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r/soccer•
clearlikemud

Disabled fans have their view obscured by advertising boards at Hampden park.

Posted Sep 7, 2015, 6:45 PM UTC

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[deleted]•

Those don't look an unusual height for advertising boards, are they not normally there?

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AeverousSweden•

I think disabled seating is usually up in the stands. Seems like maybe they skimped and put it at pitch level to save on ramps or lifts.

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[deleted]•

Looks like there is a little up in the stands but mostly low down.

There are a total of 198 spaces for wheelchair users in the stadium. Of these, 158 are located in the South Stand (lower) with complimentary seats for companions provided behind the wheelchair user. The East and West Stands each have 13 spaces for wheelchair users on level 4, with adjacent seats for companions. There are also two wheelchair user platforms in the North Stand, each holding 7 spaces for wheelchair users and adjacent seat for companions. Spaces are sheltered, provide a choice of ground level or elevated seats, and offer good sightlines.

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zaviexArsenal•

Maybe they should just move the disabled people up to the boards so they can just look over them. They do look like normal advertising boards to me. I think the simple solution is to not place them so far back

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[deleted]•

Maybe, though then they might be blocking others views.

Seems a bit odd all round

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ScottW51Heart of Midlothian•

They're not there normally. They were specifically brought in by a Germany company to provide the German advertisers their allocated time, from the German TV production side. Our normal advertising boards are along the other side of the pitch.

The main problem for this was that the advertising boards were on the grass, instead of the concrete surrounding the pitch. So adding another .90 centimetre obstruction was obviously going to cause hassle for the disabled supporters.

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zaviexArsenal•

wait did Germany broadcast the game from the other side of the pitch? Were germans watching a mirrored version of the game in order to show advertising boards? That would be interesting

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ScottW51Heart of Midlothian•

Yep, that's exactly what happened.

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RactrickEngland•

Yeah this is normally done for international games unless it's against a tiny country like San Marino.

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[deleted]•

Ah. That's pretty shocking then. The German's seem to blame for it then?

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Digestivetoe1Arbroath•

The SFA are counts

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chezygoExeter City•

Blood sucking pale men? Sounds about right.

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kumbukaSunderland•

Terrible but not surprising. The facilities for disabled people are poor at a lot of stadiums, especially older ones. Even in the Premier League disabled away fans can't be housed in the actual away end in grounds such as Anfield, Villa Park, Upton Park etc.

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Elfking88Arsenal•

At the Emirates they are dotted around the stadium.

I remember a chant starting up of "Stand up if you hate Tottenham" and the guy in the wheelchair directly behind me said "No, don't!" I think it was the only time his view was obstructed though. Especially with the stewards frowning on standing...

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AlbumTalariumSpain•

Wow, the atmosphere has to be horrible at games, if you can't even stand up.

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Cyclone-BillCeltic•

christ that's shocking.

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SLNCArminia Bielefeld•

Disgraceful.

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JimmyRustLiverpool•

You get some shit seats all over the stadium, its just the way it is. I had a seat behind a stadium post once and couldn't see one goal. Was pretty lol.

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Speed_JunkieLegia Warszawa•

Lol

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