Alcohol at Your Seat.

[ecuk268]

Saints Women's games are to participate in a trial of allowing alcohol to be drunk at your seat.

3 other clubs are taking part, 2 of them with experience of this because they also host Rugby.

 

[Lighthouse]

It’s not so much the alcohol that’s the problem as the vast amounts of liquid being chucked into the air when 91 of the teams in the football league score a goal. It’s bad enough being sat next to a fat gobsh*te at the best of times, without him chucking Carling all over you when it’s -3 Celsius. 

[Saint Fan CaM]

10 minutes ago, Lighthouse said:

It’s not so much the alcohol that’s the problem as the vast amounts of liquid being chucked into the air when 91 of the teams in the football league score a goal. It’s bad enough being sat next to a fat gobsh*te at the best of times, without him chucking Carling all over you when it’s -3 Celsius. 

Yeah well that’s not going to happen too much if you’re a Saints supporter is it? 😜

[Ted Bates Statue]

16 minutes ago, Lighthouse said:

It’s not so much the alcohol that’s the problem as the vast amounts of liquid being chucked into the air when 91 of the teams in the football league score a goal. It’s bad enough being sat next to a fat gobsh*te at the best of times, without him chucking Carling all over you when it’s -3 Celsius. 

Seeing as we have been Southampton Nil ever since you cursed us by pointing out that actually we were doing ok for scoring at home, it's a good thing we wouldn't suffer from this sort of annoyance.

 

edit - I've already mentioned this elsewhere, but this alcohol trial starts against Sunderland on Sunday 19th next week for which tickets are free of charge.

There is admittedly a clash as the men's team is away at Forest but seeing as I was looking for a distraction, it made a lot of sense and might prove a welcome diversion for others too.

Edited yesterday at 17:49 by Ted Bates Statue

[Lighthouse]

6 minutes ago, Saint Fan CaM said:

Yeah well that’s not going to happen too much if you’re a Saints supporter is it? 😜

That was implied by the number 91.

[Turkish]

I’m not really sure what the point of trialling this in birds football is. I can’t imagine the 150 or so people that attend these games will be a fair reflection of a proper game. Guess there is a small chance you might get a couple of angry pint guzzling geezer birds lobbing their cider at each other from across the stands. 

[lambtiss]

31,000 at the next ladies match then ..

[Patrick Bateman]

48 minutes ago, Turkish said:

I’m not really sure what the point of trialling this in birds football is. I can’t imagine the 150 or so people that attend these games will be a fair reflection of a proper game. Guess there is a small chance you might get a couple of angry pint guzzling geezer birds lobbing their cider at each other from across the stands. 

The news had some member of the public on who said "why can't people just go and enjoy it, it's a sport, not a pub" ... FFS

[Challenger]

It's to "enhance the experience" apparently. I wonder what method SR could dream up for the men's matches ?

[saintquin]

That's one of the things I used to love going to rugby but, you soon get pi$$ed off when people keep going passed you all the time to get refills and toilet visits!

[skintsaint]

[Chez]

1 hour ago, lambtiss said:

31,000 at the next ladies match then ..

it's only the tickets that are free.

[Gloucester Saint]

2 hours ago, Patrick Bateman said:

The news had some member of the public on who said "why can't people just go and enjoy it, it's a sport, not a pub" ... FFS

There’s been quite a bit more trouble at Cardiff and the rugby even since these articles and restricting beer sales during the second half https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-63595687#:~:text=Principality Stadium alcohol issues down to individuals%2C says WRU,-Published&text=Anti-social behaviour at Wales,the venue's manager has said.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-59402277

The only sport where it works is cricket. Primarily because in an era of inflated prices which have curbed genuine football and rugby fans from watching top level competition, the cricket fans are there for the game all day (and it ain’t cheap either, not for England).

Edited 19 hours ago by Gloucester Saint

[Weston Super Saint]

10 hours ago, Patrick Bateman said:

The news had some member of the public on who said "why can't people just go and enjoy it, it's a sport, not a pub" ... FFS

Enjoyment?  At St Mary's?  Wouldn't that be nice?

[Charlie Wayman]

14 hours ago, Lighthouse said:

It’s not so much the alcohol that’s the problem as the vast amounts of liquid being chucked into the air when 91 of the teams in the football league score a goal. It’s bad enough being sat next to a fat gobsh*te at the best of times, without him chucking Carling all over you when it’s -3 Celsius. 

… and for that reason I will not be investing.

[Charlie Wayman]

12 hours ago, Turkish said:

I’m not really sure what the point of trialling this in birds football is. I can’t imagine the 150 or so people that attend these games will be a fair reflection of a proper game. Guess there is a small chance you might get a couple of angry pint guzzling geezer birds lobbing their cider at each other from across the stands. 

It won't be pints of cider my dear, it will be glasses of Prosecco by the thousands judging by the ladies I know. 

[Hatchy]

11 hours ago, Challenger said:

It's to "enhance the experience" apparently. I wonder what method SR could dream up for the men's matches ?

LSD

[Doctoroncall]

2 hours ago, Hatchy said:

LSD

Hallucinations are likely to be negative in that type of situation so would be better to take fluoxetine. 

[Lord Duckhunter]

If need about 15 pints of our piss water to watch 9 pinters running round trying to kick a “footy”. 
 

Just get some decent ale in the bars, that’s all they need to do. 

Edited 5 hours ago by Lord Duckhunter

[Behind Enemy Lines]

16 hours ago, lambtiss said:

31,000 at the next ladies match then ..

First round’s on you! Cheers! 🍻 😂 

[franniesTache]

I hope to god we never get this at football, the try hard pricks chucking their pints in the air because we've scored an equaliser at home to Watford and drenching people in piss water beer would be a nightmare.

[Saint_clark]

23 hours ago, Lighthouse said:

It’s not so much the alcohol that’s the problem as the vast amounts of liquid being chucked into the air when 91 of the teams in the football league score a goal. It’s bad enough being sat next to a fat gobsh*te at the best of times, without him chucking Carling all over you when it’s -3 Celsius. 

With safe standing you could at least put a little plastic ring on the bar to hold the cups. 

[Saint_clark]

21 hours ago, lambtiss said:

31,000 at the next ladies match then ..

Each to their own, I think I'll just have one or two instead of going that crazy. 

[Turkish]

4 hours ago, franniesTache said:

I hope to god we never get this at football, the try hard pricks chucking their pints in the air because we've scored an equaliser at home to Watford and drenching people in piss water beer would be a nightmare.

oh come on pal, imagine the bantz when someone makes one of those plastic glass towers like they do at the cricket, it'd be one of the maddest things you'd ever seen at soccerball.

[Lord Duckhunter]

Are they trying to attract more lads to the chicks game? If so, I can think of a few other innovations that would work better. 

[franniesTache]

30 minutes ago, Turkish said:

oh come on pal, imagine the bantz when someone makes one of those plastic glass towers like they do at the cricket, it'd be one of the maddest things you'd ever seen at soccerball.

We've already got them in the gulag, alongside god awful cover bands, dancing nonces and over priced beer. It's the home of the noddy bantz and songs sung at underpaid bar staff who don't want to be there.