Stewarding and Policing today....

Top class! Great Footballing chat with the Coppers aswell and common sense stewarding shows how it's meant to be done..
Actually treated us like Humans

Why was everything shut at half time then?

Why was everything shut at half time then?

Didn't know anything was shut at half time, plus I don't know why that would be the Police or Stewards decision?

Everything closed at ht when I questioned their Head Steward I was tolx your fans fault mate but would give no further explanation when pressed. Yet again it seems the majority were being penalised for the actions of a small minority and I hope our Club put ina official complaint to Everton absolutely disgusting that you couldn't get anything to eat or drink at ht as there were plengy of families there.

Shows how different opinions can be if you stay in ground at HT

Whose decision was it then mate if not police or stewards? Efc wouldn't turn down the cash!

A steward told me it was because of our fans fighting amongst ourselves (didn't see anything approaching that myself), 2 police officers told me it was shut by police because of a licence breach - they kept on selling alcohol after kick off, and the Chief Steward told me it had been shut by the Safety Officer but he didn't know why (which seems pretty unfeasible that the Chief Steward wouldn't be told).

Nothing like keeping people properly informed.

A steward told me it was because of our fans fighting amongst ourselves (didn't see anything approaching that myself), 2 police officers told me it was shut by police because of a licence breach - they kept on selling alcohol after kick off, and the Chief Steward told me it had been shut by the Safety Officer but he didn't know why (which seems pretty unfeasible that the Chief Steward wouldn't be told).

Nothing like keeping people properly informed.

If a decision was taken late (e.g. following an altercation between fans) then the decision MIGHT have been take "on the spot" by police and/or officials 'on-site'

The first 'local' stewards would have known, would be at the time they were ORDERED to close things down. They would not necessarily have been told WHY at that stage, but if it involved health and safety and/or potential public order issues, then the making of that decision would have been made pretty easy by those involved in any altercations (i.e. some of our fans) and would certainly have ruined it for the majority

I wasn't there, so I don't know what really went on or why the outlets were closed. The above is just an example of why the authorities at the game could close down facilities swiftly and "without prior notice"

Also, regarding different people (inc. police in attendance) giving different reasons for the closure (as appears to have happened) just think of what you might do if you had a large number of drunk/angry people asking questions you didn't really know the answers to? Sometimes, any sensible-sounding response will do to calm the quizzer down...and it more often than not works!

Everton FC would have had no real "say" in the matter, if it wasn't their decision

I got talking to that copper off police 24/7 and he said it was a decision by local police due to pissed up fans in the bottom tier, I was in the top and it was only beer not being served, everything else still open. A massive pain in the arse though

I was stood right next to one of the aisles. Everyone was in good spirits, then the police came charging up the aisle asking to check everyone's tickets. Nobody was complaining about being in the wrong seats, so why the police tried causing a problem is beyond me. Fans argued saying they wanted to stay where they were and then scuffles broke out. Even one of the girls I was with, who was a first time traveller, said how appalled she was by the police up there.

We then left the stadium after the game to find our coach. Walking past the line of coaches, there was a group of police outside one of the Gwyn Rams coaches. One of our fans leant outside the door on the coach shouting to the police "shut up!", then asked the driver to close the door. I don't know what the police were up to, but when I walked past the coach and turned around, one of the officers was goading the fans on that coach. The police wanted to cause a problem yesterday, no question about it!

I thought the stewards were great,had a good laugh with a few of them and they wished us well before and after the game.

I asked the stewards at ht why we were not allowed alcohol and they said it was a decision from the police.

I then asked the police and they just said it was because there was quite a few fans which they let in but only just let them in. So it was done as a precaution to try avoid trouble.