Drinking at football (1 Viewer)

stupot07 said:

Just picking up on the point Italia made about drunken football fans.

I really think its time the FA had a rethink about drinking in the stands at the football. You can drink in your seat the rugby, cricket, tennis, ice hockey, etc, but you can't at the football.

There is absolutely no valid reason to why drinking in your seat at the football is not allowed.

People will argue about drunken yobs making trouble and potential for violence, but that doesn't stack up. This tiny cohort of 'fans' go to the pub to preload, down a few bevvies pre game in the concourse, and down 1-2 at half time. I've seen them many a time stood in the concourse drinking whilst the football is on. In fact I've seen a fair few ccfc and away fans downing cans of beer/cider in the car park before going in.

The ban on drinking in your seat encourages binge drinking, and thus those that do pre load, end up being far drunker than they would be if they were able to go to the footy, have a beer in their seat and take their time and relax.

There will always be idiots, but I don't believe drinking in the seat will lead to any more trouble, if anything it might have the opposite affect.

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bringbackrattles said:

A mate of mine used to go to the cricket to watch Warwickshire in Brum. He said you can drink all day there and many get plastered and the more sober cricket fans dislike that,and many stopped going because of it. In fact my pal who likes a drink himself got fed up with blokes getting gobby etc there, but you don't hear about that do you ?

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ccfc92 said:

Could always introduce designated alcohol areas? Obviously keep the JSB area alcohol free etc.

I'm always amazed they let people out for fags at HT, security and all that.

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Terry Gibson's perm said:

Can't see drinking being in the stands for a long time, as a non drinker I'm not too worried but would get fed up having to keep letting people past for a beer or a piss, at least at the cricket the space between the seats is good enough so you don't skyways need to get up.

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ccfc92 said:

Solution....

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Terry Gibson's perm said:

Glad it wasn't some sort of pissing device

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ccfc92 said:

That's what the empty bottle is for afterwards

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Terry Gibson's perm said:

No refund on the bottle then

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Nick said:

Think it depends on the people, I'd love to sit and have a beer on a nice day watching the football.

At the minute at games like said you have people banging down pints to make it to the game and then banging 2 down at half time.

If people really want to get drunk and be twats, I think they will anyway whether they drink it in the stands or not.

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Terry Gibson's perm said:

Can't see drinking being in the stands for a long time, as a non drinker I'm not too worried but would get fed up having to keep letting people past for a beer or a piss, at least at the cricket the space between the seats is good enough so you don't skyways need to get up.

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Covstu said:

But drinking in stands should help this, would stop the binge drinking before and at half time as they know they can take it to the stands rather than throw it down their necks. Ultimately probably drink the same but over a longer period.
I go to england cricket regularly and a lot are attended by football fans who have a big big drink over the 6 or so hours. Rarely any trouble and all out for a good day. The tribalism in football will always be an issue

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SkyblueBazza said:

I think that would work - but only if the club's didn't hike the prices up...& have more bars serving. Like Wembley & Twickenham - there are loads of bars so long waits aren't the norm. They do however hike up the prices...which is why many choose to start early down the pub! It ultimately loses them money!

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