loyd_grossman
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As a veteran of the carnage of the 1980 Cup Final I can totally understand why booze was banned back then, but times and drining habits have changed and would support it being brought back in a controlled way.
It wasn’t allowed, people took bevvy in with them and a blind eye was turned.I’ve often thought that maybe games could be categorised, so cat A games such as derbies it wouldn’t be permitted but for cat B it would. And even then maybe only available to home support. It’s a tough one, not being old enough to remember it being allowed on match days I don’t know exactly how much of an issue it was, I’ve only seen the infamous OF cup final footage.
As with anything else, stupid is as stupid does so people that are prone to cause bother will cause it whether they can get an extra drink or two, or not.
It's a good point,like you say many are smashed before they enter the stadium,and that extra revenue would really help the club,taking the queues you'd be lucky to get 2 pints also drinking on the concourse can't see it really be too much of a problem,could be worth a trial.If kiosks poured and sold the beer in a quick and efficient way and you couldn't take the drink to your seat then I don't see why it wouldn't be worth a trial.
Not selling booze isn't exactly stopping drunk fans, the neds will turn up half-cut or drunk anyway.
Fans could go in an hour before KO and spend an extra tenner on a couple of pints.
If 10% of the stadium did that, we'd bring in £50k per home match.
Howlin’It wasn’t allowed, people took bevvy in with them and a blind eye was turned.
The only example we can use is England (and Wales), where there is as much of a drinking culture going to the football as there is here. It works absolutely fine.
No one can seriously argue that alcohol can be served at Millwall v West Ham games and claim it would be carnage up here.
The only people arguing against it are the same people scared to walk down Union Street, absolute bedwetters.
Eight pages in,and we're still getting people talking about bringing it back. As you say a blind eye was turned regarding fans taking stuff in which in turn could be used as missiles. Even at this point the police would indulge in a purge every now and then, and search and confiscate drink. My late pal was in the mounted branch and he used to regale us with story's of his mob enjoying the fruits of that confiscated ''loot'' in the back of their transport whilst the match was in progress.It wasn’t allowed, people took bevvy in with them and a blind eye was turned.
The only example we can use is England (and Wales), where there is as much of a drinking culture going to the football as there is here. It works absolutely fine.
No one can seriously argue that alcohol can be served at Millwall v West Ham games and claim it would be carnage up here.
The only people arguing against it are the same people scared to walk down Union Street, absolute bedwetters.
Do you really think that people would buy it a pint at a time?It's a good point,like you say many are smashed before they enter the stadium,and that extra revenue would really help the club,taking the queues you'd be lucky to get 2 pints also drinking on the concourse can't see it really be too much of a problem,could be worth a trial.
Don't think the bears in the queue would be happy waiting for the guy in front buying 10 beers for himself/matesDo you really think that people would buy it a pint at a time?
When we were over at the USG game the 2 boys in front of us came back with 12 Stella. They hadn't realised that it was alcohol free
at the glasgow warriors there's a 4 pint per customer limit, assume it would be similar.Do you really think that people would buy it a pint at a time?
When we were over at the USG game the 2 boys in front of us came back with 12 Stella. They hadn't realised that it was alcohol free
They wouldn’t have an option if there was an outlandish idea like a limit per customer applied.Do you really think that people would buy it a pint at a time?
When we were over at the USG game the 2 boys in front of us came back with 12 Stella. They hadn't realised that it was alcohol free
at the glasgow warriors there's a 4 pint per customer limit, assume it would be similar.
Another rule to add to they many they don't enforce alreadyThey wouldn’t have an option if there was an outlandish idea like a limit per customer applied.
None of those rules involve physically handing someone a certain amount of items, after charging them for a certain amount of items.Another rule to add to they many they don't enforce already
I would think that the stewards and people serving would show the same level of diligence that they do now with smoking, drinking, searching, getting in without tickets, standing in passageways etc
Do you really think that people would buy it a pint at a time?
