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Random question about taking a RUCKSACK into games



As long as it doesn't have any of the following (which are all BANNED) in it, you should get in (always at a stewards discretion tho) - Ignore the references to Arsenal, this wastsken from their ground regs, but they are all the same for all clubs.

Entry to the Ground is expressly subject to acceptance by the visitor of these Ground Regulations and the Rules and Regulations appropriate to the relevant competition. The Club Charter (as may be published from time to time on the Club’s website) is hereby incorporated in, and forms part of, the Ground Regulations. Entry to the Ground shall constitute acceptance of the Ground Regulations.
“Club” means The Arsenal Football Club plc.
“Ground” means Emirates Stadium, London, N7 7AJ (the “Stadium”) and all locations owned, occupied or utilised by the Club.
“Match” means any football match, or other event open to the public, taking place at the Ground.
“Rules and Regulations” means the rules and regulations of FIFA, UEFA, The Football Association, the Premier League and The Football League.
“Stadium Company(ies)” means Arsenal (Emirates Stadium) Limited together with its successors in title to the Stadium and any operator or manager of the Stadium.
1. Permission to enter or to remain within the Ground (notwithstanding possession of any ticket) is at the absolute discretion of the Club, each Stadium Company, any police officer or authorised steward. On no account will admission be granted to a person who is the subject of a current Banning Order under the Football Spectators Act 1989 (as amended) or has been convicted of ticket touting offences under the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994.
2. The Club and each Stadium Company excludes to the maximum extent permitted by law any liability for loss, injury or damage to persons and property in or around the Ground.
3. No guarantees can be given by the Club that a Match will take place at a particular time or on a particular date, or at all, and the Club reserves the right to reschedule or cancel a Match without notice and without any liability whatsoever.
4. In the event of the postponement or abandonment of the Match, refunds (if any) will be made in accordance with the specific ticket terms and conditions applicable to your ticket purchase. The Club and Stadium Companies will have no further liability whatsoever, including (but not limited to) liability for any indirect or consequential loss or damage, such as (but not limited to) loss of enjoyment or travel costs.
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5. All persons seeking entrance to the Ground acknowledge and agree to the Club’s and each Stadium Company’s right to search any person entering the Ground and to refuse entry to or eject from the Ground any person refusing to submit to such a search.
6. The following articles must not be brought within the Ground – knives, fireworks, smoke canisters, air-horns, flares, weapons, dangerous or hazardous items, laser devices, glass bottles, glass vessels, cans, poles and any article that might be used as a weapon and/or compromise public safety. Any person in possession of such items will be refused entry to the Ground.
7. The use of threatening behaviour and/or foul or abusive language is strictly forbidden and will result in arrest and/or ejection from the Ground. The Club may impose a ban (including, but not limited to, a ban for one or more Matches) and/or the removal of season ticket(s) and/or Club membership for any such behaviour.
7.1 Racial, homophobic or discriminatory abuse, chanting or harassment is strictly forbidden and will result in arrest and/or ejection from the Ground. The Club may impose a ban (including, but not limited to, a ban for one or more Matches) and/or the removal of season ticket(s) and/or Club membership for any such behaviour.
7.2 The following acts are arrestable offences under the Football (Offences) Act 1991, as amended:
7.2.1 the throwing of any object within the Ground without lawful authority or excuse;
7.2.2 the chanting of anything of a racist, homophobic or discriminatory nature; and
7.2.3 the entry onto the playing area or any adjacent area to which spectators are not generally admitted without lawful authority or excuse.
7.3 Conviction may result in a Banning Order being made.
8. All persons entering the Ground must be in possession of a valid ticket for that particular Match (which may take the form of a membership card or season ticket validated for the Match in question) and have it available for inspection at all times. They may only occupy the seat allocated to them by that ticket and must not move from any one part of the Ground to another without the express permission of the duty safety officer at the Ground. Proof of age, where an age concession is claimed, and proof of identity may be required and must be supplied on demand.
9. Nobody may stand in any seating area whilst play is in progress. Persistent standing in seated areas whilst play is in progress is strictly forbidden and may result in ejection from the Ground and possible further action by the Club or a Stadium Company.
10. The obstruction of gangways, access ways, exits and entrances, stairways and like places is strictly forbidden. Nobody entering the Ground shall be permitted to climb any structures within the Ground.
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11. The Ground is a no smoking environment. Smoking is not permitted in any part of the Ground and will result in ejection from the Ground.
12. Mobile telephones are permitted within the Ground, provided that they are used for personal and private use only provided that no audio, visual or audio-visual material captured by a mobile telephone may be published or otherwise made available to any third parties including, without limitation, via social networking sites. Mobile telephones may not be used to record any audio, visual or audio-visual material in relation to the Match. Any person found to be in breach of this condition may be ejected from the Ground and the Club may impose a ban (including, but not limited to, a ban for one or more Matches) for any such behaviour.
