Rich Posted yesterday at 12:14 Share Posted yesterday at 12:14 People are morons mate. Think that's the top and bottom of it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFEE Posted yesterday at 12:27 Share Posted yesterday at 12:27 2 hours ago, AyeDubbleYoo said: Rugby is basically the same as football but the fans are trusted because they’re more posh and the culture is different. League maybe (?) but not Union. Went to see England play at SJP a few years back. So many breaks in play etc and overall the engagement completely different to a football match. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted yesterday at 12:31 Share Posted yesterday at 12:31 (edited) 3 minutes ago, LFEE said: League maybe (?) but not Union. Went to see England play at SJP a few years back. So many breaks in play etc and overall the engagement completely different to a football match. A few, not that many. Just as many corners, throws and players lying on the ground as there is scrums and line-outs in rugby. Agree the engagement is different in some ways, but there’s plenty of people chatting to their mates throughout a football match as well. Edited yesterday at 12:31 by AyeDubbleYoo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_R Posted yesterday at 12:33 Share Posted yesterday at 12:33 I love a drink as much (more?!) than most, certainly more than is healthy. But I don't think I've ever, ever been drunk at a football match. I have on rare occasion had one drink beforehand if meeting mates, but just can't comprehend why people either need or want to watch a match whilst pissed, or can't go 90 minutes without a beer. I just don't get it. Clearly it's just me as the culture is so deeply ingrained, but I'm there to watch (and remember!) the match, if I want to get drunk that's a separate event. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted yesterday at 12:33 Share Posted yesterday at 12:33 I guess it’s their main chance to go out drinking in a week. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Geordie Posted yesterday at 12:40 Share Posted yesterday at 12:40 29 minutes ago, midds said: Still can't understand the idea of the actual football match not being the sole focus of the whole day. The idea of people going to the match in the first place only to then spend loads of the time drinking on the concourse, smoking/vaping, stuffing their fucking faces is completely alien to me. The match is the only reason I'm there. I'll arrive just before kick off and I'll leave soon after the final whistle as that's my only focus. I appreciate if you're in corporate then it's a different matter completely. I also appreciate young kids might need a bit to eat or drink but can't understand why grown adults go to the match only to miss lots of the match, it baffles me. It's none of my business, they've paid their money but I'll never understand any of the logic behind it Same as I used to do 20 years ago or so. Get into town for about 2pm - quick pint at the Companion's Club, or a pie outside the Gallowgate. In seat in good time for KO - there until full time, when I headed off for the bus home. Used to always be the same lot, who would arrive late (usually absolutely arseholed), leave early before HT and then back late for the 2nd half. Used to do my head in. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordiekris Posted yesterday at 13:24 Share Posted yesterday at 13:24 Yeah I have three In front of me that must see a maximum of 70 mins of every game. I just don't get it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tross Posted yesterday at 13:29 Share Posted yesterday at 13:29 Standing area with a capacity, no seats and able to take beer to the terrace. Sorted. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted yesterday at 13:33 Share Posted yesterday at 13:33 1 hour ago, midds said: Still can't understand the idea of the actual football match not being the sole focus of the whole day. The idea of people going to the match in the first place only to then spend loads of the time drinking on the concourse, smoking/vaping, stuffing their fucking faces is completely alien to me. The match is the only reason I'm there. I'll arrive just before kick off and I'll leave soon after the final whistle as that's my only focus. I appreciate if you're in corporate then it's a different matter completely. I also appreciate young kids might need a bit to eat or drink but can't understand why grown adults go to the match only to miss lots of the match, it baffles me. It's none of my business, they've paid their money but I'll never understand any of the logic behind it I probably wouldn't go if I had to go straight there and back either side of the match. It's much more than that. It is the social bit, it is the pre match pub, it is (for the most part) my social diary. It starts the day before with a text off a mate deciding how we are getting in and the afterwards largely depends on the result. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superior Acuña Posted yesterday at 13:38 Share Posted yesterday at 13:38 The match has become the main way I see my dad. We don’t (can’t) sit together anymore, but I meet him and his mates in a pub before and/or after. On an evening game we’ll often go for dinner before. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted yesterday at 13:48 Share Posted yesterday at 13:48 Footy is definitely all about the whole day out for me. To be honest it's half the reason I prefer away games and making a trip out of it to see somewhere new. That being said - once I'm in the ground I want to watch the match. It baffles me that people go and don't actually watch a huge proportion of the game that they've paid for. It's like going to the cinema and spending half of it propping up the bar. There's so much scope for drinks/food/socialising either side of the 105+ minutes in the rest of your day. