Suncorp Stadium Staff

[Scotty]

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[redstragic]

At the final last year my 6 year old and I were sitting next to a welsh family (3 brother and their sons). Next to them was a bunch of bogan's tanking up on bourbon. The bogan's and the welsh started fighting and carried it on as they were walking past my son and I. I had to scream at them to settle down and pushed them over the seat in front so my son didn't catch a wayward fist. The fight then continued all the way to gate with nary a cop or security in sight.

My mate came back to troughs telling me about a welsh dude and bogan punching on right in front of everyone and security doing nothing about it.

 

[Sully]

Too busy keeping the concourse free.


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[liquor box]

Just sent this off to Suncorp stadium via their website, I just don't think the removal was acceptable.

"To whom it may concern,
I recently attended a Reds game at Suncorp stadium on Saturday the 3rd of March 2012. Whilst I found Suncorp Stadium to be a great venue in terms of capacity, comfort and other services, I was very disappointed with the manner in which the security at the stadium treated the patrons. One enthusiastic supporter was sitting in section 314 and had been firing the crowd up the entire game to support the team, starting chants and the like. However in the 75th minute the patron was removed by police, seemingly at the order of one of the ushers whom had been talking to him. I had several issues with this, notably:


i) The patron had actually done nothing wrong as far as I'm aware. There was no disorderly behaviour, there was no harassment occuring, there was no real reason to evict him. From my observations it appeared as though he was removed simply because the usher had taken a dislike to his support. If the reason for his removal is because the 'Mexican wave' was being started by him then I would like to know, but I still strongly believe it was a fallacious decision to remove the customer.


ii) The behaviour was causing absolutely no problem for the crowd. Patrons are supposed to be removed because they are being 'Antisocial' and preventing others from enjoying themselves. I think I speak for everyone in the vicinity of the area in saying that this particular patrons actions where passionate, respectful and dignified; no one in the crowd had an issue with the person, and if they did they where in a very small minority. In fact, as he was removed, he recieved an ovation from nearly everyone nearby.

Hence, what was the actual reason for this patron being removed? Who was responsible for it? I was offended, indeed embarassed that the situation came to fruitition in which he was removed. There is a large community online, in sites such as Greenandgoldrugby.com that where also heavily offended by the decision. Could a member of stadium management please reasonably justify what happened.

Sincerely,
Harry Spicer"

I have to agree if he was removed for no reason, but to play the devils advocate, if he was removed by police it could have been for any number of alledged offences, what if and it is a huge waht if he had done something innapropriate in the toilets at half time? Maybe there was a reason?

But generally I do agree with your complaint on face value

 

[FiveStarStu]

Well I'm sure we are all aware how seriously some people take their job, but I was really frankly offended by security at suncorp last night.

The incident I'm referring to is the bloke in the Southern stand who was geeing everyone up and unleashing the support. He was starting some good mexican waves (as much as i don't like them due to the boredom connotations) but you could clearly see he was there to support the team, and he actually got the We are Red thing going. Like legit quite well.

Then security decided to throw him out.

I thought it was a massive dog act. Thoughts?

I do not think the Rebel Army are going to fit in well at Suncorp this week.

 

[Scoey]

Yeah they make it pretty clear that those that start mexican waves will be tossed out. Mainly because the participants often throw shit into the air. I don't have a problem with the wave at the cricket but at the footy, well frankly, I've never been that bored that I thought it was a good idea. Also for me, who usually goes to the footy with my wife, when a half a plastic cup of beer lands on her just after yet another mexican wave, it makes it very hard for me to get "approval" to go to the next game.

That being said, they usually give you a warning first and going by the letter written to Stadiums QLD it sounds like the ushers did chat to the guy a couple of times? Correct me if I'm wrong. So if you get warned that what you are doing is not on and you're at a place like Suncorp or the Gabba (both as bad as each other), pull your head in a bit and find another way to enjoy yourself!

But if they didn't warn him at all - then yeah I'd be dirty getting booted at 75 mins!!!

 

[Blue]

Went to Brisbane on a corporate cricket gig thingie a few years back when they ejected the trumpet guy for inciting potential mass stampede with his rendition of When the Saints go marching in. You have GOt to watch these things.

The idea is clearly to have no fun at all. Every five minutes a security guard is crapping one someone about some inane bulshit.

The whole experience from the moment your bag got searched was unpleasant.

Spoke to some Pom supporters at the hotel that night after trumpet gate and they were justifiably pissed. Some were not going back the next day.

 

[light]

The bottom line is: stadium staff are lowly paid security who act first and think second. If they are doing something, like throwing someone out (rightly or wrongly), they've already made up their minds and are not going to relent, no matter how right or wrong they are.

They take a hard-line approach and that's the way it needs to be when controlling large numbers of vocal, sometimes intoxicated people. It is within their rights to evict you from the stadium for any reason they feel appropriate. They aren't there to kick people out just for fun.

