RedAndWhite91 Posted 31 May, 2009 Share Posted 31 May, 2009 I went to the Hampshire 20/20 today and bought four cans of Smiths for £3.70 at Tesco, nice day, thought I'd have some beer. Got to the ground and the bloke told me I couldn't take it in and took the beer away to throw in the bin, telling us that we couldn't have/take alcohol in the ground and it was ECB rules and whatever. Got in the Rose Bowl, and ended up having to pay £3.50 for a pint of not-so-extra-cold lager. Sod the ECB rules, the only reason you can't take your own booze in to the ground like you could last season is so they can grab more money off you. After a £20 ticket and £3.50 pint it seems to me cricket is becoming just a money-making machine, much like football. It's a right shame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niceandfriendly Posted 31 May, 2009 Share Posted 31 May, 2009 Strange, I watched a one day game at the rose bowl last month and had no problem bringing in plenty of alcohol between the 4 of us. In fact everyone around me was doing the same and openly drinking from cans/bottles they brought in themselves. In the future I think you'll be fine if you bring it in a bag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedAndWhite91 Posted 31 May, 2009 Author Share Posted 31 May, 2009 It was in a bag, in another bag underneath a newspaper! Matey did a right thorough search, looked in my camera case and everything. That's well annoying that you only done that last month, and he told us they had been strictly enforcing it since the start of the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weston Super Saint Posted 31 May, 2009 Share Posted 31 May, 2009 As a licensed 'premises' they have every right to refuse you drinking alcohol on the premises that was not purchased on the premises - no matter what the ECB may or may not say... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Give it to Ron Posted 31 May, 2009 Share Posted 31 May, 2009 This is only for 20/20 games - FPT games you were allowed to bring in alcohol. There was a thread on general sport last week about it - its also on the ticket. http://www.saintsweb.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=13321 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swannymere Posted 31 May, 2009 Share Posted 31 May, 2009 Yep, only 20/20 games and to be fair it does say so on the ticket. Some bright spark once informed me that if you claimed to be diabetic that they couldn't take items of food or drink off you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benjii Posted 31 May, 2009 Share Posted 31 May, 2009 Did he really take it away at the entrance and throw it in the bin? You sure he didn't ask if you wanted to take it back outside and finish it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisobee Posted 31 May, 2009 Share Posted 31 May, 2009 Unfortunately certain idiots have caused trouble at 20/20 games so the ban is reasonable as it has to be for all counties or none. To be honest though a game of 20/20does not last that long so plenty of time for drinking before or after. I'd be more concerned about the entry price as £20 is a bit steep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedAndWhite91 Posted 31 May, 2009 Author Share Posted 31 May, 2009 Did he really take it away at the entrance and throw it in the bin? You sure he didn't ask if you wanted to take it back outside and finish it? He told us to take it back to the car, which is an absolute mission back to Marks and Spencers when it was about 10 minutes to the start. I asked if there was anywhere I could put it, he said the bin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kadeem Hardison Posted 31 May, 2009 Share Posted 31 May, 2009 I don't get this joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colinjb Posted 31 May, 2009 Share Posted 31 May, 2009 Yep, only 20/20 games and to be fair it does say so on the ticket. Some bright spark once informed me that if you claimed to be diabetic that they couldn't take items of food or drink off you? Correct If you claim to be diabetic and are in posession of a pilsner lager, then they cannot take it from you as it's the only type of beverage you can enjoy. Just pray the venue doesn't sell pils. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jawillwill Posted 31 May, 2009 Share Posted 31 May, 2009 Relative jokes are better than absolute jokes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smirking_Saint Posted 31 May, 2009 Share Posted 31 May, 2009 Never realised this, makes me think twice about wanting to go, don't mind the cricket but thought it would be a good day out, £20 is not too bad but being forced to pay the £3.50 a pop for a pint is less steep more vertical. Shame a small few have spoiled it for the rest of us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OttawaSaint Posted 31 May, 2009 Share Posted 31 May, 2009 Is it possible to watch the cricket without getting trashed? Maybe go out after or before the game. Never understood the idea of getting paralytic at a sports event, when you fall asleep or forget what happened, seems a bit pointless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big John Posted 31 May, 2009 Share Posted 31 May, 2009 Unfortunately certain idiots have caused trouble at 20/20 games so the ban is reasonable as it has to be for all counties or none. To be honest though a game of 20/20does not last that long so plenty of time for drinking before or after. I'd be more concerned about the entry price as £20 is a bit steep. I went to my first ever cricket match last year, it was Hants versus Kent. Agroup of about 15 blokes asked if I would look after their CASES of beer in my car as they would not them take it in. Inside