| Chester 10:22 - Jan 8 with 3095 views | Toast_R |
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/police-called-speak-e
Apparently their stadium falls over the English/Welsh border as in the pitch is in Wales whilst a vast swath of the stadium including car park adjacent is in England. The Welsh government have called the police to stop the match being played in front of no more then 50 spectators and have advised Chester they could setup a large screen in the car park on the English side of the border, where the match can be shown to a few thousand spectators who can watch a match that's being played out literally yards away from them.
This is not a comedy sketch, its actually happening. [Post edited 8 Jan 2022 10:24]
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| Chester on 10:24 - Jan 8 with 3080 views | hantssi |
Read this on the BBC yesterday, apparently the matches mentioned were actually policed by the Cheshire Police Force!
You couldn’t make it up! |  | | |
| Chester on 11:00 - Jan 8 with 2945 views | distortR |
It's hysteria. | | | |
| Chester on 11:25 - Jan 8 with 2860 views | CliveWilsonSaid |
| Chester on 11:00 - Jan 8 by distortR |
It's hysteria. |
It’s politics. |  |
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| Chester on 11:28 - Jan 8 with 2848 views | Beckenhamhoop |
It’s the best indication that devolution is a load of nonsense. | | | |
| Chester on 11:40 - Jan 8 with 2797 views | Toast_R |
They've already had the scenario where a Rugby match couldn't be played outdoors in front of more than 50 spectators whilst the hosting Rugby club's clubhouse was packed full of people watching it inside.
Drakeford is a danger. I hope WRU take their home 6 Nations matches to England. | | | |
| Chester on 13:40 - Jan 8 with 2604 views | kensalriser |
What's supposed to happen? If the stands are in Wales then they fall under Welsh guidelines. Perhaps the club could be granted an exemption as a special case, but then that may be a rabbit hole the Wales administration doesn't want to go down. |  |
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| Chester on 14:40 - Jan 8 with 2488 views | PlanetHonneywood |
Surely home fans only in the English end! |  |
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| Chester on 15:30 - Jan 8 with 2410 views | colinallcars |
I'm a fairly frequent visitor to the Welsh border area. You can be drivng along and a road sign will say Welcome To Wales then just up the road Welcome To England. This can go on and on. |  | | |
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| Chester on 17:01 - Jan 8 with 2340 views | TGRRRSSS |
Straight out of a Python sketch.
Drakeford it a moron, surely though if policed by Cheshire that's English and therefore they should be allowed to play as per English rules. |  | | |
| Chester on 18:05 - Jan 8 with 2262 views | welwynranger |
It's bollitics | | | |
| Chester on 18:13 - Jan 8 with 2232 views | Boston |
| Chester on 11:28 - Jan 8 by Beckenhamhoop |
It’s the best indication that devolution is a load of nonsense. |
Evolution isn’t far behind. | |
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| Chester on 18:15 - Jan 8 with 2223 views | Boston |
| Chester on 15:30 - Jan 8 by colinallcars |
I'm a fairly frequent visitor to the Welsh border area. You can be drivng along and a road sign will say Welcome To Wales then just up the road Welcome To England. This can go on and on. |
That’s coz you’re lost Colin. | |
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| Chester on 18:39 - Jan 8 with 2147 views | hantssi |
From the BBC, “Land registry confirms that the whole ground is within the administrative area of Cheshire West and Chester Council”
Surely this means it comes under their rules and not Wales just because the majority of the ground is in Wales (the main entrance and car park are in England!).
Anyway, it’s just absurd! | | | |
| Chester on 19:39 - Jan 8 with 2009 views | TGRRRSSS |
If they took it to court then they would in all likelihood win on the basis of Land Registry (assuming the above is correct) so therefore Wales can fck off.
Or more accurately DRakeford can.
I work in Property Law and pretty much everything goes on Land Registry and how they alighn it | | | |
| Chester on 20:57 - Jan 8 with 1901 views | CliveWilsonSaid |
On a side note I went up to Birmingham a day before our game last week and watched Walsall v Newport at the Banks's (Bescot) Stadium.
First half was a bit drab but second half was excellent with goals galore. Walsall equalised to make it 1-1, cue celebrations and singing. Straight from kickoff Newport went up the other end and scored to make it 2-1.
"You're not singing anymore" they sang.
"You're not going to the pub" sang Walsall. | |
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| Chester on 21:38 - Jan 8 with 1829 views | stowmarketrange |
| Chester on 11:40 - Jan 8 by Toast_R |
They've already had the scenario where a Rugby match couldn't be played outdoors in front of more than 50 spectators whilst the hosting Rugby club's clubhouse was packed full of people watching it inside.
Drakeford is a danger. I hope WRU take their home 6 Nations matches to England. |
I thought we had the same during lockdown where they were selling tickets for the executive boxes,but they couldn’t watch the game taking place behind the curtains?Or was that another team? |  | | |
| Chester on 22:23 - Jan 8 with 1732 views | DavieQPR |
| Chester on 18:39 - Jan 8 by hantssi |
From the BBC, “Land registry confirms that the whole ground is within the administrative area of Cheshire West and Chester Council”
Surely this means it comes under their rules and not Wales just because the majority of the ground is in Wales (the main entrance and car park are in England!).
Anyway, it’s just absurd! |
Yet LBC says the enforcing council is Flintshire. |  | | |
| Chester on 22:55 - Jan 8 with 1660 views | Boston |
| Chester on 22:23 - Jan 8 by DavieQPR |
Yet LBC says the enforcing council is Flintshire. |
Skinflints! | |
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| Chester on 08:46 - Jan 9 with 1441 views | RangersDave |
just because the box office is in England, doesnt make it an English club.
The ground As in the stadium ( the box office isnt directly part of the stadium building) is in Wales.
Pure and simple and comes under Welsh law.
This is what happens when you devolve government.
Feck em.....your in Wales, you play in your tin pot welsh football leagues...... are you listening Bardif, Swanselona, and shithole Newport? Made your bed you lie in it!
There, thts put them all straight, i feel better now.
Oh and hello from Iceland chaps, first night last night and a lovely Aurora too! |  |
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