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They're saying Brighton are pressuring the government to allow fans to take beers to their seats when they are let back into grounds. I don't know what the chances are but to make sure we know what they mean they've put a picture of a Burnley fan downing a pint on the back page.
Anyone know who he is?.
Anyone know who he is?.
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The best image I could find online
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I'm not sure it's a good idea letting booze get taken to seats.
Some grounds won't even let you have a lid on your drinks bottle when you purchase it in the ground so booze has no chance
Some grounds won't even let you have a lid on your drinks bottle when you purchase it in the ground so booze has no chance
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There's a lad from Keighley looks a bit like him, sits in CF stand and known as Bomber. Not the best pic to say for certain, but he has a beard and likes a pint.
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Not been permitted since 1985 when Thatcher put a stop to it. It's allowed at all other sports and there is a big groundswell of opinion now from clubs to try and force the issue to allow drinking.
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Stops people congregating on the concoursesGodIsADeeJay81 wrote: ↑Thu Aug 20, 2020 10:06 amI'm not sure it's a good idea letting booze get taken to seats.
Some grounds won't even let you have a lid on your drinks bottle when you purchase it in the ground so booze has no chance
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One of the joys of going to non league footy is having a pint watching. That's been buggered for me by Altrincham getting promoted to the Conference though, as that's the lowest level it's banned.
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It would certainly create more room in the concourse, I've been to watch football in stadiums where you can take your beer to your seat and it was nothing like I imagined, then again they weren't British.
Lets be honest, It would be a fountain of beer every time we scored. You only have to see the fanzones
(I wouldn't be too bothered but Im sure 90% of fans would)
Lets be honest, It would be a fountain of beer every time we scored. You only have to see the fanzones
(I wouldn't be too bothered but Im sure 90% of fans would)
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I've watched a couple of NHL games where booze was allowed at your seat, fans of both teams can intermingle with no aggro etc.Burnley1989 wrote: ↑Thu Aug 20, 2020 10:30 amIt would certainly create more room in the concourse, I've been to watch football in stadiums where you can take your beer to your seat and it was nothing like I imagined, then again they weren't British.
Lets be honest, It would be a fountain of beer every time we scored. You only have to see the fanzones
(I wouldn't be too bothered but Im sure 90% of fans would)
Was certainly different and good.
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No, that's not who I previously named.
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If they allowed it, every game would be like that place in Croydon called Boxpark or something. Pints everywhere when we score. No thanks.
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I think at reduce attendances it should be considered.
Works perfectly at most european grounds without a glitch.
Works perfectly at most european grounds without a glitch.
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It’s not needed. Pissheads and beer swilling all over the place. It would put me off attending.
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The sooner the better,there is no better sight than beer flying all over the place when we score and to be fair the shite beer they serve on the Turf is only fit for throwing at each other
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Terribke idea. Leave it as it is. Can't belive Brighton is for this. Maybe they think it might liven up their crowds a bit.
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Thought this was a counterpoint to the Daily Mail thread.
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Sounds like a silly PR stunt to man them up,a bit due to their generally deserved reputation of Uber precious deluded plastic fans with their vegan pasties and double shot cappuccinos all wrapped up with a smattering of rainbow laces
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Alcohol should be banned full stop.
Let's face it the slop they serve isn't fit to sup anyhow
Let's face it the slop they serve isn't fit to sup anyhow
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It'll also mean more people getting up and going for a pee making the whole line stand up......... one of my pet hates
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What if they pee in their empty pint pot ?Sutton-Claret wrote: ↑Thu Aug 20, 2020 2:47 pmIt'll also mean more people getting up and going for a pee making the whole line stand up......... one of my pet hates
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I'm caught on this one. The beer ban is arbitrary and illiberal and it's unfair that only football is chosen.
On the other hand, the idea that people can't go 45 minutes without having a beer whilst watching football is pathetic. You can always down a pint of freezing cold swill at half time.
On the other hand, the idea that people can't go 45 minutes without having a beer whilst watching football is pathetic. You can always down a pint of freezing cold swill at half time.
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It's a stupid idea, since it means lifting your mask up and down
They're allowing popcorn in cinemas, which is also a stupid idea for the same reason.
