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If there is a pitch invasion at the end of the match what do you do with your equipment? Camera behined goal ect? do you keep taking photos or what?
Nope, quite a few didn't have a chance to. I managed to get out of the way but a lot didn't. There were 24 of us down at the Burnley end as Charlton had put 10 foot high nets up at the Covered end which we couldn't shoot through. The media tunnel is also at that end. The Burnley fans pretty much ran over the top of everyoneThere was a big invasion at Burnley a couple of weeks back when they gained promotion back into the Prem. All the togs started packing up well before the final whistle and found a secure corner for rolling cases/big lenses by the tunnel where there were lots of stewards. Some also got most of their gear back into the press room - always manned - before the final whistle. Once you're in the middle of an invasion you need eyes in the back of your head and as little gear on you as possible if you have any plans to move around and actually take any pics.
I also got caught in one at Preston last season, which turned very nasty for one or two away players. You definitely don't want to be caught in the middle of thousands of people with a laoptop and a big lens. Gear first and pics second basically IMHO.
Nope, quite a few didn't have a chance to. I managed to get out of the way but a lot didn't.
How could they not know that was going to happen ?
The Burnley pitch invasion I mentioned was the one against QPR at Turf Moor on the Bank Holiday Monday. Pretty certain that the Turf Moor invasion didn't come as much of a surprise as the stewards seemed to know it was going to happen.
Didnt you take cover under the advertising boards at Blackpool when there was a pitch invasion matewell the pitch invasion was at the away end tonight
More dangerous than a pitch invasion.. this is me tonight accringotn v wimbledon getting well out the way...Incoming!!
Didnt you take cover under the advertising boards at Blackpool when there was a pitch invasion mate
Like hens teeth them laptops mate, if i recall didn't we canabilise a spare one i had to get youre running againPut my cameras under.the boards just in time..well one of em... I just got squashed.. newish laptop off you..still using it and it still has a hole in the case where a fan stood on it during the stampede ...