Comments on: The Last Post About the Stadium Situation. I Hope. http://italy.theoffside.com/serie-a/the-last-post-about-the-stadium-situation-i-hope.html News from the Italian Serie A Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:30:56 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Martha http://italy.theoffside.com/serie-a/the-last-post-about-the-stadium-situation-i-hope.html#comment-4416 Martha Fri, 09 Feb 2007 19:02:16 +0000 http://italy.theoffside.com/serie-a/the-last-post-about-the-stadium-situation-i-hope.html#comment-4416 It's a good question, Paolo, I've not read anything about that, either. I would imagine the grounds will be closed, full-stop -- there won't be access to anything inside the stadium, whether they're paying for lockers or not. It also seems likely that clubs would hear if organized groups were planning on showing up for games and would have heavily armed (and on-edge, which is always good) police in place in a an effort to impose control from the very beginning. Which, of course, could lead to disaster on its own. Hopefully everyone will just be smart and stay home this weekend -- after all, one would think the political groups wouldn't want to add to their already terrible press, right? Self-interest might keep them away. It’s a good question, Paolo, I’ve not read anything about that, either.

I would imagine the grounds will be closed, full-stop — there won’t be access to anything inside the stadium, whether they’re paying for lockers or not. It also seems likely that clubs would hear if organized groups were planning on showing up for games and would have heavily armed (and on-edge, which is always good) police in place in a an effort to impose control from the very beginning. Which, of course, could lead to disaster on its own.

Hopefully everyone will just be smart and stay home this weekend — after all, one would think the political groups wouldn’t want to add to their already terrible press, right? Self-interest might keep them away.

]]> By: Paolo http://italy.theoffside.com/serie-a/the-last-post-about-the-stadium-situation-i-hope.html#comment-4412 Paolo Fri, 09 Feb 2007 18:41:18 +0000 http://italy.theoffside.com/serie-a/the-last-post-about-the-stadium-situation-i-hope.html#comment-4412 I posted this in response to another article posted by Bob, mihgt as well pot it here too: I wonder if anyone thought about what to do if fans showed up anyways. These Ultras and Fan Groups regard the closing of Stadiums as a Triumph. They are enforcing a ban to Keep fans OUT of the Stadium. What if they show up the Stadium and begin causing a raucous outside the Stadiums? I haven’t heard or read if they are prepared for such a thing. These fans have storage units that are either given or rented out to them by the clubs. They keep things there, such as props or signs they would use for choreography and I am sure an arsenal of other things. Who is going to stop them from going in to get to what rightfully belongs to them should they wake up Sunday and decide they want it. Hopefully it goes smooth and the Stadiums are up to code soon so there are no acts of protest. I am sure they must have thought this may be an issue. I posted this in response to another article posted by Bob, mihgt as well pot it here too:

I wonder if anyone thought about what to do if fans showed up anyways. These Ultras and Fan Groups regard the closing of Stadiums as a Triumph. They are enforcing a ban to Keep fans OUT of the Stadium. What if they show up the Stadium and begin causing a raucous outside the Stadiums? I haven’t heard or read if they are prepared for such a thing. These fans have storage units that are either given or rented out to them by the clubs. They keep things there, such as props or signs they would use for choreography and I am sure an arsenal of other things. Who is going to stop them from going in to get to what rightfully belongs to them should they wake up Sunday and decide they want it. Hopefully it goes smooth and the Stadiums are up to code soon so there are no acts of protest. I am sure they must have thought this may be an issue.

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