ALL I WANTED WAS A BLOODY PINT

stearmaster · Post by **stearmaster** » Sun Jul 29, 2007 7:16 pm

at the emirates cup today qued up for 20 minutes for a beer and then they stop serving, they wernt run out as i asked *can i have a beer please* she sed ~*no we stopped serving* i have been queing up for 20 minutes no signs sayin stop serving beer after a certain *ammount* of time and im being told they have stopped serving......WHY, i would like a good explanation.

so we go to a match for a beer before after and during a match sowhy stop serving, if there was a sign sayin no beer after a certain time i wouldnt mind, but y stop serving, you cant go into the stands with it either why!!!???!!!

and last rant but not least why didnt the players do a lap of honor, after we won it???

but other then that well done lads!!!

stats · Post by **stats** » Sun Jul 29, 2007 7:19 pm

Exactly right with the line
I got into the stadium & got a 'meal deal' & the line next to me stop serveing as well & they said the same thing as you
It's busy enough so why make it worse
More people should start serveing but then again i don't useually but from the concourse

Post by **T.S** » Sun Jul 29, 2007 7:28 pm

When I used to work in the players lounge, I knew a few people who worked behind the food kiosks at Highbury. They stop serving food and drink a certain amount of time before kick off to make sure that people are in their seats and that the gangways a clear so that people who are late can get to their seats. Basically, it's to stop congestion. That was the rule at Highbury, but I don't know about the Grove.

As for not being allowed beer in the stands, that's a rule that applies to all football grounds in the Premier League (maybe down the divisions - I'm not sure). The rule is that you're not allowed to consume alcohol in sight of the pitch. This rule even applies to those in Club Level. They've got to have their beers in their box with the curtain drawn! I shit you not. The thinking behind it, is that football fans + beer + things not going their way on the pitch = violence.

Make of that what you will.

stearmaster · Post by **stearmaster** » Sun Jul 29, 2007 7:32 pm

i understand pitchside, but to stop serving is pathetic.

Post by **Belfast Boy** » Sun Jul 29, 2007 8:45 pm

stearmaster wrote:i understand pitchside, but to stop serving is pathetic.

Had the same problem AFTER the DB10 testimonial queued up for a beer only for the law to lean across in front of me to stop the guy behind the bar from serving, altho I managed to get one anyway

I asked the Bill what was wrong and he said that drinkin times depended on whether or not it was an FA sanctioned match and they weren't sure so they erred on the side of "safety"

Ben-gooner14 · Post by **Ben-gooner14** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 9:57 am

They obviosly saw you lot coming. At cardiff my cousin tried to get a drink and the old bill put there arm across and said no more drinks but my cousin managed to scab one thanks to PC dibles letting him past.

And no he wasn't pc dibles from top cat i made that up.