[Football] Pubs opening on Sunday for the match

[Badger]

If people are THAT desperate to gather in groups to watch a game of football, how about the pubs open up, but just don't serve alcohol until they are allowed to – or whatever needs to happen to overcome this problem that seems to have folk frothing at the gash?

That's what we used to do in Toronto. A Saturday 3pm game is 10am here and until a couple of years ago the pubs couldn't serve alcohol until 11am. We'd still go at 10am, order breakfast, have a coffee, then get a beer for the second half.

I never felt like I was missing out. In fact, even since they changed the law to allow earlier drinking, I've rarely ordered a drink before 11am.

This isn't even the same. You can literally order a drink as the match kicks off.

 

[Husty]

Who the f*** gets tanked up to watch women’s football? Non story

 

[Greg Bobkin]

Who the f*** gets tanked up to watch women’s football? Non story

The same people who get 'tanked up' to watch men's football?

 

[Nobby Cybergoat]

Some pubs can open for the footie because they have a licence.

But Parliament can't allow it generally because it needs to be recalled.

FFS - you useless ******* bunch of c***s. Hospitality is on its knees
and you have no mechanism to do this. I despair of this country.

The wider point, is that why does the country stop being run for the entire summer?

 

[bluenitsuj]

Of only people didn't need a drink to watch football

 

[Neville's Breakfast]

Of only people didn't need a drink to watch football

Will nobody think of the coke addicts ?

 

[Hamilton]

If people are THAT desperate to gather in groups to watch a game of football, how about the pubs open up, but just don't serve alcohol until they are allowed to – or whatever needs to happen to overcome this problem that seems to have folk frothing at the gash?

Alright Sheikh Bobkin of Qatar!

 

[BN41Albion]

An hour or two or so before would make all the difference to the pub's balance sheet
as we know from the men's matches where pubs are generally rammed well before KO.

I'm absolutely all for women's football, and very much looking forward to the final, but let's be honest here, currently it's nowhere near the level of men's in terms of national fervor. The pubs will be busy I'm sure but I can't see pubs being rammed well before ko on a Sunday morning if allowed to open early

 

[sparkie]

Are people really going to rock up at 9am on a sunday morning to get drunk to watch women's football? Is that a pre-requisite?

Not me. I'll be recovering from Saturday night at that unholy hour.

 

[John Byrnes Mullet]

Who cares? Good luck to the girls but the quality of the football on display is not up to my required level.

 

[phoenix]

If people are THAT desperate to gather in groups to watch a game of football, how about the pubs open up, but just don't serve alcohol until they are allowed to – or whatever needs to happen to overcome this problem that seems to have folk frothing at the gash?

Is it no alcohol or no serving of drinks a nice coffee would be good on a Sunday morning or soft drink . With of course the

Then a few pints after half-time with roast beef Pringles for lunch of course sorted.