| My only criticism of Portman Road 22:16 - May 1 with 1968 views | LeistonBlue |
It really is terribly designed for a pitch invasion.. the lower tiers in all four stands are much smaller than the uppers, meaning that the vast majority of supporters have no access to the pitch pretty much however hard they try (and I’m sure plenty will try!!).
Thankfully, it will just be a hop, skip and a jump (and probably faceplant) away from my seat in the north lower.
Anyway, BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! |  | | |  |
| My only criticism of Portman Road on 22:23 - May 1 with 1899 views | gainsboroughblue |
Pre-all seater, I remember getting a shock by how much more difficult it was to scale the North Stand wall after six or seven years of easily getting over the Churchmans one. |  |
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| My only criticism of Portman Road on 22:26 - May 1 with 1865 views | Kropotkin123 |
After the Bolton game on our last promotion to the Premiership, we were in the upper tier and were allowed down and on the pitch. |  |
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| My only criticism of Portman Road on 22:35 - May 1 with 1786 views | Lord_Lucan |
| My only criticism of Portman Road on 22:23 - May 1 by gainsboroughblue |
Pre-all seater, I remember getting a shock by how much more difficult it was to scale the North Stand wall after six or seven years of easily getting over the Churchmans one. |
"Back in the day" when all the clubs were putting big metal hooligan fences up with spikes, Ipswich simply lowered the standing area terrace in NS home section so that it was impossible to climb.
Away section still had the obtrusive metal fence with spikes.
Genius. |  |
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| My only criticism of Portman Road on 22:42 - May 1 with 1741 views | gainsboroughblue |
| My only criticism of Portman Road on 22:35 - May 1 by Lord_Lucan |
"Back in the day" when all the clubs were putting big metal hooligan fences up with spikes, Ipswich simply lowered the standing area terrace in NS home section so that it was impossible to climb.
Away section still had the obtrusive metal fence with spikes.
Genius. |
Yeah. Makes sense. Even on the video footage of games you can see the people at the front whose heads seem barely able to see over it. I guess they didn't see the need to do that at the more sedate Churchmans end. Was just a bit of a culture shock once I'd done my apprenticeship at the other end.
Goodison Park was another place I remember having low sunk terraces. | |
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| My only criticism of Portman Road on 10:28 - May 2 with 1207 views | LeistonBlue |
| My only criticism of Portman Road on 22:26 - May 1 by Kropotkin123 |
After the Bolton game on our last promotion to the Premiership, we were in the upper tier and were allowed down and on the pitch. |
Can’t see that happening in this day and age sadly, elf and safety and all that. Also I’d say the club will need to be careful they are not encouraging or ‘allowing’ it to happen to avoid any hot water with the EFL etc.. | | | |
| My only criticism of Portman Road on 10:41 - May 2 with 1171 views | TractorCam |
Hopefully stewards in upper tier allow people down if they want. Everyone who wants to celebrate in that way should get the chance too. |  |
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| My only criticism of Portman Road on 11:08 - May 2 with 1080 views | Reus30 |
Last year I was a little bit critical of the pitch invasion for a multitude of reasons.
This time, we need to go absolute balls out and get every man, woman and child on that pitch. Dancing, kissing the grass, letting off smoke bombs, signing and enjoying every moment.
