Beer in your seat??

werthersoriginal said:
I prefer not having people drinking while the match is going on. I find it distracting,plus it was clear from Saturday that we still have some pathetic A*****e fans who want to cause trouble like it’s still the 70s.
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You being distracted by other people's beverage consumption is surely your problem and nobody else's!

Are you ever distracted by coffee consumption? Bovril?


It is, and presumably will remain, an offence to be drunk* in a sporting arena.

*whatever that means, can't find a formal definition
 
There are times when people have been on a sesh that their banter and such becomes incredibly tiring to all but a few. To be fair, some of the funniest sights at football has been seeing men struggle to walk up and down steps because of the legal and illegal substances they've consumed. But no one should be that incapable at 3pm on a Saturday

The issue with the authorities would be controlling the amount of booze people take in and managing those who've had too much, and the potential increase in stewarding costs. The binge factor would have to be looked at very carefully.
 
I went to a rugby match earlier this year 'shudder' and it was f*****g annoying having people constantly trying to get past you so that they could go get more beers. I'm not even in to rugby and I felt like I was the only one watching the match. I like a beer on matchdays, but I'm happy to restrict the drinking to either before or after the match itself.
 
m said:
You being distracted by other people's beverage consumption is surely your problem and nobody else's!

Are you ever distracted by coffee consumption? Bovril?


It is, and presumably will remain, an offence to be drunk* in a sporting arena.

*whatever that means, can't find a formal definition
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It’s the people trooping in and out to get more beer or have a slash that annoy me. Mind you I don’t really like people eating and drinking next to me in the cinema, I wouldn’t say I’m tolerant
 
Gary Baldi said:
There are times when people have been on a sesh that their banter and such becomes incredibly tiring to all but a few. To be fair, some of the funniest sights at football has been seeing men struggle to walk up and down steps because of the legal and illegal substances they've consumed. But no one should be that incapable at 3pm on a Saturday

The issue with the authorities would be controlling the amount of booze people take in and managing those who've had too much, and the potential increase in stewarding costs. The binge factor would have to be looked at very carefully.
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Some people at football don't need alcohol for their banter to be tiring. :(
 
Essexyellows said:
I can`t believe nobody picked up on this??
https://talksport.com/football/efl/436860/alcohol-football-efl-clubs-stadium-ban-scrapped/

Long overdue or the match to re-ignite "issues"?

Discuss. :)
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additional overview from FSF on the subject ......

The Football Supporters' Federation

Yesterday at 11:06 ·
The alcohol restrictions in football are in the news again as a number of EFL clubs are pushing for a relaxation in the law.
Our caseworker Amanda Jacks told Talksport: “When the laws were drafted they were a knee-jerk reaction to problems at the time. Nobody thought them through properly and certainly didn’t foresee that in 2018 we would be talking about football fans being singled out from the rest of society.”
 
that would surely mean an end to "Safe Standing" being brought back, all those wet legs etc again :)

Surely it would be take a drink in prior to kick off and start of second half not all through the game?
 
Bristol Rovers were hoping to serve alcohol to away fans last week, but the police soon put a stop to it.
https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/bristol-rovers-plan-extend-alcohol-2134074

Some of the rules are ridiculous, such as not being able to have a beer in the yellow hatchings in the concourse at Plymouth because you can see the pitch. Also the rule of the concourses not serving alcohol until the half time whistle, and then not being able to take a half full PTFE bottle back into the stand.

It does all seem a bit ridiculous, there is plenty of time to drink before and after the game. Perhaps allow the exec boxes to serve alcohol? Or allow PTFE bottles in the stands? The thought of people staggering around spilling pints in the stand perhaps not, particularly if there's a goal etc and the ubiquitous "Eng-er-land" fans habit of then throwing beer everywhere.
 
Eventually it will change, as will not being able to stand, as in these pc times treating one group such as football fans differently than other sports fans won’t hold up, it’s just a matter of time.

Not had a proper sesh at a game since Easter Friday home to whoever we played so it’s not a regular thing for me now, but I can’t begrudge someone else enjoying themselves. Personally I always enjoyed the break from boozing though (or just binned off the game if I was desperate for another), gave you time to recover before starting again.
 
