[Albion] Flasks banned from the Amex

Joe Gatting's Dad said:

Unfortunately, with the risk of terrorism these days, the club have to react to the worst possible event at a mass attendance event.

Anyone who tried to take a bag into the Emirates last year, as I did, will realise that the security there is on a par with Gatwick. I was searched no less than four times in order to gain entry - as a 72 year old, I am hardly a yob or security risk.

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carlzeiss said:

Assume then that plastic water bottles are still OK to be taken into the " stadium bowl " area .?

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Wellesley said:

We the British people will turn a blind eye to an epidemic of Pakistani paedophile rape gangs for fear of being called racist. We will put up with returning Jihad fighters and countless terrorist attacks with hardly a murmur, BUT if you think for one minute you can stop us taking a nice flask of Bovril to the football, your going have a ****ing uprising the like of which has never been seen! (Dear mods, I will consider myself banned from discussion for mentioning the above subject matter.)

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Wellesley said:

We the British people will turn a blind eye to an epidemic of Pakistani paedophile rape gangs for fear of being called racist.

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Guinness Boy said:

Wibble.

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GT49er said:

Yes, that is the same reaction several council social services departments thought was appropriate. Worked well, didn't it (except for the vulnerable young girls who were f***ed against their will by many men, of course). Still, better than risk being called racist, eh?

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jackanada said:

In fairness the establishment also failed to tackle Catholic paedophile rape gangs and posh white paedophile rape gangs.

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Ninja Elephant said:

I went into the Amex with 3 sets of darts once, literally 9 missiles in my bag and I sat in the East Lower at the time. They didn't even notice them and it didn't occur to my until I was getting a drink out of my bag and saw them sat there.

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BensGrandad said:

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

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Ernest said:

I got asked yesterday if I had a FLASK in my pocket I said no I’m just excited again

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