to think that carrying a small bottle of water should be a basic human right?

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I'm a football fan and I do understand that normal considerations given to human beings don't apply to us, due to the actions of a few, but really.

The Football, League have a rule that lids have to be removed from plastic bottles before you can enter the ground. You can take in a bottle without a lid, but not that easy when juggling children, tickets, bags etc.

Also, if I surrender my lid(s) at the gate, I have no portable drinks for the journey home (on away trips). There are 2 adults and 3 children in our party. To but everyone a drink at the ground is nearly £10, plus buying more on the way home and we only want tap water.

AIBU? And if not is there any point me writing a letter?

Bit of a pain but you can take in flasks.

or hide the drink in big pockets.

or take cartons.

they did this to me at the O2 arena, i guess they didn't want people to lob drinks lids at the act bonkers innit

Why have they done this?

Hide the lid

plastic lids can be used as missiles and have in fact blinded a goalkeeper in one eye.

can you take cartons? Annoying rule I agree.

Take a spare lid to put on after they've confiscated the other.

words fail me

If somebody lobs a loaded bottle of water, that is quite a missile - 1l of water weighs 1kg so the force of the throw as well makes it a pretty heavy load against the head. If they lob an opened one, the water spills out and somebody is only hit on the head by a few grammes of squidgy plastic bottle.

Sorry but YABU. They are not stopping you drink your tap water in the venue. And you can refill it and carry it home with you carefully.

And you are more than ridiculous with your title. Do you know how many people don't even have access to safe water in this world? Sigh. You're just moaning about having to juggle an open bottle for a few hours.

Am with tortilla on the unfortunate wording in the title when it's about a football match!

take a spare lid with you in your pocket if you know it is going to happen, or just fill the empty up at the tap on your way out...

I take a spare lids in my pocket. Simples.

Wateraid

What the "basic human rights" of clean water and sanitation really looks like.

are you allowed to bring juice cartons in for your dc? as that will avoid the lid issue

DON'T GET ME STARTED ON AIRPORT SECURITY MEASURES

YABU. I have seen the damage just the lid alone can do when thrown (at an Aerosmith gig). Sorry, I agree it's annoying, but when a couple of people act like wankers, they have to bring this kind of rule in.

YABU and overdramatic

Sad, isn't it, when enough people behave so badly and dangerously that they have to put such rules in place?

If football fans did not get aggressive, throw things, fights, invade pitches... and just sat there, enjoying the game, then there would never have been a need for barriers, police, refusal to allow bottle tops etc.

Most footballs fans are great. Just there for the game. My bil and neice are massive sheff weds fans and I know that true supporters hate the thugs. But when you have drunken yobs out to cause trouble - what are the clubs meant to do? They have to TRY to minimise risk and prevent trouble.

The foul minority have caused all this. It's their fault. So don't blame the club when you're thirsty. Blame the yobs.

i went to see jeff wayne's war of the worlds live, hardly an aggressive audience , yet no lids allowed.

boo fucking hoo

lol
and i really dont give a fuck about foorball fans

What Hecate said.
And use one of those 'camel back' hydrating systems in your rucsac here