Cheltenham Stewards

[holsten]

What a bunch of absolute idiots this lot are. They wouldn't allow sticks on our flags or ripped-up paper, and threatened to not let us in for having a pre-match tinny or two.

The main issue was the fact an old boy was kicked out for no reason, in my eyes, what so ever. After a Torquay fan had been kicked out from the ground, this bloke said something along the lines of 'do you like picking on away fans?' The stewards then came up a few minutes later and took him away, leaving his mrs in front of me to sit on her own. The Welsh no.6 steward was an absolute idiot.

Anyone have any other problems with them? Shameful.

[Dave]

To be honest when i arrived at the ground i found there stewards to be very friendly and very helpful,i did not see what happened in the ground before the start of the match but later found out that the old man you refer to was the great Paul Bastard,it appears it was something to do with his plastic knife and fork

He did get back into the ground however,as far as the beach ball is concerned after what happened at Sunderland/Liverpool,i think stewards at all ground have been told to take away any think like that,that enters the field of play,even if it was before kick-off,and that would happen at our ground aswell.

Like i say i can only speak as i find ,i found there stewards friendly helpful,and welcoming.

[Southampton Gull]

I've praised the stewards in the past, they've always been friendly and welcoming, always happy to take care of their own idiots.

One of our own was ejected for lighting a smoke bomb, I know him well and can't really say in all honesty that they were wrong to eject him. The other fan that was actually ejected wasn't Paul Bastard however, although he did incur their wrath for his plastic knife and fork which could be accurately described as potential weapons so I wouldn't argue they were wrong even though we all know he takes them everywhere and is an upstanding citizen and genuine person. The gent that was ejected was there with his wife, I don't know why they saw fit to eject him but I do know he was sticking up for the lad who got thrown out. I think in all probability they got that one wrong but maybe he said something they felt was over the top?

After the game, their head steward escorted Awayday and myself back to the car park as he was told their "idiots" were on their way round to us. Mostly little kids but it does show a genuine wish to stop any potential trouble so I'm happy to give them the benefit of the doubt until I'm shown anything to prove otherwise.

[HRG]

I saw them talking to Paul Bastard on the way in Forever but Walshy is referring to something else.
The elderly man Walshy is talking about was asking the stewards about the lad who got taken out, he started off by saying something like "you lot are always looking for trouble", it wasn't said in an agressive or nasty way, then I focused again on the game. Next thing I see is the gentleman being taken out.
Good of them to keep a look out for you both though SG.

[Southampton Gull]

The guy I'm referring to is always sat with his wife and they always wear bright yellow coats. I can't imagine either of them causing any kind of trouble so can only assume he said something they didn't like.

[Dave]

apolgies saw someone on the way in i knew,who told me Paul Bastard had been thrown out for his plastic knife fork,ah well misscomunitcation and all that

[chippygull]

Don't like that Twitter rant from Mans on the other thread. THAT idiot shd have been thrown out!

[Southampton Gull]

I think if any of us had seen it we'd have dealt with it ourselves. Can't say I blame Manse for saying something like that in the heat of the moment though, who wouldn't be angry about it?

[HRG]

The guy I'm referring to is always sat with his wife and they always wear bright yellow coats. I can't imagine either of them causing any kind of trouble so can only assume he said something they didn't like.

Yep that's the one, he was three rows behind me. He didn't appear to be aggressive, he was smiling when first talking to them but something annoyed them. I was surprised to see him being led out. They may have overreacted but it's done now.

[Awayday]

I think if the older guy knew why the 1st guy was being kicked out he would have realised that he didn't have to say what he said.

I have a lot of time for the stewards at Cheltenham, especially the main guy who seems to always be looking after us. When he came to eject the first lad, he even came over to me first and had a bit of a joke with me and then said why he was ejecting the lad. Letting of the smoke bomb is one thing, but too to stand there and keep lighting the lighter and waving it in the air as well. Not often I agree with stewards but in this case they did well. I cannot comment on the other ejection as I didn't hear / see it.

[crazyfool]

[quote="chippygull"]Don't like that Twitter rant from Mans on the other thread. THAT idiot shd have been thrown out![/quote

Can someone point me in the right direct to this? I can't find it looking through the recent threads.

[chippygull]

Page 12 of the Chelt v. Torquay thread.

[crazyfool]

Cheers for that. I missed reading a post there somewhere in the mix. What the hell is that all about??

[ferrarilover]

The 'old geezer' in question is Dave Harris, stands next to me and in front of Trojan at Plainmoor. Thoroughly nice chap, TUFC through and through (never misses a match home, away, reserve, youth) attends with his wife Nancy (who, despite constant protestations to the contrary is no longer 21). The idea that he is considered a sufficiently credible threat to the safety and security to CTFC and supporters around him is absolutely laughable. Stewards are all the same, too much testosterone, not enough IQ.

Matt.

[Trojan 67]

The 'old geezer' in question is Dave Harris, stands next to me and in front of Trojan at Plainmoor. Thoroughly nice chap, TUFC through and through (never misses a match home, away, reserve, youth) attends with his wife Nancy (who, despite constant protestations to the contrary is no longer 21). The idea that he is considered a sufficiently credible threat to the safety and security to CTFC and supporters around him is absolutely laughable. Stewards are all the same, too much testosterone, not enough IQ.

Matt.

I thought it was Dave Harris but said nowt as I wasn't there. Dave is a gentleman and compared with Bartlett it's no contest. It will be interesting to hear Dave's side of events at the next home match.

As for stewarding, that's a different can of worms. Some apply common sense effectively and efficiently and others do what they're brainwashed to do. Political correctness shafts the gullible (those devoid of common sense) up the arse. As logic is forged on the anvil of awareness, I'll leave it to you to realise what is red hot, what gets shoved up the arse of political correctness and what takes pleasure in delivering the instrument. :devil: