I’m a bit confused at the chat this morning of reintroducing the sale of alcohol at football games. Alcohol is available for sale at games at Celtic Park, you just need to have a ticket for an expensive enough seat. If you’re in the cheap seats, you get to queue to pay for some cola. Is people’s ability to pay an indication of their likelihood to behave in a dangerous or criminal way with some alcohol in their blood?
This implication has always troubled me.
Alcohol, wherever it is sold, inevitably leads to over-indulgence and potentially dangerous behaviour, and requires strong stewarding, whether that is at a night club, or in the No. 7 restaurant. Scotland’s licenced premises have changed beyond recognition in recent decades. They are increasingly well-lit, family friendly and safe places to be. They now sell better beer too, but our nation’s problem with alcohol remains acute.
Society needs to be educated on how to use alcohol responsibly; good venues are part of the solution.
While we are on the subject of facilities at Celtic Park……. I go months without buying food or drink in the North Stand, Upper, for good reason. Last week (pestered by one of the boys), I left for the kiosk with 40 minutes on the clock, didn’t get served until the second half started, only to be told there were no hotdogs or pies left.
You know me, I’m not one to get angry at Celtic, but the sheer frustration pushed me over the top, and I didn’t have a drink! If you’re charging circa £4 for something that’s costing less than £1, make sure stock is sufficient. Have two people serving each side of the kiosk, not two on one side, with a single person making hardly a dent on the queue at the other.
Needed to get that off my chest.
The ‘news’ this morning that Rangers International are trying to sack commercial director, Imran Ahmad, is more curious for being news than in itself. Is it even possible for this news to be anything other than a leak from a director against another director? These newspaper people don’t do irony, they just take careful notes and go write up their story.
This whole episode is beginning to feel a bit like sitting out the back when the neighbours don’t realise their bedroom window is open. You can hear the noises and you looked up and caught a glance at something horrific looking. It’s something you’ll laugh about later with your friends but these people really need to acquire some dignity.
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Leicester v Watford. Crackin 5 mins. Not sure who I want to win. Having said that Leicester play in blue. Dont like teams in blue. Well maybe Everton are alright. But naebdy else. Mon the Watfordians!
ricky burns to fight at the new emerates arena..now if the celtic triangle was up and running ..it could be used to maximuse the custom attending the arena..especialy as he’s a tim
h.h
sannabhoy:19:49 on 26 April, 2013
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It’s only people like you who keep me sane. Well…..I believe I’m sane. (And I have the certificate to prove it.)
HH!
MWD
Nice meeting you this morning!
How did it go with the tickets?
SPF
mwd
keep it lit.
daniel is in good hands, his bike ride was magnificent, you’ll all be allright.
Pogmathonyahun aka Laird of the Smiles
you missed out handsomist
Mwd.
I wish you a leggy and busty wummin for your new pad. Best of luck.
@OficialNeil
Manager of the year? Derek A? Big Terry? Stuart? My vote is Kenny S for succeeding to get into the bottom 6.
scotspatsfan
So it easy who was 2nd in Q. Good to meet you!
Club could sort 7 seats together relocating us. Will contact with options when they have them.
MWD
Moonbeams, glass raised chief.
We’ll raise another together soon enough.
PC67 ,
surely a goody bag ?!
Coat, taxi
Guys.
Thanks for the good wishes. They are appreciated. But as I said. Raise a wee glass to New Beginnings and gee CRC peace to do his quiz!
Hail! Hail!
MWD
Mwd – i will drink to that. Enjoy the new home.
Paul67
Your last paragraph caused me to drench my iPad.
This whole episode is beginning to feel a bit like sitting out the back when the neighbours don’t realise their bedroom window is open. You can hear the noises and you looked up and caught a glance at something horrific looking. It’s something you’ll laugh about later with your friends but these people really need to acquire some dignity.
Obviously you don’t live next to the Grotto.
Get these on your napper, might even keep your ears warm, just like muffs:
Jim Goodwin headphones
Miki67 ,
at least you have a certificate. Some people might think i should be certified .
MWD , you’ll need to update your handle soon . Kano 1888 coming up .
Sanna
To my good cyber friend MWD
Boat drinks mate, boat drinks…
U
MWD
Off out to raise a glass or two, or three, get a Chinese takeaway , have a few more beers , and then post some of my obscure music tastes on the blog, post CRC’s quiz.
Anyway , good to hear your news.
Evening all
The WATP question . I mind watching the Celtic Story when it came out on video in 82 or 83 and in the scenes filmed inside the stadium in Lisbon and the fans celebrating on the pitch . At one point it cuts to a guy who clearly mouths We Are The People to the camera.
I would say that by the time I was starting to be taken to matches a year later that the cry had disappeared from Celtic games- but other than rebel songs the tunes were pretty much interchangeable amongst supports which meant that YNWA was sung by most teams, we sang ‘We’ll Support You Ever More’ ( occasionally) etc.
Or maybe my memory is playing tricks on me. Anyway check that Celtic Story film for the guy giving it big licks with We Are The People.
