anotherharboroughfox Posted 6 May 2012 Share Posted 6 May 2012 I doubt we will get to at our ground due to how the seating plan is and the railings at the first row of seats(plus the majority of these are covered with advertising boardings) so you wouldn't be able to go underneath them. The only way we would be able to is get around 100 or so lads on to the flooring at the front then go from there. piece of piss after that tbh you'd need about 20-30 and then others would follow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foss1884 Posted 6 May 2012 Author Share Posted 6 May 2012 I doubt we will get to at our ground due to how the seating plan is and the railings at the first row of seats(plus the majority of these are covered with advertising boardings) so you wouldn't be able to go underneath them. The only way we would be able to is get around 100 or so lads on to the flooring at the front then go from there. Sheffield Wednesday fans did it and three of the stands are raised with stairways to the pitch. Now they are proper obstacles, we frankly have no physical barriers. In fact there are no gates blocking supporters to access the running track and supporters in the West Stand can easily access the running track as they exit out of the stand in the lower rows near the dug outs. Our stadium is not the problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purpleronnie Posted 6 May 2012 Share Posted 6 May 2012 I doubt we will get to at our ground due to how the seating plan is and the railings at the first row of seats(plus the majority of these are covered with advertising boardings) so you wouldn't be able to go underneath them. The only way we would be able to is get around 100 or so lads on to the flooring at the front then go from there. you are kidding me? right? Fans could walk down the steps and step over advertising hoardings. Its not rocket science. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RowlattsFox Posted 6 May 2012 Share Posted 6 May 2012 Its easy to control at King Power, 2 or 3 stewards at the bottom of each steps means it;s pretty hard for anyone to get onto the front bit. I also think pitch invasions aren't as great as they are made out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LCFC BEAST Posted 6 May 2012 Share Posted 6 May 2012 Fvck it! First goal we score at home next season we invade! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foss1884 Posted 6 May 2012 Author Share Posted 6 May 2012 Its easy to control at King Power, 2 or 3 stewards at the bottom of each steps means it;s pretty hard for anyone to get onto the front bit. I also think pitch invasions aren't as great as they are made out. Forgive me, but this is the same logistical arrangement at most grounds, minus the stupid number of stewards we employ of course. There are many who say it is not as great as it is made out to be. I can appreciate if we invaded every year the novelty would wane, but we have mustered only a handful in 25 years. Some of you must have excellent memories and been lucky enough to experience them, because to me as a fan, being on the pitch surrounding the players would be special. That's just me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stillwater Posted 6 May 2012 Share Posted 6 May 2012 Last pitch invasion I was involved in was after the last game at Filbert St, this was after most of the fast food kiosks had been smashed up in Sk1. Glory days some would say! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LCFC FOX Posted 6 May 2012 Share Posted 6 May 2012 Agreed pitch invasion are funny and amazing and It was disappointing not to have one when we won League 1. Hope we do if we get promoted to the prem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ta-fc Posted 6 May 2012 Share Posted 6 May 2012 Only time I've ever done it is at the last game at Filbert St as it seemed fitting at the time... Glad to this day to say I was there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purpleronnie Posted 6 May 2012 Share Posted 6 May 2012 Sometimes its good to let your hair down , live a little.... When we invaded the pitch after beating Oxford (1-0) to stay up in the last game of the season (1990/91) , the pitch invasion seemed the right thing to do and was oh so euphoric. Ahh I remember it well, I belatedly decided to join the fans on the pitch, mine wasn't an invasion more of a polite walk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floating Fox Posted 6 May 2012 Share Posted 6 May 2012 Only ever had 1 pitch invasion at a proper game (Non league doesn't really count!) and it was epic!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foss1884 Posted 6 May 2012 Author Share Posted 6 May 2012 Let's just hope we have a choice and the opportunity next season. We have been out of the top division for 10 years and it would seem fitting either as Champions or Runners-up. Both fans of these teams interestingly did one in the Championship this year. As is the norm every year, accept with us in 2003 and 2009. I live in hope! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svensson Posted 6 May 2012 Share Posted 6 May 2012 Agreed pitch invasion are funny and amazing and It was disappointing not to have one when we won League 1. Hope we do if we get promoted to the prem WTF???