The ban doesnt stop people being pissed up at the match anyway though does it, so whats the point in it?
 
current ground regulations ( OUFC- though theyre standard in England & Wales).... regulation 17 covers alcohol sales , consumption and effects of alcohol *


https://www.oufc.co.uk/club/information/

* Cheltenham stewards were/ still are? notoriously subjective on how they decide if someone ( visiting supporters invariably) is 'drunk'
as a number of travelling OUFC supporters have found out first hand
 
Having been to a few cricket matches where beer is allowed, the constant having to get up to let people get past, and with football being a faster moving game this will spoil the view from the stands, they could always set up as cricket do live screening of the game under the stands will they serve beer in the match time.
 
For me, the fact that football supporters are subjected to restrictions not applied to supporters/spectators of any other spectatator sport is what requires changes. Its the assumption that ONLY football supporters will cause all manner of incidents if alcohol is available during a match, unlike Rugby, Cricket, Horse/ dog racing etc

Personally, the limited choice of overpriced swill, badly kept beer , lager etc at the breeze block, isnt anything Id be tempted to buy.... nonetheless the principle that football supporters are 3rd class citezens compared to supporters of other spectator sports is both outdated and quite simply wrong.
The choice to have a drink while watching a match ( which is positively encouraged at Court Place Farm- presumably as 'City are playing at non league level ?) should an adult prefer to is currently, still, WRONGLY IMO not open to supporters of EFL or Premiership football supporters watching a match live,& in person. Invariably it costs £20+ to watch a football match at (E)Football league, or above, level and to be viewed as an individual who cant be trusted with an alcoholic drink during a match taking place. That simply isnt right IMO
 
Sarge said:
For me, the fact that football supporters are subjected to restrictions not applied to supporters/spectators of any other spectatator sport is what requires changes. Its the assumption that ONLY football supporters will cause all manner of incidents if alcohol is available during a match, unlike Rugby, Cricket, Horse/ dog racing etc

Personally, the limited choice of overpriced swill, badly kept beer , lager etc at the breeze block, isnt anything Id be tempted to buy.... nonetheless the principle that football supporters are 3rd class citezens compared to supporters of other spectator sports is both outdated and quite simply wrong.
The choice to have a drink while watching a match ( which is positively encouraged at Court Place Farm- presumably as 'City are playing at non league level ?) should an adult prefer to is currently, still, WRONGLY IMO not open to supporters of EFL or Premiership football supporters watching a match live,& in person. Invariably it costs £20+ to watch a football match at (E)Football league, or above, level and to be viewed as an individual who cant be trusted with an alcoholic drink during a match taking place. That simply isnt right IMO
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Go watch Surrey play a 20/20 game at night, plenty of pissed up idiots doing far more than you see in any football stadium
 
LondonRoader said:
Anyway why is this being discussed on this thread, all it means is more money in FK’s pocket.
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Principle of football supporters being treated differently to other spectator sports is important @LondonRoader ..... Im 100% with you regarding lining our tax exiled slum landlords pockets, I (out of principle) will not buy 'refreshments' from inside the breeze block, havent for many many seasons, and will continue not too for as long as the Monaco based hotelier/ slum landlord continues to shaft OUFC & owns the breeze block either
 
Sarge said:
For me, the fact that football supporters are subjected to restrictions not applied to supporters/spectators of any other spectatator sport is what requires changes. Its the assumption that ONLY football supporters will cause all manner of incidents if alcohol is available during a match, unlike Rugby, Cricket, Horse/ dog racing etc

Personally, the limited choice of overpriced swill, badly kept beer , lager etc at the breeze block, isnt anything Id be tempted to buy.... nonetheless the principle that football supporters are 3rd class citezens compared to supporters of other spectator sports is both outdated and quite simply wrong.
The choice to have a drink while watching a match ( which is positively encouraged at Court Place Farm- presumably as 'City are playing at non league level ?) should an adult prefer to is currently, still, WRONGLY IMO not open to supporters of EFL or Premiership football supporters watching a match live,& in person. Invariably it costs £20+ to watch a football match at (E)Football league, or above, level and to be viewed as an individual who cant be trusted with an alcoholic drink during a match taking place. That simply isnt right IMO
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100% this!
 
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