Drinking at football

cafcfan1990

Can’t believe the negativity. I need to be absolutely hammered these days if I have to watch us play. 

golfaddick

Morboe said:

The beers are shite at the valley, they should really look at partnering up with a local brewery. I always try and get a pint at half time but it's madness that you have to leave your seats 4 or 5 minutes early just to have a decent chance of getting one in cross bar. Then when you finally do get served there is security telling you it's time to finish up 🤷‍♂️

This is a serious question & I'm not looking for a fight. 

Can you tell me why you need a pint at half time ?  Do you sit at home & open a beer during the adverts ?

I have to say I've never understood people popping into the corner shop, buying a can of beer and just walking down the road swigging it. Surely a bottle of water or a soft drink is more refreshing. 

Then again I never drink at home. A client always gives me a bottle of wine when I see him & currently I have 3 bottles sitting in my fridge from ones he's given me this year.

Carter

golfaddick said:

Morboe said:

The beers are shite at the valley, they should really look at partnering up with a local brewery. I always try and get a pint at half time but it's madness that you have to leave your seats 4 or 5 minutes early just to have a decent chance of getting one in cross bar. Then when you finally do get served there is security telling you it's time to finish up 🤷‍♂️

This is a serious question & I'm not looking for a fight. 

Can you tell me why you need a pint at half time ?  Do you sit at home & open a beer during the adverts ?

I have to say I've never understood people popping into the corner shop, buying a can of beer and just walking down the road swigging it. Surely a bottle of water or a soft drink is more refreshing. 

Then again I never drink at home. A client always gives me a bottle of wine when I see him & currently I have 3 bottles sitting in my fridge from ones he's given me this year.

I think you've mostly answered your own question there dude, for me if I'm on a session I'll always go for a pint at half time, if I'm not I won't. Breaks in a drinking session are dangerous 

Morboe

golfaddick said:

Morboe said:

The beers are shite at the valley, they should really look at partnering up with a local brewery. I always try and get a pint at half time but it's madness that you have to leave your seats 4 or 5 minutes early just to have a decent chance of getting one in cross bar. Then when you finally do get served there is security telling you it's time to finish up 🤷‍♂️

This is a serious question & I'm not looking for a fight. 

Can you tell me why you need a pint at half time ?  Do you sit at home & open a beer during the adverts ?

I have to say I've never understood people popping into the corner shop, buying a can of beer and just walking down the road swigging it. Surely a bottle of water or a soft drink is more refreshing. 

Then again I never drink at home. A client always gives me a bottle of wine when I see him & currently I have 3 bottles sitting in my fridge from ones he's given me this year.

I say I always like to get a pint but it's more of case of seeing family and friends at the valley whenever it's a home game and enjoying it, so it's special. It would be nice to not stress about buying and finishing a drink before the second half. 

eaststandmike

cafcnick1992 said:

KBslittlesis said:

I’ve been watching rugby league for years.
Never an issue taking beer in & it’s all very pleasant.

You need a beer to get through rugby though. Tragically dull sport.

Lol, calling rugby league dull when before the Gilliangham game we had managed 2 shots on target in our previous six games.

Rugby league is far more exciting than most football matches and you won’t see players diving, , screaming, wearing gloves or faking injuries.

Off_it

golfaddick said:

Morboe said:

The beers are shite at the valley, they should really look at partnering up with a local brewery. I always try and get a pint at half time but it's madness that you have to leave your seats 4 or 5 minutes early just to have a decent chance of getting one in cross bar. Then when you finally do get served there is security telling you it's time to finish up 🤷‍♂️

This is a serious question & I'm not looking for a fight. 

Can you tell me why you need a pint at half time ?  Do you sit at home & open a beer during the adverts ?

I have to say I've never understood people popping into the corner shop, buying a can of beer and just walking down the road swigging it. Surely a bottle of water or a soft drink is more refreshing. 

Then again I never drink at home. A client always gives me a bottle of wine when I see him & currently I have 3 bottles sitting in my fridge from ones he's given me this year.

