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Match Day Thread Leeds v Relegated NUFC

Discussion in 'Newcastle United' started by Albert's Chip Shop, Jan 15, 2022.

  1. Albert's Chip Shop

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    For info I emailed Tom at the trust with a full and Frank account of the **** show. It was negative towards the police and LUFC. He has enough evidence to get something improved for next season. Watch this space.
     
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  3. Geordieginola

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    That’s the spirit. Bottoms up.
     

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  4. Delusional Full Stop

    Delusional Full Stop Here to serve all your counselling needs.
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    I’ve always argued that there is no such thing as “swings and roundabouts “ in footballing decisions. I’m busily waiting for our turn on the roundabout now. :smiley-finger007:
     
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  5. Delusional Full Stop

    Delusional Full Stop Here to serve all your counselling needs.
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    Drink driving. You should be ashamed Chippy.

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  6. Joelinton's Right Foot

    Joelinton's Right Foot Worth Every Penny
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    He was born a mackem. Believe me, he's already ashamed!!
     
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  7. Hung Drawn and Quartered

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    UPDATE from NUFC TRUST
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    STATEMENT: Leeds United Away Investigation
    The Newcastle United Supporters Trust has been working closely with Leeds United in the weeks following the 1-0 victory at Elland Road on the 22nd January 2022. Following these discussions, a report has been published regarding the incidents that took place outside, and inside the away section. The final report can be found on our website here.

    After receiving approximately 125 reports in the days after the game, there was clear distress highlighted by those who were caught outside the away turnstiles in the build-up to, and after kick-off. Leeds United contacted us on the Monday following the game after being alerted to the serious concerns Newcastle United fans had for their health and safety. From these reports, Trust Vice Chair Thomas Concannon was able to provide Leeds with a detailed view of Newcastle fans in attendance that day and provided Leeds United with 10 of the most detailed reports for them to analyse.

    Two meetings were held with Leeds United, with one meeting taking place with representation from the West Yorkshire Police and the Football Supporters’ Association. The Trust was able to ask questions about the incident that took place outside the turnstiles and was able to establish an understanding of what led to Newcastle fans being involved in a very crowded situation outside the away turnstiles, and then subsequently inside the away section.

    We raised concerns around the operation of the turnstiles, which were the main cause of what was to follow, citing many fans informing us that tickets were not being read by the barcode reader. There were also reports of the barcode being ripped from the ticket due to the perforation line on the ticket, which Leeds acknowledged was a contributing factor to the incident. Leeds has acted on this immediately by removing the perforation line on the ticket to prevent the barcode from being separated from the main ticket. We will also be making the recommendation to Newcastle United that any future tickets with perforation lines should not be folded at the perforation line in order to fit them into the envelope before sending them out to supporters.

    We raised concerns around communication with supporters, with supporters claiming very little information was given to them as to why the queues weren’t progressing and no prior warning that the gate would be opened to allow fans to access the stadium, which in itself caused problems. Supporter reports expressed a lot of disappointment at the communication from both Leeds United and the West Yorkshire Police. We are satisfied they have acknowledged these complaints and are seeking to improve this going forward.

    Concerns with the layout of the queuing system, as well as the layout of the stadium inside, were also raised, and whilst immediately amending the stadium inside is an unreasonable ask, we are pleased Leeds United has acted immediately to improve the queuing system outside the away turnstiles.

    We also questioned the lack of response from stewarding teams and police, with what many Newcastle fans have described as poor reaction times and struggling to make the situation any safer for fans involved. We urge that Leeds United, and clubs around the Premier League and beyond, plan for such eventualities and provide the correct training to stewards to handle difficult situations like this.

    From the very first meeting, we praise Leeds United for taking this situation very seriously and are satisfied that steps are being taken to prevent any incidents like this from happening again to any set of supporters attending Elland Road. We are pleased to learn that following this game, Leeds United took immediate steps to prevent this from happening outside the away section again and that further fixtures with Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur, Aston Villa, and Norwich lead to no further such incidents.

    We are also pleased the West Yorkshire Police have committed to improving their communication with supporters going forward, and will seek to prevent a build-up directly outside the turnstiles should any incident like this occur again.

    We would like to place on record our thanks to Leeds United for treating Newcastle United fans with the respect they deserve following this incident and appreciate the seriousness in which they handled gathering evidence to create this report for your consumption. We are also happy to hear they have sought to liaise with supporter organisations of teams due to travel to Elland Road.

    Newcastle fans were faced with a very difficult situation that caused a lot of stress and anger from those involved. Those in attendance were amongst our most hardcore away followers, with a lot of experience following Newcastle United away from home, both domestically and abroad. The feeling that this was one of the worst experiences to have come across was a common theme across many of the reports sent in.

    We would like to thank Newcastle fans who sent reports in, especially in such detail which helped us form our presentation to Leeds United and the West Yorkshire Police. We can only hope going forward that an incident like this doesn’t occur again, and that lessons are learned, and continue to be learned to ensure the safety of supporters.
     
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  8. Dr Nickilas Van Helsing

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    That was the longest post ever
     
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  9. Hung Drawn and Quartered

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    only for Albert
     
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    @Warmir Pouchov sees this as a challenge
     
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  11. Hung Drawn and Quartered

    Hung Drawn and Quartered Well-Known Member

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    reading back some of the comments about the lack of a pen on ASM

    some things never change

    and Albert needs to change the title of the thread <grr>
     
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  12. Obi Wan

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    The 4 word summary version = "Nev is a ****" :emoticon-0148-yes:
     
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  13. Geordieginola

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    My eyes fell out.
     
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  14. Dr Nickilas Van Helsing

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    The scrolling just kept going on and on
     
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