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Pedro wants booze ban lifted !!!

Discussion in 'Celtic Chat' started by Cmcgregor90, Apr 26, 2013.

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Not posting the link seen it in the Hun in work! If anybody wants to post it feel free but basically as the title says he wants it back In football and sees no harm as it happens in England and other events!

Your views? No dought that game in the 80s and 99 will be mentioned surely there's a way around this... Limit so many pints to per card ticket

Cmcgregor90, Apr 26, 2013

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CELTIC chief Peter Lawwell wants Scottish football’s booze ban LIFTED.

Alcohol has been banished from the stands since a post-match riot at the 1980 Old Firm Scottish Cup final.
But bevvy is sold at English games and other Scots sporting events — and Lawwell believes the authorities should relax laws to give cash-strapped clubs a boost.
He said: “We should be testing it again in a pilot. We have to look at ways of increasing the GDP of Scottish football.”
Lawwell said the Hoops were poised to ask Glasgow licensing chiefs to examine plans “at some point soon”. And he said other clubs could benefit from extending the availability of drink beyond just corporate guests.
Lawwell said: “If people came in to the stadium to have a drink, they would be in a controlled, policed environment. It’s more responsible.
“You could open the bars at 12.30pm, let people come in and watch the football or the racing. The alternative is, you go to the pub. There are no stewards, no police and people come rushing to the ground at 2.45pm.”
But Paul Waterson, of the Scottish Licensed Trade Association, said: “It’s a step too far.”
And Dr Evelyn Gillan, of Alcohol Focus Scotland, said: “There is no doubt alcohol is linked to crime and disorder.”
It’s understood police remain opposed relaxing booze rules.

pablo88, Apr 26, 2013

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People get tanked up before games no matter the kick off time there's always ways around it why not let clubs profit from this! I was at anfield a free years ago they sold Carlsberg was only 3.5 4.0 percent

Cmcgregor90, Apr 26, 2013

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this works very well in Germany i follow ST PAULI, from Hamburg and when i am over i would. get to the ground about an hour before KO head in and have a few beers then take my seat in the ground and this works in grounds all over Europe.

Notorious, Apr 26, 2013

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Don't see that much of a problem with it but knowing our countries problem with drink it may not be the best of ideas for high pressure games i.e the derbies.

TheHolyGoalie, Apr 26, 2013

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Seems braindead when so many clubs are losing money.

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Should definetly be brought back. Pints of Tennants or Magners for £3.30, a deal where you get a pie and a pint for £5 or pizza/burger and pint for £6.

I would probably get 2 pints a game and this season ive been to about 22 home games so theyd have got about £70+ more out of me this season.

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ILoveTheCeltic, Apr 26, 2013

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If it is controlled I don't see the problem.

I suggested ages ago that even if its during the game and you have a two drink limit with your ticket. Can get a bevy before the game in the pub the. A couple of pints to keep you going during the game. Hate getting buzzed then it wears off during game leaving you a bit tired. Struggle to get back on it. Those two pints would be a life saver for me

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Of course, if you have the money and are willing to pay it, you can get a drink at Celtic Park before the game. It’s just for us plebs that this option isn’t available.

The situation of no alcohol being sold by food/drink stalls inside the ground in 2013 is utterly ridiculous but is typical of how football fans are treated in this country.

We are not talking about it being like it was before it was banned or like Germany, or elsewhere abroad, where you can buy beer and take it onto the terrace. We are talking about it being how it operates down South.

The cynic in me however can’t help but think that Lawwell knows this has little chance of being reintroduced anytime soon but it earns him some brownie points if he is seen to be making an effort. Same goes with the standing issue.

In his case for alcohol being sold, he talks of wanting to make the stadium a destination before the game and that the alternative is to go to the pub. Well no, the alternative should be to go to one of the ‘fanzones’ that should be set up around the ground. It is bewildering that in 2013 the experience of going to the game is more or less the same as it was 30 years ago. Are there even toilets to use outside the ground?


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The people who are most likely to cause the trouble most likely drink before the game, if you sell alcohol at the game they will be drinking in a controlled environment rather than turning up smashed.