I can't be there but rest assured, I will be too busy on the floor crying wherever I may be. Enjoy it all! |  | | |
| My only criticism of Portman Road on 11:08 - May 2 with 1086 views | Danny_G |
| My only criticism of Portman Road on 10:41 - May 2 by TractorCam |
Hopefully stewards in upper tier allow people down if they want. Everyone who wants to celebrate in that way should get the chance too. |
After the Exeter match, there were stewards posted at the entrance to every North Stand lower tier block stopping people from the upper tier coming in. A few were trying, clearly to try and get on the pitch, but getting turned away. |  | | |
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| My only criticism of Portman Road on 11:10 - May 2 with 1072 views | Vaughan8 |
| My only criticism of Portman Road on 11:08 - May 2 by Danny_G |
After the Exeter match, there were stewards posted at the entrance to every North Stand lower tier block stopping people from the upper tier coming in. A few were trying, clearly to try and get on the pitch, but getting turned away. |
They can't have been because people in the know said Ashton wanted everyone on the pitch............. | | | |
| My only criticism of Portman Road on 11:11 - May 2 with 1064 views | TractorCam |
| My only criticism of Portman Road on 11:08 - May 2 by Danny_G |
After the Exeter match, there were stewards posted at the entrance to every North Stand lower tier block stopping people from the upper tier coming in. A few were trying, clearly to try and get on the pitch, but getting turned away. |
I really hope lessons have been learnt this year and this doesn't happen. | |
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| My only criticism of Portman Road on 11:14 - May 2 with 1032 views | Danny_G |
| My only criticism of Portman Road on 11:11 - May 2 by TractorCam |
I really hope lessons have been learnt this year and this doesn't happen. |
If more than a small handful of people had been trying, I doubt there’s anything the stewards could have done - there was only one posted at each entrance. | | | |
| My only criticism of Portman Road on 11:16 - May 2 with 1015 views | TrumptonBlue |
I scratched my watch clambering over the little North Stand wall after Reading in 1987. Be careful out there, people. |  | | |
| My only criticism of Portman Road on 11:24 - May 2 with 973 views | Pinewoodblue |
I’m sure those in A block, Cobbold, already have their route planned. Hopefully not the same one as Leicester fans all those years ago. Hari Krishna |  |
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| My only criticism of Portman Road on 11:29 - May 2 with 930 views | blueislander |
| My only criticism of Portman Road on 11:10 - May 2 by Vaughan8 |
They can't have been because people in the know said Ashton wanted everyone on the pitch............. |
I doubt whether your “people in the know” know very much. | | | |
| My only criticism of Portman Road on 11:37 - May 2 with 890 views | Frans_Arnie |
| My only criticism of Portman Road on 11:08 - May 2 by Danny_G |
After the Exeter match, there were stewards posted at the entrance to every North Stand lower tier block stopping people from the upper tier coming in. A few were trying, clearly to try and get on the pitch, but getting turned away. |
Don’t those in SBR upper now have no access to the lower tier since the installation of the floor to ceiling partition/fence just inside the turnstile entrance ? | | | |
| My only criticism of Portman Road on 11:45 - May 2 with 836 views | Ewan_Oozami |
| My only criticism of Portman Road on 11:37 - May 2 by Frans_Arnie |
Don’t those in SBR upper now have no access to the lower tier since the installation of the floor to ceiling partition/fence just inside the turnstile entrance ? |
There is a way down via the disabled entrance where the Combat2Coffee kiosk is, allegedly.... |  |
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| My only criticism of Portman Road on 11:49 - May 2 with 812 views | Danny_G |
| My only criticism of Portman Road on 11:37 - May 2 by Frans_Arnie |
Don’t those in SBR upper now have no access to the lower tier since the installation of the floor to ceiling partition/fence just inside the turnstile entrance ? |
I assume either those stairs get opened or they just went down those and came back into the lower through the doors - it was well after the final whistle so everything would have been opened. | | | |
| My only criticism of Portman Road on 11:53 - May 2 with 777 views | TractorCam |
| My only criticism of Portman Road on 11:49 - May 2 by Danny_G |
I assume either those stairs get opened or they just went down those and came back into the lower through the doors - it was well after the final whistle so everything would have been opened. |
Need to get down there a few minutes early if that's the case! [Post edited 2 May 11:53]
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| My only criticism of Portman Road on 12:32 - May 2 with 596 views | DarkBrandon |
| My only criticism of Portman Road on 22:35 - May 1 by Lord_Lucan |
"Back in the day" when all the clubs were putting big metal hooligan fences up with spikes, Ipswich simply lowered the standing area terrace in NS home section so that it was impossible to climb.
Away section still had the obtrusive metal fence with spikes.
Genius. |
How the hell do you lower a concrete terrace? |  | | |
| My only criticism of Portman Road on 13:52 - May 2 with 422 views | badadski |
| My only criticism of Portman Road on 12:32 - May 2 by DarkBrandon |
How the hell do you lower a concrete terrace? |
YOU could always try rolling off the roof and hoping for the best the same as the crazy Maidstone supporter. | | | |
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