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I'd like to know what "local government directive" what prevented them serving beer 15 minutes before kick off and at half time yesterday. What a load of ******!!!
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they do that at LR for the away fans sometimes too.
WHL always does that for away teams i think - it was like that last year too. -
The trick is to get in the ground 20 mins before kick off and order 3 bottles of your selected beer , drink 2 before kick off and keep 1 in pocket for half time
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I couldn't get a pint before the Chelsea game. Queued up just after 2:45 and was told no more alcohol a few minutes later.Comment
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The 15 minute rule is law - see below.
Te bit made up by the grounds is that you can't take your beer onto the terrace before kick off . It's not agains the law as long as you leave 15 mins before kick off ( in exactly he same was you are not meant to drink in a box by he window)
QUESTION: To which events does the Sporting Events (Control of Alcohol etc) Act 1985 apply?
The Sporting Events (Control of Alcohol etc.) Act 1985 prevents:-
drunken entry into a football ground (which, in practice, to be an arrestable offence includes disorderly behaviour);
the consumption of alcohol within view of the playing area including, during the restricted period (15 minutes before the start of the event to 15 minutes after the end of the event), rooms within the ground from which the event may be directly viewed;
the consumption of alcohol on certain coaches, trains and motor vehicles travelling to a designated football match;
the possession of fireworks or flares.
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The Act applies to the following sporting events:-
Association football matches in which one or both of the participating teams represents a club which is for the time being a member (whether a full or associate member) of the Football League, the Football Association Premier League, the Football Conference National Division, the Scottish Football League or Welsh Premier League, or represents a country or territory.
Association football matches in competition the Football association Cup (other than in the preliminary or qualifying round).
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The Act only applies in England and Wales.
The Act does not apply at grounds where a match is being watched on a screen as part of a 'beam track'.
To view the full test of the Statutory Instrument which designates the classes of sports grounds and sporting events to which the Sporting Events (Control of Alcohol etc.) Act 1985 applies click here.*Comment
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