In case I forget, at the next fans forum could you mention the following please.? A lot of fans arrive well before kick off and enjoy a chat over a pie, a pint, a soft drink or a tea coffee or Bovril. Noticed that yesterday there were a number of supporters with sticks and arm crutches and because it was raining, water was transferred onto the floor immediately in front of the turnstiles making it extremely slippy. Saw one poor bloke who's walking stick slipped and he nearly went his length, and a female lost her balance and was prevented from falling by a male companion. That was in a 15 minute period before I left to take my seat in the East Stand. It's the same in the toilets. The floors in the cubicles eventually get soaked in urine by myopic fans. Could be beneficial to avoid any public liability claims to have staff or volunteers with dry mops on hand to keep the areas as dry as possible before and after the game and at half time. Just a thought. On the subject of drinks, there aren't enough shelves to put your cup when you're trying to tackle your pie, chips or burger. Could do with shelving on every support pillar the whole length of the Stand and possibly on the perimeter walls, where space permits. Cheers mate.
Thanks Gally. It might sound a bit " trivial" to raise this issue, but when I was working a female colleague went into the Ladies. The duty cleaner had mopped the floor but not put a " slippy surface" sign out for everyone to see. As a result the lass skidded and fell very heavily. As well as tearing the meniscus in her knee which required surgery, she banged her head on the cubicle frame which caused a bleed on her brain. Poor lass had to quit work and pursued a Public liability claim through Unison. Saw her in town recently and she's now OK but still walks with a stick and is still not able to work. I had a hip replacement fourteen weeks ago and am still using an arm crutch. Very wary walking over any slippy surface as the ferrule on the stick can easily skid. I'd hate for one of our fans to incur an injury during inclement weather when the risks can be minimised.