Fans Q & A

The football club are in a difficult position and there needs to be give and take on both sides (within the government guidelines of course).

Seriously, I wonder why some people feel a need to make a drama about everything.

The point Tom was making about masks was clear. If you don't have one on a steward may ask you. They are not challenging the legitimacy of your medical exemption, just checking you have one. All you have to say is "I have an exemption". Masks are not always intuitive - as an example I met a client for a coffee in a mall in Dubai the other day, at a certain point I walked about 75 metres across the mall to the washrooms and forgot to replace my mask. A security guard politely stopped me to check and it was sorted. Getting fans back is a challenging time, we don't need to infringe civil liberties but nor do we need to make things harder than they are.

Re STs....well it must be pretty obvious to anyone buying one that there might be logistical challenges this season. If the compensation issue troubles you it may be best not to buy one. Then you remove the issue yourself.

Will you need to wear a mask if you're going to watch the game at home on I-Follow?


JTG

its not a drama its what ive been told by a couple of people that are exempt is quite insulting. Tom could and shouldve addressed this better. How would someone feel if they were entitled to say park in a disabled parking space (remembering not all disabilities are obvious) and challenged or sat in a priority seat on a train and challenged. Unless you are that person I doubt you will fully appreciate it. Im simply just surprised in what I heard given what others had told me and their feelings on this.

Understandably the club are trying to get as many fans in as possible but eventhat wont please everyone as there is argument if you ban away fans they will ban you in return. Though it seems the EFL will ultimately decide this.

There are some very tight squeezes around the ground where even 1m is impossible such as toilet entrance/exits, so of course the masks make sense, but I would rather see stewards ensure fans dont block exits, walkways, steps etc. than challenging non face wearers. Anyone that forgets to wear one needs to look at themselves and whilst a reminder may be helpful to some, notices outside Boots and ad-hoc PA announcements as you shop in Morrisons seems to work ok. You are gonna see plenty wearing masks so if that doesnt trigger a memory I dunno what will.

If the first steward upon entry is doing his/her job properly why does every steward thereafter feel the need to challenge?

And finally whilst on the subject of masks Im surprised the club isnt selling CTFC masks.

Is the atmosphere at Crawley just too much? 😉

If you park in a disabled space you have a blue badge that avoids the need to be challenged. A lanyard is a similar concept. There will be lessons learnt along the way, I'm sure. However I think it's a bit much to be taking pot shots at Tom at this point.

Re sales - I thought they were.