Swindon Town is set to ban Smoking

[Scot Munroe]

from every part of the stadium from the beginning of January. This will cover the Terraces, Dugouts, The Winners Lounge. It looks like Smokers will be offered passes so they can leave the ground for a quick smoke.

[Rich Pullen]

from every part of the stadium from the beginning of January. This will cover the Terraces, Dugouts, The Winners Lounge. It looks like Smokers will be offered passes so they can leave the ground for a quick smoke.

Sounds like a logistical nightmare! But at least they've given smokers the option.

[yeo]

sounds an ideal way for the lads to have a half time scrap.

[red macca]

so they are banning smoking in public,now i know im a thick cunt but if they let you go for a fag am i right in thinking it will still be in a public area.think its fucking stupid i agree we should have areas for this but a complete ban is fuckin retarded

and to save me posting again later arriba i disagree with your argument

[Arriba]

i'm for an area for the smokers to smoke.but not the concourses.
and i wouldn't have implemented a ban mid season either.i think its unfair on season ticket holders who smoke

[jayohaitchenn]

so they are banning smoking in public,now i know im a thick cunt but if they let you go for a fag am i right in thinking it will still be in a public area.think its fucking stupid i agree we should have areas for this but a complete ban is fuckin retarded

and to save me posting again later arriba i disagree with your argument

As far as I know it will be ok to smoke outside.

In scotland and New York, smokers congregate outside bars and restaurants so should be ok.

tbh, I'm a smoker and I reckon I can last 105 mins without smoking. Extra time and penalties would be a bit of a struggle though!

[pauld]

Which is precisely the point that all supporters groups made to them on Monday when they met the club - but the club decided to ignore the consultation with fans and go ahead anyway, citing the "evidence" of a vote on the website which most people couldn't find much less vote in.

[jayohaitchenn]

can't really blame the club for this one Paul. There will be a unilateral ban 6 months later anyway.

[fatbury]

Im all for it .. good job Kingy aint here now  :doobie:

[jayohaitchenn]

can we ban fatbury next?

[janaage]

Designated areas are ok with me as a non-smoker.

This world's going crazy.

[my-velocity]

Great idea, one bad habit that needs to be gotten rid off.

[jayohaitchenn]

Great idea, one bad habit that needs to be gotten rid off.

Personally, the "habit" that riles me is poor spelling and/or grammar.

And fat people.

[pauld]

can't really blame the club for this one Paul. There will be a unilateral ban 6 months later anyway.

Exactly (erm, except this is a unilateral ban, I think you mean a natiownide ban imposed by the government 6 months later) so why jump the gun and risk alienating smokers and especially some of the older fans now when they could wait 6 months and blame the govt? And what's the point of consulting fans' groups if they're then going to ignore that? The blame lies in the way they've gone about it.

[Piemonte]

I'm going to smoke my season ticket in protest