Deano Blue Boy wrote: ↑Sat Aug 15, 2026 4:38 pm
Proper shame that.
Sounds like the put all their effort into the South Stand, and then couldn't be arsed with the rest.
I am in love with the Upper South bar though. Its amazing. Proper jewel in our crown. It was the reason why I decided to get my season ticket there.
When it opened I used to call the gallery in the LiverpoolOne Odeon the best bar in Liverpool.
That Upper South now gets that line out of me all the time.
My main method of avoiding the horror show of getting away from the place is stopping for a pint/coke for 45 minutes after the game. (Opening after the game was a fucking master stroke, by the way)
Cultural outing aside, I'd be keen to understand a bit more about the thought behind why a pint is deemed an absolute necessity for seemingly almost everyone at half time, when there's the high potential of missing some of the next, or end of the first, half.
I mean there could be 50 thousand patrons each getting drinks and food all in a 15 minute 'hydration break' - what kind of venues service this volume in a confined area without queues?
That's almost 100 patrons served every second.
(assuming it takes 5 minutes to get up/down the stairs etc, more per second given the crowd arriving at roughly the same time)
Wouldn't you just have one pre match, and be able to wait until the 90 is up? One in 5 goals are scored 5 minutes either side of half time.
I can understand the requirement for toilet facilities and them having a valid high use / demand.
Football being a quasi-religious experience I can understand the ritualistic nature of the process.
Cods wrote: ↑Fri Aug 14, 2026 9:36 pm
I've not had it confirmed, but apparently in one of the gents the hand dryer is situated centimeters from the urinals.
A fan reported that using the far-right urinal activates the dryer, creating an "awkward" situation where one might dry their hands next to someone using the facility.
"Do you want to be using the urinal and have another human blasting your bits with insanely hot air?"
Someone should have a manifesto addressing this specific issue!
Cods wrote: ↑Sat Aug 15, 2026 10:28 pm
Cultural outing aside, I'd be keen to understand a bit more about the thought behind why a pint is deemed an absolute necessity for seemingly almost everyone at half time, when there's the high potential of missing some of the next, or end of the first, half.
I mean there could be 50 thousand patrons each getting drinks and food all in a 15 minute 'hydration break' - what kind of venues service this volume in a confined area without queues?
That's almost 100 patrons served every second.
(assuming it takes 5 minutes to get up/down the stairs etc, more per second given the crowd arriving at roughly the same time)
Wouldn't you just have one pre match, and be able to wait until the 90 is up? One in 5 goals are scored 5 minutes either side of half time.
I can understand the requirement for toilet facilities and them having a valid high use / demand.
Football being a quasi-religious experience I can understand the ritualistic nature of the process.
But it's the game!!
Not your point I’m sure but I actually wanted some chicken
They should just allow us to drink in the stands tbh
Good point, it’s mad that you can’t, what’s the difference between a football fan and a rugby or cricket fan ? In all other spectator sports you can take alcohol to your seat, the current rules mean people end up necking it quickly to get back to their seat.
Escalator wrote: ↑Sun Aug 16, 2026 6:19 am
Good point, it’s mad that you can’t, what’s the difference between a football fan and a rugby or cricket fan ? In all other spectator sports you can take alcohol to your seat, the current rules mean people end up necking it quickly to get back to their seat.
No problem drinking culture in the making there...
Escalator wrote: ↑Sun Aug 16, 2026 6:19 am
Good point, it’s mad that you can’t, what’s the difference between a football fan and a rugby or cricket fan ? In all other spectator sports you can take alcohol to your seat, the current rules mean people end up necking it quickly to get back to their seat.
It's clearly a class thing.
Football fans are still viewed as working class scum, whereas the refined ladies and gentlemen who watch rugby and cricket can obviously be trusted to enjoy a tipple while watching their sport.
Bluedylan1 wrote: ↑Sun Aug 16, 2026 7:01 am
It's clearly a class thing.
Football fans are still viewed as working class scum, whereas the refined ladies and gentlemen who watch rugby and cricket can obviously be trusted to enjoy a tipple while watching their sport.
Same in Victorian times. They got cocaine tincture, opium and we got gin.
Bluedylan1 wrote: ↑Sun Aug 16, 2026 7:01 am
It's clearly a class thing.
Football fans are still viewed as working class scum, whereas the refined ladies and gentlemen who watch rugby and cricket can obviously be trusted to enjoy a tipple while watching their sport.
Was this discriminatory rule/law introduced during a Tory Government ? If so it’s high time to get rid and treat football fans as equals, if we can’t do that with our current PM then we never will, don’t know where Andy sits at the ground but he strikes me as the type that would like to take a pint back to his seat.
