‘ FA investigating Derby evacuation ‘

FA are investigating the evacuation of the stadium on Friday night.

I wonder if they'll investigate as fully as they investigated Derby calling off the game due to the snow?

More likely they'll hit our club with a hefty fine. Hopefully there won't be any more restrictions put on away travel for our fans who already put up with plenty of shit but the FA would love to do that as well I'm sure.

Well done again to the fucktards who took the flare into the ground.

FA investigating Derby County vs Cardiff City evacuation incident at Pride Park

The stadium was cleared before the Championship game on Friday night


Staff and fans stand outside Pride Park after the stadium was evacuated before the Sky Bet Championship match between Derby and Cardiff City.

The stadium was cleared before the Championship game on Friday night

The Football Association are investigating the evacuation incident at Derby County's Pride Park on Friday night, WalesOnline has learned.

The stadium was evacuated just before kick-off ahead of Cardiff City's game against the Rams.

It is believed that flares set off in the away end at the stadium prompted the action, which saw every member of staff leave the arena.

The Sun are reporting that it is the first time flares have caused a whole stadium to be evacuated in England.

A message read over the address system said: "Attention please, this is an emergency. Please leave the stadium by the nearest available exit."

The FA have confirmed they were aware of the incident and were investigating.


The game between the two Championship sides finished 1-1, with the Bluebirds' Robert Glatzel scoring his first goal for the club via the penalty spot.

Surely they should investigate Derby’s poor stewarding.
As how did they get into ground in first place

You shouldn't use flares to melt snow!

Surely they should investigate Derby’s poor stewarding.
As how did they get into ground in first place

Yes and like said was over reaction why evacuate whole ground? They're saying flare let off I saw no evidence of it and I was standing outside entrance with people just mingling around after opened gates? Was reported found flares not that they were set off? And people say we are a shambles what does that make derby?

John Hill is the name of the Wales fan killed by a flare at the Wales v Romania game in 1993.

There shouldnt need to be a reason.

Anyone taking a flare into a football match is letting everyone down as well as taking a great risk. It's not funny, it's just stupid.

John Hill is the name of the Wales fan killed by a flare at the Wales v Romania game in 1993.

There shouldnt need to be a reason.

Anyone taking a flare into a football match is letting everyone down as well as taking a great risk. It's not funny, it's just stupid.

It was a distress rocket you are referring to which is massively different to a flare and dar more deadly! But fans deserve whatever ban they get for being stupid enough to take flare to match..

It was a distress rocket fired from the stand I was sitting in, I remember the police held us back at the end of the game.These DR's are explosive for good reason. I seem to remember the moron who fired it served only a few years.The cretin should have had life.

It was a distress rocket fired from the stand I was sitting in, I remember the police held us back at the end of the game.These DR's are explosive for good reason. I seem to remember the moron who fired it served only a few years.The cretin should have had life.

It was a distress rocket fired from the stand I was sitting in, I remember the police held us back at the end of the game.These DR's are explosive for good reason. I seem to remember the moron who fired it served only a few years.The cretin should have had life.

No doubting the fact he was an idiot but I’m pretty sure that he didn’t intend it to get into the stand opposite let alone kill someone.
Complete idiot - yes, murderer - no.

It was a distress rocket fired from the stand I was sitting in, I remember the police held us back at the end of the game.These DR's are explosive for good reason. I seem to remember the moron who fired it served only a few years.The cretin should have had life.

No doubting the fact he was an idiot but I’m pretty sure that he didn’t intend it to get into the stand opposite let alone kill someone.
Complete idiot - yes, murderer - no.

Ask John Hills wife and kids about idiots and murderers. Or a victim of serious burns injuries. Pyrotechnics should not be taken into football grounds. End of. There should be no support for any one that thinks its OK.

It was a distress rocket fired from the stand I was sitting in, I remember the police held us back at the end of the game.These DR's are explosive for good reason. I seem to remember the moron who fired it served only a few years.The cretin should have had life.

No doubting the fact he was an idiot but I’m pretty sure that he didn’t intend it to get into the stand opposite let alone kill someone.
Complete idiot - yes, murderer - no.

