OT EVACUATED | Device signed as having been recovered, could NOT be detected by sniffer dogs

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The device was strapped to a gas pipe in the loo?
do security check toilets before they let fans in.
OK so no CCTV in the loos but there is outside, bit of a long shot but could they not narrow down who went in there and trace them?
 

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With the security cameras in OT I wouldn't be surprised if they can narrow it down to a ticket holder or 10.

Just a thought, but… if City had have gone in level at HT and heard we're 3:0 up the panic might have screwed up their second half completely! I demand all games are replayed … what do you reckon @GlastonSpur ?
It certainly didn't make their job any harder did it!
Although the lineup Swansea ended up fielding was a disgrace, other teams have complained about weakened lineups in the past, doubt we will.

Not sure how they can really track down the person who did this today though. Unless they were looking particularly sheepish, all they had to do was wander into the toilets, do their thing and then leave without looking too suspicious. Not allowed cameras in the toilets, especially not in the cubicles!
 

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I don'tsee how they're going to do this. Many fans who had tickets today won't be able to make it for a Tuesday. United can't charge fans again for the rescheduled game. If they make it free admission to fans, the people who have tickets for todays game will miss out. It's a logistical nightmare.
I can see United giving refunds and playing it behind closed doors.
 

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The device was strapped to a gas pipe in the loo?
Few questions, do security check toilets before they let fans in.
OK so no CCTV in the loos but there is outside, bit of a long shot but could they not narrow down who went in there and trace them?
1,000s of people would use the same toilets though.
And how do you even track a face to a ticket?

I have my name on a ticket, but I wasn't there today, so you'll have that scenario all over. Imagine the work involved?
And even if they managed to work out who the 1,000+ people were, all they'd have to do was say "no I don't know anything", if they were even allowed to question them.

It's tough.
 

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I don'tsee how they're going to do this. Many fans who had tickets today won't be able to make it for a Tuesday. United can't charge fans again for the rescheduled game. If they make it free admission to fans, the people who have tickets for todays game will miss out. It's a logistical nightmare.
I can see United giving refunds and playing it behind closed doors.
They'll replay it, and just say original tickets stand.

Meaning it's an absolute nightmare for anyone with a ticket who now can't go.
it'll surely be like Palace but worse.

I'm hoping it's Tue not Wed, as woman I sold to can't do Wed, but can do Tue.

I wouldn't fancy my chances of shifting with a day or 2 notice!
 

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I don'tsee how they're going to do this. Many fans who had tickets today won't be able to make it for a Tuesday. United can't charge fans again for the rescheduled game. If they make it free admission to fans, the people who have tickets for todays game will miss out. It's a logistical nightmare.
I can see United giving refunds and playing it behind closed doors.
They may just offer refunds for those who don't want to attend and we'll have a reduced attendance.
 

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They may just offer refunds for those who don't want to attend and we'll have a reduced attendance.
That would be the most sensible solution. Similar to what they do when concerts are called off or rearranged.
 

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1,000s of people would use the same toilets though.
And how do you even track a face to a ticket?

I have my name on a ticket, but I wasn't there today, so you'll have that scenario all over. Imagine the work involved?
And even if they managed to work out who the 1,000+ people were, all they'd have to do was say "no I don't know anything", if they were even allowed to question them.

It's tough.
Like I said a long shot and yes a HUGE job, but I think the idiot that has done this needs to be found.
My thoughts are some idiot has done this , not expecting it to go has far as it did.
I can see him grassing himself up by bragging to his mates about the chaos he caused.
 

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From BBC
Greater Manchester Police described the device as "incredibly lifelike" but confirmed it "wasn't viable".
Seems to indicate someone went out of their way to make something that looked like a bomb?
 

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They may just offer refunds for those who don't want to attend and we'll have a reduced attendance.
I'm not so sure.

39b of the season ticket Ts and Cs

matches can be abandoned or postponed (for example, due to weather conditions or unforeseen events) and the Club shall have no liability whatsoever to a Ticket Holder (or any Authorised User) if any match covered by the Season Ticket is abandoned or postponed. Ticket Holders shall however be entitled to attend any re-arranged version of such match.
 

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Can't wait for some caftards to say we should have played on despite the bomb threat to show that we are not a team of pussies and have balls of steel.
There's a clear lack of character in the side, bunch of cowards, the likes of Keane and eric woulda disposed of the bomb themselves to save all the trouble after the game.
 

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Like I said a long shot and yes a HUGE job, but I think the idiot that has done this needs to be found.
My thoughts are some idiot has done this , not expecting it to go has far as it did.
I can see him grassing himself up by bragging to his mates about the chaos he caused.
Yep. If he's stupid enough to do it, he's stupid enough to post it or boast somewhere.
Just hope someone rats the twat in
 

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It certainly didn't make their job any harder did it!
Although the lineup Swansea ended up fielding was a disgrace, other teams have complained about weakened lineups in the past, doubt we will.

Not sure how they can really track down the person who did this today though. Unless they were looking particularly sheepish, all they had to do was wander into the toilets, do their thing and then leave without looking too suspicious. Not allowed cameras in the toilets, especially not in the cubicles!
Not a disgrace at all. They can field whatever team they want.
 

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Don't think you get Europe from 2nd in cup anymore. Goes on league position only now if cup winner already qualified.
Didn't Bilbao get into E
Yep. If he's stupid enough to do it, he's stupid enough to post it or boast somewhere.
Just hope someone rats the twat in
Hope it isn't a City fan. For his sake.