Alcohol whilst watching football

[Dewi_cool]

I agree with Flushy, times have changed when this law was bought in hooliganisim was rife, all changed now, so change the law.

[Tal]

I went to watch the Premier League darts at the NIA in Birmingham a couple of years back. People were vomiting through being drunk on the way in. Again: ON THE WAY IN. Not even a tactical chunder; a full-blown evacu-vom.

There were fights, rows, thrown beers and plenty of "I bloody love you I do"s. People only paid attention when the music came on (Planet Funk's Chase the Sun - Sky's darts theme for the ad breaks), upon hearing the first drum beat of which, they would perform a zombie-like, out of time ritual mumble, with obligatory wiggle, only managing to reach harmonies on the "OY OY OY!"

It was the sort of thing you would have seen on an early 90s TV show like The Word or that one with Jools Holland and Paula Yates.

I'm not going back in a hurry.

Still probably safer and more hospitable than going to the football when everyone drank in the game.

[Tal]

Actually, I've changed my mind.

Bring back the ability to drink during the game; ban John Terry.

Yep. That works.

[Doobs]

Actually, I've changed my mind.

Bring back the ability to drink during the game; ban John Terry.

Yep. That works.

I don't think he normally drinks during the game.

[Tal]

Actually, I've changed my mind.

Bring back the ability to drink during the game; ban John Terry.

Yep. That works.

I don't think he normally drinks during the game.

Nothing to do with drinking. Just ban John Terry.

[Skippy]

Allow drinking, ban football.

[The Baron]

Every other sporting event you can drink, i feel thankfully that football trouble these days is away from the stadium not at it so why punish the fans? People are just getting smashed in pubs before hand that want to anyway so let the fans enjoy a couple of beers during the game surely.

The reason there is no trouble is 1200 odd coppers at places like Wembley. The average England rugby match at Twickenham? 15 coppers with just one sergeant.

[The Baron]

I went to watch the Premier League darts at the NIA in Birmingham a couple of years back. People were vomiting through being drunk on the way in. Again: ON THE WAY IN. Not even a tactical chunder; a full-blown evacu-vom.

There were fights, rows, thrown beers and plenty of "I bloody love you I do"s. People only paid attention when the music came on (Planet Funk's Chase the Sun - Sky's darts theme for the ad breaks), upon hearing the first drum beat of which, they would perform a zombie-like, out of time ritual mumble, with obligatory wiggle, only managing to reach harmonies on the "OY OY OY!"

It was the sort of thing you would have seen on an early 90s TV show like The Word or that one with Jools Holland and Paula Yates.

I'm not going back in a hurry.

Still probably safer and more hospitable than going to the football when everyone drank in the game.

This is a great post.

Even if the law was changed there is no way a top tier EPL club would allow drinking in their stadium. It's not family friendly and absolutely everything about football is geared towards appealing to that market now. Marchandising revenues are far higher with families and the income from them is sustained.

Arsenal make £3m per home game and the Emirates is one of the best stadiums in the world by it's design and how pleasant it is to be there. I've been there with family and it's light years ahead of the old stadiums. Why would they make a slightly larger profit in the short run to change the nature of their crowd in the longer run and possibly even drive down revenues eventually?