Was Saturday’s crowd experiment a wise decision

Jedi boro

Jedi boro

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Given today’s news, was it wise to hold such a test in an area that has such high numbers.

as a Boro fan it was a hard decision but I thought it was w risk too far and in my opinion should never have gone ahead.

let’s hope we don’t regret this even further in 3 weeks time.
 
If those who attended the game wore face coverings and socially distanced correctly then you would hope not. It looked good the way they had seated the fans.
 
I doubt it's much 'worse' than going down the pub. I would imagine it's actually safer.

You look at the streets in London / Manchester etc and you've got high hundreds in very tight areas. It's definitely more regulated than thousands on a beach or protesting.

I don't overly get why they did it. I know it's a test event but 1000 seems pretty low for a test runout. It doesn't overly test the ground or the transport infostucture etc.
 
Yes, it was the right decision. It was very well handled, both inside and outside the stadium, the organisation was well thought out. Social distancing in the seat allocation was good - much better than one or two of the other grounds in the experiment which I noticed had just one seat space or in some cases bubbles of what I would presume were families. Mask wearing was 100% whilst moving to or from a seat or the ground from what I witnessed. Most removed their masks once seated, which is the same as required in pubs and restaurants. With all stands open probably 5-6,000 might have been accommodated whilst still observing safe distancing. But perhaps not every 20K plus stadium could achieve that and sport is one of the 'soft' targets so further tests look unlikely for some time.
 
zorro_mfc said:
Given today’s news, was it wise to hold such a test in an area that has such high numbers.

as a Boro fan it was a hard decision but I thought it was w risk too far and in my opinion should never have gone ahead.

let’s hope we don’t regret this even further in 3 weeks time.
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It was an experiment, we are closer to knowing how things will work in a restricted environment. As it happens the numbers are soaring so the date for returning has been pushed further back.
 
I'm sure they could still have limited numbers at games and be safe. Good for morale to see a few folk at a. Game.
Maybe get the red fraction in for more noise? Saw one bloke on his phone a few times- he had the Boro equivalent of the Willy Wonka golden ticket....
 
Tough decision at the time, it was like D-day as we approached the stadium from A66 west. This time instead of a 12 seater mini bus full of dads n lads, there was just the two of us in our version of a black Ford Spitfire which maintained radio silence throughout the journey.
As we were stopped at the car park, by the hi-viz authorities we showed our ticket documents to them through the closed window, they motioned for us to wind it down, then from behind them a large lady offered us 2 UTB face masks.
Once parked up we made our way passed our old NS block 31-32 entrance and thought of the other lads. As we got to the turnstile we wished each other well and split up, but swore to rendezvous later stewards pemitting.
I managed to put hand rub on and made my to the top of the WSU, where I took very good vantage point. Some fans may need to look away........... there wasnt any fries, burgers, red wine, or gum shrinking lager and I could see it had dawned on some of them that things had got that bad that it was now just about football. The rest of my experience is classified for a later date. signed TT historic Pathfinder. edit should have read Turnstile 30-34 NS.
 
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GazC_MFC said:
I didn’t see the fans adhering to rules

chants of come on boro and fans shouting in the stands could be seen on TV
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That's probably because you weren't there. Firstly, as mentioned above the separation was good. Much better than at some other grounds. As for the occasional singing - shocking. Yes, we were supporting our team.
 
Yes. Minimal risk and it gave the club a chance to assess their actions to keep the fans safe. No doubt there has been a post match meeting looking at what did or didn't work on the day. They can then move forward to the next time some of us are let into the stadium....... Next Easter:cautious:,
 
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RavsDad said:
That's probably because you weren't there. Firstly, as mentioned above the separation was good. Much better than at some other grounds. As for the occasional singing - shocking. Yes, we were supporting our team.
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Ah okay, so bottom line is the rules were broke.

I suppose you want to file under your freedoms to do what you want?
 
I must admit at times before the game started, there were pockets of people that appeared very close together, but i accept tv can distort the reality. There appeared to be a line of people sat directly behind one another in a vertical line at one point, and i thought people risked spreading to those sat in front of them. I thought people would have been further apart than they actually were to be honest. I would not have felt comfortable personally, but appreciate those in attendance seem very positive.

For me, I felt It was an experiment in social behaviour as much as it was in testing the clubs approach to safety and time will tell if any attendees picked up the virus, hopefully all were safe though.
 
It seems to be more dangerous in enclosed spaces. I would have thought social distancing in the open air in a stadium would be no more dangerous than people exercising in parks.
 
zaphod said:
It seems to be more dangerous in enclosed spaces. I would have thought social distancing in the open air in a stadium would be no more dangerous than people exercising in parks.
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I guess the most likely infectious areas would be at the turnstiles and on the concours. Did the club open the gates to let people file in like some venues did, or were the turnstiles in operation as normal?
 
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