13. To comply with the Sporting Events (Control of Alcohol etc) Act 1985 (as amended) admission to the Ground will be denied to persons:
13.1 attempting to enter the Ground or being inside the Ground whilst drunk; or
13.2 in possession of any intoxicating liquor, controlled, or illegal substances or any article (or part of an article), such as a bottle, can or other portable container which is for holding any drink, which could cause damage or personal injury, when entering or trying to enter the Ground or in a public area of the Ground from which the event can be directly viewed.
The offences set out in Conditions 13.1 and 13.2 are arrestable offences and conviction could result in a Banning Order being made under the Football Spectators Act 1989 (as amended). The list above is non-exhaustive.
14. Any individual who has entered any part of the Ground designated for the use of any group of supporters to which he does not belong may be ejected from the Ground either for the purposes of his own safety or for any other reason.
15. Save as set out in Condition 12 above, no person (other than a person who the Club determines, in its discretion, holds an appropriate licence) may bring into the Ground or use within the Ground any equipment which is capable of recording or transmitting (by digital or other means) any audio, visual or audio-visual material or any information or data in relation to the Match or the Ground. Copyright in any unauthorised recording or transmission is assigned (by way of present assignment of future copyright pursuant to section 91 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988) to the Club and the Premier League. Without prejudice to Condition 24 below, a person failing to comply with this regulation will be liable to deliver up to the Club any such tapes, films, disks or other recordings or data. You further agree (if and whenever required to do so by the Club and/or the Premier League) to promptly execute all instruments and do all things necessary to vest the right, title and interest in such right to the Club and the Premier League absolutely and with full title guarantee.
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16. No goods (including literature) or services of any nature may be offered either free or for sale by any person within the Ground without the express written permission of the Club. Unauthorised goods will be confiscated by the Club.
16.1 Save for official Club merchandise and/or other football related clothing worn in good faith, visitors shall not bring into, use or display within the Ground any sponsorship, promotional or marketing materials.
17. Tickets are not transferable and may not be offered for sale without the prior written permission of the Club or otherwise as set out in the express terms and conditions of such tickets. Any tickets offered for sale in breach of the terms and conditions thereof may be confiscated by any steward or officer of the Club or any police officer. The Club reserves the right to refuse admission to or eject from the Ground, any person who has transferred his/her ticket in contravention of the relevant ticket terms and conditions (and/or the holder of any ticket that has been transferred in contravention of the relevant ticket terms and conditions). In the event of any refusal of admission or ejection from the Ground no refund shall be payable. Tickets remain the property of the Club at all times.
18. By entering the Ground, all persons acknowledge that photographic images and/or video recordings and/or stills taken from those video recordings may be taken of them and may also be used by the Club for marketing or promotional purposes. Entry into the Ground is confirmation that all persons have consented to such use of their image unless the Club is notified in writing to the contrary. If any images should feature an individual prominently the Club will make reasonable efforts to gain the consent of that person before publishing such image.
19. Further to Condition 18, if such person is under 18 years of age, the parent, guardian, or responsible adult who is accompanying them into the Ground shall be deemed to have provided consent on their behalf.
20. CCTV cameras are in use around and in the Ground and the Club or a Stadium Company may itself use or pass to a Stadium Company or the Club (as the case may be), the police or any football regulatory or professional body, any recordings for use in any proceedings.
21. At all times whilst present in the Ground, persons must comply with any and all instructions and directions of any steward or officer of the Club or any Stadium Company, any police officer or any officer of any other safety service. Failure to comply with any such instruction or direction may lead to the refusal of entry to, or the immediate ejection from, the Ground.
22. Any person found damaging or defacing the property of the Club or any Stadium Company will be prosecuted.
23. No re-entry to the Ground is permitted unless permission is given by an officer or a steward of the Club.
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24. The Club and each Stadium Company reserves absolutely the right to refuse entry and eject from the Ground any person that fails (or in the Club’s reasonable opinion is likely to fail) to comply with any of the Ground Regulations or whose presence within the Ground is, or could (in the Club’s reasonable opinion), be construed as constituting a source of danger, nuisance or annoyance to any other person. This could lead to further action by the Club including, but not limited to, the withdrawal of any Club membership and or match ticket and/or season ticket (without reimbursement) and other benefits.
25. The Club reserves the right to make changes to any of the ground regulations set out in this document in its sole discretion. Any such changes will be notified to the public through the Club’s website (The Official Website of Arsenal Football Club | Arsenal.com) and on display at the Groun
 