/ I guess you have never been part of one? Its not like the parting of the seas!! So how are they amazing? more to the point how are they funny? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m00nie Posted 6 May 2012 Share Posted 6 May 2012 may have mentioned it before but i did one once on my own.. last home game the season we won the cup, ran on from the kop, made it to neil lennon, hugged him as you do, asked for his shirt, so he let me pull it off him (no homo) just before stewards got me... took me to the police cells in the away end via the kop with them all cheering as i was spinning the shirt around.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foss1884 Posted 6 May 2012 Author Share Posted 6 May 2012 WTF???/ I guess you have never been part of one? Its not like the parting of the seas!! So how are they amazing? more to the point how are they funny? Amazing in the sense that it looks visually dramatic and a visible release of passion. It is also out of the ordinary and generally regarded as a special celebration. Granted, funny is an odd word. I think the reference may be to the general actions of individual supporters who are getting caught up in the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svensson Posted 6 May 2012 Share Posted 6 May 2012 may have mentioned it before but i did one once on my own.. last home game the season we won the cup, ran on from the kop, made it to neil lennon, hugged him as you do, asked for his shirt, so he let me pull it off him (no homo) just before stewards got me... took me to the police cells in the away end via the kop with them all cheering as i was spinning the shirt around.. thats awesome, fair play to you. were you charged/banned/ fined with anything? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voll Blau Posted 6 May 2012 Share Posted 6 May 2012 Pitch invasions are class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m00nie Posted 6 May 2012 Share Posted 6 May 2012 thats awesome, fair play to you. were you charged/banned/ fined with anything? naa, they just told me shouldnt be doing it and to put the shirt away also as they was letting me out into the away end. was a while back though when they wasnt as strict. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Posted 6 May 2012 Share Posted 6 May 2012 If ever there's a chance of a pitch invasion I'm taking a ball with me so I can score/embarrass myself at at the KP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan LCFC Posted 6 May 2012 Share Posted 6 May 2012 Over-policing is the problem. At Southend a number were needlessly handed lengthy bans for going on when we got our second. Then, against Scunny at home, the stewards were willing to go to war with anyone trying to get on. The mentality of those who run safety at the club is overly militaristic and will make any pitch invasion difficult. To be fair - I'd just like to have something to celebrate in 12 months time rather than these sentiments of anger and underachievement that I've got at the minute. That's just an excuse for fans with no bottle. Stewards vs thousands of fans. Thousands of fans should come out on top every time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vacamion Posted 6 May 2012 Share Posted 6 May 2012 I was with a mate at Dundee United's ground at an end of season play off final second leg a few years ago. Dundee United stayed up and at the end my mate joined the pitch invasion, vaulted over the advertising hoarding only to twist his knee and lie there in agony. He needed medical attention at the side of the pitch. I joined in with the crowd's chant of "You've only got one leg". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox92 Posted 6 May 2012 Share Posted 6 May 2012 Don't get why people are obsessed with pitch invasions. Then again, if we did get promoted/to a cup final (I know), I'd join in Our stewards seem to be very strict, but they wouldn't win against thousands of fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan LCFC Posted 6 May 2012 Share Posted 6 May 2012 As for my opinion on them, think there's a SLIGHT small-time element but I'd love to be in one, what do I care. I just don't think we'll have one, our fans just aren't bothered enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marko Posted 6 May 2012 Share Posted 6 May 2012 Don't get why people are obsessed with pitch invasions. Then again, if we did get promoted/to a cup final (I know), I'd join in Our stewards seem to be very strict, but they wouldn't win against thousands of fans. Kevin Barclay would come out on his own and show the pitch invaders who was boss!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svensson Posted 6 May 2012 Share Posted 6 May 2012 That's just an excuse for fans with no bottle. Stewards vs thousands of fans. Thousands of fans should come out on top every time. How embarrassing, "no bottle" you do have a habit of making yourself look so foolish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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