What on earth was that trap door behind the nets at Queens Park Strangers?
Why didn’t the linesman spot it and get it sorted when he checked the netting?

It's for the photographers...go figure.

TV Camera pit. Can't understand why it was uncovered when not being used, Tella did well to avoid falling into it.

This is from 2016 so they’ve got previous for it

https://twitter.com/simonbird_/status/7 ... bQ6JIl0VaQ

It was the photographers pit , why it’was left open is any bodies guess. It looked lethal and is six feet deep.

There were. photographers in it . Obviously because it isn’t safe

The club should be reported for that. Exceedingly dangerous.

If that was at my workplace, or umpteen other places around the country it would be reported as a hazard and therefore have to be promptly acted upon.
However I have always thought that the brick structure in front of the Longside is dangerous and should be either removed or covered with some protective padding.

Berk

levraiclaret wrote: ↑

Sun Dec 11, 2022 9:06 pm

It was the photographers pit , why it’was left open is any bodies guess. It looked lethal and is six feet deep.

They must have some tall camera men in London!!

wilks_bfc wrote: ↑

Sun Dec 11, 2022 9:05 pm

This is from 2016 so they’ve got previous for it

https://twitter.com/simonbird_/status/7 ... bQ6JIl0VaQ

I know it's not a laughing matter but that clip is genuinely one of the funniest I've seen, how he's still looking where the ball goes as he disappears down.. How bloody deep is it?!
Agree it needs reporting, tella's clever dodge / roll move possibly got him out of a hole quite literally

shulgin wrote: ↑

Sun Dec 11, 2022 10:11 pm

Berk

Feeeeeeed meeee

Watching the match again on Sky and during the 1st half the Camera Pits have their lids on behind the Burnley Goal no cameramen in them ... 2nd half they hadn't put the lids back on at the other end when the cameramen changed ends ... That is rank bad management of Health and Safety at Loftus Rd

Bosscat wrote: ↑

Mon Dec 12, 2022 1:05 pm

Watching the match again on Sky and during the 1st half the Camera Pits have their lids on behind the Burnley Goal no cameramen in them ... 2nd half they hadn't put the lids back on at the other end when the cameramen changed ends ... That is rank bad management of Health and Safety at Loftus Rd

Was that was our former centre back Ben Gibson playing for Boro in that video clip?

Jellybean wrote: ↑

Sun Dec 11, 2022 11:12 pm

I know it's not a laughing matter but that clip is genuinely one of the funniest I've seen, how he's still looking where the ball goes as he disappears down...

When I first watched the clip, I thought its quite comical in a childish way, but brushed it of as an unfortunate thing to happen to someone. However your description of it above has me snickering like a schoolboy every time I think about it now.

claptrappers_union wrote: ↑

Mon Dec 12, 2022 4:24 pm

When I first watched the clip, I thought its quite comical in a childish way, but brushed it of as an unfortunate thing to happen to someone. However your description of it above has me snickering like a schoolboy every time I think about it now.

Sorry, I do have a very twisted sense of humour, it's the guys face though it's so so funny

After the awful story of what happened to the lad at Twerton Park you’d hope the authorities would be looking to get stuff like this sorted. Tella was fortunate to avoid serious injury.

I don't know the threshold for gross negligence in the workplace, but if somebody was seriously injured falling down there, you couldn't claim it was unforeseeable or reasonable measures had been taken to prevent it happening. Unbelievable someone thought it a good idea in the first place, worse that it's allowed to continue.

Stanbill05 wrote: ↑

Mon Dec 12, 2022 7:32 pm

I don't know the threshold for gross negligence in the workplace, but if somebody was seriously injured falling down there, you couldn't claim it was unforeseeable or reasonable measures had been taken to prevent it happening. Unbelievable someone thought it a good idea in the first place, worse that it's allowed to continue.

Even if there was a photographer in there, it wouldn't stop a player from seriously injuring themselves and/or the photographer. You'd think there would be a barrier around it, or something.

A barrier would come with its own hazard that close. Cover the hole permanently and find another option. That bottom tier was empty anyway, put the cameras in there somewhere.

Used to love that cartoon

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-9dbAQJIu1o

The latest rumour is that QPR have found 4 defenders and 2 strikers hiding in there!

https://youtu.be/FNtHoNnSpk0

You shouldn't laugh, but you can't help it.

My first visit to this ground and how it was all round disappointment with the experience from start to finish.
So many negatives, stuck in a time warp and definitely in need of serious upgrades / investment.
Nowhere near Premier League standards on or off the pitch.

wilks_bfc wrote: ↑

Sun Dec 11, 2022 9:05 pm

This is from 2016 so they’ve got previous for it

https://twitter.com/simonbird_/status/7 ... bQ6JIl0VaQ

IAs bad as that pit location is I still could help but laugh at that clip

MarbellaClaret wrote: ↑

Tue Dec 13, 2022 9:22 pm

My first visit to this ground and how it was all round disappointment with the experience from start to finish.
So many negatives, stuck in a time warp and definitely in need of serious upgrades / investment.
Nowhere near Premier League standards on or off the pitch.

They’ve been looking to move from Loftus Road for years, with redeveloping an athletics venue being best option for them. They’ve been struggling to get it over the line though

https://www.qpr.co.uk/media/15164/whyqp ... -a4-v5.pdf

I like Loftus Road, it’s a traditional stadium where the fans are close to the pitch. The last time I went was 2009 and I can imagine that it looks even more tired than it did back then.