SFA to ask fans about ending alcohol ban at Scottish football

[TomandJerry]

"The Scottish Football Association (SFA) has said it will seek the views of fans on whether alcohol should be sold at stadiums during matches.

It said it wanted to "build a case" in favour of lifting the ban.

Police Scotland Chief Constable Stephen House said he would "enter into formal discussions", if an independent consultation finds widespread support for the idea.

Scottish Labour is campaigning for the alcohol ban to be dropped.

Such a move is also favoured by the Scottish Conservatives.

The Scottish government has said it has "no plans" to change the policy.

The ban was initially imposed following a riot at the 1980 Scottish Cup final between Rangers and Celtic but alcohol can be served in corporate hospitality areas of football stadiums.

The SFA said it would hold focus groups and poll football supporters on the issue.

The head of Police Scotland, Chief Constable House has written to SNP MSP George Adam, who is also campaigning to get the ban lifted.

The chief constable said he would be "extremely concerned by any proposal to amend legislation in respect of alcohol at football matches in Scotland"

"We know there has been a problem in the past but this group of supporters shouldn't have to pay for the mistakes of their grandfather's generation."

Any chance of this happening

 

[pastafarian]

"The Scottish Football Association (SFA) has said it will seek the views of fans on whether alcohol should be sold at stadiums during matches.

It said it wanted to "build a case" in favour of lifting the ban.

Police Scotland Chief Constable Stephen House said he would "enter into formal discussions", if an independent consultation finds widespread support for the idea.

Scottish Labour is campaigning for the alcohol ban to be dropped.

Such a move is also favoured by the Scottish Conservatives.

The Scottish government has said it has "no plans" to change the policy.

The ban was initially imposed following a riot at the 1980 Scottish Cup final between Rangers and Celtic but alcohol can be served in corporate hospitality areas of football stadiums.

The SFA said it would hold focus groups and poll football supporters on the issue.

The head of Police Scotland, Chief Constable House has written to SNP MSP George Adam, who is also campaigning to get the ban lifted.

The chief constable said he would be "extremely concerned by any proposal to amend legislation in respect of alcohol at football matches in Scotland"

"We know there has been a problem in the past but this group of supporters shouldn't have to pay for the mistakes of their grandfather's generation."

Any chance of this happening

It will eventually happen and definitely will happen if the jocks ever co host a competition(sponsors etc)

no doubt they will have to start off by not being able to drink whilst in view of the pitch because obviously that turns people into rabid hooligans at football

 

[Colossal Squid]

Well presumably ALL the clubs would be in favour given that it's a massive revenue stream they're all missing out on, and I would imagine the overhwelming majority of supporters would be heavily in favour of it also. So any consultations that take place will just find that YES, people do want the ban lifted. Whether the authorities decide to listen to them is another matter, but perhaps it could pave the way for our own stupid ban on drinking in view of the pitch being lifted.

 

[Hampster Gull]

Means the jocks wont have to get pissed up before the match

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

buckfasts all round!