Concourses should be for access only.
They're allowing popcorn in cinemas, which is also a stupid idea for the same reason.
Concourses should be for access only.
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What if it's not empty when you need to go ?
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This is a bad idea. You only have to see he fanzones during the world cup for evidence. The majority of football fans would injure themselves at the thought of having to behave whilst drinking a beer.
I’ve had a beer at baseball in the US and gigs in europe and the US. Our drinking “culture” is far too immature in comparison.
I’ve had a beer at baseball in the US and gigs in europe and the US. Our drinking “culture” is far too immature in comparison.
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If it is our drinking "culture" that is at fault why, is it that I can go and watch Rugby League throughout the season and also on the Magic Weekend, which has four games one day and three the next, and I can drink whilst watcing the game and have never experienced any problems.Dyched wrote: ↑Thu Aug 20, 2020 3:23 pmThis is a bad idea. You only have to see he fanzones during the world cup for evidence. The majority of football fans would injure themselves at the thought of having to behave whilst drinking a beer.
I’ve had a beer at baseball in the US and gigs in europe and the US. Our drinking “culture” is far too immature in comparison.
Perhaps it is just football fans who can't behave themselves when they have had a couple of pints.
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I watch a bit of rugby and one of the most annoying things is the constant up and down of people going to the bar, going for a ****, going to the bar, etc
I wouldn't mind being able to take a beer up to your seat bought pre-match or half-time (probably with some restriction on the number) but bars open during the match will be really bloody annoying.
I wouldn't mind being able to take a beer up to your seat bought pre-match or half-time (probably with some restriction on the number) but bars open during the match will be really bloody annoying.
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Sports like cricket and Rugby were seen by the Thatcher government as gentlemen sports whilst football is attended by working class people who if allowed to drink would naturally behave badly. It is and always has been a ridiculous law.Ashingtonclaret46 wrote: ↑Thu Aug 20, 2020 4:11 pmIf it is our drinking "culture" that is at fault why, is it that I can go and watch Rugby League throughout the season and also on the Magic Weekend, which has four games one day and three the next, and I can drink whilst watcing the game and have never experienced any problems.
Perhaps it is just football fans who can't behave themselves when they have had a couple of pints.
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I am talking about Rugby League which is as working class as they come. I have no interest in the 'gentlemen' who go to watch Rugby Yawnion ---they need alcohol to watch that bore fest.Cirrus_Minor wrote: ↑Thu Aug 20, 2020 4:30 pmSports like cricket and Rugby were seen by the Thatcher government as gentlemen sports whilst football is attended by working class people who if allowed to drink would naturally behave badly. It is and always has been a ridiculous law.
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Well there was that whole hooliganism thing going on at football. I don't think Rugby League is a particularly middle class affair.Cirrus_Minor wrote: ↑Thu Aug 20, 2020 4:30 pmSports like cricket and Rugby were seen by the Thatcher government as gentlemen sports whilst football is attended by working class people who if allowed to drink would naturally behave badly. It is and always has been a ridiculous law.
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You'd be hard pressed to argue against the view that drunk football fans will be more likely to cause trouble.Cirrus_Minor wrote: ↑Thu Aug 20, 2020 4:30 pmSports like cricket and Rugby were seen by the Thatcher government as gentlemen sports whilst football is attended by working class people who if allowed to drink would naturally behave badly. It is and always has been a ridiculous law.
There have, and always will be, a section of fans who like to get drunk and behave like idiots, whether they're in the UK or travelling abroad.
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Difficult to explain the total ban in any other way though.
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But drunk fans will never cause trouble in any other sport? Why not then ban drinking in all sports?GodIsADeeJay81 wrote: ↑Thu Aug 20, 2020 4:39 pmYou'd be hard pressed to argue against the view that drunk football fans will be more likely to cause trouble.
There have, and always will be, a section of fans who like to get drunk and behave like idiots, whether they're in the UK or travelling abroad.
