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Taking flags into grounds

I got my bees flag confiscated at Bournemouth yesterday as “it didn’t have a fire rating”. Went to collect it after the game to be told by the Bournemouth stewards that they had lost it !! It was only a cheap flag from the club shop but had seen many fine home and away premier league victories. Some would call it a “lucky flag”. Anyway it’s gone and they don’t sell them in the club shop anymore.

My neighbours in S106 will be pleased as they will no longer have me constantly stood up with flag held proudly aloft, obscuring their view. On the downside, there’s a risk we’ll never win another premier league away game !! I left the Bournemouth steward my email address, but not holding out much hope of getting a response. ☹️
 

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How can a flag be a fire risk anyway? Have never had this issue before, even when getting into security paranoid white hart lane !
 

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Ashford Bees said:
I got my bees flag confiscated at Bournemouth yesterday as “it didn’t have a fire rating”. Went to collect it after the game to be told by the Bournemouth stewards that they had lost it !! It was only a cheap flag from the club shop but had seen many fine home and away premier league victories. Some would call it a “lucky flag”. Anyway it’s gone and they don’t sell them in the club shop anymore.

My neighbours in S106 will be pleased as they will no longer have me constantly stood up with flag held proudly aloft, obscuring their view. On the downside, there’s a risk we’ll never win another premier league away game !! I left the Bournemouth steward my email address, but not holding out much hope of getting a response. ☹️
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How the f—- can they lose it? Thats terrible. I would be going mental. Know it’s not big, in the big picture, but.

i would be onto the club for help to get this sorted.
 

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Ashford Bees said:
How can a flag be a fire risk anyway? Have never had this issue before, even when getting into security paranoid white hart lane !
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I’m glad I didn’t take mine! I normally do.
Only at Brighton have I ever been asked to produce a fire certificate, the steward saw it had a manufacturers label on it and let it in.
At Old Trafford they checked it to make sure there’s no expletives on it ?
 

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horshambees said:
Its only a fire risk if you actually set light to it ?
Or do the flags suddenly burst into flames ?
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The dry paper under the escalators at Kings Cross was only a fire risk when someone set light to it too.

I for one commend the selfless and brave actions of the Bournemouth stewards confiscating what was essentially a hand grenade with the pin pulled out and protecting the public. I just hope Ashford Bees learns his lessons and stops jeopardising the safety of his fellow fans ?
 

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nocoat said:
The dry paper under the escalators at Kings Cross was only a fire risk when someone set light to it too.

I for one commend the selfless and brave actions of the Bournemouth stewards confiscating what was essentially a hand grenade with the pin pulled out and protecting the public. I just hope Ashford Bees learns his lessons and stops jeopardising the safety of his fellow fans ?
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Surely your big bottle of Evian would have put any fire out in our area of vociferous support and potential tragedy.
I commend you for thinking ahead.
Well done and surely an award lies somewhere at the end of the year.?
 

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nocoat said:
The dry paper under the escalators at Kings Cross was only a fire risk when someone set light to it too.

I for one commend the selfless and brave actions of the Bournemouth stewards confiscating what was essentially a hand grenade with the pin pulled out and protecting the public. I just hope Ashford Bees learns his lessons and stops jeopardising the safety of his fellow fans ?
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I agree, those flag fires can be seen from space, we're all doomed!
 

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nocoat said:
The dry paper under the escalators at Kings Cross was only a fire risk when someone set light to it too.

I for one commend the selfless and brave actions of the Bournemouth stewards confiscating what was essentially a hand grenade with the pin pulled out and protecting the public. I just hope Ashford Bees learns his lessons and stops jeopardising the safety of his fellow fans ?
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New avatar for you Sir1000011271.jpg
 

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nocoat said:
The dry paper under the escalators at Kings Cross was only a fire risk when someone set light to it too.

I for one commend the selfless and brave actions of the Bournemouth stewards confiscating what was essentially a hand grenade with the pin pulled out and protecting the public. I just hope Ashford Bees learns his lessons and stops jeopardising the safety of his fellow fans ?
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Thank you for flagging this up.
 

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coconino said:
People who pun over such a serious matter should do some sort of pennants :nono:

Anyway @Ashford Bees did you get the name of the flag banner?
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George I think. Or possibly Andrew. His missus was a right old dragon I know that much.
 

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Do the flags sold in the club shop come with a fire certificate?

Its a standard ground regulation so you would hope that they would be compliant with our own and the common regulations.
 

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My flag is defo not fire compliant…how do I know ? The Zulus tried to set fire to it at the infamous 95 away game at Brum City at halftime ??? hello Ken and local hello Ken’s saved it with just a bit of singeing in the corner ….was actually quite a funny moment as one of the zulus I actually knew and he’d been hit in the face by a flying steak n kidney pie from our lot above em…comedy gold and even he was laughing ….sort of ???? mad night ?
 

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Ashford Bees said:
I got my bees flag confiscated at Bournemouth yesterday as “it didn’t have a fire rating”. Went to collect it after the game to be told by the Bournemouth stewards that they had lost it !! It was only a cheap flag from the club shop but had seen many fine home and away premier league victories. Some would call it a “lucky flag”. Anyway it’s gone and they don’t sell them in the club shop anymore.
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Did they accuse you of swearing at them?
 

