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- Jan 30, 2008
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brilliant , on the local news this morning they were saying the Palace game on Sunday kicking off at 12 was to stop over the top drinking from fans COMMENTS PLEASE
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DR
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DR
"Over the top" drinking. What a load of scollobs. Thanks for the patronising tone whoever made that decision but I'm perfectly capable of deciding when I've had too much to drink without anyone having to tell me. It's the point at which it starts coming out of my body involuntarily.
Well.. I recall one game earlier in the season...
Precisely. After seeing CMS eff it up royally against Watford, I politely told him what I thought of him and left at half time in order to drink more booze. It's called drinking responsibly, I believe.
I guess in the plans, they didnt consider fans waking up a bit earlier to drink?
Why do you have to be drunk to watch a football match?
Well, quite - the opportunity to watch a match without needing to urinate every five minutes is one to be seized and there's nothing to stop people drinking 'til they burst afterwardsWhy do you have to be drunk to watch a football match?
in an ideal world maybe? do the club think this is going to happenEmail sent by the club;
Dear Supporter
Crystal Palace are the visitors to the Amex this weekend. We will have another record attendance of over 28,000, but there are still a small number of tickets available for the match. To purchase additional tickets, visit seagulls.co.uk or call the ticket office on 0844 327 1901.
All the latest team news, travel details and any further match information will be available at HOME PAGE, on our official Facebook page and via the club's official twitter feed @OfficialBHAFC.
We appreciate that there is some apprehension ahead of the match. This is a fixture with a history of poor behaviour from elements of both sets of supporters. Together with the police, the club have put in place some extra measures for this match that we hope will reduce the level of risk of disorder.
• The kick-off time has been moved to 12 noon on Sunday to reduce the opportunity for unreasonable drinking.
• There will be extra police and stewarding resources at the stadium, including stewards from Crystal Palace.
• A special train has been provided for Crystal Palace fans leaving Falmer station for East Croydon after the end of the match, at 14.35.
There are also three areas in which we would like your assistance to help reduce apprehension and risk.
• West side one way system - At the end of the match we will be creating a one way pedestrian system on the west side of the stadium. Fans leaving the away end, south west corner, west upper and lower concourses and west hospitality will be asked to turn right as they leave the stadium and walk to their transport in a clockwise direction. Even for those home fans in the coach park, the walk should add less than five minutes to your normal walk. Away fans wishing to access the coach park or park & ride queues are asked to wait in their concourse for approximately 15 minutes, when they will be able to access the coach park. The concourse will resume normal operations as soon as possible.
• Stay behind – If you do not have to rush off immediately after the match, stay behind and have a drink and a snack. This will greatly reduce the numbers on the concourse and transport that stewards and police will have to deal with. All the coach companies have agreed to delay departure for at least an extra half an hour. This will give every spectator the opportunity to see what the post-match experience is like. For this match you will be permitted to go back into the bowl to watch the post-match entertainment on the big screens.
• Don't get involved – Please don't get carried away with the atmosphere. Rivalry is fine but when it descends into violence and abuse, people are going to be arrested. At many incidents of violence at local derbies it is not hooligans that we see being dealt with it is normal fans who get caught up in the emotion of the day and end up ruining their lives. Teachers, accountants and businessmen have had their lives destroyed by a moment's madness. Make sure this is not you. Stay away from any areas of trouble.
Why do you have to be drunk to watch a football match?
doubt if they'll be marching? anyway it's all CCTV what's the problem ?The really funny thing is that despite this being the reason for the kick off time the police are still allowing the Palace fans to march down Queens Road to the pubs. Why not shut the pubs altogether if it's that big a deal?