there is very little trouble inside grounds these days (apart from idiots running on the pitch) and even if there is, it's all picked up by CCTV. people just can't get away with idiocy inside grounds these days.
why should peanut hugging fans be allowed a drink and we're not, in this day & age?
also, it might be the only way to loosen the lips of the East & West stands. few whiskies down their necks whilst they're planted in their seat might make them more vociferous.
At cricket there's far more scope for drunkenness as you can be there, drinking for 7 hours in the sun, football matches are short by comparison, so it is a bit inconsistent. Indeed, I suspect the finances of cricket rely on alcohol sales!
As for football, there's nothing to stop someone drinking for several hours before the game, entering the ground when steaming and topping up in the kiosk, then causing problems.
@passittoleaburn Very true, can you imagine the demand for seats in the drinking blocks lol - I know I was being extreme with my example & I believe that there wouldn't be too many problems the majority of occasions
Drinking in your seat? .. a bad bad idea. We score & beer goes flying everywhere. I have had enough of sitting near pissheads who rant, moan and won't shut the fuck up during games. To encourage such people to drink even more and get more out of it and abusive is at best foolish
this unfortunately goes back to the difference between football fans and other sports fans. Such as rugby and cricket. as was stated above cricket fans drink for over 7 hours in the sun and very rarely if ever get nasty. why are football fans so different?
It's not 90 min without a beer is it? It's 45. Anybody who drinks the absolute crap served in any football ground in this country is not a real drinker. Plastic glasses, palstic bottles, PAH! They just do it for effect. More to the point, how can you politely clap an opposition player stretchered off with a pint in your hand?
This is just a way for clubs to make more money out of supporters, anyway, the speed at which the bar staff pour drinks at The Valley, you'd miss half the game.
For what its worth, as @iainment says if you really can't do without beer for 2 periods of 45 mins, you really have a problem - same goes for people that can't cope without a fag for 90 mins.
I can go 90 minutes without beer, I can go 90 minutes without football too, that's not really the point though is it? I can go for 2 hours without popcorn but I still like the option to take some in with me when I watch a film. It's not a matter of not being able to do without so much as why should you have to?
But the majority of people can be trusted & responsible to drink sensibly etc - it'll be the minority as usual, why should I or anyone else have to sit next to someone who decides to get drunk every home game? Also, if you have young children, would you want them exposed to the possibility of being around drunken supporters?
When I start to take my son to Charlton, I want him to be able to take in the game/atmosphere without having to worry that he'll end up next to a drunken idiot - I can understand the people who say look at the Rugby fans, but Rugby fans have proven time and again that they are to be trusted, they sit with rival supporters, drink beer and have no issues - we struggle to get through a game without flares going off!
I would support it, as not had a pint in a football ground for years, due to wanting to get to my seat as soon as possible for a rare game i can attend.
It's annoying enough being disturbed by people who can't sit still for 45 minutes and need to go out whilst you're trying to watch the match. If beer is being served the problem is going to get worse. It's very frustrating when there is an interesting piece of play and you have to let someone get past you who can't wait a few minutes to go to the loo.
It's annoying enough being disturbed by people who can't sit still for 45 minutes and need to go out whilst you're trying to watch the match. If beer is being served the problem is going to get worse. It's very frustrating when there is an interesting piece of play and you have to let someone get past you who can't wait a few minutes to go to the loo.
Would you rather they just pissed themselves then?
Seriously, I don't know why some people bother going to a crowded sporting event if they clearly think so little of their fellow fan they even moan about letting them past for a wee!
But people can't even wait for 5 minutes sometimes! Perhaps they should think of other people too - those that are actually trying to watch the match, which I would have thought is the primary reason to go to a football match.
It's not quite so bad where I sit now, but where I used to sit, people would leave early and then stop right in front of me if they suddenly decided there was something worth watching, preventing me from seeing what was going on.
I like a pint as much as the next man but drinking during the game doesn't interest me
1. Always need a jimmy 2. If you're on a Leo that bit of non drinking is invaluable 3. Beer everywhere including on the pitch in more 'controversial' moments
This isn't rugby or cricket and football fans don't behave in the same way it would be carnage for certain games if you could get lagged up during the game
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there is very little trouble inside grounds these days (apart from idiots running on the pitch) and even if there is, it's all picked up by CCTV. people just can't get away with idiocy inside grounds these days.
why should peanut hugging fans be allowed a drink and we're not, in this day & age?
also, it might be the only way to loosen the lips of the East & West stands. few whiskies down their necks whilst they're planted in their seat might make them more vociferous.
As for football, there's nothing to stop someone drinking for several hours before the game, entering the ground when steaming and topping up in the kiosk, then causing problems.
as was stated above cricket fans drink for over 7 hours in the sun and very rarely if ever get nasty. why are football fans so different?
More to the point, how can you politely clap an opposition player stretchered off with a pint in your hand?
Seriously, I don't know why some people bother going to a crowded sporting event if they clearly think so little of their fellow fan they even moan about letting them past for a wee!
It's not quite so bad where I sit now, but where I used to sit, people would leave early and then stop right in front of me if they suddenly decided there was something worth watching, preventing me from seeing what was going on.
Honestly I wonder how people survive on a day to day basis
Mind you, I'd finished off all the little bottles of Vodka and Bacardi before kick off.
1. Always need a jimmy
2. If you're on a Leo that bit of non drinking is invaluable
3. Beer everywhere including on the pitch in more 'controversial' moments
This isn't rugby or cricket and football fans don't behave in the same way it would be carnage for certain games if you could get lagged up during the game
Btw I hope that she doesn't go elsewhere but would understand if she's had enough of the personal comments aimed at her.