American Based blues/Baseball fans

[nelsons willie]

Can someone explain what a "tailgateting" party is? Never been to america but love reading these threads about different places

its where they watch the game outside the stadium on a tv.the tailgate of the pickup is down and all the food and drinks are put on it/a bit like city away at blackburn on the hill.the biggest is the bama colege footbal game.

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

Can someone explain what a "tailgateting" party is? Never been to america but love reading these threads about different places

its where they watch the game outside the stadium on a tv.the tailgate of the pickup is down and all the food and drinks are put on it/a bit like city away at blackburn on the hill.the biggest is the bama colege footbal game.

This from Wiki
<a class="postlink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tailgate_party" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tailgate_party</a>

Do they have TV screens outside stadiums?
It's mainly pre game and after (waiting for the traffic to die down)

City fans should organise one in the north stand car park!

 

[yankblue]

Can someone explain what a "tailgateting" party is? Never been to america but love reading these threads about different places

its where they watch the game outside the stadium on a tv.the tailgate of the pickup is down and all the food and drinks are put on it/a bit like city away at blackburn on the hill.the biggest is the bama colege footbal game.

This from Wiki
<a class="postlink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tailgate_party" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tailgate_party</a>

Do they have TV screens outside stadiums?
It's mainly pre game and after (waiting for the traffic to die down)

City fans should organise one in the north stand car park!

You should mate tailgates are a great time!

A couple of hours before the game, get everyone together in the parking lot. Bring lots of beer and a grill, and then cook up some food and have a couple beers. We always get music going and play some games too. Most people who tailgate have tickets and go in the stadium but some don't and they just watch outside the stadium. Great time!

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

its where they watch the game outside the stadium on a tv.the tailgate of the pickup is down and all the food and drinks are put on it/a bit like city away at blackburn on the hill.the biggest is the bama colege footbal game.

This from Wiki
<a class="postlink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tailgate_party" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tailgate_party</a>

Do they have TV screens outside stadiums?
It's mainly pre game and after (waiting for the traffic to die down)

City fans should organise one in the north stand car park!

You should mate tailgates are a great time!

A couple of hours before the game, get everyone together in the parking lot. Bring lots of beer and a grill, and then cook up some food and have a couple beers. We always get music going and play some games too. Most people who tailgate have tickets and go in the stadium but some don't and they just watch outside the stadium. Great time!

Sadly it would not be allowed. There is a ban on drinking alcohol in public areas within a mile of the stadium on match days - if you buy alcohol from Asda across the road and are walking in the street with it still unopened, you can be asked to prove you live near to the stadium and are walking home with it! Otherwise it would / can / may / will be confiscated.

 

[CELTICRORY]

Was born in SF, love the Giants

 

[yankblue]

This from Wiki
<a class="postlink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tailgate_party" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tailgate_party</a>

Do they have TV screens outside stadiums?
It's mainly pre game and after (waiting for the traffic to die down)

City fans should organise one in the north stand car park!

You should mate tailgates are a great time!

A couple of hours before the game, get everyone together in the parking lot. Bring lots of beer and a grill, and then cook up some food and have a couple beers. We always get music going and play some games too. Most people who tailgate have tickets and go in the stadium but some don't and they just watch outside the stadium. Great time!

Sadly it would not be allowed. There is a ban on drinking alcohol in public areas within a mile of the stadium on match days - if you buy alcohol from Asda across the road and are walking in the street with it still unopened, you can be asked to prove you live near to the stadium and are walking home with it! Otherwise it would / can / may / will be confiscated.

Wow! I didn't know that, but it makes sense. I was over for the spurs game last month and my friend and I looked high and low for a place to get a beer, we didn't understand why we couldn't find anything till we stumbled across mary d's!

Is the ban due to football violence/hooliganism?

 

[unlikelyfan19]

You should mate tailgates are a great time!

A couple of hours before the game, get everyone together in the parking lot. Bring lots of beer and a grill, and then cook up some food and have a couple beers. We always get music going and play some games too. Most people who tailgate have tickets and go in the stadium but some don't and they just watch outside the stadium. Great time!

Sadly it would not be allowed. There is a ban on drinking alcohol in public areas within a mile of the stadium on match days - if you buy alcohol from Asda across the road and are walking in the street with it still unopened, you can be asked to prove you live near to the stadium and are walking home with it! Otherwise it would / can / may / will be confiscated.

Wow! I didn't know that, but it makes sense. I was over for the spurs game last month and my friend and I looked high and low for a place to get a beer, we didn't understand why we couldn't find anything till we stumbled across mary d's!

Is the ban due to football violence/hooliganism?

