An article from the Guardian on the merits or not of the drinking within sight of the pitch ban.

http://www.theguardian.com/football/when-saturday-comes-blog/2014/dec/15/banning-football-fans-drinking-alcohol-unfair-rugby-cricket

Will we ever get situation that Rugby fans have? mixed stands, drinking, is football ready?

thoughts...

I hope this never happens in football, I think that some people can't handle their drink as it is without having access to it in the stands during the match, I can see some folks keep popping up and down to fetch more drinks and disturbing people around them while they get past them.

@tonyhateley pretty much how I feel to be fair, but with any luck there will be a few with a differing opinion...

@PTID1862 it was you on Saturday sneaking ya booze into the stands, making that poor steward have to approach you and take it away. ha ha!!

This seriously did happen, some fan took it in.

If they serve it at half time, I see no difference? If Stewards maintain authority and watch the signs in fans behaviour, I see no reason why not. I just hope if the decision is to ever be changed, they trial it in one stand before making it stand wide. For me no alcohol should be sold in the Haydn Green Stand at all.

Just my opinion.

@notts-joe, I agree with that should it ever come to pass, no alcohol in family areas! The DP seems the obvious place to trial it at Notts, as allegedly they have a more civilised clientele than the Kop  

No, football hasn't learned.

There should be no drinking at all in my opinion. Only before or after the game, keep it simply and avoid danger.

@notts-joe, I agree with that should it ever come to pass, no alcohol in family areas! The DP seems the obvious place to trial it at Notts, as allegedly they have a more civilised clientele than the Kop  

I just think if fights break out over something being spilt on them, which seems to be a one off. I just would be mindful of becoming more than just that, try it in the Pavis. Last thing we need is to hire more stewards, no point in making their job more challenging.

How do you feel @4everapie?

Yep. We are more civilised.

Noooooooooooooo, don't try it in the Pavis, we'd have all the rabble swapping over to our stand.

@tonyhateley I often wonder about turning the DP to rubble and starting again, something with electric chairs, that require a certain amount of singing to stop them giving the occupant a shock

I get the feeling @PTID1862 won't be welcomed in the DP from now on. Obviously no culture or refinement.

@hissingdwarf did I forget to put that all seats in the DP should double as commodes?

Edited December 15, 201411 yr by PTID1862

Unfortunately there are enough idiots attending matches now who only need the slightest excuse to start trouble.Give them unlimited access to alcohol and god knows what the result would be.

@hissingdwarf did I forget to put that all seats in the DP should double as commodes?

Lol, I almost wet my incontinence pad laughing at that.

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Noooooooooooooo, don't try it in the Pavis, we'd have all the rabble swapping over to our stand.

It might make you lot more merry, I had a wheeeeeeellllbarrrrooow. LOL

I'm kidding!!