Quote: King Street Cat "Turnstile separation is something that has happened for as long as I can remember and needs sorting out at every ground in every sport. It's ludicrous that a parent can't go through the same turnstile as their child. If the reason is that they need to be able to tell the difference between adults and kids, how hard is it to tell the difference between a 37 year old and an 11 year old?????'"
I agree it needs sorting, but I think the reason paying adults and children have to go through seperate turnstiles comes down to accounting, and the fact that it's open to abuse,
For example, for arguments sake lets say it's £20 for adults, £10 for kids. At the end of his shift, Joe Bloggs the turnstile operator takes £1000 to the security office. He writes on his slip that's he's had 75 people through his turnstile, and this breaks down to 50 kids (£500) and 25 adults (£500). The official in the security office checks his takings, there is £1000, and checks the turnstile counter, 75 people have come through. Everyone is happy.
Now, suppose in reality it was actually the other way round...and there were 50 adults (£1000), 25 kids (£250), so a total of £1250 was taken, and Mr Bloggs has pocketed the extra £250. Very easy to do.
So, to combat this the club either employ someone (at say £30 a game) to stand next to every turnstile operator to make sure he/her is being trustworthy. Or they simply print off a few sheets of A4 to stick above the turnstiles, have seperate turnstiles for adults and children and tell families etc if they want to go through the same turnstile they need to pre-purchase tickets.
Now, I'm not suggesting that any Wakefield turnstile operators have or would fiddle the numbers, but it's inevitable that these things will occur.
As for seperate entrances depending on your ticket (adults/concession)-that's something which makes no sense to me.