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Ashford Bees said:
I got my bees flag confiscated at Bournemouth yesterday as “it didn’t have a fire rating”. Went to collect it after the game to be told by the Bournemouth stewards that they had lost it !! It was only a cheap flag from the club shop but had seen many fine home and away premier league victories. Some would call it a “lucky flag”. Anyway it’s gone and they don’t sell them in the club shop anymore.

My neighbours in S106 will be pleased as they will no longer have me constantly stood up with flag held proudly aloft, obscuring their view. On the downside, there’s a risk we’ll never win another premier league away game !! I left the Bournemouth steward my email address, but not holding out much hope of getting a response. ☹️
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That's well annoying mate. You couldn't put in in your pocket ?

They took mine off me at Chelsea once as too big, nothing to do with fire rating. Luckily Ken himself (post-Brentford days) was working for Chelsea that day in the police box so kept an eye on it for me. I took it to Brentford the other week but sadly didn't even consider putting it up INSIDE the ground due to modern football/Brentford rules etc.

Anyway, hope you get it back somehow but I doubt it. How could the stupid f***ers lose it. A flag is for life, not just for Christmas. Maybe AFCB's always ultras will be posing with it hanging upside down on the pier soon!
 

Taking flags into grounds

Ashford Bees said:
I got my bees flag confiscated at Bournemouth yesterday as “it didn’t have a fire rating”. Went to collect it after the game to be told by the Bournemouth stewards that they had lost it !! It was only a cheap flag from the club shop but had seen many fine home and away premier league victories. Some would call it a “lucky flag”. Anyway it’s gone and they don’t sell them in the club shop anymore.

My neighbours in S106 will be pleased as they will no longer have me constantly stood up with flag held proudly aloft, obscuring their view. On the downside, there’s a risk we’ll never win another premier league away game !! I left the Bournemouth steward my email address, but not holding out much hope of getting a response. ☹️
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That's terrible.
I've had that **** before at Huddersfield A long time back, when they asked for fire certificate for it ! I managed to smuggle it in, in the end and under my jacket and then at Wembley they said the flag was too big and even had it up against a wall and measured it !! In the end they let me in with it.
 

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horshambees said:
Its only a fire risk if you actually set light to it ?
Or do the flags suddenly burst into flames ?
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It was probably warm enough on saturday! I’m glad I’m not the only person who can see impending disaster when B’mouth, Wolves and others combine big flags with those flamethrower things….
 

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Sometimes the fire certificate is just a simple little printed strip, a bit like those sew-in name labels you used to get for school uniforms.

And I know this because a mate just removed one from an existing flag and stuck it onto another flag he had which needed one.

In fact, I think that flag manufacturers may even send you a couple of spares should you ask when ordering a flag from them?
 

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JANORAK said:
It was probably warm enough on saturday! I’m glad I’m not the only person who can see impending disaster when B’mouth, Wolves and others combine big flags with those flamethrower things….
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In your opinion what was the more dangerous ln Saturday?
(A)The pyrotechnics and flame throwers we see on Saturday before the kick off (you could lose your eyebrows near one of them)
(B) A Flag that has not been issued with a fire certificate.(naughty flag)
(C) Falling asleep on the beach on the hottest day of the year (someone would have done)
(D) Dont know.(?)

Where is Helen when you need her ??
 

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Pass, pass, and wake up in an illegal immigrant detention camp?

I did see the supervisor handing out bottles of water to the pitch side security staff, if that helps…
 

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JANORAK said:
Pass, pass, and wake up in an illegal immigrant detention camp?

I did see the supervisor handing out bottles of water to the pitch side security staff, if that helps…
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I nearly put an orange jacket on to get one for the little old lady who was sat next to me,but she seemed okay.
I am really thoughtful when it comes to the over 60s and warm weather.?
 

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Ashford Bees said:
Got an apologetic email back from Bournemouth, but no flag as yet. Not surprisingly, got fcuk all response from Brentford. Disgraceful lack of customer service as ever!
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BFC aren’t remotely concerned with old skool Brentford ? now, if your Tarquin from Chiswick and left your “can I have your shirt” sign behind they’d have inspector morse all over it ??
 

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What the flag rules in Europe, up to each individual club? Enormous flags being waved behind the Bayern goal throughout last night, some must have been 15 foot high, imagine being stuck behind that!! Does looks pretty good on the TV and football's just a TV show now I guess!
 

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Inappropriate Smilies Bee said:
What the flag rules in Europe, up to each individual club? Enormous flags being waved behind the Bayern goal throughout last night, some must have been 15 foot high, imagine being stuck behind that!! Does looks pretty good on the TV and football's just a TV show now I guess!
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My worst nightmare (literally true ,dream about going to football and not being able to see the pitch).It looked like the flags would obscure the pitch from everyone in the upper tier to.Almost as bad as having a season ticket behind the goal at Loftus Road.
 
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