Ask John Hills wife and kids about idiots and murderers. Or a victim of serious burns injuries. Pyrotechnics should not be taken into football grounds. End of. There should be no support for any one that thinks its OK.

I’m not going to go into how family feel etc but I do agree that anyone taking any sort of pyrotechnics to any public event should be dealt with severely. I didn’t say that I supported the use of flares etc in grounds mate.

It was a distress rocket fired from the stand I was sitting in, I remember the police held us back at the end of the game.These DR's are explosive for good reason. I seem to remember the moron who fired it served only a few years.The cretin should have had life.

No doubting the fact he was an idiot but I’m pretty sure that he didn’t intend it to get into the stand opposite let alone kill someone.
Complete idiot - yes, murderer - no.

Ask John Hills wife and kids about idiots and murderers. Or a victim of serious burns injuries. Pyrotechnics should not be taken into football grounds. End of. There should be no support for any one that thinks its OK.

I’m not going to go into how family feel etc but I do agree that anyone taking any sort of pyrotechnics to any public event should be dealt with severely. I didn’t say that I supported the use of flares etc in grounds mate.

Football forum but describing someone who ultimately was responsible for taking anothers life as an idiot but not a murderer doesnt sit well. Extreme case but pyrotechnics cause serious injury and gave no place. On the other thread comment was made criticising Derby grounds lack of concourse space. All the more reason to light off a pyrotechnic. Anyway....

Sometimes I despair at the idiocy of some, so he lets off an explosive device in a packed football arena and the defence is "oh he did not mean to kill anyone".What in the name of reason did the moron want to do !!! Judas priest I am stunned that anyone can intimate that the brain dead cretin should be cleared of anything. Says a lot really about some.

Sometimes I despair at the idiocy of some, so he lets off an explosive device in a packed football arena and the defence is "oh he did not mean to kill anyone".What in the name of reason did the moron want to do !!! Judas priest I am stunned that anyone can intimate that the brain dead cretin should be cleared of anything. Says a lot really about some.

It does say a lot about some , yes. Of course he was a brain dead cretin and a numptee to not realise the damage that his actions could cause. Just because I’m saying he’s not a murderer doesn’t mean that I’m in anyway supporting what he did or indeed the use of pyrotechnics in football grounds.
It seems that the law agreed with me anyway.

Sometimes I despair at the idiocy of some, so he lets off an explosive device in a packed football arena and the defence is "oh he did not mean to kill anyone".What in the name of reason did the moron want to do !!! Judas priest I am stunned that anyone can intimate that the brain dead cretin should be cleared of anything. Says a lot really about some.

It does say a lot about some , yes. Of course he was a brain dead cretin and a numptee to not realise the damage that his actions could cause. Just because I’m saying he’s not a murderer doesn’t mean that I’m in anyway supporting what he did or indeed the use of pyrotechnics in football grounds.
It seems that the law agreed with me anyway.

Sorry, I should make it clear that even though I think the guy wasn’t a murderer, a 2 year sentence is pathetic. He should have had the maximum possible for manslaughter.
Anyway, time to move on I think.

The issue I had with the evacuation was firstly it was a gross over exaggeration but more importantly when we went to go down to the concourse the exit gates were not open and the steward by us refused to stop more fans going down to an already busy concourse thereby making a minor issue a potential issue. He indicated he could do nothing and also had no means of contacting anyone. Have they learned nothing from Hillsborough. Luckily the City fans were laid back and so no problems

The issue I had with the evacuation was firstly it was a gross over exaggeration but more importantly when we went to go down to the concourse the exit gates were not open and the steward by us refused to stop more fans going down to an already busy concourse thereby making a minor issue a potential issue. He indicated he could do nothing and also had no means of contacting anyone. Have they learned nothing from Hillsborough. Luckily the City fans were laid back and so no problems

Thats what I've said about their response to incident! City fans just mingled around happy as can be? PC plod not bothered neither were stewards outside.... did flare actually go off because I didn't see any evidence