Would it be such a big deal if you able to take your 1/2 time pint back to your seat.

[Pretty pink fairy]

victimised consumers , how comes other sports allow it , ONE LAW FOR THEM ANOTHER ONE FOR US

 

[Bwian]

O yeah? When was this? To be fair I dont follow the CFL at any rate as I think its shit so did not know . Before Rogers I assume?

Late 70s. Exhibition Stadium. Long before SkyDome/Rogers. I seem to recall that it was the same at Blue jays games too for a year or two. I can't remember when they started to allow beer to be sold there tbh. It was the same at Maple Leaf Gardens. Meanwhile in Montreal you could have as many beers as you liked.

 

[Peever]

Late 70s. Exhibition Stadium. Long before SkyDome/Rogers. I seem to recall that it was the same at Blue jays games too for a year or two. I can't remember when they started to allow beer to be sold there tbh. It was the same at Maple Leaf Gardens. Meanwhile in Montreal you could have as many beers as you liked.

Another way in which at some point the Habs were superior to the Leafs...... Long before mytime though thankfully

Still down Toronto area?

 

[Guy Fawkes]

although it doesn't stop people drinking solidly for 90 minutes+ before and/or 90 minutes+ afterwards

I'm teetotal (well not quite , but I have about 4 pints a year at most) but it's abit silly considering Cricket/Rugby etc.. no problem with a pint whilst watching the action , wouldn't mind it making a comeback - who knows it may lead to us bring an attmosphere to the AMEX

Was there ever a hooliganism problem at Cricket or football matches ?

As hooliganism isn't as much a problem as it used to be and with cctv etc nowadays maybe its time for a campaign to try to overturn this outdated law

 

[cannedheat]

I thought it was the law of the land. Thatcher's legacy to us all.

At the time it was right and you know it.

 

[DumLum]

It was really nice going to the O2 last week and being able to take a lager back to my seat. Enjoyed it, rather than having to down it.

 

[arfer guinness]

As I usually drive to football I don't drink at all. However, if I go by train I find the 4 hours before kick off and the endless hours after the end plenty of time to drink and I'm able to go 2 hours during the match without.

 

[pauli cee]

Well maybe we should start one of them e petitions up and running to get this law changed, watching games around Europe with far worse fans than ours i always see fans sitting there with there beer.

makes me laugh in the champions league matches abroad, when you see all the english away fans with their pints. its all 0% lager!

 

[Lethargic]

A draconian rule created by people that did not understand the real problem and causes of hooliganism, only applied to football in England no other sport suffers the same treatment. I would love to take my beer to my seat much as I would at a rugby match. This rule needs to change.

 

[timbha]

A draconian rule created by people that did not understand the real problem and causes of hooliganism, only applied to football in England no other sport suffers the same treatment. I would love to take my beer to my seat much as I would at a rugby match. This rule needs to change.

yes, and let's reintroduce wooden stands, unlimited capacity in stands, crumbling terraces, unpunished racist chanting. Yes, Taylor's got a lot to answer for.

 

[Driver8]

makes me laugh in the champions league matches abroad, when you see all the english away fans with their pints. its all 0% lager!

I went to the champions league final at Old Trafford a few years back and the bars don't sell alcohol at all for European games. Ironic as it was sponsored by Amstel who were giving the stuff away in the city centre.

 

[Captain Sensible]

This day and age it is pathetic that you can drink all you like in the concourse but not at your seat.

 

[TS90]

In a qualifying FA Cup round at Whitehawk, I and everyone else weren't allowed to take our pints outside, as it violated FA laws.

 

[Bwian]

Another way in which at some point the Habs were superior to the Leafs...... Long before mytime though thankfully

Still down Toronto area?

Sadly not-back in the UK.

 

[LamieRobertson]

what would one do with ones pint when ones team scores and one jumps up into ones air....hmmm..surely one doesn't think about putting ones drink down first?

 

[pseudonym]

what would one do with ones pint when ones team scores and one jumps up into ones air....hmmm..surely one doesn't think about putting ones drink down first?

Would be less of a problem than if you had a hot tea or coffee in your hand

 

[looney]

what would one do with ones pint when ones team scores and one jumps up into ones air....hmmm..surely one doesn't think about putting ones drink down first?

I was wondering if someone with more than 1 brain cell would mention this. You could always tip it over the fucker in front of you "accidently", double brownie points if its an Ultra.

 

[Peever]

Sadly not-back in the UK.

Whats sad? Not a fan of Toronto really to be fair. But then again I am from Northern Ontario so am used to space and being in the forest

 

[Mutts Nuts]

Too many ill-thought out and outdated laws in this country administered politicians who couldn't give a toss, because
hey - last time I heard - the house of commons bar was open 24hrs!

And they can smoke in it.

 

[timco]

Would be nice if you could take your own bottle of water into many grounds (YOU LISTENING BIRMINGHAM CITY!)

Remember at Withdean there was barriers put on the fence at the Sportsman to stop people drinking in sight of the pitch. Sat on the terrace for a drink (non alcoholic in my case) on the walk from Hove to Amex on the 6th August and it was really strange to see through the fence at Gullys Girls practicing on the old pitch.