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Today, at the Cambridge United v Burton Albion game, they are doing a trial to Breathalyse supporters attending the match. According to BBC 5 Live, the "threshold" will be about 70 mil,( ie: about 2 pints).
The stewards will pick people at random, or target those that THEY feel may have been drinking. If successful it may be rolled out to every game.
What the fuck is going on?!
Football fans being demonised again!!!
I wonder if they will apply the same standards to the chavs that will be trawling the city/town centres pissed/drugged up tonight, and every other weekend?!
Rugby Gooner wrote:Today, at the Cambridge United v Burton Albion game, they are doing a trial to Breathalyse supporters attending the match. According to BBC 5 Live, the "threshold" will be about 70 mil,( ie: about 2 pints).
The stewards will pick people at random, or target those that THEY feel may have been drinking. If successful it may be rolled out to every game.
What the fuck is going on?!
Football fans being demonised again!!! I wonder if they will apply the same standards to the chavs that will be trawling the city/town centres pissed/drugged up tonight, and every other weekend?!
Surely they're the same people, mate?!!
No, this sounds like a load of bollocks although I'd imagine that some Arsenal supporters would welcome it - especially those sensitive types - because the last thing they need and want while they quietly try to enjoy the Arsenal is some passionate fans who've had a few at the local, perhaps using naughty words and generally, well, saying things
Rugby Gooner wrote:Today, at the Cambridge United v Burton Albion game, they are doing a trial to Breathalyse supporters attending the match. According to BBC 5 Live, the "threshold" will be about 70 mil,( ie: about 2 pints).
The stewards will pick people at random, or target those that THEY feel may have been drinking. If successful it may be rolled out to every game.
What the fuck is going on?!
Football fans being demonised again!!! I wonder if they will apply the same standards to the chavs that will be trawling the city/town centres pissed/drugged up tonight, and every other weekend?!
Surely they're the same people, mate?!!
No, this sounds like a load of bollocks although I'd imagine that some Arsenal supporters would welcome it - especially those sensitive types - because the last thing they need and want while they quietly try to enjoy the Arsenal is some passionate fans who've had a few at the local, perhaps using naughty words and generally, well, saying things
Are they going to stop selling beer at matches then ?
Else it could be construed as hypocritical to say the least !!
Whilst every other sport people are allowed to sit there in their seat with a pint....
Imagine if the scenes after the Wales v England rugby game this year (bloodied noses, paralytic messes sprawled all over the streets, city centre a garbage tip and apparently a lot of vicious aggro inside the ground) had happened after a Home Nations football match. Fuck me people would still be talking about it now!
northbank123 wrote:Whilst every other sport people are allowed to sit there in their seat with a pint....
Imagine if the scenes after the Wales v England rugby game this year (bloodied noses, paralytic messes sprawled all over the streets, city centre a garbage tip and apparently a lot of vicious aggro inside the ground) had happened after a Home Nations football match. Fuck me people would still be talking about it now!
If they brought that in I'd be near to giving it up. Don't drink outside but then you can spend a fortune on piss water I the ground, aye fuck off. Mind I'd breathalyse everyone coming into Sunderland games, if you haven't had at least 8 points you can't come in, it's against your human rights
safcftm wrote:If they brought that in I'd be near to giving it up. Don't drink outside but then you can spend a fortune on piss water I the ground, aye fuck off. Mind I'd breathalyse everyone coming into Sunderland games, if you haven't had at least 8 points you can't come in, it's against your human rights
Tbf if you were watching o'shea, brown, Cattermole etc on a weekly basis, you would need a skinful of beer in you before kick off
My boy stated playing rugby a couple of years ago and has just finished his 2nd season u8s. The Wasps moved to the Ricoh arena in Cov at the end of last year and have taken him to many of the Aviva Premiership games there. Apart from the cost, I recently paid £20 for both of us for two games which includes next weeks game against Leicester, I love the fact that I can sit in the seat happily drinking a pint or bottle of lager. Treated very differently as a Rugby fan and the fans are just as working class.
Paid £10 to watch Judgement Day in the Millennium Stadium last week 2 games - beer £4 a pint limited to 4 alcoholic drinks per person at a time. Bulmers on sale in bottles also £4. The beer was piss it was fosters.