Jimbo
MWD
Does it have a Bike Shed?
Delighted and take Care
Love
Mind an uncle of mine using wee arra peepul phrase back in late 70s. Found it strange then. Big Tim btw… A slow learner perhaps
Anyway, I’ve been trying not to get annoyed by the POTY nonsense, but I can’t help it so here’s my take. If you consider the whole thing as P(except Celtic players)OTY then it makes more sense.
Michael Higdon – better than Hooper or Stokes? No.
Leigh Griffiths – better than Samaras or Watt? Nup.
Niall McGinn – better than Commons, Ledley, Brown, Forrest or Wanyama? No.
Andrew Shinnie – Who?
So okay these OTHER players are ok. Especially McGinn who I like and was just unfortunate at Celtic I think, he is a good player. But not that good. And the rest, better than anyone at Celtic? Please.
Less than a week after the best players in Scotland (by miles) won the premier competition in the country (easily really), this is the story that the Scottish sports hacks are trying to turn into the biggest story in football. Celtic won, move on. Because they’re gutted.
It’s a scandal. But this is Scotland, and despite the accusations of paranoia being proven to be unfounded time and time again, still a halfwit (at best) like Shiels is given headlines to call us Paranoid FC. Apologies to the halfwits of the world.
Like I say, if you ignore the Celtic players then it makes more sense. And that, in my opinion, is what they did, on purpose to give other people a chance. Tainted? Now THAT is tainted for you.
To the above of a Celtic persuasion I say get out on the park and show them who the REAL players of the year are, and ask them for a look at their ‘Awards’ afterwards.
Hail Hail,
KevinBhoy.
MWD
The very best of luck in your new venture. In incidentally were you on Homes Under The Hammer? :)) Good luck kiddo.
Weefra HH.
Tynecastle late 80’s drunk fan lying on the terracing
Hey pal whit’s the score?
Nil nil says I
Hey pal who we playing?
italiabhoy@19:45 on 26 April, 2013
Drink is served at Mets games to compensate for lack of baseball.
I say drink because it doesn’t rise to the level of beer. ;)
Pogmathonyahun aka Laird of the Smiles 20:04
“Just like muffs” – brilliant
Iwouldtakea3matchbanforthatCSC
Italiabhoy
There have been several complaints about the Blue Jay fans of late…drunken rowdiness, harassing opposing players…. it seems to be mostly young people who are getting pissed at the games.
And Toronto traditionally IS a city noted for its quiet and retiring people….
But all of the problems do seem to be largely alcohol fueled.
emusanorphan
19:55 on 26 April, 2013
Leicester v Watford. Crackin 5 mins. Not sure who I want to win. Having said that Leicester play in blue. Dont like teams in blue. Well maybe Everton are alright. But naebdy else. Mon the Watfordians!
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I have a good pal, a former work colleague, who is a ST holder at Vicarage Rd. Really nice guy so….up the Hornets!!!!!!!!!!!
BadaBing
17:12
now power cuts that brings back memories
hail hail
Moonbeams,
When’s the party,I have a bottle of Aberlour that I won in a raffle gathering dust in the kitchen ;-))
yorkbhoy
20:18 on
26 April, 2013
Tynecastle late 80′s drunk fan lying on the terracing
Hey pal whit’s the score?
Nil nil says I
Hey pal who we playing?
I think that was my mate George. i’m not kidding.
MWD
Good luck for the future, hope all goes well for you and the bhoy, will raise a wee toast 2moro with the other CQN’rs.
PC67
The player of the year thing………………….who really cares , it only confirms to me that there are masses of hurting Huns out there. They despise us and this is one of a few minuscule things they can do to us. Just like Lennys ban …..hurting Huns having a pop.
They can’t touch us but, they can’t hurt us, we are unbreakable!
Just like Wishart , head of the PFA, totally gutless, only pops out to criticise Green over Sandaza when the Orcs finally rumbled him.
Got to say , much as I dislike the guy, Der bomber is the only Orc who has shown a bit of principle in the last 18 months. He left a well paid job on a point of principle and been proved correct about Green.
Hail Hail
MWD …. Bonne chance
Miki 67…. Love the cut of your jib.
Mike
In years gone by I attended a few BlueJay games. THe beer was awful.
Kevinbhoy- the whole “were miffed by the snub” thing seems like a good way for NFL to get the team fired up for the cup final
Hi Bhoys
Got 4 tickets for Sunday game spare for Celtic end, kindly donated by Smashing Milk Bottles. Face vale £25 each.
Looking for a wee donation for Wee Oscar in exchange for a very special ticket to see the Champions take the pitch against the Mothers. Understand that they will clap us on the pitch. That must hurt McCall :-)
Any takers, then email me celticrollercoaster@yahoo.co.uk?
HH
CRC
I’m not addicted to cocaine, I just like the way it smells – Richard Pryor
jimbo67
Must have been early 60’s doing ‘standard grade’ latin – we used to chant a WATP version – something populi!
For the life of me can’t quite remember – would it be: summus populi?