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46 minutes ago, pozbaird said:

It could, for eleven of the top flight clubs. We’d install new astroturf at Ralston.

Had to attend H & S courses down south it's a bit like political correctness it's went ott . If a legal company specialising in H & S see £ signs they will be right on the case. 

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1 hour ago, TediousTom said:

 

Incidentally if I get hit (again) by a football I WILL not petition the club for any form of compensation as I know better, that is unless a player clearly kicks the ball at me deliberately as that would be different.

 

 

 

 

You would sue the player then. :wink:

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Is there a disclaimer on match tickets warning of risk of injury from stray balls? If not, he could be entitled?

imagine also if it had knocked him over and hit his head on a step or chair..? People calling him for simply saying you dont expect to go to a venue and return injured and have damaged property because the focus of the event smashed you in the chops!

club should have compo'd him straight away and nipped it in the bud, because the next time it happens it will get greater public attention and it will be for real money.

think about it... the cost of bad PR value to the club for something that might happen twice a season? Versus £279 and a sorry!

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10 hours ago, MenstrieSaint said:

should contact www.specrepairs.com , they will fix them for about £30 , and that will be him in profit to the tune of £100

He could get 2 pairs of varivocal specs( one pair sunglasses if wanted) in Asda opticians, Linwood/Paisley/Elderslie  for £119.

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13 hours ago, pod said:

Unfortunately his would set a precedence and every time the  ball went into crowd, the club would be hit with a ball.        Sorry, bill. :rolleyes:

Think quite generous of club offering season ticket.

This.

If claims like this happened every time you'd end up with players shitting themselves from clearing the ball into touch in case it hits a fan. "Low clearances only, no shooting from outside the box"

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LPM how is this the clubs fault, you say 

8 minutes ago, Lord Pityme said:

imagine also if it had knocked him over and hit his head on a step or chair..? People calling him for simply saying you dont expect to go to a venue and return injured and have damaged property because the focus of the event smashed you in the chops!

The he should be obeying the rules and been sitting down then he could not get knocked over

 

Then the 

2 minutes ago, Lord Pityme said:

if the club had actually tried to meet him half way they cou

The club in my and most fans opinions have went out of their way to be nice to him and offered him something when they did not have to offer anything other than a sorry to hear that.

 

If you attend a sports game whether football , cricket , baseball even tennis you may get hit with a ball, its unlikely but it can happen, In 20:20 they even have a prize for catching a six hit into the crowd.

 

Compo for its own sake is a sickness in this country

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3 minutes ago, Cornwall_Saint said:

This.

If claims like this happened every time you'd end up with players shitting themselves from clearing the ball into touch in case it hits a fan. "Low clearances only, no shooting from outside the box"

Maybe they should put on tickets "attend at own risk"   :rolleyes:

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1 hour ago, barrhead saint said:

So the lifelong fan knocked back a season ticket ?

 

You could be talking about faraway here :rolleyes:    With the amount of balls that are kicked out of the ground, I would say Greenhill Rd is more dangerous during a game :o

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4 minutes ago, pod said:

Maybe they should put on tickets "attend at own risk"   :rolleyes:

That's actually a decent shout.

Some kind of disclaimer on tickets and/or signs in the stands. It is a complete nonsense that this should even have to be considered, but it is the world we live in, unfortunately.

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10 minutes ago, Swiss_Saint said:

LPM how is this the clubs fault, you say 

The he should be obeying the rules and been sitting down then he could not get knocked over

 

Then the 

The club in my and most fans opinions have went out of their way to be nice to him and offered him something when they did not have to offer anything other than a sorry to hear that.

 

If you attend a sports game whether football , cricket , baseball even tennis you may get hit with a ball, its unlikely but it can happen, In 20:20 they even have a prize for catching a six hit into the crowd.

 

Compo for its own sake is a sickness in this country

You are going for the emotive "its the compo culture" argument, which i get, but i dont see this guys claim to get his specs fixed as a money making ruse! Should he expect to retun home injured, and smashed specs through no fault of his own? 

Does this mean if a kid sitting at the front gets the ball full in the face, knocking them out, perhaps breaking bones or worse requiring hospital treatment its just ok..?

i ran a cafe/bistro where a woman claimed to have fallen over a step (one step), hurting/breaking her wrist (no one witnessed how she fell over), i gave first aid, arranged to get her home as she couldnt drive. Had a visit from the insurance company, then found out she got £15k.... yes f**king £15k in compo!

that hurt, but again the principle i agree with in that, no one should expect to come home injured, or with destroyed property after attending your premises. And if there is a specfic danger (flying balls in the warm up) then the venue owner should have clear warning signs, also attempt to minimise accidents by re-siting the warm up shots ( temp goals in a corner) or put up parctice safety nets for the warm up.

if you stage an event you are responsible for everyone 's health & safety. There's no ifs, or buts.

a smart person would, after he rejected the ST offer then arranged to get his specs fixed/replaced, no fuss, no bad press.

