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Viking Chat => Viking Chat => Topic started by: Swifty62 on January 26, 2025, 11:56:30 am

Title: Searching
Post by: Swifty62 on January 26, 2025, 11:56:30 am
What's the point of being wanded  dow, then don't ask what made the wand beep.and bag search, bottle of water taken from one, but a flask of scolding water allowed in
Title: Re: Searching
Post by: ForsolongaRover on January 26, 2025, 12:10:04 pm
What's the point of being wanded  dow, then don't ask what made the wand beep.and bag search, bottle of water taken from one, but a flask of scolding water allowed in

I suppose the responsible  thing to do is to report it to the Head of Safety.
Title: Re: Searching
Post by: monkeytennis on January 26, 2025, 01:03:27 pm
It’s just theatre
Title: Re: Searching
Post by: DRFC_AjA on January 26, 2025, 01:33:39 pm
That's stewarding in general for you though. A show and dance about a small thing but not interested in the big things

Eg MU stewards now use snatch squads to eject the single bloke standing up. But see them s*** themselves and do nothing when Rangers fans were in the home end even with their colours on
Title: Re: Searching
Post by: IDM on January 26, 2025, 01:41:28 pm
I saw this thread title and was thinking Hazel Dean, circa 1984..
Title: Re: Searching
Post by: Dagenham Rover on January 26, 2025, 01:56:17 pm
I have a rifid card in my wallet to block these hand held card readers the scanners pick that up, and if I am wearing my back brace with metal strapping in all hell breaks loose even without the brace some of the better scanners even pick the metalwork in my spine. I nearly got rugby tackled at Donny Airport going through the contractors security gate to go airside. They had deliberately put a newby security bloke the other side of the xray machine to see his reaction :) ( I was known to most and knew the issues) 
Title: Re: Searching
Post by: roversdude on January 26, 2025, 02:59:53 pm
They usually let us walk straight in with water (including yesterday)
Title: Re: Searching
Post by: IDM on January 26, 2025, 04:52:27 pm
I went to a Scottish cup tie in the late 90’s..  Inverness at home in early February against a non-league side.  Hardly a controversial fixture expecting trouble.  Bloody freezing so I took a thermos of hot chocolate.  Steward took it off me as it could be an “offensive weapon”.  Really.

Kept my potential eye-stabbing car keys in my pocket however..
Title: Re: Searching
Post by: monkeytennis on January 26, 2025, 08:47:42 pm
Once had a can of pop taken away from my son in case it could be thrown but allowed me in with a metal travel mug full of coffee which I take to every home match. Nonsensical really.

Despite the number of wallies kitted out in stone island it’s not like we have a problem with violence in the stands is it?
Title: Re: Searching
Post by: Bentley Bullet on January 26, 2025, 09:15:41 pm
I remember a Rovers away game at Boston a few years ago when they were selling little mini-flags next to the turnstile and then removing the bloody stick before letting you in!