I can't ever remember anything even remotely like this in the North stand when i was a regular..and that was in the 80's when there was aggro at almost every single game. Blue and white army
They do have thos sort of big bulbs with cameras in them at Arsenal to monitor the crowd, so I suppose we're being watched all the time. As for the sitting down stuff, I haven't been told to sit down for ages, it seems thay've completely given up on that for now. I'm in the clock end and the whole stand, home and away supporters, stand up for most, if not all, of the game.
yea at the riverside there are "hidden" cameras in the stands facing the opposite stands, if that makes sense EG cameras in the norths watching the south stand etc... normally though if and "trouble" stirs up in the away fans the police pull out the old camera for them all to wave at.
Since 1997 I have not been to a single football related event where there was not a special police camera team filming everything and everybody constantly. I have always questioned how legal this actually is, but with all the harrassment of football supporters in Holland I don't think it really matters. Supporters have no right but the right to do as they are told. People on the South stand at Ajax frequently miss 10-20 minutes of a game because everybody has to hand over a passport which is then checked on a list. Jumping in front of the line is not an option anymore since we now have police vans and horses holding the waiting line together. But it's only a matter of time before things get out of hand again and I assume that things will be a bit more normal after that. But ofcourse the local police commisioner will be pleading for the closure of the South stand again... but that's old news. We're not treated as 'customers' as they cold heartedly call us nowadays. Never have been, never will be. F.u.c.k em.