Re: Anyone noticed the menacing bouncers at the Shay. : Tue Aug 02, 2011 9:50 pm  

Blue&White84 wrote:

There was someone escorted under the stand but 5 minutes later he was back up there. Don't know if he was removed again after that

As far as I know, the police took their details and let them on their way, doesnt mean they won't speak to them again though.

Re: Anyone noticed the menacing bouncers at the Shay. : Tue Aug 02, 2011 9:53 pm  

Brew wrote:

As far as I know, the police took their details and let them on their way, doesnt mean they won't speak to them again though.

I'm sure "self-defence" is not a crime. I trust the alleged perpetrator cleared that up with the local constabulary.

[triran]

Re: Anyone noticed the menacing bouncers at the Shay. : Wed Aug 03, 2011 7:01 am  

I wonder what I could moan about today...errr....I know measures..... I will moan at people who make efforts in making the club safer and following the rules set out by the governing bodies!!!!! I will also moan without any real understanding and without any facts....

Re: Anyone noticed the menacing bouncers at the Shay. : Wed Aug 03, 2011 3:08 pm  

Looked very much like they were escorting a couple of people out of Skircoat stanbd at last nights game.

Re: Anyone noticed the menacing bouncers at the Shay. : Wed Aug 17, 2011 10:34 am  

http://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/news/lo ... _1_3685859 Apparently they're there as there are bars serving alcohol and its a legal requirement. That will explain why at Rugby they still have a Steward stood on the door of the South Stand bar and the Gorillas stand about at the front of the stand in pairs, Claims they made the situation on saturday worse from some fans, denied by some Fella from The Shay, well he has to say that doesnt he!

http://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/news/lo ... _1_3685859 Apparently they're there as there are bars serving alcohol and its a legal requirement. That will explain why at Rugby they still have a Steward stood on the door of the South Stand bar and the Gorillas stand about at the front of the stand in pairs, Claims they made the situation on saturday worse from some fans, denied by some Fella from The Shay, well he has to say that doesnt he!

Re: Anyone noticed the menacing bouncers at the Shay. : Wed Aug 17, 2011 11:56 am  

They should put 'em to good use & make the club money by standing outside the junior turnstiles. Its well known that quite a few of the away fans at the football "try it on" and go through the kids gate & often get away with it, as they are full of ale & the bloke on the gate or the steward doesn't want the bother.

As in my original post, these guys can be heavy-handed as seen on Saturday. They are effectively nightclub doormen & can't wait for some biff to happen.

Re: Anyone noticed the menacing bouncers at the Shay. : Wed Aug 17, 2011 3:28 pm  

From a Corby fan on Courier website

First and foremost I'd like to thank the Halifax fans that I met in the pub before the game and the ones in and around the stadium, they were top class and a credit to the club. Having done a bit of research i have found out the the firm of bouncers (because that's what they are) are owned and run by a local business man, now this business man must have some first class contacts at this paper because this article has been very selective of the facts. The bouncers were overly aggressive and very confrontational to the away support from the kick off. The main scuffle that happened in the stadium was caused by the bouncers who deemed it an offence to celebrate a goal being caused. I personally witnessed a 14 year old Corby supporter being put in a 'choke hold' by an industry approved meat head. There's very little trouble in this league and very little in the way of segregation, so why is this needed at Halifax? My suggestion is that its the industry approved meat heads who heightened tensions so much that it lead to a altercation between two sets of fans. Also the Corby fan wasn't ejected for using abusive language, he was ejected because the meat heads felt like it. My only surprise is that it's taking them this long to get their story straight, proof that steroids don't increase brain capacity

Re: Anyone noticed the menacing bouncers at the Shay. : Wed Aug 17, 2011 5:33 pm  

From town fan site, seems I'm not the only one who isn't too keen on these people

That article is typical Courier poop - basically a load of rubbish.

Surely we can employ anyone but these thugs in suits.

I don't think fans need to be segregated at all. Maybe if a team is going to bring 200 or so down, or its a cup game, but as a general rule, teams like Colwyn, Bishops, Histon etc... are going to rarely bring more than double figures.

It seems this firm of thugs are trying to justify throwing people out and acting like dicks, and talk themselves in to having a purpose. If we must have extra security/stewards at the Shay then so be it, but surely we don't have to use a company that has such a history of being overly aggressive, nasty and thuggish. The amount of criticism that they have come in for, not just at the football, but in how they run every event they are involved in, should be a massive red flag to those at the club. WE DONT WANT THESE THUGS IN OUR GROUND. Employ another firm please.

Its bad enough we have the thiefs running the East Stand food, nevermind having to put up with these tw&s as well

Re: Anyone noticed the menacing bouncers at the Shay. : Thu Aug 18, 2011 2:43 pm  

It's a shame that they did'nt throw McDermot & O'Connor out during the Widnes game for being a pair
of patronising gits.

Re: Anyone noticed the menacing bouncers at the Shay. : Thu Aug 18, 2011 6:59 pm  

jeffvickers wrote:

They are effectively nightclub doormen & can't wait for some biff to happen.

I sense you have some issues with doorstaff in general mate...

I know the firm and the lads you are talking about. In fact I worked for them for several years and in the most part they are a good bunch of lads, paid to do a thankless and hard job. One that 90% + couldn't and/or wouldn't do.

I too am "effectively a nightclub doormen". To generalise in the way you have been says to me you have very little understanding about what your talking about...