As you and I know, alcohol is sold at football games. If you are in a corporate seat, you can drink before kick-off, at halftime and again at fulltime. Prohibition only applies to the cheap seats.
Alcohol-related issues remain a problem in towns across Scotland in the hours after big games, but suggestions by First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, that there is a potential correlation between those drinking from cheap seats at games and violence (including the domestic kind) are simply unfounded. People are free to get tanked up before and after games, the wealthy can do so during games, and millions can do so in pubs and at home while watching games on TV.
I have some concerns about reintroducing alcohol for the rest of us. Alcohol requires appropriate infrastructure and ambiance – like there is at the Kerrydale Suite, for example. The North Stand Upper, where I sit, does not have the space, supervision capabilities, or even the toilets to become an appropriate venue to encourage the consumption of any more fluids. In the 20 years it’s been up, it’s never had enough paper towels to make it to halftime, and may God go with you, if you need to spend a longer visit, but don’t let that be a reason to stop the rest of you.
Modern football stadiums have many safe areas where alcohol can be consumed. Those who cannot handle their drink, would find themselves supervised to within an inch of a football banning order. Scotland needs to learn what a healthy attitude to alcohol looks like – check out the Kerrydale Suite for a glimpse.
Build the lounges, toilets, and grills. Put carpet down, dress stewards in black ties, have them welcome fans as “Sir” or “Madam”, treat football fans like responsible adults. It works in the hospitality areas and in the Kerrydale Suite, it’ll work from Palmerston to Peterhead.
Thank you for the tremendous response yesterday to the line-up for the CQN11 St Patrick’s Dinner. We have (St) Packy Bonnar, Tommy Coyne and Joe Miller for a Q&A, an unmissable address on Jock Stein by Archie Macpherson, and Celtic’s First Lady of Song, Patricia Ferns, for those of you who enjoy a song or dance. Let me know if you’re still looking for tickets,
celticquicknews@gmail.com
And Celtic, how hard can it be to put enough paper towels in the toilets? I love the family approach the club has now, but bringing kids means dealing with the toilets, and that’s never a highlight of the trip.
Keep your eye on CQN Magazine site, as we’re changing how the magazine content is delivered.
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Eurochamps67/HT
Not according to our web site, you must have all team cards to collect any other ST tickets
Good evening all.
Midfield maestro…….sincere condolences on the loss of your dear dad. So sad. May he RIP.
Weefra HH praying to Wee Oscar.
Trying to book a ticket for the league cup final, only to be told thers no concesssions…why is this ???????? the guy at other end cant give me an answer.
Spend the last hour reading back.
Midfield Maestro.
Condolences on your loss. My thoughts are with you.
Just heard the John Hartson foundation golf do advert. I’m afraid the opportunity to be in the vicinity of Robbie Savage with a golf club in my hand would lead to a long custodial sentence. Better not apply.
HH
neilymochansmagicsponge
It was great to meet you and your lovely family.
Good luck and keep in touch!
I will not be at League Cup Final
I am not in home Cup Scheme
I refuse to put 1penny into the SFA coffers, which is reason I am not in home cup scheme
( and before this is questioned, it was recently disclosed the numerous directors of the Hamdump pitch, looked like the SFA board to me)
Now the point, I can post recorded delivery mail from my work for £3.60 ish, so a genuine question is how does it now cost £5.80 ish, to me an extra £2 min per ticket ? Going somewhere
Bhoys some good news for someone. I can get a hold of two tickets for the South stand on Thursday £35 each. Get my mobile from Paul67/Lennybhoy/BT first come first served.
Kikinthenakas
Radio Scotland and alcohol debates ….. 50 shades of Les Grey, pure torture.
So, I got this message when I logged in to offeee-shull site for LCF tickets…
Unfortunately, this time you don’t have the correct privileges on your account to purchase tickets for this match. Why not return to ticket home and try another match?
Does this mean I haven’t been awarded a ticket for the final?
Roy Keane’s bouffant barnet.
iki- Dixon of Cock Green……
Cowiebhoy
I can also post a medium sized parcel with Royal Mail recorded £2.80. I do it all the time, however, today we have been told on here £7.00 + is a great deal.
So there you have it, smile .
H.T. and Lynott 67.
B.C. and some of his family lurk here sometimes. Anyway I will go for the hat trick and say. B.C. my friend, you are a nutter!!!!.
Wonderful post this morning, about 8.00 about the kettling. I hope anyone who wonders what the fuss is about reads it. Innocent young men and women being criminalized because of O.B act.
Alfie Noakes gave me the 2nd best laugh of the day, calling AN Tearmann an SNP supporter. Alfie SNP far too right wing for An Tearmann as are Labour.
