He said judges had grown increasingly uncomfortable going into the headquarters of steelbands, especially those in the north, because of crime. At yesterday's Panorama preliminaries featuring small and medium conventional steel orchestras on Victoria Square, Park Street, in Port-of-Spain, Williams said: "Judges are fearful of going to some panyards even with the escort of Guard and Emergency Branch Officers..."We are getting pressure from sponsors, too, because of the lack of expose they receive when the panyard preliminary is held in the panyard. They want maximum returns on their investment."