Ravenhill experience
Moderator: Moderators
- big mervyn
- Rí na Cúige Uladh
- Posts: 14360
- Joined: Fri May 09, 2008 2:22 pm
- Location: Overlooking the pitch (til they built the old new stand)
Re: Ravenhill experience
I'm a republican and I go.
Volunteer at an animal sanctuary; it will fill you with joy , despair, but most of all love, unconditional love of the animals.
Big Neville Southall
Big Neville Southall
- big mervyn
- Rí na Cúige Uladh
- Posts: 14360
- Joined: Fri May 09, 2008 2:22 pm
- Location: Overlooking the pitch (til they built the old new stand)
Re: Ravenhill experience
On aye ... Born again soldiers of Jesus in the premium seats and LGBT fans as far away from the family stand as possible. Norn Irn - celebrating diversitybig mervyn wrote:Not yet. The long term plan is: Taigs to the left, Prods to the right, Free P's to the far right and heathens behind the big screen. It's the Ulster way.BaggyTrousers wrote:...... are you saying the terrace is segregated?
Volunteer at an animal sanctuary; it will fill you with joy , despair, but most of all love, unconditional love of the animals.
Big Neville Southall
Big Neville Southall
Re: Ravenhill experience
Trump or Rubio?big mervyn wrote:I'm a republican and I go.
I have my own tv channel, what have you got?
Re: Ravenhill experience
Well Stuart had just taken a heavy blow right in front of me!Cap'n Grumpy wrote:Question is whether it is Eventsec/UR or just Eventsec, and further whether that has been prompted by something/someone else (eg Council H&S)???pwrmoore wrote:Last Friday Eventsec were blocking off the stairs that go over the tunnel on the Prom forcing those at the Aquinas end to go through the Aquinas end bar or off the far end of the Prom. They haven't done this before to my knowledge and there has been no obvious problem which needed this solution. I really don't understand why they (Eventsec/UR) feel the need to increase the amount of crowd management just for its own sake.
As you say, it seems strange to come up with answers to which there was no problem, but it wouldn't be the first time that has happened.
(BTW - you looked well on tele on Friday! )
(For those who don't know him, you can guess which of the 13K+ he was)
I wasn't sure whether it was UR or eventsec or both were behind the change but I must admit I do feel as if we are steadily becoming valued only for the money we spend on tickets, in the bars and the shop and not seen as any part of the Ulster Rugby family - tolerated but not welcomed. Maybe It's just a case of Eventsec wanting to be seen to be doing something to earn their fee.
Also on Friday night I was asked to remove my backpack which I had set in front of me just over the fence in order to keep it out of the drain at the bottom of the prom. Apparently is was very important that I kept it behind the fence.
Paul.
C'mon Ulsterrrrrrrrr!
C'mon Ulsterrrrrrrrr!
- big mervyn
- Rí na Cúige Uladh
- Posts: 14360
- Joined: Fri May 09, 2008 2:22 pm
- Location: Overlooking the pitch (til they built the old new stand)
Re: Ravenhill experience
Do they search rucksacks?
Volunteer at an animal sanctuary; it will fill you with joy , despair, but most of all love, unconditional love of the animals.
Big Neville Southall
Big Neville Southall
- Russ
- Rí na Cúige Uladh
- Posts: 28295
- Joined: Tue Oct 09, 2012 2:27 pm
- Location: Looking for George North's defence
Re: Ravenhill experience
BoomDave wrote:Trump or Rubio?big mervyn wrote:I'm a republican and I go.
I set them up and you knock them out kf the park
- Russ
- Rí na Cúige Uladh
- Posts: 28295
- Joined: Tue Oct 09, 2012 2:27 pm
- Location: Looking for George North's defence
Re: Ravenhill experience
You need to be careful or you'll be on a watchlistbig mervyn wrote:Do they search rucksacks?
Last time I was there, no bag searches
Can see bag searches being brought in
Bags were searched at every rwc game and sorries this year
Re: Ravenhill experience
big mervyn wrote:Do they search rucksacks?
Not at the moment - So have been able to have a special flask of hot "tea" for the posse on numerous occasions in recent years I will not be surprised if this changes.....
Paul.
C'mon Ulsterrrrrrrrr!
C'mon Ulsterrrrrrrrr!
Re: Ravenhill experience
Didn't search mine at the Olympic Stadium, just walked in without even showing my ticketRuss wrote:You need to be careful or you'll be on a watchlistbig mervyn wrote:Do they search rucksacks?
Last time I was there, no bag searches
Can see bag searches being brought in
Bags were searched at every rwc game and sorries this year
“That made me feel very special and underlined to me that Ulster is more than a team, it is a community and a rugby family"
Rory Best
Rory Best
- Cap'n Grumpy
- Rí na Cúige Uladh
- Posts: 15647
- Joined: Thu Aug 14, 2008 4:21 pm
- Location: second barrier up, at the half-way line ... or is the third?
Re: Ravenhill experience
When not driving, I carry my "special flask" in a shoulder holster, so unless they start frisking, I should be okay.pwrmoore wrote:big mervyn wrote:Do they search rucksacks?
Not at the moment - So have been able to have a special flask of hot "tea" for the posse on numerous occasions in recent years I will not be surprised if this changes.....
I'm not arguing -
I'm just explaining why I'm right
I'm just explaining why I'm right
- big mervyn
- Rí na Cúige Uladh
- Posts: 14360
- Joined: Fri May 09, 2008 2:22 pm
- Location: Overlooking the pitch (til they built the old new stand)
Re: Ravenhill experience
Are there any written instructions as to what may, or may not, be brought into the ground?Cap'n Grumpy wrote:When not driving, I carry my "special flask" in a shoulder holster, so unless they start frisking, I should be okay.pwrmoore wrote:big mervyn wrote:Do they search rucksacks?
Not at the moment - So have been able to have a special flask of hot "tea" for the posse on numerous occasions in recent years I will not be surprised if this changes.....
I would have felt a standard hip flask was an essential element of the rugby gentleman's attire.
Volunteer at an animal sanctuary; it will fill you with joy , despair, but most of all love, unconditional love of the animals.
Big Neville Southall
Big Neville Southall