When we were over at the USG game the 2 boys in front of us came back with 12 Stella. They hadn't realised that it was alcohol free
Of course because the person wanting it will say no problem just give me one then rather than kicking off like a daftyNone of those rules involve physically handing someone a certain amount of items, after charging them for a certain amount of items.
I think they’d manage.
What fucking planet are you on?Of course because the person wanting it will say no problem just give me one then rather than kicking off like a dafty![]()
I could ask the sameWhat fucking planet are you on?
So in your scenario, everyone knows the limit (usually a minimum of 2, not 1), but someone gets to the front of the queue at half time, asks for more than 2, is told it’s a limit of 2 per customer…and after waiting patiently in a queue they decide to kick off because they aren’t getting more than 2 4% beers?I could ask the sameobviously in your world everyone does what they're told and behaves impeccably. In real life most do but some don't, that's the way of the world.
It's not a novelty south of the border and I know what it's like because after watching football south of the border for nigh on 40 years and visiting a fair amount of grounds at various levels it gives you a rough idea.So in your scenario, everyone knows the limit (usually a minimum of 2, not 1), but someone gets to the front of the queue at half time, asks for more than 2, is told it’s a limit of 2 per customer…and after waiting patiently in a queue they decide to kick off because they aren’t getting more than 2 4% beers?
Utter pish. Not once at any event with drink limits, including football south of the border, have I seen this happen.
And you get stuck behind this guy..So in your scenario, everyone knows the limit (usually a minimum of 2, not 1), but someone gets to the front of the queue at half time, asks for more than 2, is told it’s a limit of 2 per customer…and after waiting patiently in a queue they decide to kick off because they aren’t getting more than 2 4% beers?
Utter pish. Not once at any event with drink limits, including football south of the border, have I seen this happen.
The nutters already drink too much and ruin it. The chance to have a couple of pints at Ibrox wouldn’t change that.Decent folk would be fine with it but alas the nutters wouldn't and it only takes 1 or 2 to ruin it
Absolute nutters patiently queuing up for a couple of cups of weak beer.The nutters already drink too much and ruin it. The chance to have a couple of pints at Ibrox wouldn’t change that.
Exactly, it’s a moot point.Absolute nutters patiently queuing up for a couple of cups of weak beer.
I think I'm the only person that doesn't want it back. I could see it being a nightmare cunts spilling drink around you
If it was to somehow happen it would be the same as down south, no drink in view of the pitch.People are bad enough at the games.
So many incidents in recent years of fans throwing objects at players as well, I can't see this going ahead anytime soon.
I’ve never seen anyone throw a plastic cup from the concourse onto the pitch.People are bad enough at the games.
So many incidents in recent years of fans throwing objects at players as well, I can't see this going ahead anytime soon.
Exactly.The nutters already drink too much and ruin it. The chance to have a couple of pints at Ibrox wouldn’t change that.
You won't be allowed it at the seating area, only in the concourse.Us v them say 20 000 pints in hand at start, early goal boom everybody covered in beer
Another one who has no grasp of economies of scaleim sure you came out with some nonsense in a previous thread re 'the expense' of selling alcohol in the concourses, as it was pointed out it was done at the commonwealth games.
Murrayfield is about £5 for a can of warm Tennents - better than nothing but not muchYeah it was the same at Murrayfield last time I was there, if there's more than one of you in the queue they'd put 8 pints through in 2 separate transactions for example. You can therefore still buy 4 pints per person.
I’ve often thought that maybe games could be categorised, so cat A games such as derbies it wouldn’t be permitted but for cat B it would. And even then maybe only available to home support. It’s a tough one, not being old enough to remember it being allowed on match days I don’t know exactly how much of an issue it was, I’ve only seen the infamous OF cup final footage.
As with anything else, stupid is as stupid does so people that are prone to cause bother will cause it whether they can get an extra drink or two, or not.
Am I correct in saying there never was booze in football, in that it was never sold in the stands, it was punters with their carry-ins ? So 'bringing it back' means introducing it for public sale.