KrustyTheKray
President
I write this cause there is nothing more annoying and detrimental to your health than someone puffing away next to you for the entire match at Roots Hall!
I was sitting next to someone at the Hall the other night in the West Stand, (Where you are asked to refrain from smoking in this area) and for most of the first half got nothing more than someone else's tobacco smoke. I couldn't even move somewhere else as it was really packed in there.
I politely asked the chap to try and refrain, and got a tirade of abuse. Something that i've not experienced there before sitting in the c2c west stand. In the end the chap and his mate got up at half time and probably went back to the bar.
They both stank of alcohol too and were really abusive to my girlfriend as well which i found out of order. They we're also shouting and complaining to the ref at every decision that went against SUFC, even the blatant fouls that we committed got foul abuse direct at the Ref. I heard them talking between themselves and heard them say "when we bought the tickets, no one told us it was no-smkoing". (They were not regulars IMHO).
We should take a leaf out of the no-smoking policy at White Hart Lane, Tottenham. During the game there, there is a total smoking ban. Your only allowed to smoke in designated area's i.e. at the back of the stand before the game and at half time. They seem to cope with it there and they get far bigger gates. My mate who is a season ticket holder says it works a treat, and makes viewing a game far more pleasureable.
I also feel sorry for younger children at the game, and their sitting next to someone inhaling their smoke. Its wrong and needs to be stamped out totally!
All public places in New York City are a smoke free zone, and look at the amount of people that live there. The New Yorkers seem to cope and handle it. So why cant the odd few thousand that we get at the Hall cope with it? Not alot to ask is it?
Surely something can be done? Come on Scriv's pull a few strings and make Roots Hall more of a pleasure to come too.
Rant Over, Up The Blues! Cardiff Here We Come! Excellent game Tuesday night!
I was sitting next to someone at the Hall the other night in the West Stand, (Where you are asked to refrain from smoking in this area) and for most of the first half got nothing more than someone else's tobacco smoke. I couldn't even move somewhere else as it was really packed in there.
I politely asked the chap to try and refrain, and got a tirade of abuse. Something that i've not experienced there before sitting in the c2c west stand. In the end the chap and his mate got up at half time and probably went back to the bar.
They both stank of alcohol too and were really abusive to my girlfriend as well which i found out of order. They we're also shouting and complaining to the ref at every decision that went against SUFC, even the blatant fouls that we committed got foul abuse direct at the Ref. I heard them talking between themselves and heard them say "when we bought the tickets, no one told us it was no-smkoing". (They were not regulars IMHO).
We should take a leaf out of the no-smoking policy at White Hart Lane, Tottenham. During the game there, there is a total smoking ban. Your only allowed to smoke in designated area's i.e. at the back of the stand before the game and at half time. They seem to cope with it there and they get far bigger gates. My mate who is a season ticket holder says it works a treat, and makes viewing a game far more pleasureable.
I also feel sorry for younger children at the game, and their sitting next to someone inhaling their smoke. Its wrong and needs to be stamped out totally!
All public places in New York City are a smoke free zone, and look at the amount of people that live there. The New Yorkers seem to cope and handle it. So why cant the odd few thousand that we get at the Hall cope with it? Not alot to ask is it?
Surely something can be done? Come on Scriv's pull a few strings and make Roots Hall more of a pleasure to come too.
Rant Over, Up The Blues! Cardiff Here We Come! Excellent game Tuesday night!
