Smoking In Toilets

[blue b4 the moon]

Oh I know but it's easier said than done and there would be trouble the stewards didn't sign up for the minute one of them tried to remove someone (from their seat or directly from the toilets) for smoking.

I'm not sure City even have a CCTV system let's be honest, if the footage can't identify a thug throwing a cup of coins at a child, then they aren't going to be able to pick out someone who was previously spotted in the toilets 20mins prior.

Wonder how H & S would look with 6 plod stood in there?

I'd imagine they could refuse to go in due to smoke issues..... problem is fans who need a piss have nowhere else to go.

 

[bluemc]

Just let people smoke on the spirals ffs. Everyone does anyway, and non-smokers wouldn't have to walk through a cloud of smoke to go for a piss.

There are no spirals for SS3, although they could open up the turnstile doors to allow people outside for half-time, some kind of smoker's pen? Managing this so they know who is going out/coming in would no doubt create security risks though.

 

[Citizen of Legoland]

Sheer bloody mindedness prevents it mate, or is their a nailed on law that prevents the club from adopting that stance?

Manchester Council thing I think, no smoking in public buildings and their grounds. Or summat like that.

 

[Originals]

Manchester Council thing I think, no smoking in public buildings and their grounds. Or summat like that.

Yeah the whole of the etihad campus is apparently non smoking including the car parks. So anywhere in the green fencing technically

 

[MCFC Wirral]

Is there not a way to identify the offenders and deactivate their Seasoncards for three matches? This negates the need to eject them.

It’s so profoundly ignorant and selfish.

 

[WARBABY]

Bet the smokers are the ones who moan about the price of tickets.

 

[Kippaxpete]

Manchester Council thing I think, no smoking in public buildings and their grounds. Or summat like that.

As I understand it, football stadia fall under government smoking legislation from 2007 as follows.
Premises are covered by the legislation if they are: (a) used as a place of work, or
(b) open to the public or any section of the public, whether or not by invitation or on payment. The ban applies to enclosed or substantially enclosed premises.
Affected premises will include stadiums and sports grounds (as well as shops, bars, clubs, restaurants and health centres), to the extent that these are enclosed or substantially enclosed.

 

[BlueMoonRisin’]

Safe standing was introduced because several thousand defied sitting down. About time safe smoking was introduced where smokers can happily enjoy a cig well away from nauseating those that don't smoke.

 

[law74]

There are no spirals for SS3, although they could open up the turnstile doors to allow people outside for half-time, some kind of smoker's pen? Managing this so they know who is going out/coming in would no doubt create security risks though.

A few years ago we played Derby County away on a Wednesday evening and at halftime they had a fenced off area for away fans to go out and have a smoke.
Should be easy enough to arrange at the Etihad (depending on council approval), though level three might be an issue

 

[Blue Til Death]

I dont mind a bit of passive now and again, it reminds me of how much better off I am health wise and financially, having given up 30 years ago ..