Best laugh the jelly and ice cream tweet from Grange Hotels. Magic
Iki @ 19.38
Sorry folks but that really made me laugh and told me all I needed to know about the programme
Jimbo67
Badabing
Lol :-) am I missing a wee question along lines of- how comes they feeenyins uhrr gettin state aid an we uhrrnae? OR
is it a general observation bout the £brox
Experience now there is so many wide open spaces lol.
HH
TougholdquestionsCsc:-)
The Champions League, sponsored by Vladimir Putin, featuring two wee teams owned by dodgy billionaires.
The beautiful game right enough.
PSG v Chelsea on STV
kikinthenakas
I’ll take them P!!!!
hamiltontim@hotmail.co.uk
It seems that Sevco cannot tell the difference between Slovenia and Slovakia.
Look at this picture of Vukic and then look at the Slovak flag
http://www.rangers.co.uk/news/headlines/item/8515-haris-vuckic-exclusive
http://www.mapsofworld.com/flags/slovakia-flag.html
Apologies for posting a link to a, shall we say, unsavoury site. But while I had seen the video in question before, it is twice as funny in the context of the website where its been posted, and then the comments afterwards knock the ante up 100 fold. Pure comedy gold.
Apologies if it has been posted before:
http://forum.rangersmedia.co.uk/index.php?s=99b2009cd2e8f910c53d48d37cb05dfb&showtopic=280004&page=2
Condolences to midfield maestro in his sad loss.
HT
Email sent…give me a ring
Kikinthenakas
My ticket for the semi was sent first class recorded before 1pm.
Well done to the Guys who say they can get it cheaper.
HT,
According to the Web you need season cards.
I’d take them if you can in case you run into some jobsworth :)
HH
‘It’s coming home,
It’s coming home,
Hun Monkey meeting’s coming home’
Back to Mordor now that even the Bates Motel reckoned them too grim to countenance.
Great entertainment, these Hun Monkeys. Bet the polis are just delighted there’ll be a candle-lighting, face-painting, acoustic-guitar-playing, melodic-chanting vigil of peace and harmony down Govan way soon…
ItaliaBhoy
19:44 on
17 February, 2015
The Champions League, sponsored by Vladimir Putin, featuring two wee teams owned by dodgy billionaires.
The beautiful game right enough.
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Brilliant.
HH Dan
Snake Plissken
19:48 on
17 February, 2015
It seems that Sevco cannot tell the difference between Slovenia and Slovakia.
How is a Sevconian gonnae tell the difference between Slovenia and Slovakia if they cannae tell their er*e fae their elbow.
Or the difference between being alive and being deid.
Cowiebhoy
its not 5.85 per tkt
We got 6 for 5.85 or whatever.
Still 9 quid internet charge though for that.
so they still get money out of you
Now here’s another I’ve worked oot for myself with regards that other mob and EGM’s, and I actually have little note rest in them
The Easedales have control of around 26.8% shares
Big Mike 9.8%
There is a 10% shareholding with no known owner, but believed to be on this side
Then we have the Nomad with just over 1%
Summers has over 1%
Total around 48.6% + ?
This tells me they only need just over 1% of other votes and they keep full control
Nice :-)
BadaBing
Is That only rumours you have heard about Fleetwood Mac being on Sky Arts.
The Ran*gers International FC have withdrawn their offer to host the Ran*ers EGM due to fears of crowd trouble and murders.
Interesting stuff about the stadium. Stephbhoy makes a good point – where’s the museum, cafe/ walk in restaurant, etc?
Run properly it could make dough but it’s not just about that – it’s about promoting g the Celtic family and giving us and our families somewhere to meet sans alcohol too!!
Absolutely loathe PPI.
Just took a call from an unknown number.
Just about to tell them forcibly where to go when I realised it was a revered CQNer I was talking to.
Apologies again MS, see you at the Gazebo on Thursday.
EC67
PureriddysoitisCSC
Cowiebhoy
Exactly what I was getting at earlier regards this charge for recorded delivery.
Somebody is making a profit out of this and no doubt they will be no friends of Celtic.
glendalystonsils
The joke is the player doesn’t seem to know the difference either.
Re postage costs for the League Cup Final tickets. For the semi final there were absolutely no re-prints so if a ticket went missing in the post then the seat would have been empty.
Celtic decided to send out their tickets by Recorded Delivery. Sevco went for the cheaper First Class option – that could have gone horribly wrong.
We send out our books etc using first class post and some do get lost. It isn’t our fault and it certainly isn’t the fault of the CQNer waiting for their order. We replace straight away. Celtic can’t do that for the Final as there is no re-print of lost tickets.
That’s why it’s so expensive.
Incidentally we are delighted with our Royal Mail service – our account was set up by a CQNer who is one of the bosses there…
Burghbhoy,
I think you need to look at the cost of this method of delivery before you talk about the club skinning fans.