Well, you say you don't understand why people might want a beer, but in an earlier post you seemed to be suggesting that anyone wanting to buy a beer at a football match was an alcoholic.

So what is it, you don't understand at all or you do understand and have judged everyone who likes a pint at football?

cafcfan1990

eaststandmike said:

cafcnick1992 said:

KBslittlesis said:

I’ve been watching rugby league for years.
Never an issue taking beer in & it’s all very pleasant.

You need a beer to get through rugby though. Tragically dull sport.

Lol, calling rugby league dull when before the Gilliangham game we had managed 2 shots on target in our previous six games.

Rugby league is far more exciting than most football matches and you won’t see players diving, , screaming, wearing gloves or faking injuries.

Absolute rubbish. 

I always see players diving in rugby, sometimes when there is nobody around them and they get 4/5 points as a bloody reward for it. 

KBslittlesis

cafcnick1992 said:

KBslittlesis said:

I’ve been watching rugby league for years.
Never an issue taking beer in & it’s all very pleasant.

You need a beer to get through rugby though. Tragically dull sport.

Union I agree, League different gravy, never a dull moment 😎

SX_Addick

Nobody’s getting p*ssed in the Curbside at HT today.Just the one outlet open today. 

killerandflash

That's ridiculous, having that outlet closed

ForeverAddickted

I thought there were two outlets open?

One down by Block F and then one down towards Blocks A and B

Not that I'm exusing them

Off_it

All alcoholics. Clearly.

Hal1x

Off_it said:

All alcoholics. Clearly.

Like ForeverAddicted seeing double!

ForeverAddickted

Dunno what you mean Hal1x

lonman

addick1956 said:

SX_Addick said:

Nobody’s getting p*ssed in the Curbside at HT today.Just the one outlet open today. 

 Not enough customers to open more than one ore is Boris Johnson now running things and getting us used to Soviet style queues. 

When I see lines like that I don't bother buying a beer. The margin they're making on their food / beer offering at those kiosks you would of thought it would pay to open them all.

You do make a valid point though. The line there pales into insignificance when compared to the line at my local Shell for a drop of petrol.

If CAFC are short of workers maybe they should listen to Tobias Ellwood MP and get some Afghan refugees out the local Best Western to come down and pour some pints. 

CAFCTrev

Some of the opinions on this thread disgust me. 


Southerners preferring rugby league to union, what the hell??

se9addick

addick1956 said:

KBslittlesis said:

cafcnick1992 said:

KBslittlesis said:

I’ve been watching rugby league for years.
Never an issue taking beer in & it’s all very pleasant.

You need a beer to get through rugby though. Tragically dull sport.

Union I agree, League different gravy, never a dull moment 😎

We had a team at the Valley.  Hardly a soul went!

I got dragged there a couple of times by my dad and it was an awful experience. Incredibly dull and put me off rugby league for life. The northerners can keep it.

Karim_myBagheri

golfaddick said:

Morboe said:

The beers are shite at the valley, they should really look at partnering up with a local brewery. I always try and get a pint at half time but it's madness that you have to leave your seats 4 or 5 minutes early just to have a decent chance of getting one in cross bar. Then when you finally do get served there is security telling you it's time to finish up 🤷‍♂️

This is a serious question & I'm not looking for a fight. 

Can you tell me why you need a pint at half time ?  Do you sit at home & open a beer during the adverts ?

I have to say I've never understood people popping into the corner shop, buying a can of beer and just walking down the road swigging it. Surely a bottle of water or a soft drink is more refreshing. 

Then again I never drink at home. A client always gives me a bottle of wine when I see him & currently I have 3 bottles sitting in my fridge from ones he's given me this year.

Going to a football match is a bit different to say an advert break during coronation street. 

KBslittlesis

addick1956 said:

KBslittlesis said:

cafcnick1992 said:

KBslittlesis said:

I’ve been watching rugby league for years.
Never an issue taking beer in & it’s all very pleasant.

