Flare at P'boro

[Swollen ankles 0]

http://www.tribalfootball.com/articles/norwich-seek-fan-setting-flare-3749301

Ridiculous it was brilliant and added to the day. Hope the person who set it off get''s away with it unless it''s BWC or Tilly

[GJL Mid-Norfolk Canary 2,035]

I assume the rule of "you don''t grass on your own" will apply here??..............pathetic from the football club

[Waveney Canary 0]

What if the people effected by the flare were severely asthmatic and ended up in hospital because of a severe attack amused by the smoke. Would u regard it as a big laugh. I hope they are caught and banned

[GJL Mid-Norfolk Canary 2,035]

[quote user="Grant Holts Cod piece"]What if the people effected by the flare were severely asthmatic and ended up in hospital because of a severe attack amused by the smoke. Would u regard it as a big laugh. I hope they are caught and banned[/quote]

slight over-dramitisation?!.....and had anything like that have happened ,I''d imagine we''d have heard something about it?!

If there was a problem ,or if anybody had a problem at the time why weren''t police/stewards called upon at the time?, what''s to be gained by all of this in hindsight??

[Waveney Canary 0]

U miss the point the person letting off the flare had no idea of the consequences of doing it. In other words self sh@t who didn''t give a damn. There is a reason why they are banned

[GJL Mid-Norfolk Canary 2,035]

I''ll ask again, if there was a problem, why didnt the stewards/police indentify at the time?

[Waveney Canary 0]

Suggest u ask them but the person did it broke the ground rules putting others around them in harms way. I am 100 percent beind the club in getting them and punishing them and I hope right minded fans agree

[Wings of a Sparrow 1,708]

Do you ever stand at all in the seated areas GHCP?

[Swollen ankles 0]

Thought it was great and I have had to use an inhaler during sports when young and I was fine. I have noticed alot of these flares smokebombs going off in the last few years same person? or group?

[mel0 0]

[quote user="Grant Holts Cod piece"]U miss the point the person letting off the flare had no idea of the consequences of doing it. In other words self sh@t who didn''t give a damn. There is a reason why they are banned[/quote]

Dont see people dying from them every week in Italy/Germany wherever, or at concerts in this country.

[TheRock 192]

Pretty pathetic from the club, it was a flare, not a hand grenade.Am I right in thinking that there wasn''t anything mentioned by the club for the Villa supporter''s set of flares?

[nu_matik 184]

I personally thought it was great...it was right near me, and I am asthmatic, had no effect apart from taking the atmosphere up a notch! More of the same please! Pretty disappointed in the club and haven''t said that in a long while.

[Bws Cat 0]

I really don''t know what this fascination with pryotechnics are these days.

It''s a very primitive form of ''atmosphere''. I don''t want some twat swinging it around me, or some children as well. Times have changed.

[Yellow Wal 315]

What a great way of creating an atmosphere ........... it''s so good that perhaps next week we will get another hundred people copying it and letting theirs of at the same time!

[lake district canary 4,836]

Oh dear,  it seems as if  the "I''m all right" brigade are out again.   

In my book its ok to do something as long as you are not spoiling things for anyone else.   Unfortunately, these days, people seem to think they have the right to do whatever they like, regardless of others. 

We should look out for others not just  look to please ourselves.

Flares are not a safe thing to let off in a crowd.   Its not rocket science.

[......and Smith must score. 1,600]

It''s disgusting that someone let off a flare.........I went to see Posh v Ipswich a couple of years ago and the Ipswich fans set off TWO !! ( there was less off them there that night ).Shame on you.... [;)]

[City penguin 0]

If anything i think we need more flares. Are they really that dangerous?

[lake district canary 4,836]

[quote user="City penguin"]If anything i think we need more flares. Are they really that dangerous?[/quote]

      

I rest my case.

[Snakepit Ric 0]

I do hope any body with asthma was sitting down and not in the terrace ;)

For this reason no body was harmed and it was just a laugh.

Lets hope the person does not get arrested and stoned alive !!

[City penguin 0]

Thats just a photo of lots of flares, i can''t see the first picture. Was anybody actually injured in this incident?

[Area 52 0]

Lets start by pointing out the difference between a flare (pictured in the previous post) and a smoke grenade (as set off at the recent Aston Villa cup fixture)

A flare cannot be extinguished once ignited and burns at a very high temperature, do I need to explain the implications of letting these off in a confined space?

A smoke grenade omits smoke but does not burn at a high temperature but can cause irritation in a confined space.

While both of these carry significant risks, has anyone considered any of the other implications.

The amount of smoke generated by these items has the potential to activate the  automatic fire alarm system, evacuation of the stadium, abandonment of the fixture and a fine for not preventing the use of such items.

Ok I guess i''m being slightly melodramatic but the situation (or part thereof) could arise.

I know some people claim that we live in a ''Nanny State'' but these rules, that some of us choose to ignore, are not there to just p**s everybody off, they are applied after much consideration, by ''professional'' people.

Before I finish lets just think about the issues and discussions we might have been having had they had let the flare off in the seated part of London road.

How many of you that approve of such actions are aware that the seats in that stand were made of wood.

Melodramatic again ? maybe but who''s prepared to take the risk ?

[Indy 3,477]

Totally agree with LDC!

[Proper Charlie 0]

I didn''t realise flares were back in, i will have to break mine out of the wardrobe and put the chinos away for a bit.

[Murphy and the Bricks 0]

What people fail to understand is that these things cost the club money in fines etc by the FA etc....same as standing!!!! At almost every game now there is a member of the FLA...if not the referee writes a report as he did about the flare....they club are then brought to account

Every penny that is spent on these mindless, stupid, worthless fans(I use the word fan loosely) is a penny less the club has to spend on transfers, or ground improvements etc...all the thing that may benefit fans!!!!

Its quite simple really but still people fail to see it!!!!

[Henry 0]

Perhaps the club would allow glow sticks?

Then again ... you could have someones eye out waving it about like an irresponsible hooligan.

[Swollen ankles 0]

Grant Holts Cod piece am I right in suggesting you are a labour supporter and your favourite sandwich is prawn mayonnaise?

[Waveney Canary 0]

[quote user="BW"]Grant Holts Cod piece am I right in suggesting you are a labour supporter and your favourite sandwich is prawn mayonnaise?[/quote]

Not at all I sit in the river end upper love worthers originals and a nice tartan blanket. That aside I do most away games and generally the fans who travel are vocal behind the team and very well behaved. By allocating tickets for this game direct to general sale we allowed some thugs to attend who would not normally be there resulting in some fans urinating behind the stands, letting of flares etc and generally behaving like binners than a canary. I hope David McNally has understood the consequences of moving away from the tried and tested. In fact will go and email him now to make the point!!

[Shankslad 0]

Could be worse!

 

At least he (they) didn''t light up a cigarette!!!

 

It was the continental fans and South Americans who seem to have started a penchant for flares and smoke bombs etc.   Any pyrotechnic set off in a confined space crowded with people is not only dangerous but irresponsibly stupid

 

Culprit needs to be tied to a stake in public with a thunderflash stuck up his ar5e!

 

[Tony Cottee Woz Ere . . . 0]

And out come the pant wetting nancy boys. Whose highlight of the season, i would imagine, is when norwich city fans are voted ''most well behaved''.

[Swollen ankles 0]

But you are a labour supporter right? Or even worse green?