 

[Roundawhile]

Whilst I agree that its their job, it's like bouncers at pubs, they take great delight in exerting their authority on people just because they can. If they had some degree of nous it would not be so bad, it just seems to be people who take out their inadaquacies on people they take a dislike to.

 

[Tangawizi]

Went to Brisbane on a corporate cricket gig thingie a few years back when they ejected the trumpet guy for inciting potential mass stampede with his rendition of When the Saints go marching in. You have GOt to watch these things.

The idea is clearly to have no fun at all. Every five minutes a security guard is crapping one someone about some inane bulshit.

The whole experience from the moment your bag got searched was unpleasant.

Spoke to some Pom supporters at the hotel that night after trumpet gate and they were justifiably pissed. Some were not going back the next day.

The Gabba security that summer and the following one has cost the ACB millions. They wanted to make it more family friendly but doing stuff like banning cup snakes and trumpeters took it too far and alienated most of their paying punters.

Watching it on tv yesterday, the stadium looked lucky to be 1/5th full. For a final....

 

[ShtinaTina]

The flags looked great. All the sky blue around the stadium when they scored or when something good happened is a positive thing. Better than those flash for cash things they gave out for the last few years.

Agreed!! It looked great with the sea of sky blue.

 

[Ruggo]

Not a regular to games but the few times I have been to Suncorp the security has been good. Mum moves with the aid of a walking stick and several times we have had stadium staff offer assistance in getting her to he seat. You ask them to take a family photo and they politely do so.

I don't like anybody trying to sanitise the crowd and screeming your voice out in support of your team is the fun part but some behaviour can be offensive to those around. I feel empathy for the people on the ground who have to make the distinction on the spot. With thousands of people in a small area, there will always be a fly in the ointment so to speak.

All I ask is for people not to block my view and to keep the language clean.

 

[emuarse]

And then we had the footage of the male Reds supporter at ANZ last weekend not only "pissing at his seat" but sitting in the rising damp while he did so and then pulling his dacks up without a care in the world.

Bruce, it was a conspiracy. That was actually a 'Tahs fan dressed in a Reds jersey.
You could tell because he had such a small dick.

So not only did I get the game wrong and the stadium wrong and the code wrong but also the gender. The shame and embarrassment will linger for quite a while.

See, I told you it was a conspiracy.

 

[Tangawizi]

One thing the Reds probably should consider is the creation of an 'Adults Only' bay so that those who do get a bit loose with their language at times can do so without some 5 year old copping an ear full.

 

[Karl]

One thing the Reds probably should consider is the creation of an 'Adults Only' bay so that those who do get a bit loose with their language at times can do so without some 5 year old copping an ear full.

Or people can just exercise some basic self control when in a public place at an event attended by minors. If they can't, don't go. They can get drunk at home and swear at the tv. Get their mates around too and with the money they save on tickets and expensive stadium prices on food and booze that could hire a topless waitress to serve them.

 

[ripper868]

Agree with Karl, if you can't attend a sporting event or otherwise and keep it PG rated, then just don't go. Just because you paid for a ticket to an event doesn't give you the right to throw away decent behaviour as well.

 

[Melbourne Terrace]

gee some of the previous comments whining about supporter behaviour, language and even bloody flags just makes it clearer why australians have such bad atmosphere at our games. It's a rugby game, not a gala concert.

 

[Scoey]

One thing the Reds probably should consider is the creation of an 'Adults Only' bay so that those who do get a bit loose with their language at times can do so without some 5 year old copping an ear full.

They already have non-licensed areas. If I was concerned about taking kids I would buy tickets in one of those bays. It's a footy game and you expect yelling and a bit of swearing. It would be a sad day indeed if they sanitised the crowds any more.

 

[FiveStarStu]

One thing the Reds probably should consider is the creation of an 'Adults Only' bay

I can hear the soft bass lines now...

"The Queensland Reds aren't the only ones scoring at Suncorp!"

 

[Karl]

Yelling, a bit of swearing etc is fine. I tell my kids every time we go "Its a footy game, there will be some language, some people have impulse control issues. Just ignore it and enjoy the game." Most of the time it is not an issue. Sometimes you get an idiot. Less so at Reds games than Bronco's games, although-

I had a bloke in front of me and the boys once at a Reds game, pretty drunk (must have been drunk before he arrived) and a typical rant, which occurred every few minutes in the lead up to half time, and were yelled at volumes that would have a Robbie Williams concert shut down went something like "For f**ks sake Ref, you blind c**t, he came in from the f**kin' side! The f**kin' side! You useless f**king faggot! You guide dog is double parked outside the stadium you blind f**kin' ar$ehole! F**K!"

My son's were actually pretty uncomfortable because you just had the impression he was not in control. He was told by a few people to calm down and watch the language.We were all told to "f**k off". I figured I'd grab a security guard to sort him out at the break. He was about 55 and not a big guy and any kind of altercation that arose by pushing the issue would have looked like you were beating up an old man and it's not something you do in front of kids anyway. His mates were little better but they pulled their heads in when he had a few people talk to him directly.

None of them came back after half time. I imagine he was asked to leave.