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It may be an emotive argument but still true, the first thing more and more people are trying to do due to adverts pushing it in this country is look for someone to blame after all in your case it could not have been that the silly cow did not pick up her feet after noticing the step, no it was you the sly cafe owner that threw that step there just as she was about to enter your premises.

 

We are all responsible for our own health and saftey, I agree where things are out of our personal control (overcrowding etc) then organisers should make allowances and control this but sometimes contrary to the fecking lawyers it really is our own bloody fault.

 

When I was a kid if I fell out of a tree it was not the councils fault it was mine , if I trip over a step its my fault for not seeing it or being dumb enough to not lift my feet.

 

Compensation and health and saftey has its place in a civilised society but lawyers have seen fit to screw everyone over with the if there is blame there is a claim rubbish.

 

A smart person would think , "if I sit in a football ground I may be hit with the ball, If I sit behind the goal the chances are greatly increased"

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1 hour ago, Lord Pityme said:

Is there a disclaimer on match tickets warning of risk of injury from stray balls? If not, he could be entitled?

imagine also if it had knocked him over and hit his head on a step or chair..? People calling him for simply saying you dont expect to go to a venue and return injured and have damaged property because the focus of the event smashed you in the chops!

club should have compo'd him straight away and nipped it in the bud, because the next time it happens it will get greater public attention and it will be for real money.

think about it... the cost of bad PR value to the club for something that might happen twice a season? Versus £279 and a sorry!

Naw, naw, and.... naw :D

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I think somebody else got lamped by a stray shot at halftime on Saturday there. Goodness knows how many times this sot of thing happens throughout a season. The player (not sure who it was) went over to check the guy was ok and then went back to play with his pals.

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Most people are looking at this and basically siding with St Mirren. The gesture was not required. In saying that its not nice that anyone gets hit in the face. The fact he wears glasses are his issue not the clubs

 

I mean if I watched Saints through the Hubble Telescope and a player hit me and broke the telescope could I sue Saints for millions ??  Be a bummer getting it thru the turnstiles in the first place !!   

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10 minutes ago, DougJamie said:

Most people are looking at this and basically siding with St Mirren. The gesture was not required. In saying that its not nice that anyone gets hit in the face. The fact he wears glasses are his issue not the clubs

 

I mean if I watched Saints through the Hubble Telescope and a player hit me and broke the telescope could I sue Saints for millions ??  Be a bummer getting it thru the turnstiles in the first place !!   

Your eyesight would have to be really bad. B)

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2 hours ago, smcc said:

He could get 2 pairs of varivocal specs( one pair sunglasses if wanted) in Asda opticians, Linwood/Paisley/Elderslie  for £119.

Only asking, but do pensioners get free prescriptions for glasses or an allowance.

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4 hours ago, Isle Of Bute Saint said:

Depending how hard he pushes this also lawyers get their teeth into this over health & safety, Very sad a fan would want to go down this road.

It could lead to an expensive ring fence for all clubs in Scotland so hope it does not go that far.

I think the club comes out of this very well.

It's nothing to do with "health & safety".  It is a personal injury claim of questionable harm on a very specious premise that someone was responsible for keeping the ball away from his face.

There are legal precedents where a golfer lost a claim against a golf club when a stray shot hit him on the head.  If i recall correctly, a successful claim was made against a cricket club when the ball went out the ground and hit a passer-by.  You can expect to be at risk and accept it if you enter the grounds but could also expect to be safe from the undertakings if you are outside the boundary and be due redress i

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2 hours ago, Lord Pityme said:

Is there a disclaimer on match tickets warning of risk of injury from stray balls? If not, he could be entitled?

imagine also if it had knocked him over and hit his head on a step or chair..? People calling him for simply saying you dont expect to go to a venue and return injured and have damaged property because the focus of the event smashed you in the chops!

club should have compo'd him straight away and nipped it in the bud, because the next time it happens it will get greater public attention and it will be for real money.

think about it... the cost of bad PR value to the club for something that might happen twice a season? Versus £279 and a sorry!

The club offered more than adequate compensation and it failed to nip the old duffer in the bud.  the fact that he has moved from his lawyer to trying to get the SP to get him compo shows how valid his claim is and also how desperate he is for a couple of grand

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4 hours ago, Isle Of Bute Saint said:

Depending how hard he pushes this also lawyers get their teeth into this over health & safety, Very sad a fan would want to go down this road.

It could lead to an expensive ring fence for all clubs in Scotland so hope it does not go that far.

Do you genuinely believe clubs will forget Hillsborough and enclose fans behind any sort of fence or netting to avoid the risk of having to pay some doddery old f**ker £300 for a new pair of glasses?

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3 hours ago, Isle Of Bute Saint said:

Had to attend H & S courses down south it's a bit like political correctness it's went ott . If a legal company specialising in H & S see £ signs they will be right on the case. 

On what grounds will they be "right on the case"?

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