'Disabled Fans Only!' may be a familiar shout to anyone who sits in the Lower West, where the Bob Hoskins lookalike drags his Drinks & Crisps trolley up and down the front of the stand at every Half Time at every Home Game. He takes great glee in seeing an unsuspecting child waddle down in search of Salt & Vinegar warmth on a cold day, moist pound coins in hand, and he loves shouting 'Disabled Fans Only!'. He enjoys doing it to adults even more so; He loves watching them go 'Oh OK...' and then styling out thier exits as they pretend that all the time they hadn't actaually wanted Salt & Vinegar warmth by standing still in a seat that is not thier own and that they had only come to to buy Drinks & Crisps but weren't allowed because he walked there before making a red-faced retreat. Now. I understand Disabled Fans need Salt & Vinegar warmth. But I'm fairly sure I saw a Marathon bar on his Drinks & Crisps stand last match; I think he struggles selling stuff due to his tiny target market. I personally think it would be hilarious if he was sacked because they couldn't afford to pay him as he doesn't sell enough Salt & Vinegar warmth. And I hope he has nightmares in which an able bodied man shouts 'Disabled Fans Only!' at him whilst flinging crisps at him slowly. Of course I am half Joking. But I am also half Serious.
Surely I bet he doesn't sell out in the Salt and Vinegar crisps, so to be fair its not great for business rejecting customers, therefor he should be sacked for not protecting the very little customer he would be getting. Replace him with someone willing to sell to all people.
Bob Hoskins also stands on the gate next to the Ladbrokes kiosk at the end of the West Stand before the match starts. Every match he sees me and the kids with our chips and says - "Where's mine?" And I always reply - "You've had enough, pal." Same old, same old...
