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We now live in a world where a humble football match has play stopped a after a drone was spotted flying above Valley Parade.
The stadium announcer confirmed play would be halted until the drone could be removed and the players were taken from the field by the referee.
https://twitter.com/officialbantams/status/777166983292919810
One fan captured the drone with this footage:
https://twitter.com/bantamsbanter/status/777167471006642177
The match was eventually restarted with the score at 0-0.
The home side then took the lead with a goal from James Meredith, and one Rovers fan responded the only way Twitter knows how:
https://twitter.com/LukeMate_Luke/status/777169080272977920
But if you thought the ref was being over-cautious by taking the players from the field, then have a look at this clip from last December when downhill skiing champion Marcel Hirscher had a lucky escape when a drone crashed down on to the snow just behind him at Madonna di Campiglio in Italy.
Hirscher appeared not to notice what had happened just behind him and carried on with his slalom run, but afterwards said: “This is horrible. This can never happen again. This can be a serious injury.”
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