Health and Safety Issues

Outback Ozzy · 05-09-2004, 13:40

Just a quick gripe. Yesterday at the Woking game, and at previous games, I have had bottle tops removed from plastic bottles (which is the case at all grounds for safety reasons). However, imagine my horror to discover that cans of pop had been brought onto the ground (by persons working for ASFC) and worse still, a steward had a 2 or 3 litre bottle of pop in a carrier bag.
Its all very well informing the catering crews, who IMO do a decent job, the rules of the Football Association, but surely, the ground stewards should also be informed for future reference. I can imagine supporters who have cans etc removed from their person seeing something like that, there will be uproar and rightly so.
P.S. I did point out the error of the stewards ways to Senior Stewards.

KIPAX · 05-09-2004, 14:33

Stewards are there as stewards and not as fans therefore dont come under the same rules. I dont know exactly why your not allowed to have tops on your bottles but whatever the reason I am guessing this doesn't apply to stewards.

Just my thoughts

Mik Griff · 05-09-2004, 15:09

I got bottletops up at York. its bloody mad.. If anyone wanted to throw them.. surely they could throw the bottle instead? lol.

baldy · 05-09-2004, 16:06

the reason is kipax is that people can refill the bottles with urine and put the bottle top on then use it as a missile

but if there isnt a top on by the time its reached the person who it being thrown at there will be nothing in the bottle

weird i no but .............

KIPAX · 05-09-2004, 16:09

Then my point is validated. Surely this does not apply to stewards.

Smiffy16 · 05-09-2004, 16:16

I agree with you KIPAX

Shurm · 05-09-2004, 19:41

i take my own tops with me hehehhehe I hate flat pop !!!!!!!!!!

Tin Monkey · 05-09-2004, 20:14

Being a veteran of many Donnington Rock Festivals, I can assure you that a bottle of urine isn't empty by the time it hits you on the head, so the bottle top issue seems a bit daft.

Added to that, Morecambe didn't remove the tops either.

rishton · 05-09-2004, 20:44

You are not given bottle tops for safety reasons, yet what is to stop you throwing coins, which must people will have or taking your own bottle tops in and i know one or two take their own bottles in and nothing is done to stop this.

Smiffy16 · 05-09-2004, 20:48

It's all a stupid idea really but for heaven's sake it's a bottle of pop if you didnt want to drink it you wouldnt buy it.........come on...

WillowTheWhisp · 05-09-2004, 20:58

but you may not want to drink it all at once and putting a top on not only prevents it going flat it also stops nasty things from falling into it. Wasps being a good example. We caught half a dozen wasps in a coke bottle one day recently.

rishton · 05-09-2004, 21:04

Not only can you use coins etc to caiuse injury, but at some grounds allow you to keep the tops if the bottles. Whilst i admit that if you buy it you are going to want it, but i like to have it to drink throughout the game aand i don't like flat pop.

Smiffy16 · 05-09-2004, 21:05

well if your not thirsty then dont buy it............

I just can't see what all the fuss is about

rishton · 05-09-2004, 21:11

I am not saying i am not thrust but i prefer to not to drink it all at once and don'yt like falt pop

Smiffy16 · 05-09-2004, 21:13

I posted at the same time as you Rishton and never got time to read your post before I posted......