Maureen T-k Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 https://www.seriousaboutrl.com/featherstone-considering-games-behind-closed-doors-banning-alcohol-22171/ Im Fev and im proud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gittinsfan Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 WOW! that's a bit drastic. However maybe just the threat of this will encourage more sensible behaviour. It might also encourage some self policing from the majority of decent fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maureen T-k Posted September 9, 2019 Author Share Posted September 9, 2019 11 minutes ago, gittinsfan said: WOW! that's a bit drastic. However maybe just the threat of this will encourage more sensible behaviour. It might also encourage some self policing from the majority of decent fans. Davide spoke to me a few weeks ago after the last trouble and told me they were thinking of playing behind closed doors, which then unfortunately affects everyone. Yes I agree with your other comments Im Fev and im proud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweaty craiq Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 Why don't you sort these fekkers out? Your stewards are useless and we are talking a few scrotes. See the good lads on Sunday, hope they sort the few bad apples out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haskey Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 I have supported Rovers for nearly 60 years , and never have I been so disgusted by our " so called" fans than this year. Please please sort it out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MADREDNIGE Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 The club are trying their damdest and if they do have to ban alcohol then they will lose revenue and spoil it for the sensible drinkers, they can't win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denton Rovers RLFC Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 17 minutes ago, MADREDNIGE said: The club are trying their damdest and if they do have to ban alcohol then they will lose revenue and spoil it for the sensible drinkers, they can't win. And losing revenue on alcohol is less than getting income from ticket sales and thus no revenue at all right? It's not the booze, it's people who have too many to drink and/or act in an unacceptable manner) so within the ground itself that means your staff are acting unlawfully by serving people who are clearly worse for wear re alcohol consumption. Banning booze sales is the easiest option, refusing people entry who are clearly tanked up is another easy option.Getting the police involved to be there to arrest those in breach of the peace would also have a direct impact on those that step outside the boundary's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Tonks Sidestep Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 Unfortunately it isn't just alcohol fuelled. Read through some of the recent threads covering the events.... Although, how many times do we hear the "...will not be tolerated" announcement and yet no action is taken? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haskey Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 What action would you take ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrtbps Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 The problem for the club is how difficult it is to police individual actions of individual fans. Having witnessed the incident on Saturday, it involved one bloke shouting abuse (I've been told since that he called an assistant ref a "black c---") and then a short scuffle after which the steward in charge of escorting the match officials to their changing rooms escorted the fan off the premises. I'm not sure what more the club could have done in preparation for that? Our fanbase, and wider society, has a minority of either outright racists, or people who feel emboldened to use racist language for whatever reason. How do you stamp that out? Giving them the option between a life ban and an educational course? FEATHERSTONE ROVERS, A GENERATIONAL LOVE AFFAIR, AND THE CALL OF HISTORY A SECOND TIME AROUND Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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