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Post by CaajScot on May 16, 2016 11:16:31 GMT
We all know what happened so let us all talk about it in this thread instead and not in the match day thread as this incident will roll on for a while yet. Put all your thoughts in here if you want and leave the match day thread for the football bit.
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Post by Bestie on May 16, 2016 11:22:36 GMT
This is a decent idea.
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Post by Deleted on May 16, 2016 11:24:45 GMT
Well done Caaj  |
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Post by CaajScot on May 16, 2016 11:26:09 GMT
Copied and pasted from the match day thread. 
__________________________________________________________________ Can't be arsed cutting and pasting the whole thing, too long a script. Woody Woodpecker has even made a comment, just let the inquiry begin and then we all will know and maybe the truth will come out. We can all thank God it was not the real thing and everybody was safe and not hurt, it's no good blaming anybody at this time until the inquiry has taken place and the results published. Old Trafford: Urgent inquiry demanded after bomb 'fiasco'
6 hours ago|Football An "urgent" inquiry has been demanded after a dummy bomb used in a security exercise caused a Premier League match at Old Trafford to be postponed More......... www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36297390 |
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Post by Sméagol on May 16, 2016 16:05:36 GMT
STATEMENT ON BOURNEMOUTH MATCH Manchester United executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward said: “The safety of the fans is our number one aim at every event we host at Old Trafford. Overall, I'm proud of how our staff responded. The facts are: • On the discovery of a suspect package, the police and the club worked quickly and closely to identify the threat, make people safe and evacuate the ground calmly and efficiently. • Fans of both clubs behaved impeccably and the evacuation – the first of its type in the UK – was a complete success. • Following investigation, the device proved to have been left in error following the training of dog handlers by a sub contractor. • The contractor had signed the device as having been recovered along with the 13 other devices at the end of the exercise. • That device could not have been detected by sniffer dogs on the routine matchday search of the 100 Club, as it contained no explosives and was used in an exercise training handlers not dogs. “Once a live situation was identified, the club and police had no option but to treat the matter as a potential terror threat; we could not have assumed it was a training exercise error. Presented with the same situation in the future, we would take the same action. “We have worked very closely with the police and counter-terrorism specialists for many years now and enjoy their support on a daily basis. “For tomorrow’s (Tuesday) rearranged match against Bournemouth, we are working closely with Greater Manchester Police to ensure that robust security measures continue to be of the highest priority. “We are conducting a detailed evaluation with the help of the police and will share our findings across the rest of the game. Valuable lessons will have been learned from yesterday’s events and it is important that those are shared with other stadium operators to ensure that the safety of the public remains the first duty of us all.” www.manutd.com/en/News-And-Features/Football-News/2016/May/manchester-united-statement-ahead-of-bournemouth-rearranged-game.aspx?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=ManUtd |
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Post by Deleted on May 16, 2016 16:10:28 GMT
Fair enough. May have been a little hasty in my criticism of the club. Shocking show of incompetence from the contractors to have marked the item as being recovered.
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Post by Deleted on May 16, 2016 21:40:17 GMT
this is the apparent fake bomb  the dude who runs the company has apparently said the club over reacted...... |
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Post by weetomsligaments on May 16, 2016 21:45:21 GMT
this is the apparent fake bomb the dude who runs the company has apparently said the club over reacted...... I mean ... OBVIOUSLY that is a fake. Right? After a few hours of reflection and AFTER everyone was evacuated safely. United got this right. No gray area when it comes to potential explosive devices. None. |
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Post by CaajScot on May 17, 2016 18:31:04 GMT
Trust them to twitter that.
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