Saw the floodlights on at Griffin Park in the distance on Monday.The New Stadium does not yet have a crowd safety certificate and thus cannot be insured for events or meet H&S requirements or licensing requirements.It probably does but the procedures cannot be applied in the current circumstances.BFC have not been very clear to season ticket holders or members what may or may not happen or indeed what can happen. Probably because the second they dos so the rules will change again.However the H&S issues and the bigger problem of the roads and vehicular access has been overlooked. Closing Lionel road has major implications for emergency services to both the stadium, flats and railway and A4 and M4 and Gunnersbury Park and the Golden Mile as well as emergency diversions to clear access for the south east side and the Fountain centre. CS9s design has overlooked several current safety and evacuation options and has not factored in a possible influx of up to 17,000 people in a very dense traffic area. Trouble is the Emergency services Executives are hand in glove with authorities and out of touch with those who actually work 'at the coal face' who have been discouraged from raising concerns. Again the people who know best and encounter the problems constantly are not being asked or consulted. A mid worst case scenario could be catastrophic, so it's doubly important this is fully discussed with local businesses and residents and fully resolved.So far to date it's been heads buried in the sand.So it's possible that if things remain spectator free, Brentford may have permission to play games at the new ground.But if rules change and limited numbers are permitted then either they will have to become the only club to continue playing behind closed doors or return to Griffin Park where at least reduced spectators can attend.
Raymond Havelock ● 1352d