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Venkman Posted yesterday at 14:08 Share Posted yesterday at 14:08 13 hours ago, Superior Acuña said: Would like them to scrap pints at the stadium tbh. Maybe fewer people would leave early at HT. Can’t get pints at Scotland home games and don’t think it’s missed at all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted yesterday at 14:08 Share Posted yesterday at 14:08 18 minutes ago, ponsaelius said: Footy is definitely all about the whole day out for me. To be honest it's half the reason I prefer away games and making a trip out of it to see somewhere new. That being said - once I'm in the ground I want to watch the match. It baffles me that people go and don't actually watch a huge proportion of the game that they've paid for. It's like going to the cinema and spending half of it propping up the bar. There's so much scope for drinks/food/socialising either side of the 105+ minutes in the rest of your day. Totally agree. We get into to our seats as the teams are coming out then I'm totally absorbed, usually grab a half time pint, reach seats as teams are coming out for 2nd half and absorbed again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paully Posted yesterday at 14:17 Share Posted yesterday at 14:17 29 minutes ago, ponsaelius said: Footy is definitely all about the whole day out for me. To be honest it's half the reason I prefer away games and making a trip out of it to see somewhere new. That being said - once I'm in the ground I want to watch the match. It baffles me that people go and don't actually watch a huge proportion of the game that they've paid for. It's like going to the cinema and spending half of it propping up the bar. There's so much scope for drinks/food/socialising either side of the 105+ minutes in the rest of your day. Spot on this! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Spaceman Posted yesterday at 14:49 Share Posted yesterday at 14:49 I had mates come up to SJP from Derby for the England game last summer and they were in the Strawberry before the second half kicked off. Makes you wonder how there's loads of 30 something's stuck living in their parents spare room, doesn't it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted yesterday at 14:51 Share Posted yesterday at 14:51 Made the point a few times but I really don't think there's anything wrong at all in wanting a pint at the ground as part of the whole occasion. In fact it's a joyful thing. The trouble is, at SJP (and I assume basically every ground more than a few years old) you can only achieve that at the expense of watching the game. So it's a question of how much you care about the team I guess. I've never gone to the concourses before the whistle at SJP but, at York, my lass and I take it in turns to be the one to nip down and miss the last five minutes of the first half. I assume those doing the same at SJP are even more casual about NUFC than we are about York, given the difference in how much football you have to miss in either ground. To make it possible without missing loads of the game, you need massive concourses, shit loads of taps and shit loads of staff. I think the new Everton ground has a bar pretty much the entire length of the stand at one end, so that'll be an interesting case study. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFEE Posted yesterday at 14:55 Share Posted yesterday at 14:55 2 hours ago, AyeDubbleYoo said: A few, not that many. Just as many corners, throws and players lying on the ground as there is scrums and line-outs in rugby. Agree the engagement is different in some ways, but there’s plenty of people chatting to their mates throughout a football match as well. Disagree. Lot more. Minutes waiting for stuff to get set up though I agree modern day football heading that way slightly. Throughout? Who are these people!? Im guessing there are less “intense” parts of the ground. Drinking in your seat where I’m sat wouldn’t be advisable. Do you not have a word with them? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubaricho Posted yesterday at 15:07 Share Posted yesterday at 15:07 15 minutes ago, Yorkie said: I think the new Everton ground has a bar pretty much the entire length of the stand at one end, so that'll be an interesting case study. That’s how we do it over here. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilson Posted yesterday at 16:38 Share Posted yesterday at 16:38 (edited) I sometimes bring a little 330ml hazy in with me for half time like an absolute wrongun. Nicer beer and don't have to leave my seat at half time. Edited yesterday at 21:31 by Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted yesterday at 16:42 Share Posted yesterday at 16:42 1 hour ago, LFEE said: Disagree. Lot more. Minutes waiting for stuff to get set up though I agree modern day football heading that way slightly. Throughout? Who are these people!? Im guessing there are less “intense” parts of the ground. Drinking in your seat where I’m sat wouldn’t be advisable. Do you not have a word with them? I can’t say anything, I’m the resale scum sitting beside people who had the same season ticket for 40 years Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted yesterday at 16:43 Share Posted yesterday at 16:43 3 minutes ago, Wilson said: I sometimes bring a little 330ml hazy in with me for half time like an absolute wrongun. Nicer beer and have to leave my seat at half time. You can get Brewdog cans in the Milburn now. Not sure of the price. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteV Posted yesterday at 16:50 Share Posted yesterday at 16:50 (edited) 7 minutes ago, madras said: You can get Brewdog cans in the Milburn now. Not sure of the price. Think it might be £5.20. It’s £11.65 for one of them and a pint of Madri anyway. Edited yesterday at 16:51 by SteV Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallsendmag Posted yesterday at 16:58 Share Posted yesterday at 16:58 4 hours ago, Chris_R said: I love a drink as much (more?!) than most, certainly more than is healthy. But I don't think I've ever, ever been drunk at a football match. I have on rare occasion had one drink beforehand if meeting mates, but just can't comprehend why people either need or want to watch a match whilst pissed, or can't go 90 minutes without a beer. I just don't get it. Clearly it's just me as the culture is so deeply ingrained, but I'm there to watch (and remember!) the match, if I want to get drunk that's a separate event. For the majority, going to the match is a social occasion. An opportunity to meet up with their mates beforehand, and a lot of the time afterwards, and the natural meeting place for groups of lads is always going to be the pub. Obviously different people will drink different amounts from there on in! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bally21 Posted yesterday at 17:07 Share Posted yesterday at 17:07 I always go for a pint in the town for a couple of hours before match, I meet people I went to school with (I'm 53), one is a lad I first started going to games with in 1983... the only time I see him is before the match, we don't sit together at match. I have 3 or 4 pints, and love the buzz in town, always get to seat on time, always watch all the game. Don't see the harm. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaztoon Posted yesterday at 17:08 Share Posted yesterday at 17:08 The drug problem is way bigger than people having a few pints. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now