Breathalyser test for football fans

[Stevo985]

I've tripped on a curb sober more times than pissed.

Anyway, the people who act like words removed at football matches would likely still act like words removed, sober or pissed.

 

I can just see this pissing off normal football fans.

"Normal" fans won't be acting like idiots, so won't get breathalysed. As the article says (have people actually read it?!) 95% of the people attending won't even notice it's being enforced.

Edited May 5, 2015 by Stevo985

[StefanAVFC]

Still a total step in the wrong direction and is a slippery slope for me IMO

[chrisp65]

 

 

What if (as DDID said) you've had 3 pints and you trip up on the curb, leaving you breathalised and unable to get in even though you're sober?

 

Slippery slope for me.

 

If you have had 3 pints, then tripped over and still think you're sober - that's a good indicator that you're pissed.

 

 

Too pissed to behave whilst watching a game of football? 

 

I trip on curbs all the time, no matter how much pop I've had!

 

 

no, that's not what  said

 

To put this in to context, there are some clubs where the fan base has a higher than average number of scrotes that don't need drink to be objectionable. Equally, I have personally attended a game where I'd had sooo much too much to drink, that I found an unoccupied row of seats, laid down and fell asleep missing the entire second half. Luckily the guys had to wake me up rather than go home without me, I was the only one that could drive a coach*. But other than wasting my own money, nobody suffered.

 

As mentioned elsewhere, it could just be that extra little tool for the stewards to be able to filter out idiots. Don't draw undue attention to yourself and you'll be fine.

 

*I made that very last bit up.

[dont_do_it_doug.]

Ze article iz correct. You vill follow ze article and blow in to ze alkoholtester.

 

SCHNELL SCHNELL!!

[lapal_fan]

Ze article iz correct. You vill follow ze article and blow in to ze alkoholtester.

 

SCHNELL SCHNELL!!

Listen man, we know you like footie and a drink, you're cool, we get it.

[dont_do_it_doug.]

You're a very odd man.

It is yet another example of oppression. There are already enough police and stewards at the game to deal with trouble makers and as far as I can tell they are doing their job just fine.

Sometimes I have a pint before the match, sometimes nothing at all. Saturday I bought a friend up from London and we had 2 on the train and 2 in the pub beforehand, it was a day out. As long as I behave myself and I am in control of my faculties what business is it of yours or anyone else's?

Scumbag I am not pal. Cheers.

Edited May 5, 2015 by dont_do_it_doug.

[CarewsEyebrowDesigner]

You're a very odd man.

It is yet another example of oppression (1). There are already enough police and stewards at the game to deal with trouble makers and as far as I can tell they are doing their job just fine.

Sometimes I have a pint before the match, sometimes nothing at all. Saturday I bought a friend up from London and we had 2 on the train and 2 in the pub beforehand, it was a day out. As long as I behave myself and I am in control of my faculties (2) what business is it of yours or anyone else's?

Scumbag I am not pal. Cheers.

 

1. No, no it is not.

2. In which case you wouldn't be singled out for a test.

 

Did you read the article or are you just throwing around references to the Stasi and bizarre claims of 'oppression' for a giggle?

Edited May 5, 2015 by CarewsEyebrowDesigner

[dont_do_it_doug.]

Little from column a, little from column b.

At first I was just a bit "what?" and then massively took offence to being labeled a scumbag and probably overdid it a bit.

Edited May 5, 2015 by dont_do_it_doug.

[chrisp65]

see, I took the 'scumbags' reference as just being a sort of ironic joke type ending to a post

[rodders0223]

First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Socialist.

Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Trade Unionist.

Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Jew.

They they came for those who liked a few pints before the match, and I did not speak out

because I was not a big drinker

Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.

Edited May 5, 2015 by rodders0223

[dont_do_it_doug.]

If true fair enough, I've probably spent far too much time on VT this last couple of weeks and I'm starting to find some of the more "playful" posts irritating.

My problem, standing down from this one.

Edited May 5, 2015 by dont_do_it_doug.

[Dr_Pangloss]

The game is becoming totally sanitised, I hate it. 

