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at some point it may come to that, but I would hope we don't have to concede to letting the inmates run the asylum just yet.Rammer wrote:Riders should just put up plexiglass protection on the visitors side of the field, it would eliminate a few of the intangibles that go along with a football game.
We haven't always had them have we BB? 8)Ballistic Bob wrote:Why are their no security facing the crowd behind the bench. Believe me we have them here. BB
Phil You tell me 8) BBRammer wrote:We haven't always had them have we BB? 8)Ballistic Bob wrote:Why are their no security facing the crowd behind the bench. Believe me we have them here. BB
The old days, we didn't have enough fans for the Lions to bother with security as IR. But I've never sat behind the opposition bench, so I was just wondering if security has always been around that area or not.Ballistic Bob wrote:Phil You tell me 8) BBRammer wrote:We haven't always had them have we BB? 8)Ballistic Bob wrote:Why are their no security facing the crowd behind the bench. Believe me we have them here. BB
you are thinking of the nhl, which started the delay of game penalty to home teams when their fans throw things on the ice. It started in the playoffs of 96 when florida fans would throw thousands of plastic rats onto the ice after a goal, after scott mellanby found a rat in the dressing room and killed it with his stick.Belize City Lion wrote:That's a tough one... should a team really be penalized for the actions of it's fans? I think there may already be an existing rule that says something like if fans cause a delay of game the home team could be assessed a penalty (or maybe I'm thinking of the NBA?) but I doubt this is/has ever been enforced. It also puts a home team in danger of getting penalized by the actions of covert opposing fans who could cause a disturbance in order to help the visiting team.K-Dogg wrote: As of now, I wouldn't be surprised if the Riders are fined for what happened.
Plus no CFL team owns or manages their stadium so in many ways they are at the mercy of that facility in terms of security, crowd control, and alcohol policy.
What I would like to see the CFL to come up with a league policy for stadium security (ie. no sale of canned beer) and a list of possible sanctions for teams who do not play in a stadium that adheres to that policy. So for example, following the beer can incident in Regina the league could access a "no alcohol" sanction at Rider home games for X number of games, or until the league is satisfied that sufficient controls are in place to ensure a safe venue for players and fans alike. While alcohol sales may be controlled by the City of Regina, the CFL should be able to tell the Riders that if liquor is on sale at their home games while the sanctions are in place that they will be assessed a fine, or in the most extreme cases, forfeit the game.
Belize City Lion wrote: That's a tough one... should a team really be penalized for the actions of it's fans? I think there may already be an existing rule that says something like if fans cause a delay of game the home team could be assessed a penalty (or maybe I'm thinking of the NBA?) but I doubt this is/has ever been enforced. .
Not true, see above.Wakesbetterthanyou wrote:[
you are thinking of the nhl, which started the delay of game penalty to home teams when their fans throw things on the ice. It started in the playoffs of 96 when florida fans would throw thousands of plastic rats onto the ice after a goal, after scott mellanby found a rat in the dressing room and killed it with his stick.
No actual penalty for it. The Rulebook only states a penalty for electronic noise after the offensive team breaks it's huddle. Electronic noise is allowed during the huddle and after the play.Article 10 – Crowd Noise
The Team A captain may request the Referee to stop the game if excessive crowd
noise prevents Team A from putting the ball into play. The Referee may permit Team
A to return to its huddle. The Referee shall allow reasonable time but under no
circumstances shall the play be delayed more than three times.
I've been at some really noisey games, never was there a crowd penalty. I've never heard of that in any football league. Fans are supposed to be loud. The electronic noise i knew about, that can be a penaltyLionheart wrote:Belize City Lion wrote: That's a tough one... should a team really be penalized for the actions of it's fans? I think there may already be an existing rule that says something like if fans cause a delay of game the home team could be assessed a penalty (or maybe I'm thinking of the NBA?) but I doubt this is/has ever been enforced. .
Yes there is/was. I know, the Lions have been penalized for the crowd. I think it was just excessive noise which the bad team couldn't get off a snap the third try. I can't recal exactly the last time it happened.
I recall something like that too.Lionheart wrote:Belize City Lion wrote: That's a tough one... should a team really be penalized for the actions of it's fans? I think there may already be an existing rule that says something like if fans cause a delay of game the home team could be assessed a penalty (or maybe I'm thinking of the NBA?) but I doubt this is/has ever been enforced. .
Yes there is/was. I know, the Lions have been penalized for the crowd. I think it was just excessive noise which the bad team couldn't get off a snap the third try. I can't recal exactly the last time it happened.