You need a beer to get through rugby though. Tragically dull sport.

Union I agree, League different gravy, never a dull moment 😎

We had a team at the Valley.  Hardly a soul went!

Their loss 🤷‍♀️

SuedeAdidas

Don’t mind a drop of Rugby League. Adopted the Wire as my team as a mate is from Warrington. 

Have been to quite a few matches including Challenge Cup final and Grand Final and have always enjoyed it. 

It does make you laugh when you see the hits that these blokes take and just get up. 

SporadicAddick

se9addick said:

addick1956 said:

KBslittlesis said:

cafcnick1992 said:

KBslittlesis said:

I’ve been watching rugby league for years.
Never an issue taking beer in & it’s all very pleasant.

You need a beer to get through rugby though. Tragically dull sport.

Union I agree, League different gravy, never a dull moment 😎

We had a team at the Valley.  Hardly a soul went!

I got dragged there a couple of times by my dad and it was an awful experience. Incredibly dull and put me off rugby league for life. The northerners can keep it.

Agree - saw The Broncos at The Valley and it was a dull experience. Also went to England v New Zealand at The Olympic Stadium and that was equally dull. On a par with ice hockey if anyone has ever had the misfortune to witness that.

Rugby Union on the other hand is a great sport to watch.

JustFloydRoad

cafcdave123 said:

in Scotland you still cant get a beer on the concourse never mind at your seat

The Scottish FA have confirmed the trial could take place during one of the national team friendly matches in March or June, prior to the World Cup.

Steve Clarke's side will host Japan on 28 March and Curacao on 30 May.

Fans could be allowed to buy alcohol in the stadium concourse but the plans do not include spectators taking drinks back to their seats.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cgjwdpjzn2jo

Radostanradical

Not happy went to get an IPA on saturday and the kid behind the counter told me where I could get milk from. Didnt want to look a prat so assumed everyone puts milk in their IPA so i started to do it, the milk has since curdled but as the pint cost over £7 I cant bring myself to throw it away. I now have chronic vomiting and diarrhea, with half a pint left. Think the kid was winding me up. Will stick to Grolsch with double cream next time.

Danepak

KBslittlesis said:

cafcnick1992 said:

KBslittlesis said:

I’ve been watching rugby league for years.
Never an issue taking beer in & it’s all very pleasant.

You need a beer to get through rugby though. Tragically dull sport.

Union I agree, League different gravy, never a dull moment 😎

100% agree. I love league. Never dull.

Billy_Mix

SporadicAddick said:

se9addick said:

addick1956 said:

KBslittlesis said:

cafcnick1992 said:

KBslittlesis said:

I’ve been watching rugby league for years.
Never an issue taking beer in & it’s all very pleasant.

You need a beer to get through rugby though. Tragically dull sport.

Union I agree, League different gravy, never a dull moment 😎

We had a team at the Valley.  Hardly a soul went!

I got dragged there a couple of times by my dad and it was an awful experience. Incredibly dull and put me off rugby league for life. The northerners can keep it.

Agree - saw The Broncos at The Valley and it was a dull experience. Also went to England v New Zealand at The Olympic Stadium and that was equally dull. On a par with ice hockey if anyone has ever had the misfortune to witness that.

Rugby Union on the other hand is a great sport to watch.

I also saw the Broncos at The Valley against whoever the token french team was at the time.
Bugger me it was dull
I'd seen plenty of the 13 man game on the telly but those two teams were absolute jank at the time
Not even endless free beer would have made that game worth attending but as I'd driven to SE7 alcohol wasn't an option to alleviate the tedium

For my 2p worth, there's already more than enough beer related disruption on the Curbside with the dipsos only able to irrigate their cravings on the concourse.  Permitting the consumption of liquor in the stands will be a needlessly retrograde step, pleasing a tiny minority and cheesing off a much larger contingent.
Perhaps it won't be quite such an arse pain in a 'safe' standing section but the inevitable up & down for seated attendees to pander to the substance abusers and their refilled bladders will be unwelcome indeed.