Yesterday my son and I sat in Row B of the School End Lower, towards the Ellerslie Row side. We were almost at the end of a row of seats. In the first half, a tall steward stood in Row A with his back to the advertising hoardings. One minute into the game it was obvious he obscured our view of most of the goalmouth and a good chunk of the opposite side of the pitch. He informed us it was "against the rules" for him to sit down. At this point it became clear I'd need to stand up every time the Rangers mounted an attack down the right flank. Frankly, a ticket with a view obscured to that extent is not worth £50. If the "steward must stand" rule really is valid, I'd estimate that about 10-15 tickets currently retailing at £50 should be heavily discounted as "restricted view" tickets and should be marked as such on the stadium plan.
However, the steward was later relieved by a much shorter guy who, without being asked, immediately adopted a squatting position which meant that the view was not obscured.
So was the first guy just being an arse?
However, the steward was later relieved by a much shorter guy who, without being asked, immediately adopted a squatting position which meant that the view was not obscured.
So was the first guy just being an arse?