tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16460150.post5245668504214040710..comments2023-12-27T14:06:50.562+00:00Comments on (Contains Mild Peril): It Wasn't Just The PoliceGeoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00340519450159428760noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16460150.post-53643512192738080412009-04-17T13:29:00.000+01:002009-04-17T13:29:00.000+01:00Yes, that was kind uncle Ken Bates. According to W...Yes, that was kind uncle Ken Bates. According to Wikipedia "Bates had come up with the idea of an electric fence after the success it had when controlling cattle on his dairy farm."Geoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00340519450159428760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16460150.post-86896781640762869192009-04-17T08:59:00.000+01:002009-04-17T08:59:00.000+01:00Wasn't there some talk of electrifying the wire pe...Wasn't there some talk of electrifying the wire pens, too? Chelsea, could it have been?Christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14227767014123557100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16460150.post-1145542801791210912009-04-16T20:24:00.000+01:002009-04-16T20:24:00.000+01:00I was always a bit frightened when I stood up at m...I was always a bit frightened when I stood up at matches. You're just so vulnerable, especially when leaving. The "Remember Ibrox" sign at Upton Park wasn't particularly comforting.<br /><br />And that was without wire pens!Geoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00340519450159428760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16460150.post-25189632786013778532009-04-16T17:12:00.000+01:002009-04-16T17:12:00.000+01:00Whenever we scoff at the latest Health and Safety ...Whenever we scoff at the latest Health and Safety restrictions (and I'm as guilty as anyone) we should think of this.KAZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06621294189351906599noreply@blogger.com