I think it does. I understand the risk is not worth it. I just look at some of the financial problems a lot of clubs have these days in the UK, and think about HOW MUCH MONEY organizations make from beer sales at sporting events in America and can't help but wonder if that would help clubs bring in match day revenue. I am not claiming to know the economics of it, I just can't help but wonder. I mean, I normally spend at the very least $20 dollars on beer every time I go to a professional event. Let's say 15,000 of 47k people attending a city game would spend £10 on drinks. (I am trying to keep the numbers low to be somewhat realistic) That's £150k a game right there. Then lets just do the 38 league games. Your looking at £5.700.000 more a season in revenue. Honestly I bet the numbers would be higher than that.

*edited to fix spelling

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

Sadly it would not be allowed. There is a ban on drinking alcohol in public areas within a mile of the stadium on match days - if you buy alcohol from Asda across the road and are walking in the street with it still unopened, you can be asked to prove you live near to the stadium and are walking home with it! Otherwise it would / can / may / will be confiscated.

Wow! I didn't know that, but it makes sense. I was over for the spurs game last month and my friend and I looked high and low for a place to get a beer, we didn't understand why we couldn't find anything till we stumbled across mary d's!

Is the ban due to football violence/hooliganism?

I think it does. I understand the risk is not worth it. I just look at some of the financial problems a lot of clubs have these days in the UK, and think about HOW MUCH MONEY organizations make from beer sales at sporting events in America and can't help but wonder if that would help clubs bring in match day revenue. I am not claiming to know the economics of it, I just can't help but wonder. I mean, I normally spend at the very least $20 dollars on beer every time I go to a professional event. Let's say 15,000 of 47k people attending a city game would spend £10 on drinks. (I am trying to keep the numbers low to be somewhat realistic) That's £150k a game right there. Then lets just do the 38 league games. Your looking at £5.700.000 more a season in revenue. Honestly I bet the numbers would be hire than that.

Well officially the word will be it was to prevent drunkeness / violence, but the cynic in me has always said it is to entice fans into the stadium earlier to drink the over priced piss water they serve.
Funny how drinking around the stadium in public is banned - yet, wait a minute, lets have 'City Square' outside the ground serving alcohol pre and post match!! So it's OK to drink in public as long as you buy the beer from City!!

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

I mean, I normally spend at the very least $20 dollars on beer every time I go to a professional event. Let's say 15,000 of 47k people attending a city game would spend £10 on drinks. (I am trying to keep the numbers low to be somewhat realistic) That's £150k a game right there. Then lets just do the 38 league games. Your looking at £5.700.000 more a season in revenue. Honestly I bet the numbers would be hire than that.

The difference between football and what you are watching in the US, is you are drinking whilst watching the game too.
In football grounds in the UK, bars are open 2 hours before the game and half time (can someone confirm if they remain open during the first half - im always watching the game!!). You cannot drink and watch the game at the same time from your seat.
That reduces the amount fans would spend in the stadium and they are more likely to drink in a pub beforehand and getting into the ground at the last few minutes.

Comparing that to games in the US that are much longer and you can drink whilst in your seat, the revenue intake in the UK will be vastly reduced.

 

[unlikelyfan19]

Wow! I didn't know that, but it makes sense. I was over for the spurs game last month and my friend and I looked high and low for a place to get a beer, we didn't understand why we couldn't find anything till we stumbled across mary d's!

Is the ban due to football violence/hooliganism?

I think it does. I understand the risk is not worth it. I just look at some of the financial problems a lot of clubs have these days in the UK, and think about HOW MUCH MONEY organizations make from beer sales at sporting events in America and can't help but wonder if that would help clubs bring in match day revenue. I am not claiming to know the economics of it, I just can't help but wonder. I mean, I normally spend at the very least $20 dollars on beer every time I go to a professional event. Let's say 15,000 of 47k people attending a city game would spend £10 on drinks. (I am trying to keep the numbers low to be somewhat realistic) That's £150k a game right there. Then lets just do the 38 league games. Your looking at £5.700.000 more a season in revenue. Honestly I bet the numbers would be hire than that.

Well officially the word will be it was to prevent drunkeness / violence, but the cynic in me has always said it is to entice fans into the stadium earlier to drink the over priced piss water they serve.
Funny how drinking around the stadium in public is banned - yet, wait a minute, lets have 'City Square' outside the ground serving alcohol pre and post match!! So it's OK to drink in public as long as you buy the beer from City!!

I would say drinking in a stadium watching a football match might not be as fun as baseball though. Football you have be invested in the game constantly, which is great but you don't want to leave to get beer and food. Baseball is fun because it's long with a lot of breaks. You can just sit and chat while eating good food for 3+ hours. Hotdogs, Nachos, Peanuts, Beer, Beer, Beer. Baseball is probably what conditioned Yanks that go to sporting events, be a little more passive through sporting events. I would still go to a football match any day over anything else in a heartbeat. Baseball is just fun as a day out.