Got something to say or just want fewer pesky ads? Join us... 😊

Register Log in

[Albion] Flasks banned from the Amex













beorhthelm

beorhthelm

A. Virgo, Football Genius
Jul 21, 2003
35,303
club need to grow up on this and change their mind. health and safety risk should apply today and applied for years so thats cobblers. dont care if other clubs do it, we're better and fans want to take in a warm beverage. catering is at capacity so hardly likly to help with revenue, so just lead to ill feeling.
 




B

BensGrandad

New member
Jul 13, 2003
72,015
Haywards Heath
beorhthelm said:
club need to grow up on this and change their mind. health and safety risk should apply today and applied for years so thats cobblers. dont care if other clubs do it, we're better and fans want to take in a warm beverage. catering is at capacity so hardly likly to help with revenue, so just lead to ill feeling.
Click to expand...

Well said
 


Herr Tubthumper

Herr Tubthumper

Well-known member
NSC Patron
Jul 11, 2003
59,517
The Fatherland
beorhthelm said:
club need to grow up on this and change their mind. health and safety risk should apply today and applied for years so thats cobblers. dont care if other clubs do it, we're better and fans want to take in a warm beverage. catering is at capacity so hardly likly to help with revenue, so just lead to ill feeling.
Click to expand...

Barber does pick some odd fights at times.
 






One Teddy Maybank

One Teddy Maybank

Well-known member
NSC Patron
Aug 4, 2006
21,613
Worthing
beorhthelm said:
club need to grow up on this and change their mind. health and safety risk should apply today and applied for years so thats cobblers. dont care if other clubs do it, we're better and fans want to take in a warm beverage. catering is at capacity so hardly likly to help with revenue, so just lead to ill feeling.
Click to expand...

Agree.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
 


nwgull

nwgull

Well-known member
Jul 25, 2003
13,760
Manchester
amexer said:
A suicide bomber could easily hide a bomb under clothing especially under winter coats. I think consideration should be given to only way to get 100% safety and that is to ban all spectators.
Click to expand...

Do you think that those men and women that frisk you down when you’re entering the turnstiles are just doing it coz they want a cuddle?
 


perseus

perseus

Broad Blue & White stripe
Jul 5, 2003
23,456
Sūþseaxna
swindonseagull said:
The coffee I bought Sunday was luke warm...I wont bother again.
Click to expand...

Tea is the same, and the food on sale indigestible. I would buy sandwiches as I need the sustenance after the long train ride. What supermarkets sell as cold snacks would suit me

Questionnaire asked if fans took in their own food,

I think grub is necessary to keep energy levels up (health reasons). Their burgers are more an endurance test than melt in your mouth, thinking I had broken my tooth. Soggy pastry pies were horrid as well. Better catering in the North than the Lower East. Stay away from the dried out hot dogs in a stale roll.

Soup would be a boon on a cold day.
 




Wozza

Wozza

Shite Supporter
Jul 6, 2003
23,616
Online
amexer said:
A suicide bomber could easily hide a bomb under clothing especially under winter coats. I think consideration should be given to only way to get 100% safety and that is to ban all spectators.
Click to expand...

Why bother going IN the stadium?
 


Rugrat

Rugrat

Well-known member
Mar 13, 2011
10,215
Seaford
Herr Tubthumper said:
Barber does pick some odd fights at times.
Click to expand...

Doesn't matter when he's going to win.

Dreadful decision no matter what patronising logic is thrown back. My Mrs makes a lovely soup for half time on cold winter days/nights at the Amex ... I can only wonder at his defence for preventing us. Health & Safety really means 'lost revenue' when it's actually nothing but petty minded power wielding. Definitely not getting another penny from us
 


B

BensGrandad

New member
Jul 13, 2003
72,015
Haywards Heath
He is the answer given by Insider to my question on Ask The Club



Our decision not to allow flasks, (glass or metal bottles) in to the stadium from the Fulham match onwards has been taken for safety and security reasons. We regularly review all of our security procedures and this new policy is in line with many other football stadia, including that of yesterday's visitors. Other stadia have already taken steps to stop bags, laptops and other items of luggage being brought in to the stadium - frankly, this an ongoing process to mitigate risk and eliminate it where it is possible or practical to do so.

We are regularly told that not all of our supporters receive or read electronic communications from the club so we decided to communicate directly with as many supporters as possible, particularly those carrying flasks to yesterday's game, so that that as many fans as possible received the information ahead of our next home game. We will reinforce this face to face communication with further information through the club's website and social media channels leading up to the Fulham game when the new policy will be fully implemented.

We communicated the decision directly to 1901 club members separately as, in addition to safety and security concerns in the stadium bowl, the issue was more general - that of small numbers of people consuming food and drink not purchased from the club in the lounge areas, including Dick's Bar (which has a regular clientele). This has never been permitted at the Amex - and it isn’t a practice allowed in the vast majority of other sports and entertainment arenas, restaurants or bars anywhere. I think most people are familiar with such a policy.

Finally, please be assured that the club's finances will not be transformed by expecting people to purchase their hot drinks from us! Suggestions that our decision to prevent flasks being brought in to the stadium as being financially driven are utter nonsense. The club has a responsibility to ensure the safest possible environment for all supporters. We are well aware that, for most fans, a flask is a means of bringing a hot drink to the game. Sadly, in the current environment, others may use such items in a different way. Our job is to limit, minimise and, ideally, eliminate as many risks as we can.


Security being the answer given why was it not communicated during the summer off season and brought into force for the first game at The Amex being the friendly.v FC Nantes
 
Last edited:




SUA Seagull

SUA Seagull

Well-known member
Jul 23, 2016
408
Stratford-upon-Avon
It certainly seems as if PB is happy to fight this issue and take flak over flasks!