[YLN]

Do football clubs not reserve the right to refuse admission? I'm not sure that breathalysing is a good idea, but certainly if a steward gets the impression that a guy is acting the bollocks they should be able to throw him out, regardless of breathalysing. At the moment, if stewards are allowed to use their discretion then it should be fine. That guy looks pissed let's stop him and have a word. Once you start breathalysing, you introduce the jobsworth element. Mr Powerful and his breathalyser. Yeah it's not for me, unless fans are saying that they weren't drunk, and that they were thrown out for no reason, and CUFC just want proof of their drunkenness in any such disputes. 

 

I'm not drunk. I have Huntington's Disease. 

Breathe into this please

[YLN]

The limit is meaningless. They can't set a high limit because it gives the wrong message and would be seen to endorse drinking beyond the ridiculously low limits set for what constitutes binge drinking. If you're getting breathalysed, you're out. Yeah I don't like it. It gives too much power to men who almost certainly won't have enough training or the right temperament for it. I don't want to go to a match with my dad and have him worry about getting breathalysed on his way into the match because he has had 3 pints, and might miss the game over some 19 year old clearing in the woods steward with a breathalyser, and a chip on his shoulder. 

Edited May 5, 2015 by YLN

[blandy]

First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out—

Because I was not a Socialist.

Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out—

Because I was not a Trade Unionist.

Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—

Because I was not a Jew.

They they came for those who liked a few pints before the match, and I did not speak out

because I was not a big drinker

Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.

 

 

They came for the palmists, but I wasn’t a palmist so I did nothing

They came for the bungee jumpers, but I wasn’t a bungee jumper so I did nothing

They came for the players’ agents, but I wasn’t a players’ agent so I did nothing

They came for the Charles Manson fans, but I wasn’t a Charles Manson fan so I did nothing

They came for the reflexologists, but I wasn’t a reflexologist so I did nothing

They came for the camp TV chefs, but I wasn’t a camp TV chef so I did nothing

They came for the RoMos, I laughed

They came for the martial arts enthusiasts, but I wasn’t a martial arts enthusiast so I did nothing

They came for Eamonn Holmes and I think I’m right in saying I applauded

They came for the fire-eaters, but I wasn’t a fire-eater so I did nothing

They came for Dani Behr, I said she’s over there, behind the wardrobe

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Turn a blind eye, sometimes it’s best to

Turn a blind eye, sometimes it’s best to

Turn a blind eye, sometimes it’s best to

Turn a blind eye, sometimes it’s best to

Turn a blind eye, sometimes it’s best to

Turn a blind eye, sometimes it’s best to

Turn a blind eye, sometimes it’s best to

Nigel Blackwell, HMHB

[HanoiVillan]

 

I've tripped on a curb sober more times than pissed.

Anyway, the people who act like words removed at football matches would likely still act like words removed, sober or pissed.

 

I can just see this pissing off normal football fans.

"Normal" fans won't be acting like idiots, so won't get breathalysed. As the article says (have people actually read it?!) 95% of the people attending won't even notice it's being enforced.

 

 

To be fair, that is very much the sort of thing that always gets said, and then ends up being totally untrue . . . 'oh, don't worry, you'll never notice this new anti-terror legislation. Wait, what do you mean you were taking a photo of the valley? Don't you know there's an MOD base beyond that mountain range there? Sorry, we're going to confiscate your camera and issue you with an ASBO so we can send you to prison if you take a picture again'

[blandy]

To be fair, that is very much the sort of thing that always gets said, and then ends up being totally untrue . . . 'oh, don't worry, you'll never notice this new anti-terror legislation. Wait, what do you mean you were taking a photo of the valley? Don't you know there's an ----- beyond that mountain range there? Sorry, we're going to confiscate your camera and issue you with an ASBO so we can send you to prison if you take a picture again'

No, you didn't write that.

[Jimzk5]

So, if a football club will refuse entry to anyone found to be twice the drink drive limit, which is between 1 or 2 pints, does this mean the club will also stop serving alcohol to those in the ground after they have bought enough to be considered over the limit?

[Stevo985]

Sometimes I have a pint before the match, sometimes nothing at all. Saturday I bought a friend up from London and we had 2 on the train and 2 in the pub beforehand, it was a day out. As long as I behave myself and I am in control of my faculties what business is it of yours or anyone else's?

Nobody's.

And nobody will bother you.

[dont_do_it_doug.]

Let's hope so eh.