seagullsovergrimsby

#cpfctinpotclub
Aug 21, 2005
43,944
Crap Town
Regulation 13.2 for instance contravenes the Disability Discrimination Act if you happen to be a type 1 diabetic who needs access to fluids in case of a hypo.
 


manilaseagull

Used to be Swindonseagull
right chaps and chapesses this snatchurday I'll be waking up in Brizzle, getting drunk, going to the game with my overnight bag/rucksack (to be decided) as I'm coming home straight after, as i've NEVER taken a bag before I'm worried the STEWARDS will jump off their horses and steal it forever more.....

SO....do they allow things like these into a game arena:

1) DEODORANT - cos I smell innit!
2) PHONE CHARGER - Could this be classed as a WEAPON or something stupid?
3) DIRTY UNDERWEAR - cos i'm bound to shit myself at some point during the night!

any Stewards available for comment? any regulars take bags to games all the time? why hav'nt I had breakfast yet its 12:15pm for f*** sake!?

ta muchly :thumbsup:

The stewards stopped my daughter at withdean she had a dedorant in her bag....they said ( seriously) it could be used as a flame thrower....


if your worried you can leave it in my car at Bristol...
 


bhaexpress

New member
Jul 7, 2003
27,627
Kent
The stewards stopped my daughter at withdean she had a dedorant in her bag....they said ( seriously) it could be used as a flame thrower....


if your worried you can leave it in my car at Bristol...

That being the case there's a few curry eaters who should also be banned.
 


cuthbert

Active member
Oct 24, 2009
752
Now I'm 66yo I hardly ever get frisked or have my bag given more than a quick glance. Two years ago at Millwall I got properly frisked and had everything removed from my bag, felt like a proper tasty geezer, much better for the ego than the usual "in you go Grandad". The Millwall stewards really know how to treat the elderly with respect.
 




Chester Drawers

New member
Apr 15, 2004
1,013
Belair
Now I'm 66yo I hardly ever get frisked or have my bag given more than a quick glance. Two years ago at Millwall I got properly frisked and had everything removed from my bag, felt like a proper tasty geezer, much better for the ego than the usual "in you go Grandad". The Millwall stewards really know how to treat the elderly with respect.

Quality :lol::lol:
 


Carrot Cruncher

NHS Slave
Helpful Moderator
Jul 30, 2003
5,053
Southampton, United Kingdom
I almost always take some kind of overnight bag into Withdean and have only had one problem, where I didn't do a good enough job of hiding the deodorant. My advice is:

Take one of those travel deodorant cans and in the morning wrap your gritts around it. There is NO WAY on god's clean earth they'll a) find it or b) want to find it.

Failing that, put it in a sponge bag. They never check them, even though if you have one that's where the deodorant will be.
 


