Stewarding today

[Svlad Cjelli]

Did anyone notice a change in the stewarding methods today?

A couple of peopel have mentioned that the stewards' approcah to trying to get people to sit down was different, and there was even a tango "response squad" floating about the Lower West concourse

Anyone knwo what was going on?

[jonboy29red]

i saw a guy in a suit with the tangos the other night against cardiff dunno who he was and i also passed a guy going to my seat with a FSA pass card on him so mayby there been a few complaints about the heavy handed attatude

[Svlad Cjelli]

i saw a guy in a suit with the tangos the other night against cardiff dunno who he was and i also passed a guy going to my seat with a FSA pass card on him so mayby there been a few complaints about the heavy handed attatude

FSA?

[jonboy29red]

i saw a guy in a suit with the tangos the other night against cardiff dunno who he was and i also passed a guy going to my seat with a FSA pass card on him so mayby there been a few complaints about the heavy handed attatude

FSA?

football suporters asocation

[Svlad Cjelli]

i saw a guy in a suit with the tangos the other night against cardiff dunno who he was and i also passed a guy going to my seat with a FSA pass card on him so mayby there been a few complaints about the heavy handed attatude

FSA?

football suporters asocation

Hasn't existed since 2003.

[66DD]

i saw a guy in a suit with the tangos the other night against cardiff dunno who he was and i also passed a guy going to my seat with a FSA pass card on him so mayby there been a few complaints about the heavy handed attatude

FSA?

Financial Services Authority - The regulatory organisation for Industrial and provident societies; so obviously an inspector doing a spot check on STAR.

[North Somerset Royal]

Did anyone notice a change in the stewarding methods today?

Yes the regular steward in GU9 was sporting a new beard

[Royal Lady]

I noticed that there was no steward sat at the front between Y23-Y24 for a while at the beginning of the game and also no steward stood in the stair well for the same amount of time if that helps at all?

[Tad Showbiz]

I notice the grey haired steward who a lot on here moaned about last season re-appeared in Y25 yesterday after being on bus stop duty for most of this season. This man is a pain the you know what and even started an arguement with a lady in Y25 yesterday.

The stewards presence seen but not heard from earlier in the season has now been replaced by more attitude. I have counted at least 10 ejected from Y26/edge of Y25 over the past two games for no apparent reason.

[jonboy29red]

prob the usual clive doyle crackdown for one ejected will bring in a family in i noticed that the stewards took there time going to the top of y26 yesterday mayby there finaly geting the message we dont wanna sit down all the time

[roadrunner]

prob the usual clive doyle crackdown for one ejected will bring in a family in i noticed that the stewards took there time going to the top of y26 yesterday mayby there finaly geting the message we dont wanna sit down all the time

Not so much a case of getting the message. They have to be seen to be asking supporters to sit down. I was watching them on a couple of occasions against Cardiff in Y26 and when they regrouped at the bottom of the steps they just shrugged their shoulders at each other. Be grateful they're largely letting the fans be. It's what we want after all.

[Gordons Cumming]

I think most of the problems lie in Y26.

HTH

[Big Foot]

Saw a Reading fan legend being escorted out even before Kick Off from Y25 by a load of tangos including that chewbacka look a like

[BenReadingFC]

by a load of tangos including that chewbacka look a like

[Para Handy]

Lots of very mouthy Norwich fans in one of the Hospitality boxes. Not the first time this has happened. Saw a steward telling one of them to calm down.

Got mixed feelings about this one. No reason why away fans shouldn't be in the hospitality boxes but when you're going to stand up and milk it, for about 5 minutes when you score, then you should expect abuse. Think the stewards should have cottoned on to this one earlier.

[Royal Lady]

It's ok Para - Schards and I will be redressing the balance at the away game at Norwich - and I'll defo be giving it large if we score.

[Tad Showbiz]

Saw a Reading fan legend being escorted out even before Kick Off from Y25 by a load of tangos including that chewbacka look a like

He'll be back

I need to have a word with him about a certain public house on the edge of town centre.

[Magnus]

The Lyndhurst?

[Tad Showbiz]

The Lyndhurst?

Wrong side of the edge of the town centre. try nearer the station opposite the apex plaza.

[handbags_harris]

Interesting patter ndeveloping if you ask me:- large away following turn up in town, majority stand, Reading fans largely unhindered by the stewarding presence and are also standing unhindered. Very next game with a smaller and less boisterous away following RFC stewards are clearly given directives to utilise a much heavier handed and far less lenient approach. Last two cases in point - Newcastle Utd at home followed by Peterborough Utd, and now Cardiff City followed by Norwich City.

One wonders what will happen the day Coventry City come to town...