I don't an issue with at least testing it a one game. We are allowed alcohol at all sporting games in Australia whether it is beer, wine or spirits. There we a few issues so at certain events beer is only mid strength and more expensive but it doesn't stop people buying enough to get drunk, but behaviour is policed so well that any trouble makers are removed before they can do anything. Large revenue from alcohol here.

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Would be most likely overpriced so wouldn't be something I'd bother with but thousands would so it's a no brainer.

Can't see it happening though, polis won't allow it.

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Don't see why they won't even consider it particularly for low-profile games. There is not going to be any trouble in a midweek tie at home to Ross County for example, why not have it at least for certain games. Categorize the game according to risk and then decide whether beer will sold or not. Thats what happens in Germany, although they are extremely angry that it is even banned for those high risk games.

Scottish Football is not in a position to blatantly turn these type of possible remedies down. Re-Introduce beer and safe standing with cheaper ticket prices in the SPL before any of the other much bigger leagues do so and there would be a totally different attitude towards going to the games here. Peter Lawwell knows something silly as having a beer at the game could dramatically change the game for us.

I also wouldn't mind if they had a card system where you could only swipe it twice per game etc.

Take that last game Hibs v Aberdeen 0-0 for example. One of the worst most boring games in recent times, how do you expect people to still want to come and see dross like that? A * of a lot more wouldn't mind about the quality if you could relax with your mates at the game with a beer and not be robbed blind by clubs.

Signs like this are good, keep the pressure on Peter.

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I'd have one or two at the most if the introduced this. Would be ideal having a wee pint before the game.

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JC147 said: ↑

Don't see why they won't even consider it particularly for low-profile games. There is not going to be any trouble in a midweek tie at home to Ross County for example, why not have it at least for certain games. Categorize the game according to risk and then decide whether beer will sold or not. Thats what happens in Germany, although they are extremely angry that it is even banned for those high risk games.

Scottish Football is not in a position to blatantly turn these type of possible remedies down. Re-Introduce beer and safe standing with cheaper ticket prices in the SPL before any of the other much bigger leagues do so and there would be a totally different attitude towards going to the games here. Peter Lawwell knows something silly as having a beer at the game could dramatically change the game for us.

I also wouldn't mind if they had a card system where you could only swipe it twice per game etc.

Take that last game Hibs v Aberdeen 0-0 for example. One of the worst most boring games in recent times, how do you expect people to still want to come and see dross like that? A * of a lot more wouldn't mind about the quality if you could relax with your mates at the game with a beer and not be robbed blind by clubs.

Signs like this are good, keep the pressure on Peter.
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See that is what I think would be a smart way to go about it.

And let's face it, when is there real trouble during the game? And if there was it means they were pished before it.
A lot of folk will drink more quickly before the game getting you more drunk.
I know before the game I'd like to stand in the kiosk with Celtic TV on with a wee pint. Sounds grand.

greengrocer, Apr 26, 2013

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A * of a lot more wouldn't mind about the quality if you could relax with your mates at the game with a beer and not be robbed blind by clubs.
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Any introduction of alcohol in stadiums will be strict as can be. That will mean only being able to drink it in the concourse and stalls shutting before the game - as happens down South. There is no way you would be able to sit in your seat (or stand) watching the game with a beer in your hand.
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You know for a fact it would be abused by the thousands of jakes that frequent the stadium but for selfish reasons I would be for it.

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You can get a drink before at half time and after the game in the posh seats. So why can't it work heterogeneous?

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It would only equate to a rubbish beer in a little plastic cup at £4 a pop so I couldnt care less to be honest as regards introducing alcohol into stadiums.

If the idea is to introduce proper pints and spirits into the ground, I would rather not see it. Too many idiots support football who struggle to behave themselves or carry their drink. Not drinking for a couple of hours to watch a game of football makes no impact on my match day experience. Rather than risk the chance of trouble I would keep it the way it is to be honest.

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Bring back beer. People just end up getting even more hammered by drinking as much as they can before a game anyway. If you start selling beer at a game you won't see any more drunks than you would without it. Make it a 2 drink per ticket limit.

Decent food would be good as well. I'm not talking a la carte dining, but something better than what's on offer now that doesn't taste like it's been left out for a week and just reheated.

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As everyone's said, people get pished either way, having booze at the stadium if anything will slow down how much people drink a bit more. Personally, I'd love a pint before the game and at half time.

PaddyJamieson, Apr 26, 2013

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