I'm happy that the security services dealt with this in such a professional manner. Kudos to the crowd too for their orderly and calm evacuation.
OT EVACUATED | Device signed as having been recovered, could NOT be detected by sniffer dogs
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It'll take more than a few bombs to get that lad 90 minutes.Pereira might finally get a game
Is there any reason to play this game? It does not matter if we finish 5th or 6th, does not effect the Europa League positions does it? Why play this game midweek and affect our preparations and performance in the FA cup?
It's standard procedure, they do it in the states all the time whenever there's a bomb threat and suspcious package/backpack. Just blow it up and then examine the remains later, even if it turns out to be a plastic toy.
doesn't sound like it, when they've had to do a controlled explosion. You don't do that for something like this.
The massive relief is clearly that they planted this device, rather than having it on them, which wouldn't have been picked up.
Wonder how good the security is inside with cameras etc. Wonder if they can pick out someone planting it, then presumably leaving straight away. As surely not many leave before its started once theyre in.
No expert here, but it wouldn't have to be a bomb to have done that.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Controlled_explosion
Missed parts of the events this afternoon but this looks like some scarey shite.
If someone tried to blow up the stadium that's a little too close to home.
If someone tried to blow up the stadium that's a little too close to home.
Oh, sorry, I missread the tweet, thought he was talking about the game being big not what actually happened.
They do it for luggages at the airport.
It effects what round each team enters the Europa, the league prize money, the tv money since it was a televised game. They also have to allow for the incredibly unlikely result of us putting 20 past Bornemouth and pipping City to CL football.
Will dictate the position Bournemouth finish? I'd imagine there are commercial considerations involved in the league's biggest team playing one less game. Also, there's the principle involved. The game *should* be played if at all possible.
For everyone's sake hopefully this was just a vibrator that had been left switched on.
It's hard to say either way until we know more about what happened. This could have been some lad playing a prank on his mates that got way out of hand, they do a controlled explosion as a matter of procedure, so until we know with 100% certainty that someone has attempted to commit an act of terror then it's best not to make any sweeping generalisations about the implications of it. The response from the club, police and security services has been stellar, you can never take any risks but it could have been absolutely nothing.
Not correct
Don't think that's how it is. But we'll know soon.
What exactly is a controlled explosion? Does that mean there was a bomb? or can it be carried out on anything?
spot on buddy. better safe than sorry and glad the fans / players etc are safe and no one got hurt. Sadly, it's the world we live in currently. My boss is a heavy metal concert obsessed fella and since Paris the first thing he does with every concert from now on is know the fire exits and stands by them for the concert - pretty sad it's come to all this though.
Must have been a rather special and not pleasant experience.
Seem to have been handeled very well.
LVG's sex masochism kit gone astray.
Tell that to all the people we saw in the stadium on their phones, Twitter etc
Maybe if they dealt with the terrorist issue better, these situations could be avoided? I would rather people look at the issue properly rather then accept it. We can still be conscious of security but personally I think it's wiser to look at why these things happen ...to eradicate it. This mentality is not good. Being security conscious IS good but ultimately it's wiser to remove the weeds. Deal with the scum and properly recognize the causal factors and deal with them; rather then say allowing terrorism be some kind of tool to feck with public opinion....
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On a serious note, it could be a security test by potential terrorists.
You can never get signal at OT on a matchday. I was ringing people around ten past though outside so pretty sure there was no blocking of 3G.
3G isn't calling AFAIK. It's for data.
That'd cause even more issues. A much smaller stadium, a rival stadium at that, wouldn't go down well!
How would you sort ticketing out etc.
Awkward all round.
Not sure about that. After I heard about the evacuation I texted my dad who was waiting for me in the car park and I was right outside the ground.
It's much more likely to be a hoax or someone with a screw loose.
I wish people in general wouldn't try and dramatise these things as if it's an entertaining episode of 24.
Great job by security, stewards, police and everyone working at Old Trafford. Also very proud of our fans. Could have been a disaster and it was dealt with very calmly.
Hopefully they just get the game over and done with ASAP. Play the youngsters and plan for the FA Cup.
Hopefully they just get the game over and done with ASAP. Play the youngsters and plan for the FA Cup.
It's not just about us you know!
We're currently behind Southampton, and Bournemouth can improve their positions too.
So it's not quite as meaningless as people are suggesting.
Say what you will, but these are some cute looking sniffer dogs. Glad these fellas are on the job.
found another one
That' true.
the higher league position you finish means more prize money, especially for Bournemouth
Hopefully this is true
Better to wait for clarity but my guess would be it was not a explosive as of now.
Yeah, just a standard day wasn't it, this sorta thing happens all the time