will we be able to drink beer in our seats for the Sussex Senior Cup Final ??

[spoonie]

as its a non league cup final surely this must be the case

 

[Fef]

I wouldn't have thought so. Isn't it an FA or a government regulation that prohibits alcohol being consumed in a place where the game can be seen?

 

[Springal]

Yep, nothing to do with what kind of game it is, you could never do so at the Worthing friendlies either

 

[fire&skill]

The Sporting Events (Control of Alcohol etc.) Act 1985 prevents:-


The consumption of alcohol within view of the playing area including, during the restricted period (15 minutes before the start of the event to 15 minutes after the end of the event), rooms within the ground from which the event may be directly viewed;

 

[Braders]

Yep, nothing to do with what kind of game it is, you could never do so at the Worthing friendlies either

but places like Bognor , Eastbourne (I think),Lewes and Burgess Hill you could - hmmmmmmmmmm

 

[The Large One]

I was told by a friendly policeman who ought to know that you are not allowed to consume alcohol in sight of the pitch at football matches - hence the blinds which have to be drawn during should people wish to stay in the bar or hospitality. This law, he said, does not apply to rugby stadia which are hosting rugby matches, but does apply to football stadia which are hosting rugby matches (e.g. Vicarage Road, Adams Park etc).

Don't know if that's 100% true, but I'm going to take his word for it.

 

[wehatepalace]

Yep you can drink beer whilst watching rugby at a football stadium, even though the football fans the week before couldn't ! Crazy !

 

[8ace]

but places like Bognor , Eastbourne (I think),Lewes and Burgess Hill you could - hmmmmmmmmmm

Indeed you could.

 

[Falkor]

but places like Bognor , Eastbourne (I think),Lewes and Burgess Hill you could - hmmmmmmmmmm

Yeah i used to be a groundsman for Ashford United and the fans could drink in the stand

 

[Whitterz]

You cant at Priory Lane, Eastbourne Borough. The club house outside the ground prevents you taking alcohol past the gates.

 

[Scotty Mac]

I was told by a friendly policeman who ought to know that you are not allowed to consume alcohol in sight of the pitch at football matches - hence the blinds which have to be drawn during should people wish to stay in the bar or hospitality. This law, he said, does not apply to rugby stadia which are hosting rugby matches, but does apply to football stadia which are hosting rugby matches (e.g. Vicarage Road, Adams Park etc).

Don't know if that's 100% true, but I'm going to take his word for it.

that is definitely not true - i attended an edf cup semi finals day a few years back at the ricoh arena and got through about ten pints that day in full view of the pitch

in terms of football, technically you are not meant to drink alcohol pitchside at any competition that is run by the national fa, so for example when a county league side plays in the fa cup/vase then you should not be able to have a beer pitchside. in my experience though this is very rarely policed in the early rounds such as extra preliminary qualifiers

 

[Arthur]

Lewes allowed you to drink in the conference south but didn't in the conference national.

Some of the grounds in the county league have a problem with you drinking around the pitch but most don't. Should be in plastic glasses though (but mugs of tea/coffee are fine bizarrely).

As Scotty Mac says the national competitions (FA cup, Trophy, Vase) should be dry but this isn't always the case.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

I was told by a friendly policeman who ought to know that you are not allowed to consume alcohol in sight of the pitch at football matches - hence the blinds which have to be drawn during should people wish to stay in the bar or hospitality. This law, he said, does not apply to rugby stadia which are hosting rugby matches, but does apply to football stadia which are hosting rugby matches (e.g. Vicarage Road, Adams Park etc).

Don't know if that's 100% true, but I'm going to take his word for it.

It sounds so ridiculous that it's probably true.

 

[Super Steve Earle]

Hope not. Don't want beer spilt on my new seat before I've even sat on it yet!!

 

[kingcole]

Even if you were legally allowed to, it aint going to happen. Remember, apart from being the SSC final, this is a stadium ramp up event. What would be the point of allowing something that would never be allowed again? Derrrrr

 

[luppers]

The grounds that allow alcohol in them are conference south or lower otherwise hard luck!

 

[Seagull on the wing]

Yep you can drink beer whilst watching rugby at a football stadium, even though the football fans the week before couldn't ! Crazy !

Stupid idea...playing Rugby on a football pitch.....sacrilige.....can you imagine Rugby at the Amex......shiver!

 

[Lord Bracknell]

The ban on alcohol only applies to "designated sporting events". These are:-

1. Association football matches in which one or both of the participating teams represents a club which is for the time being a member (whether a full or associate member) of the Football League, the Football Association Premier League, the Football Conference National Division, the Scottish Football League or Welsh Premier League, or represents a country or territory.

2. Association football matches in competition for the Football Association Cup (other than in a preliminary or qualifying round).

I guess if the finalists were Horsham and Lewes, we could drink in our seats. Unless the Club said differently, of course.