Perhaps some of our gentlemen fans could try these to smuggle their flasks into the Amex?

https://www.groupon.co.uk/deals/boxer-shorts-with-flask-pouch

flask.jpg

They'd certainly make the stadium entry security "pat down" a lot more interesting/awkward!
 


Publius Ovidius

Publius Ovidius

Well-known member
Jul 5, 2003
46,019
at home
nwgull said:
Do you think that those men and women that frisk you down when you’re entering the turnstiles are just doing it coz they want a cuddle?
Click to expand...

To be fair that is a joke too. It is as half hearted as you could possibly get!
 


spence

spence

British and Proud
Oct 15, 2014
9,814
Crawley
BensGrandad said:
He is the answer given by Insider to my question on Ask The Club


0 Thumbs Up!
Our decision not to allow flasks, (glass or metal bottles) in to the stadium from the Fulham match onwards has been taken for safety and security reasons. We regularly review all of our security procedures and this new policy is in line with many other football stadia, including that of yesterday's visitors. Other stadia have already taken steps to stop bags, laptops and other items of luggage being brought in to the stadium - frankly, this an ongoing process to mitigate risk and eliminate it where it is possible or practical to do so.

We are regularly told that not all of our supporters receive or read electronic communications from the club so we decided to communicate directly with as many supporters as possible, particularly those carrying flasks to yesterday's game, so that that as many fans as possible received the information ahead of our next home game. We will reinforce this face to face communication with further information through the club's website and social media channels leading up to the Fulham game when the new policy will be fully implemented.

We communicated the decision directly to 1901 club members separately as, in addition to safety and security concerns in the stadium bowl, the issue was more general - that of small numbers of people consuming food and drink not purchased from the club in the lounge areas, including Dick's Bar (which has a regular clientele). This has never been permitted at the Amex - and it isn’t a practice allowed in the vast majority of other sports and entertainment arenas, restaurants or bars anywhere. I think most people are familiar with such a policy.

Finally, please be assured that the club's finances will not be transformed by expecting people to purchase their hot drinks from us! Suggestions that our decision to prevent flasks being brought in to the stadium as being financially driven are utter nonsense. The club has a responsibility to ensure the safest possible environment for all supporters. We are well aware that, for most fans, a flask is a means of bringing a hot drink to the game. Sadly, in the current environment, others may use such items in a different way. Our job is to limit, minimise and, ideally, eliminate as many risks as we can.
Reply With Quote Reply With Quote Multi-Quote This Message
Click to expand...
Absolute bollox. Safety reasons strike again. I get pissed off this being used for anything and everything and i'm sick and tired of hearing it.. People should be annoyed about this.
I have never taken a flask to a game but if they ban this then nothing is safe from being banned.
 


Publius Ovidius

Publius Ovidius

Well-known member
Jul 5, 2003
46,019
at home
BensGrandad said:
He is the answer given by Insider to my question on Ask The Club


0 Thumbs Up!
Our decision not to allow flasks, (glass or metal bottles) in to the stadium from the Fulham match onwards has been taken for safety and security reasons. We regularly review all of our security procedures and this new policy is in line with many other football stadia, including that of yesterday's visitors. Other stadia have already taken steps to stop bags, laptops and other items of luggage being brought in to the stadium - frankly, this an ongoing process to mitigate risk and eliminate it where it is possible or practical to do so.

We are regularly told that not all of our supporters receive or read electronic communications from the club so we decided to communicate directly with as many supporters as possible, particularly those carrying flasks to yesterday's game, so that that as many fans as possible received the information ahead of our next home game. We will reinforce this face to face communication with further information through the club's website and social media channels leading up to the Fulham game when the new policy will be fully implemented.

We communicated the decision directly to 1901 club members separately as, in addition to safety and security concerns in the stadium bowl, the issue was more general - that of small numbers of people consuming food and drink not purchased from the club in the lounge areas, including Dick's Bar (which has a regular clientele). This has never been permitted at the Amex - and it isn’t a practice allowed in the vast majority of other sports and entertainment arenas, restaurants or bars anywhere. I think most people are familiar with such a policy.

Finally, please be assured that the club's finances will not be transformed by expecting people to purchase their hot drinks from us! Suggestions that our decision to prevent flasks being brought in to the stadium as being financially driven are utter nonsense. The club has a responsibility to ensure the safest possible environment for all supporters. We are well aware that, for most fans, a flask is a means of bringing a hot drink to the game. Sadly, in the current environment, others may use such items in a different way. Our job is to limit, minimise and, ideally, eliminate as many risks as we can.
Reply With Quote Reply With Quote Multi-Quote This Message
Click to expand...

That is barbers letter
 




Publius Ovidius

Publius Ovidius

Well-known member
Jul 5, 2003
46,019
at home
DumLum said:
I thought cafes refused giving people hot water for insurance reasons?
Click to expand...

No that is because ****wits could scald themselves and sue the cafe.
 


T

theboybilly

Well-known member
Apr 25, 2013
6,177
Along the Shoreham Road in er, Shoreham
sussex_guy2k2 said:
This is a financial decision, end of. They serve hot drinks which you can take to your seats and they wouldn’t do that if there was a safety issue with hot drinks. They also serve alcohol so the alcohol excuse is pretty flimsy too.
Click to expand...

Apart from the security issues this is mainly about people bringing in alcohol to drink in view of the pitch which the club legally cannot tolerate. Those that have repeatedly done this are the ones that deserve blame here. Can people really not go without alcohol for more than 45 minutes? (I know, I know)
 


You must log in or register to reply here.

Share this page

Albion and Premier League latest from Sky Sports


Top
Link Here