Old Trafford Evacuation....oh dear

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  1. Marc

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    Training device, accidentally left in the stadium following a training device. Unbelievable. I hope they're suitably insured, for all the compensation claims about to head their way..
     
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    Seems like something they would just say to calm the fears of the public to be honest.


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    Just heard. You couldn't make it up.
     
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    So it didn't turn out to be a trophy, after all.. :D
     
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    That's got to be the only reasonable explanation. It seems completely stupid otherwise.

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    If it wasnt so serious and inconvenienced and cost real money and time to tens of thousands of people this would almost be funny. Incompetence of the highest order - Man U would be entirely justified in recovering all the costs they have incurred to try and fix this with their fans
     
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    Estimated costs so far £3m and rising
     
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    No way on this earth it was a training device. Just my opinion


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    security firms have been named. i very much doubt they would have done that, if it wasn't true.
     
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    Man U would be entirely justified in recovering all the costs they have incurred to try and fix this with their fans[/QUOTE]

    Surely MUFC has to take some responsibility?

    I'd have thought a pre match, row by row inspection should be carried out before turnstiles are opened?

    They will also have had numerous Stadium Tours on since Wednesday. Unbelieveable it could go un-noticed until people get into the ground.
     
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    I agree - you can't help but think that when it was kicking off someone at Manchester United would have thought - oh aye - I remember we had them fella's round with the fake bombs the other day - I wonder if they left one behind.....



    On the topic of it being a fix though - now that Manchester United now know they have to beat AFC by 19 goals to get a champions league spot and not loose to finish above Southampton - is there any precedent for anyone playing this last game late and getting an unfair advantage from doing so?

    I wouldn't put it past Scumchester to ask the bomb disposal team to leave one behind just for the eventuality that they needed the match abandoning.
     
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    Surely MUFC has to take some responsibility?

    I'd have thought a pre match, row by row inspection should be carried out before turnstiles are opened?

    They will also have had numerous Stadium Tours on since Wednesday. Unbelieveable it could go un-noticed until people get into the ground.[/QUOTE]

    Wasn't it in one of the toilets though? I'd imagine that wouldn't be included as part of a stadium tour. And part of me agrees that they should do some kind of security search before games but when you think about it how likely is that? I doubt Barnsley do a full sweep of the stadium before opening the turnstyles and we often leave the gates unlocked on none matchdays, I've personally just wandered into one of the stands on a Friday morning before
     
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