Championship Sunderland ban vapes and coins for away fans

[OUFCGav]

This seems a somewhat pathetic reaction to a couple of incidents.

Sunderland: Away fans banned from bringing coins and vapes into ground

Sunderland ban away fans from bringing coins and vapes into the Stadium of Light after recent incidents.

www.bbc.co.uk

maybe if they put away fans in a better part of the stadium (like they used to) it wouldn't be an issue.

 

[bazzer9461]

This seems a somewhat pathetic reaction to a couple of incidents.

Sunderland: Away fans banned from bringing coins and vapes into ground

Sunderland ban away fans from bringing coins and vapes into the Stadium of Light after recent incidents.

www.bbc.co.uk

maybe if they put away fans in a better part of the stadium (like they used to) it wouldn't be an issue.

Pathetic

 

[Oslernorth]

I wonder how that’ll affect refreshment sales.?

 

[werthersoriginal]

Thats ridiculous. If I ever went there I wouldn’t be happy. If I had a couple of quid in my pocket would they take it and give me a receipt?

 

[oufc1991]

Thats ridiculous. If I ever went there I wouldn’t be happy. If I had a couple of quid in my pocket would they take it and give me a receipt?

Nope they would take it and tell you to b****r off rules are rules

 

[werthersoriginal]

Nope they would take it and tell you to b****r off rules are rules

In return we will take their trousers

 

[oufc1991]

In return we will take their trousers

As long as there not salmon

 

[OUFCGav]

Thats ridiculous. If I ever went there I wouldn’t be happy. If I had a couple of quid in my pocket would they take it and give me a receipt?

apparently they will take it and give it to charity...

 

[Sir Winston]

Where’s there’s a will, there’s a way

 

[Oslernorth]

Nope they would take it and tell you to b****r off rules are rules

It sounds like a very clever scam lol

 

[bazzer9461]

As long as there not salmon

Oh please don’t

 

[Toe knee]

That's bulls**t taking your money & giving it to charity.
I think you'll find that is stealing by menaces?? Mmmmm!!!

 

[Blox21]

Just wondering is Sunderland one of those cashless ( card only ) grounds ? . If not how do they go about giving you your change if your buying burger , hot dog , drinks etc

 

[bazzer9461]

Just wondering is Sunderland one of those cashless ( card only ) grounds ? . If not how do they go about giving you your change if your buying burger , hot dog , drinks etc

Good point

 

[OUFCGav]

Just wondering is Sunderland one of those cashless ( card only ) grounds ? . If not how do they go about giving you your change if your buying burger , hot dog , drinks etc

Stadium of Light goes cashless

Sunderland AFC has partnered with Bleep (UK) PLC and Global Payments to deliver new EPOS (electronic point of sale) and card payments solutions at the Stadium of Light, as the venue goes fully cashless ahead of the 2021-22 season.

safc.com

 

[Blox21]

Stadium of Light goes cashless

Sunderland AFC has partnered with Bleep (UK) PLC and Global Payments to deliver new EPOS (electronic point of sale) and card payments solutions at the Stadium of Light, as the venue goes fully cashless ahead of the 2021-22 season.

safc.com

That’s certainly answered my question

 

[Sarge]

apparently they will take it and give it to charity...

theft ....didnt a chap called Turpin get hanged for similar? - mind you he did wear a mask

seriously though I hope FSF / FSA ( I lose track ) are challenging this ( no vapes, no coins)

 

[bazzer9461]

theft ....didnt a chap called Turpin get hanged for similar? - mind you he did wear a mask

seriously though I hope FSF / FSA ( I lose track ) are challenging this ( no vapes, no coins)

You forgot SAFC are being prejudiced towards the away fans as I’m sure they must think their fans are little angels…..bless ‘em

 

[Londox]

Is taking cash off of people legal when you're not selling a product?

If someone is carrying £4 in coins and the club take that money off them where does it go? Isn't that just theft?

 

[OUFCGav]

Is taking cash off of people legal when you're not selling a product?

If someone is carrying £4 in coins and the club take that money off them where does it go? Isn't that just theft?

You are entering a private premise, if the rules of the premise are legal and you are notified of the terms of buying entry, then they are just enforcing terms of entry. So the person will have the choice of dispose of the offending item, or leave.
In effect the same as OUFC's ground regulation that ban "any article that might be used as a weapon and/or compromise public safety" - which is if theory suitably wide as to encompass coins (though TBH so suitably all-encompassing that it could be challengeable in law?), its just Sunderland have made 2 more things explicitly named.
What they do with it is a bigger issue, they claim they are going to give the coins to charity - are they going to have sealed official collecting tins at the turnstiles/search points? If not then there is clear gaps where theft/misuse could occur.

 

[MarkG]

Not sure how stewards are going to confiscate coins and vapes from away fans.
If I go to a match, I normally have some cash and coins on me (cash only at the Blackbird), or to split a taxi fare. Are they really going to have everyone empty their pockets like an airport style security scan?
Also for smokers who have a vape, they are hardly going to throw it away before getting in the ground.
For people with cars and on coaches they could I suppose leave these items behind, but generally fans don't just go straight to the match, and prefer to socialise first, and smokers aren't going to be happy going several hours without.

 

[Wallop]

Just wondering is Sunderland one of those cashless ( card only ) grounds ? . If not how do they go about giving you your change if your buying burger , hot dog , drinks etc

Price everything in £5 denominations and bolster profits simultaneously - clever these Mackems

 

[MarkG]

Price everything in £5 denominations and bolster profits simultaneously - clever these Mackems

With modern electronics they could probably work that. Can I have £5 of Guinness and £5 of Birra Moretti please? Sure here’s 3/4 of a pint of Guinness and a half of Moretti.

Not sure how you’d get £5 of pie if they cost £4 each. A pie and a quarter?