Marc

New member
Jul 6, 2003
25,267
The stewards stopped my daughter at withdean she had a dedorant in her bag....they said ( seriously) it could be used as a flame thrower....


if your worried you can leave it in my car at Bristol...

cheers for the offer but I should be fine :thumbsup:
 




hans kraay fan club

The voice of reason.
Helpful Moderator
Mar 16, 2005
62,759
Chandlers Ford
Marc, you're not intending to steal a load of fertilizer from work, and blow us all up are you? Please advise, as if you, are I'll stay up in the main stand, rather than coming down to join the away fans.

Thanks x
 


Marc

New member
Jul 6, 2003
25,267
Marc, you're not intending to steal a load of fertilizer from work, and blow us all up are you? Please advise, as if you, are I'll stay up in the main stand, rather than coming down to join the away fans.

Thanks x

I was actually planning on showering the fans with grass clippings in the place of paper cuttings when the teams came out :thumbsup:
 


Tony Meolas Loan Spell

Slut Faced Whores
Jul 15, 2004
18,071
Vamanos Pest
Marc, you're not intending to steal a load of fertilizer from work, and blow us all up are you? Please advise, as if you, are I'll stay up in the main stand, rather than coming down to join the away fans.

Thanks x

If someone put a match to Rumbles FARTS it would have the same effect...
 




Southstandfaithful

New member
Oct 22, 2010
942
H Heath
I take a bag with me to most games as long as you are willing for them to search through it it's not a problem usually......the majority of the time i have mine unzipped and ready for the search and they just give it a cursory glance.
 


fork me

I have changed this
Oct 22, 2003
2,147
Gate 3, Limassol, Cyprus
For some reason they also take the airline's view that a water bottle is an offensive weapon. Apparently it can be thrown at players, bizzarely [at Port Vale I think] they said it would be okay if I took the top off and left that behind.

Nothing to do with being a weapon, that's just an excuse. If they don't let you take water in you have to buy it in the ground (where they'll quite happily sell it to you in a bottle! Taking the top off confirms that, you're more likely to drink it quickly and buy another one.
 


Bean

Registered User
Feb 13, 2010
3,557
Hove
At Southend away last season my brother wasn't allowed to bring his phone charger into the ground, so he had to leave at with a steward who gave it back to him after the game.
 




robinsonsgrin

Well-known member
Mar 16, 2009
1,475
LA...wishing it was devon..
i had my impulse spray confiscated....trying to think where....poss derby? i think they were worried that ' men couldnt help acting on impulse' and all the crowd and the teams would be rushing to give me flowers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 


Fungus

Well-known member
NSC Patron
May 21, 2004
7,156
Truro
right chaps and chapesses this snatchurday I'll be waking up in Brizzle, getting drunk, going to the game with my overnight bag/rucksack (to be decided) as I'm coming home straight after, as i've NEVER taken a bag before I'm worried the STEWARDS will jump off their horses and steal it forever more.....

I've highlighted your bigger problem, though it was mentioned in Storer68's post... :drunk:
 


Smith DID score

formerly Harvey's Best
Apr 25, 2009
289
Worthing
That happens at nearly every ground; though at Rovers you're not even allowed it without a lid.

The safety issue at Bristol Rovers and elsewhere is primarily because the club is trying to protect its...................profits.

A couple of seasons back my twelve year old was prevented taking a 330cl ish bottle of Coke into the family stand at Withdean because - according to the particular steward we had- it was a potential weapon and we couldn't take it in full but without the lid either. So I was a bit suprised that I could buy a bottle of Coke for the same money inside!
 


tonymgc

Banned
May 8, 2010
3,028
Drive by abusing
They took an un-open can of beer off me at Watford, Not like i was going to drink it or anything :D
 




When we were celebrating promotion at the last game of the season at Shrewsbury, I was told quite firmly by a steward that I wasn't allowed to take a half-full bottle of champagne into the ground. But he was perfectly happy to help me drink it.
 


Southwick_Seagull

Well-known member
Oct 8, 2008
2,035
Went to Withdean straight from coming home from uni once and they confiscated some deodorant from my bag.

I'm sure there's a smelly student gag in here somewhere...
 


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