Devils Vs Clan - League - 9th Feb 22
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From what I managed to see of the game we looked at a loss until the final 8 minutes of the game, I missed 3 of our goals due to two absolute drunken idiots who kept walking in front of me, and others at the top of block 10, took security all game to decide on of they should be thrown out or not even after one of them tried sexually harassing one of the young female stewards before first period even started.
Glad we won, annoyed I'm paying for a season ticket and still missing out due to the football drunken nature the club has attracted that seems to have an immunity to it so long as they're making money.
Glad we won, annoyed I'm paying for a season ticket and still missing out due to the football drunken nature the club has attracted that seems to have an immunity to it so long as they're making money.
No, last night the two idiots who stood next to me reminded me of when my dad took me to see Portsmouth play when I was a kid, from the moment they got into the arena it was harassment and abuse followed by pints being knocked over because they were chugging them like tap water, we actually counted how many pints they downed and we still can't work out how they managed to walk out after both of them necked 8 pints before the second period ended.
I can understand that the booze brings in a massive amount of money for the club but its gone from being family friendly to a pub crawl, if its no longer family friendly that's fine but at least get extra security in who are willing to do their job before someone is either sexually assaulted by a drunk pervert or beaten to a pulp by a fed up season ticket holder who's had enough of beer being spilt on them.
Also with beer sales maybe a wrist tag upon entry so beer is limited to a specific amount of sales, scanned each time they buy a alcohol then when it's reached that limit they are refused alcohol and have a choice of either staying and watching the game or going off into town so real fans can enjoy what they've paid to see
Also with beer sales maybe a wrist tag upon entry so beer is limited to a specific amount of sales, scanned each time they buy a alcohol then when it's reached that limit they are refused alcohol and have a choice of either staying and watching the game or going off into town so real fans can enjoy what they've paid to see
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Funny enough was talking to other fans last night about the stewards , why and how are they employing these youngsters, looks like they just come out of school or even still in school, need proper security guards on the walkway during the game, or just 1 standing looking after 2 blocks each and let the stewards do their job , advising fans to their seats etc.
I'm sure this will go down like a lead balloon, but if we ever move to a larger capacity venue (and before wannabe chimes in and says be grateful for what we have and tries to stamp out the discussion of a new rink, l'm not saying we need to move right now so calm down) drunks at the games are only going to be more common as more casual punters come to games. I've been to games stone cold sober and been surrounded by people who have made me want to get steaming if I'm honest because you'd think they were in church the way they sit there watching the game so seriously.
Yes, drunks are obnoxious and lewd behaviour is unacceptable but like covid l think some people need to either learn to live with it or prevent themselves being exposed to it, because l don't see things changing to be honest because it's income at the end of the day.
Yes, drunks are obnoxious and lewd behaviour is unacceptable but like covid l think some people need to either learn to live with it or prevent themselves being exposed to it, because l don't see things changing to be honest because it's income at the end of the day.
From the things people say on here it's pretty worrying the direction in which things are going. I really don't want hockey to be taken over by chase the egg style pissheads nor Euro style ultras. The covid situation should have made it clear to the club that stewarding is a challenge. Hopefully next season this will be dealt with either by scheduling changes or better security measures. I'm not sure I'd want to take my wife and daughters into the sorts of situation that somee are describing.
Stewards I've no problem with them being younger because this is supposed to be a family friendly environment and it's a low paying job that gives younger people a chance at earning some money, security are there to assist the stewards if things get out of hand, last night showed security didn't do the right thing by removing two people who caused problems from the moment they entered the arena.
The IAW are currently running recruitment campaign for a General Manager of the facility. The owners are now Cardiff Council and I’m pretty sure the replacement Manager will need to insure the facility is run within both the law and licensing requirements. That being not continuing to sell alcohol to people who are drunk and maintain H&S law within an arena. Its likely Corporate freebies will either become a financial headache for the Devils or better controlled. The last thing either party wants is a drunken crowd control issues that have been known and not addressed. I’m pretty sure the IAW at the beginning of next season will be a different beast for the Devils, Greenbank didn't give a monkies how the IAW was run, the Devils have had that luxury, that ship has sailed, the master is now the Council, the same Council that left the Devils in a temporary rink for many years longer than they promised & who don‘t want a hockey team or an ice rink in Cardiff.