How do those wires work?

[Enrico_Misso]

The wires between the Members and Southern Stand.

Supposedly they are designed to keep the seagulls out.

For three quarters they worked fantastically.
The air-rodents were lined up on the Southern Stand roof.
But not one seagull came down.
Why?

Then in the last quarter hundreds of them suddenly ignored the wires and descended.
It was very distracting and easy to lose the ball in the constant swirl.

So why did the wires work so well for 3 quarters and fail so spectacularly in the last?

[rymax]

Because the seagulls know that feeding time is near.

[SideshowMilne]

As the light fades so does the visual scare factor and they don't work as well.

[perfectionist]

Pity they weren't there for the full game.

[ROLS-LEE]

I actually thought they came through once it started to rain.

[bigcarl]

Because the seagulls know that feeding time is near.

correct

[Enrico_Misso]

Because the seagulls know that feeding time is near.

correct

They must have a better grasp of the fixture scheduling than me!