I was about 3 mins late getting into MKM due to traffic in town....I was amazed to get in onto the South Stand concourse after kick off to see about three dozen 'fans' standing there at the eatery, completely ignoring the game, and waiting to fill their faces.
How could we possibly combat that then? How about designated areas, see a lot earlier post, stop the 'scroats' ( our younger and fans of the future, maybe you were one once?) from taking beer onto the terraces, like it is now, and how do you know it is beer they are throwing? Not rocket science is it?
You couldn’t take drinks out. Burnley were unique as their bars were open ones behind the stand. Imagine some kiosks with counters attached to back of East Stand. But you couldn’t take your beer into the stand. Don’t recall any plastic glass monstrosities until much later, just proper glasses.They were busy at the same times as now. Black Cat Club at Sunderland was good. 55 years ago they had a crèche there so parents could have young kids looked after whilst they watched the game. Always been a bit behind the curve in Hull in these sort of things.
I agree, he's honest and speaks so, none of this new fangled shyte that a lot of them parp on about, I've been hugely impressed at the way he has galvanised things in really difficult circumstances and still.manages to get a tune out the players.
Possibly, probably a multitude of things that could of gone better but that was an absolute bread and butter clearance he ****ed up and rolled it straight to the enemies feet. Doesn’t help it then got deflected off him either! I know there was nothing he could really do about that.
Cheers Cityzen - interesting stuff and appreciate the description; particularly interesting re: Sunderland. 55 years ago, I would have assumed the women back home would have been looking after the kids. Although, my experiences of Sunderland and their fans is that there are plenty of women supporters of a fair age following 'the lads'.
1. combat it by not allowing beer on the terraces 2. designated areas? A possibility worth exploring 3. Scroats are not necessarily young, they're just people who get a bit over excited now and again. People get excited at football matches, your side scores a goal, up on your feet cheering, beer everywhere, away fans being taunted (perhaps having beer thrown at them). Imagine the cleaning bills for hosing the terraces and seats down after every game, picking up all the discarded cups. I just think if beer was allowed on the terraces there would always be a minority of fans who'd spoil it for all the rest. And, as someone else posted, going 45 minutes without having a beer isn't that hard is it? edit: and it's **** beer anyway.
The coffee, Bovril, catsick chicken, crumble and custard etc al is expensive, imagine the cleaning bill when that gets thrown when we score, oh...
Find it strange people would need to throw beer when scoring but stewards could kick offenders out. Happens here. Don't have to ban it for those who can be responsible.
Darts isn't a sport, it's a pub game. When people go to Darts it's just a giant pub with people holding signs up. As I said before Rugby League will ban alcohol before long, it's coming.
You can eat your food in your seat during the warm up. I've also no issue with people eating during the game. It's the going to get it that chaps my arse. 15 mins in and big john decides he is starving and needs chicken and chips because he can't wait half an hour to get it. Drinking I don't get your point. Everyone has known the rules since 1985 and have their own .atchday routine. I like to get to the stadium about 20 past 2 and cram two more in before kick off. That sees me through to half time. I get one at half time and that's it. I don't get bored or thirsty for the next 45 minutes without a Guinness. I watch the game, which this season has happened to be really entertaining and I wouldn't want to leave my seat.
Why cram them in though? That just encourages drunkenness. If people didn't have to rush and could consume in their seats you'd probably get less rowdy behaviour. Concourse could also refuse to serve drunken supporters, in line with RSA.
