Garden supper this evening. Would it be reasonable to suggest that guests might leave the table for the football?

[LemonRoses]

We have a ten people arriving for supper this evening. We plan to eat on the terrace, with a 7pm start to catch the last of any sunshine. Clearly if they arrive at 7.15, have drinks and warm spiced nuts/olives then sit down to a starter of crab, we’re not going to be serving the entree until well past 8pm.

I don’t know two of the couples. My guess would be that three, maybe four, of the men would want to see the match. I don’t think most of the women would be particularly interested.

My problem is I wasn’t aware there was a football match this evening and I rather suspect some guests will want to see it.

Do we;

• open the doors so people can pop in and out?
• suggest those that wish cut their food at table and then eat of their knees with a fork whilst watching the television?
• suggest we watch together later?
• not mention to football and hope nobody else does?
• arrange regular update messages from someone who is watching?

If a match is at 8pm, what time will it finish? Should we defer eating until after the match but add in more substantial canapés?

Is that right? Unless you have actively stalked and doxxed as some on another social media site have done - including trying to access my children's social media, then how on earth can you possibly know what is and isn't true?

I very rarely manufacture anything - but that's much less fun to spread around, isn't it? Not sure why the need to descend into unpleasant gossip

I was going to say that this sounds like the group of very over invested posters from another site who posted clues to the OP identity previously (and it was allowed by the mods of that site).

I think you do indulge in a fair amount of teasing and pretentious behaviour @LemonRosesbut; but if I am correct, those unpleasant people are flooding the thread with their faded in jokes about sheep, fairy lights and pretend concern about medical advice. They must be so bored by trolling here and obsessing about you now.

Name changed for this obviously.

I'm glad it all went well op.

@Britneyspurs - I’m not involved with a group from another forum and I’ve no interest in being part of the group or finding out anything about them.

I have a policy of believing every story that I find enjoyable and praying the bad stories are not true. It makes my world happier and these things have no bearing on me anyway.

@Saucery

It's banned on Google. It's only available on the dark web - such is its potency