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It is mostly just football fans that can’t behave themselves. Or a far larger percentage of them can’t compared with the sports you mentioned. Cricket, darts and horse racings knobhead fans element is also starting to rise because of the same sort of lads.Ashingtonclaret46 wrote: ↑Thu Aug 20, 2020 4:11 pmIf it is our drinking "culture" that is at fault why, is it that I can go and watch Rugby League throughout the season and also on the Magic Weekend, which has four games one day and three the next, and I can drink whilst watcing the game and have never experienced any problems.
Perhaps it is just football fans who can't behave themselves when they have had a couple of pints.
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As stated you can drink alcohol in stadiums in other parts of Europe. When I went to a match at Freiburg a couple of years ago there were folk drinking beer on the terraces. It was served in plastic mugs. What was pretty cool was that you paid a deposit for your mug and the handle was shaped such that you could clip it onto your belt after you’d finished drinking.
You can also smoke on the terraces over there which is pretty radical these days. It was a real throwback, reminded me of the Turf in days gone by.
You can also smoke on the terraces over there which is pretty radical these days. It was a real throwback, reminded me of the Turf in days gone by.
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How often do you see opposing fans trying to kick each others heads in at other sports in Britain?Cirrus_Minor wrote: ↑Thu Aug 20, 2020 4:41 pmBut drunk fans will never cause trouble in any other sport? Why not then ban drinking in all sports?
I don't recall anything similar, do you?
There is the odd bit at horse racing, when the chavs are suited up and drunk but that's it.
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When beer was allowed in grounds we used to savour our drinks.
Unfortunately we are plagued with immature fans who like to throw it everywhere at the slightest opportunity so I can't see it being overly popular.
Unfortunately we are plagued with immature fans who like to throw it everywhere at the slightest opportunity so I can't see it being overly popular.
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If they are trying to kick each others heads in at football ground then it is unlikely to be due to drink consumed in there unless they have drunk excessive amounts in the concourse bars or being drunk when they enteted. So, like any other bad behaviour, they should not be allowed in or ejected, arrested and banned.GodIsADeeJay81 wrote: ↑Thu Aug 20, 2020 5:37 pmHow often do you see opposing fans trying to kick each others heads in at other sports in Britain?
I don't recall anything similar, do you?
There is the odd bit at horse racing, when the chavs are suited up and drunk but that's it.
All of this has nothing to relate to drinking whilst watching a football match.
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Clubs don't stop drunks attending and they don't monitor how much someone drinks in the ground.Cirrus_Minor wrote: ↑Thu Aug 20, 2020 6:37 pmIf they are trying to kick each others heads in at football ground then it is unlikely to be due to drink consumed in there unless they have drunk excessive amounts in the concourse bars or being drunk when they enteted. So, like any other bad behaviour, they should not be allowed in or ejected, arrested and banned.
All of this has nothing to relate to drinking whilst watching a football match.
Someone could sink 5 pints in the ground before a game, chuck in a couple more at half time and an idiot will start behaving poorly.
We have fans that feel the need to throw plastic bottles, lighters and coins at opposing players, some of those people will be drunk, others sober.
Football fans can have a tendency to behave like prats.
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What if we score just as you've finished peeing, would you like to be in the seats in front?
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Having Rocky sat right behind you when we score would be worse
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I'm torn on this. I do enjoy a pint or two before the game and one at half time (albeit the beer isn't the best at t'Turf) and would love the opportunity to sit with a pint and watch. That said. You have the ones who can't hold their drink and as said above. It's bad enough as it is when people are going to/from seats. It'd be happening a lot more often if people were constantly going back and forth to the bar/toilet.
Maybe a voucher (no cash during the game) policy could work. Where you have one voucher per ticket and that is assigned to your seat. There's no reason why you can't make a pint last 90 minutes. If you're buying say 4 beers for you and your mates, you need their tickets to go to the bar and they have to be seats adjacent to one another?
Maybe a voucher (no cash during the game) policy could work. Where you have one voucher per ticket and that is assigned to your seat. There's no reason why you can't make a pint last 90 minutes. If you're buying say 4 beers for you and your mates, you need their tickets to go to the bar and they have to be seats adjacent to one another?
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You can drink alcohol (and smoke) in your seat at Bundesliga games.