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[Stockportalty]

It seems to me that we have a club here who have ideas above their station, they must be paying their stewards and their turnstile operators too much if it would be too expensive to open the terracing for 'a few away supporters'. I think this decision could come to haunt them in the future.

[WiganAlty]

Can the club not make a formal protest at these arrangements before the game? It is certainly taking the pi$$ that they cannot be ar$ed to open the usual away terracing.

Perhaps as suggested earlier, we should all go into the home terracing and see what they do about it.

I've been in touch with their local Consumer Direct over the issue, but they don't seem to think that KTFC are doing anything against the law. They will raise the issue with Ketting Trading Standards - not holding out for anything to happen before the game though.

[Paul Cain's Chip Pan]

What gets me is I fail to see the extra expense involved in opening up that standing area. If they are prepared to allow away fans through the "home" turnstiles can they not just allow them to transfer through to the away area?

It is a completely unjustified move on their part.

[Stockportalty]

Maybe something in writing to the League Management Committee about all this, especially since it has come at short notice, may be in order, this will not help us tomorrow but could make them think about their tactics. I am sure there are rules about segregation and allowing our fans in the home end may be breaking them. Our own Andrew Shaw is on that committee.

[RocketDan]

so if we go in the britania road entrance, can we not just walk to the left handside, which is designated for away fans anyway.

[markecky]

They only open the small bit of the britannia road side if the away end is full or its raining like when we went on Tuesday last year. 

Its not even got an actual fence, its was a line of stewards last year that there fans took delight in taunting us over the top of.

[AltyTunnelSteward]

I am aware that we have in the past had fans who, for medical reasons could not sit in a stand for 45 minutes. We may still have! This means that they would have to stand with Kettering fans thereby potentially compromising their own safety. That can't be legitimate

[Hulme Robin]

what's stopping us going in their terrace?

[AltyTunnelSteward]

Knowing what some of their 'fans' are like I'd say a strong attachment to our teeth

[Hulme Robin]

from some kettering chiseleron their forum

For us it makes sense for the smaller away followings to be housed in the newly refurbished away area in the stand- both for cost saving,ease of control and in fact for the away supporters to buy their tickets and enter the ground at virtually the same place

buying your tickets at virtually the same place you enter the ground must be an exciting advancement in kettering football stadia


 the home fans and terry cooper's son and the hurriedly assembled extra stewards seemed to enjoy the closer proximity

[distancetraveller]

from some kettering chiseleron their forum

For us it makes sense for the smaller away followings to be housed in the newly refurbished away area in the stand- both for cost saving,ease of control and in fact for the away supporters to buy their tickets and enter the ground at virtually the same place

buying your tickets at virtually the same place you enter the ground must be an exciting advancement in kettering football stadia


 the home fans and terry cooper's son and the hurriedly assembled extra stewards seemed to enjoy the closer proximity

"Newly refurbished" ??   PMSL  It was like walking through Wookey Hole to get to our seats.  Next time I will take a miners hat with me .....

[WiganAlty]

Given the abysmal level of lighting in the bunker underneath the stand, coupled with the steepness, lack of width and lack of any decent surfacing to the stairs, surely this must come close to a breach of Health and Safety regulations? Very much tempted to put in a call to Kettering Council on this one!!

[distancetraveller]

Given the abysmal level of lighting in the bunker underneath the stand, coupled with the steepness, lack of width and lack of any decent surfacing to the stairs, surely this must come close to a breach of Health and Safety regulations? Very much tempted to put in a call to Kettering Council on this one!!

I'm sure I saw two German snipers as I walked under that stand