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Whalley Red · 31-10-2005, 15:17

What is the situation regarding stewarding at other clubs? Do they all rely on vounteers?

Clearly voluntary stewarding is not effective when there are more than 500 opposing fans and that will always be the case at bigger and more local games and it is these games that generate the passion on the pitch and off it. To blame our players for what happened is scandalous.

There was a basic lack of enforcement of ground rules from the very beginning. Whether it was effective entry into the game - it's hardly Hillsborough, but that is what can happen if fan safety is not put first - or a lack of shepherding the York fans behind the barrier. That is for their safety and also that of our own goalkeeper. The club failed in that respect on Saturday.

31-10-2005, 15:17	#9
Whalley Red Full Member+ Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 669 Liked: 82 times Rep Power: 1653	Re: Stewarding What is the situation regarding stewarding at other clubs? Do they all rely on vounteers? Clearly voluntary stewarding is not effective when there are more than 500 opposing fans and that will always be the case at bigger and more local games and it is these games that generate the passion on the pitch and off it. To blame our players for what happened is scandalous. There was a basic lack of enforcement of ground rules from the very beginning. Whether it was effective entry into the game - it's hardly Hillsborough, but that is what can happen if fan safety is not put first - or a lack of shepherding the York fans behind the barrier. That is for their safety and also that of our own goalkeeper. The club failed in that respect on Saturday.