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Is the smoking ban in the CG a legal thing or just internal policy? I'm not able to attend on Sat, maybe someone could bring it up. Designated smoking areas perhaps?

There is already, its called the Townend toilets!

I usually get caught by that big fat cunt.

I just can't see the problem with say, making the Townend the smoking area full stop. Lets face it, who gives a fuck in there.

its no smoking for a reason

It's the law now I'm afraid in terms of covered/enclosed areas. We could ask about whether there's a possibility of opening up a (caged off?) gate at half time for those who can't go 2 hours without a fag, but I'd imagine the practical difficulties would be considerable. We'll ask the question though

They should make startton bank for smoking fans only.  8)

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Oh well never mind. The turnstile side of the townend is open air. It would be nice to have a legal cigarette there than hang around a pissy bog looking like a cottager!

smoking pot is worse

 Me..for one.

  The TE was designated as no smoking long before the July 1st legislation.

  Hence the big signs up at the back stating no smoking.....SBC introduced the policy into their  buildings some years ago.

  I could always guarantee some laughs when being harrassed by stewards, by pointing out to them the might be better off implementing the rules of the ground, rather than giving my hangover grief.

Brilliant idea. I'd imagine there's a fair few smokers who would take that aswell.

Yeah lets open up the stratton bank for 100 smokers, rather than sell it to 2,500 Leeds fans.

Bloody hell fellas how do you lot manage to get by on planes without smoking???  You're only in the ground for 2 hours, surely you can get by without a cigarette for that short time?

you ever smoked?

I've had a cigar or two in my time.  Does that answer your question?

Can't you lot stick some patches on or something?

we can but i end up smoking them........ its a bit weird really i can go two hours without but when you have had a drink to tend to want to smoke more.

Sounds great to me. Anyways, I asked the question and got the answer I pretty much expected from pauld. The rest is just hypothetical as it's never going to happen. But you can always rely on the miserable cunt Jan to fan the flames!

I can go two hours, no bother usually. However, throw in a load of alcohol and a game of footy and I last about 2 minutes!

"But you can always rely on the miserable cunt Jan to fan the flames!"

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I love you Melksham Red!!!

Right back at ya, babe.

The Town End toilets is a great place for a smoke.

Rubbish if you need a wee though.

smoking is so last millenium.

Agreed. Something about watching STFC makes me want to smoke heavily

Exactly - I did a 12 hour flight to SF last Nov (and back obviously) and managed fine. But it wasn't nearly as stressful as 2 hours of watching Swindon. I'm fine for League games, but cup games that go into extra time and pens (especially when we fucking miss them all) leave me gasping.

hold on why should i have my lungs polluted and smoke and shit blown at me just so you can smoke. if you wanna kill yourself so be it but don't invole me what so ever. smoking ban best thing ever. why don't you quit or would quiting take away the thing you have that you find nice in your otherwise sad sad life?

yes.

Yep, I'll second that. Not sure if my life is that sad, but I do find smoking pretty awesome.

I love smoking, particularly because it annoys cunts like you.

agree with melksham

Agree with Chubbs.

Why the fuck shouldn't I smoke if I want to in the open air ?  YES in the open air - AT FOOTBALL ?

Who is anyone to tell me I cant ?  Its legal isn't it ?

Fair enough - in the confines of the walkways under the stands - or even in the seats if there are people around who don't like it - but why the fuck should I be treated like a leper just becuase I choose - yes choose - to do something that is completely legal ?

Fucking politically correct numpties gone mad !

If you want to smoke then stay at home....happy days.

why the fuck should I ?

In an area out in the open where it is permitted what is the problem ?

Fuck me - next youll want Cider banned "coz it offends you" and you like Lager....

What about the pies ?  Ban the chicken and mushroom coz you like Steak and kidney ???

What a load of bollocks....

The only time I can agree with the ban is if they have the bollocks to LEGALLY ban smoking.....not going to happen.......

Considering that smoking is "legally banned" in all areas of the ground, your argument is pretty crap.

And before you go off on one, I'm quite happy for there to be a place for people to smoke, but the fact of the matter is the County Ground doesn't have an area that is legally acceptable for it

For what it's worth.

I am a very anti-smoking smoker. And I agree with any kind of ban/decision that may have stopped me from starting in the first place.

I'm going for a fag.

Me too.

I'm a smoker and I'm quite happy to comply with the smoking ban i.e. in the pub I go outside, in a shop I go outside, at work I go outside, at home I go outside.

The problem at football is you can't go outside.

Well you can but they won't let you back in again. How about an out of ground pass so smokers can nip out, have a fag and come back in again?
Or maybe a stewarded area outside the ground? I've heard that Reading has something like this.

I haven't been to nearly as many games since this ban came in. I wonder how many other smokers have done the same?

I am a non-smoker and couldn't care less either way HOWEVER


When you could smoke
- The pubs had a better atmosphere I found
- You didn't smell people farting in pubs
- You didn't smell toilet blocks in pubs

You still have to walk through a group of smokers to get into pubs etc so the smoking ban really doesn't do anything to be honest...

The law should have been made for "smoking pubs" and "non smoking pubs" similar to "gay pubs" etc... That way you had a choice. If you wanted a fag you could go in certain pubs, if not then go to others...

myself and 2 other smokers who i had never met before all crammed into one of the cubicles in the bogs in the kingswood...
peoples faces when we came out one by one was a picture.
 8)

haw haw

it isn't out in the open or permitted.
your arguement is a complete non starter.

Do they still have the little perspex booth for smoking when you come into Bangkok airport? Might influence my route to NZ if they do

my point is - outside the ground it is fine.....

There ARE areas inside the ground where you are still outside - depending which end you are in - so why not allow smoking in those outside areas ?

It is NOT illegal to smoke at football grounds - this is a club decision - not a legal one....

I am not arguing that I should be able to smoke wherever I want - just that there is absolutely no reason at all why there is not an area where you can go...

Must be better than all smoking in the bog !

isnt it illegal to smoke in an enclosed area? the cunty ground is an enclosed area. surely people can go two hours without a fag

Surely an enclosed area is completely covered by a roof? I dunno, I'm going for a fag.

And yes, I am aware that this argument is flawed for many reasons before some smart arse rattles their feathers.

bastard, i needed a shit at half time.

Hmmmm good point, who could i contact at the Club about getting Strongbow banned?

didn't mean it - without a fag I definitely need a pint of Bow at half time !!

Can we smoke on the bank for the Port Vale game?  :wink:  8)

no. it's a non-smoking stadium

That is the most foolish thing anyone has written in a long time

I'm not going back to a game until Fitton has lifted the smoking ban.

I thought the Bradford stand was wooden though?

Not a dig, but i thought it was. And the TE is not wooden i dont think??

Exactly. And a large collection of rubbish caught fire under the stand. Wouldn't happen with concrete.

Well I'm sorry for whatever link you have to that event.

However I think you have unnecessarily linked the town end stand to what happened in an old shitty wooden stand, which is what I thought was foolish.

My personal stance is that smoking is banned at the CG, due to legal reasons. People should get over it.

From what I understand of the law, there is hope of allowing smoking on the bank. But all the other stands have a roof and therefore its an enclosed area.

Legally yes, but the FA and FL added their own regs in on top of the law to make all grounds non-smoking once the ban came in.

Nobody's blamed Malpas (or Smith) for this yet....

I will then, I've just started smoking again after giving up for over a year ... and it's all the current regimes fault. :x