Question Should the FA allow smoke bombs?

[sufcmark]

No.

Certainly not in a full stadium. You can't release in the stands so have to throw on the pitch which holds up play and is dangerous to the players.

I used to suffer from asthma when I was younger and know what it's like to have an attack.

If you've got hayfever I wouldn't rub a flower bed in your face so grow up and move on.

 

[RHB]

I'm anti smoke bombs at football as it's unfair on those with breathing problems and could also (highly unlikely) cause a fire, especially at an older ground such as roots hall. But I didn't realise they were illegal, if they're illegal how is it that people can use them to their hearts content at paintball?

It's illegal to release them in areas such as football grounds.

 

[David Icke]

I'm not even going to bother to vote on such an asinine question.

 

[OldBlueLady]

But I didn't realise they were illegal, if they're illegal how is it that people can use them to their hearts content at paintball?

Try looking at the signs on the wall outside the ground by the turnstiles as you go in, they clearly state it is illegal.

 

[Jam_Man]

I'm anti smoke bombs at football as it's unfair on those with breathing problems and could also (highly unlikely) cause a fire, especially at an older ground such as roots hall. But I didn't realise they were illegal, if they're illegal how is it that people can use them to their hearts content at paintball?

There was an article linked to the other day where it was mentioned you can get a 3 month sentence for it.

Its not illegal to run on the pitch at a sunday league game, some things are just legal issues at sporting events.

Just because you can use smoke bombs in certain situations (plumbers use them) doesnt mean they are legally used anywhere.

 

[Firestorm]

I don't believe that they should be thrown on the pitch as that is off puting to the players and I understand your point with the asthma but do you actually know that they are a fire hazard or are you just saying that because you see smoke? Saying that is a bit like saying dry ice is a hazard.

dry ice is solid co2 subliming and is therefore endothermic, ie it absorbs heat. Smoke bombs are a chemical reaction between two compounds which is an exothermic reaction which releases heat and is therefore a greater fire risk.
(1972 year 9 scienCE)

 

[Blues 'n twos]

Not only do they pose a potential problem for those with long term breathing problems, they could also induce panic in a cramped stand which in turn could cause injury.
They are banned for a reason no matter how bloody "cool" they look.

 

[londonblue]

I don't believe that they should be thrown on the pitch as that is off puting to the players and I understand your point with the asthma but do you actually know that they are a fire hazard or are you just saying that because you see smoke? Saying that is a bit like saying dry ice is a hazard.

Smoke bombs are modified fireworks. They are a fire hazard.

 

[Devon Blue]

Thanks for your answers, some saying they're illegal which I asked not to be said in my first post...

Anyway what about if they were made so they didn't affect people with breathing problems? Then what would be your answer?

 

[londonblue]

Thanks for your answers, some saying they're illegal which I asked not to be said in my first post...

Anyway what about if they were made so they didn't affect people with breathing problems? Then what would be your answer?

And how would you do that?

 

[mrsblue]

Why anyone feels the need to launch any object whilst watching professional football is way beyond me,smoke bombs ,coins,lighters ..I don't understand.

 

[Devon Blue]

And how would you do that?

I personally wouldn't know as I don't use them nor have I let them off, I've only seen YouTube videos on how they are made.

May be if some of you think back to your younger years would your decision be different as someone stated earlier?

 

[Pubey]

Thanks for your answers, some saying they're illegal which I asked not to be said in my first post...

Anyway what about if they were made so they didn't affect people with breathing problems? Then what would be your answer?

What if a genuine fire started and no one reacted to the smoke because they thought it was a smoke bomb?

 

[tommy tucker]

No way should those things be allowed in Football grounds . And the people who throw them onto the pitch should be banned from home and away grounds .

 

[united we stand]

The people who go in W are the people who in general will like them, thats the point. MAny go to games not to be a hard core ultra supporter, but to watch a game of football.

Thats a very small part of the ground.

If they were permitted and people were throwing them on the pitch every ten minutes then I would still be calling them idiots. They dont even have to be thrown on the pitch, at a stadium the size of ours they will affect the game even if done in the stand.

I really think it is wrong to generalize about what everyone in W thinks - you or anyone else on here can't speak for 200 people, you are making massive assumptions . There were a lot of FFS's where I was in W and personally I get ****ed off if I cant see the pitch, I don't have a clue what the majority in W thought

 

[JoshC]

Forgetting the safety / health issues for second I really dont see what people find so impressive about a bit of coloured smoke?

 

[united we stand]

previous threads on here have made it clear that some people use the phrase smoke bomb when they mean flare and via versa. If you allow smoke bombs then people will also bring in flares IMO . Maybe deliberately, or maybe because they did not know the difference

 

[Jim Levenstein]

I'm not even going to bother to vote on such an asinine question.

Thanks for letting us all know. Why don't you stop posting in the thread then?

 

[londonblue]

I personally wouldn't know as I don't use them nor have I let them off, I've only seen YouTube videos on how they are made.

May be if some of you think back to your younger years would your decision be different as someone stated earlier?

Nope. My views haven't changed. They are a fire hazard. End of.

If you feel the need to set one off then you need to grow up.

 

[Jim Levenstein]

Does seem strange how they are such a hazard yet they are allowed in most other countries