- Aug 13, 2005
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There’s talk of being allowed to drink in your seats from next season if fans are allowed back in. I think there are pros and cons of it surrounded by whether people are idiots or not. I don’t like the thought of being covered in beer when we score as people are bound to be stupid enough to be chucking it everywhere. Also I don’t see how it helps reduce contact along rows as more people would be getting up and moving past you during games. But for normal adults I think it is a good idea. Most of us are grown up enough to sit/stand in our seats and have a beer. If it doesn’t work they can just reverse the decision.
A lifting of football's 35-year booze ban is being considered among proposals to bring fans back into stadiums, Sportsmail can reveal.
Supporters have been forbidden from drinking within sight of the pitch since 1985, a move brought in when hooliganism was rife.
However, discussions are ongoing over allowing supporters back into venues in a safe manner given the threat of coronavirus. Allowing fans to consume alcoholic beverages in their seats is one of the measures under consideration.
The move would be made primarily to avoid the threat of congestion on concourses where fans - banned from boozing in their seats - often gather en masse to consume their drinks.
Football's booze ban may be LIFTED to entice fans back into stadiums
EXCLUSIVE BY MIKE KEEGAN: Supporters have been forbidden from drinking within sight of the pitch since 1985, a move brought in when hooliganism was rife but it could now be relaxed.
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A lifting of football's 35-year booze ban is being considered among proposals to bring fans back into stadiums, Sportsmail can reveal.
Supporters have been forbidden from drinking within sight of the pitch since 1985, a move brought in when hooliganism was rife.
However, discussions are ongoing over allowing supporters back into venues in a safe manner given the threat of coronavirus. Allowing fans to consume alcoholic beverages in their seats is one of the measures under consideration.
The move would be made primarily to avoid the threat of congestion on concourses where fans - banned from boozing in their seats - often gather en masse to consume their drinks.