sent me and a mate tumbling over the seats in front. Luckily, I got away with a few cuts and bruises as did my mate, but he went half way over the balcony as well and a little bit more would have seen him drop 30 feet into the crowd below. That could have been curtains for him or somebody else.

Standing in seated areas just isn't safe - you've got no chance of stopping yourself falling forward if shoved, even accidentally, and that could lead to a domino effect in front.

I wonder what genius thought it would be a good idea to release such a statement. I can see there being a lot of ejections from BP on NYD now. Would the person who posted the threat please explain why he thought it would be beneficial to post something like this on the official website bearing in mind it would have been an normal game and people would have   sat down as normal. Now the club has put a statement like this they will get a reaction from certain areas of the crowd and have just dug a hole for themselves. Its such a shame when all the hard work the commercial department has put in and  the extra cash it has generated will be cancelled out by the amount of young Grimsby Town fans being driven away from there local team for the way they are treated.

Quoted from LH

I agree but obviously for home sell outs people are going to be wherever they can get in. The osmond is an ideal place for this unreserved, over 18s (or 16s maybe) area to be trialled.

There was supposed to be a trial against Dartford earlier on in the season but the club went back on there word apparently.

So two points highlighted in the statement...

I'm sure NYD game will be around the 4000 attendance (give or take)
How are the Stewards going to know if to let fans in to the lower bar or not? So at 3999 home fans it's open? And 4001 fans its shut?

I see the visiting fans stand, Lincoln, the 28 FGR and the handful of Woking fans all stood throughout the game at BP. And no doubt you'll see the 150 or so Macc fans do the same.

I personally only stand during the game when a positive attacking move, corner and goal is happening.

I'm sure the stewards ain't looking forward to NYD game as  there is surely going to be some confrontation on both points

Standing when the team has scored/on the attack is forgivable, standing throughout the game isn't.