royalowlisback Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 A safety incident at Sheffield Wednesday's Hillsborough stadium last year has been labelled a "near miss" after a licensing body investigation. Newcastle United fans complained of overcrowding during an FA Cup third-round tie in January 2023. There were 4,500 Newcastle supporters in the Leppings Lane End for the game. Matt Proctor from Sheffield City Council said changes had been made at the stadium following feedback from away fans following the "near miss". Ninety-seven Liverpool fans died after a crush at the 1989 FA Cup semi-final against Nottingham Forest at Hillsborough. According to the Reuters news agency, footage on social media from last year's game showed congestion around the exit to the tunnel in the Leppings Lane End, with a number of Newcastle fans claiming there was a lack of stewarding before kick-off. Concerns were also raised with Sheffield City Council about fans being directed through the wrong turnstiles. Reduced capacity According to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, Mr Proctor, the council's sports grounds and events lead officer, told a meeting: "The initial concerns were raised by a journalist's photograph and we actually reached out to Newcastle United supporters to give their insight into exactly what their actual concerns were about being at that particular end of that particular stadium." He added: "When we received responses from Newcastle supporters they raised different issues to the issues raised by the journalist and we carried out a full investigation. "We classed it as a near miss and alterations have been made to the operation of that particular stadium as a result of the feedback." Sheffield Wednesday had its capacity in the away end Upper and Lower West stands reduced following the incident. Mr Proctor said the council would "fully investigate any complaints that we receive" regarding supporter safety. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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asteener1867 Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 Maybe they ought to look at the vids from Geordie supporters on The lepp during the game...theres nowt! 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisher Owl Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 Near Miss 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post casbahowl Posted March 14 Popular Post Share Posted March 14 Just now, asteener1867 said: Maybe they ought to look at the vids from Geordie supporters on The lepp during the game...theres nowt! And maybe every other stadium in the country should be held to the same accountability as ours! 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulva Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 Has anyone asked why there was an issue at this particular game in this stand and not the previous 200. Seem to recall it was a Saturday night 6pm kick off. Stan in the dark here - was drink a contributory factor? 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sibon Posted March 14 Popular Post Share Posted March 14 7 minutes ago, vulva said: Has anyone asked why there was an issue at this particular game in this stand and not the previous 200. Seem to recall it was a Saturday night 6pm kick off. Stan in the dark here - was drink a contributory factor? The Leeds game last week kicked off at 8. The Leeds fans seemed to manage fine with steps, seats, booze and the evening time. 11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulva Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 Just now, sibon said: The Leeds game last week kicked off at 8. The Leeds fans seemed to manage fine with steps, seats, booze and the evening time. Suppose that’s my point. Why was this match an issue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
royalowlisback Posted March 14 Author Share Posted March 14 Maybe Geordies can only read barcodes and not words? 1 1 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
royalowlisback Posted March 14 Author Share Posted March 14 9 minutes ago, sibon said: The Leeds game last week kicked off at 8. The Leeds fans seemed to manage fine with steps, seats, booze and the evening time. They were stood up all game, and were refused alcohol at half-time - so maybe not? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sibon Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 4 minutes ago, vulva said: Suppose that’s my point. Why was this match an issue? You’d have to say that the result of the game upset a few geordies. 5 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sibon Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 Just now, royalowlisback said: They were stood up all game, and were refused alcohol at half-time - so maybe not? They got in ok though. There was a commotion to the side of the goal in the first half, but that looked like it was under control Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
royalowlisback Posted March 14 Author Share Posted March 14 6 minutes ago, sibon said: They got in ok though. There was a commotion to the side of the goal in the first half, but that looked like it was under control I know mate - I was only messing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexMac1979 Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 The three away ends I've felt most uncomfortable in are actually Anfield, St James' Park ( Newcastle) and Burton Albion. Each time there it is tight under the stands and at St James' inparticular over officious policing hasn't helped. Can't speak for our away end but a couple of Newcastle supporting mates (who were there) said there was nothing in it. WE get dragged through the mud yet every other club seems to escape attention? Why government funding hasn't seen our Lepp Lane end knocked down way before now in the interests of laying ghosts to rest belies belief. RIP 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asteener1867 Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 Brentford when we drew 3-3 a few years ago...hardly room to breath in places... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nevthelodgemoorowl Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 Yes, the grapes were particularly sour on that night, which Newcastle lost. Funnily enough, nice to see a blunt councillor sticking his oar in ! 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisher Owl Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 Just Self-Flagellation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BIG D Posted March 14 Popular Post Share Posted March 14 ‘Near miss’ what a load of b0llocks 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BridportOwl Posted March 14 Popular Post Share Posted March 14 'Near miss' with not one single injury. Just a group of fans who couldn't be arsed to find their seats. 14 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Castleford Owl Posted March 14 Popular Post Share Posted March 14 A near miss with 1300 empty seats in the top and 800 in the bottom. Utter nonsense. 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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