the ground they proceeded to get ****ed really quickly and spoilt the match for anyone in 'shouting at' distance. A right bunch of *****s (pardon my language). It became apparent that they were all Pompey fans and were having a stag do. AT THE CRICKET FFS. Idiots! Never realised this, makes me think twice about wanting to go, don't mind the cricket but thought it would be a good day out, £20 is not too bad but being forced to pay the £3.50 a pop for a pint is less steep more vertical. Shame a small few have spoiled it for the rest of us. See above. ****heads should be dealt with appropriately, and everyone else should have been enjoying a lovely afternon in the sun. But there isn't much profit in that is there. They just want money, money, money and they do not care about that the problem with alcohol is nothing to do with price, it is who you sell it to. Some misfits in todays society are nothing more than ignorant selfish effluent from the Thatcher years. This nanny state is so against the rights of decent law abiding citizens (that is what they want us to be). OUR rights count for absolutely sod all, government after government have made it worse, and WE are paying the price. REFUSE to vote at the local elections, they are all arseholes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericofarabia Posted 1 June, 2009 Share Posted 1 June, 2009 Is it possible to watch the cricket without getting trashed? Maybe go out after or before the game. Never understood the idea of getting paralytic at a sports event, when you fall asleep or forget what happened, seems a bit pointless. No need to get paralytic, but it is an essential requirement if watching Saints to have at least 3 or 4 pre match beers to a) soften the pain of enduring an absolutely shocking display of inept, clueless football, or b) to be used as an excuse to explain away to yourself why you have just been dancing and hugging a complete stranger of the same sex after we have scored Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OttawaSaint Posted 1 June, 2009 Share Posted 1 June, 2009 No need to get paralytic, but it is an essential requirement if watching Saints to have at least 3 or 4 pre match beers to a) soften the pain of enduring an absolutely shocking display of inept, clueless football, or b) to be used as an excuse to explain away to yourself why you have just been dancing and hugging a complete stranger of the same sex after we have scored Drinking a couple of beers is fine and I agree almost essential when watching Saints, but I have seen and heard of so many who can't seem to do anything without getting utterly sloshed at the same time, seems a bit pathetic really. When I lived up in Aberdeen I was talking to someone who I knew was a regular at Pittodrie and he often barely made it to kick off on time often arriving 20 minutes late because he wanted to get a few extra pints in before the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint_stevo Posted 1 June, 2009 Share Posted 1 June, 2009 i get into 20/20 games free, so don't mind paying for beer, but if i didn't then it sucks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winchester Exile Posted 3 June, 2009 Share Posted 3 June, 2009 What you do is buy one of those barrel shaped flasks (holds about 2 or 3 pints). You pour in a bottle of vodka (odourless) and top up with orange juice. You sit back enjoying your "orange juice" and then fall flat on your face when you stand up. When I was in Oz, loads of people did this when going to the Sydney CG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tpbury Posted 3 June, 2009 Share Posted 3 June, 2009 What you do is buy one of those barrel shaped flasks (holds about 2 or 3 pints). You pour in a bottle of vodka (odourless) and top up with orange juice. You sit back enjoying your "orange juice" and then fall flat on your face when you stand up. When I was in Oz, loads of people did this when going to the Sydney CG. I was going to suggest an intricate system of tubes leading to a (small or large depending on preference) bottle of vodka stored 'mule' like up the jacksey. Think your idea is probably better. Anyway, the weather's **** now so it doesn't matter. Also, I'd rather drink tap water than John Smiths TBF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brmbrm Posted 4 June, 2009 Share Posted 4 June, 2009 ...........to be used as an excuse to explain away to yourself why you have just been dancing and hugging a complete stranger of the same sex after we have scored.................. How times have changed. When i was young we used to do the dancing and hugging BEFORE we scored. We didn't need an excuse. Complete stranger 100% fine, but same sex not, or at least most of us didn't. Unless drunk too much. Sort of defeats my whole argument that then.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint1977 Posted 5 June, 2009 Share Posted 5 June, 2009 Unfortunately certain idiots have caused trouble at 20/20 games so the ban is reasonable as it has to be for all counties or none. To be honest though a game of 20/20does not last that long so plenty of time for drinking before or after. I'd be more concerned about the entry price as £20 is a bit steep. That's the reason I've seen given as well. FP games you can take booze in. Try getting into an international game with booze though - ICC rules are 10 times worse than ECB and it isn't restricted to alcohol. Let's just say ICC is loyal to it's sponsors, every bit as much as it has been to Robert Mugabe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deppo Posted 6 June, 2009 Share Posted 6 June, 2009 What an absolute joke! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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