{"id":12856,"date":"2016-02-18T15:56:19","date_gmt":"2016-02-18T15:56:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=12856"},"modified":"2020-09-25T10:51:33","modified_gmt":"2020-09-25T09:51:33","slug":"rugby-fans-drinking-all-day-a-nightmare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/politics-social-justice\/rugby-fans-drinking-all-day-a-nightmare","title":{"rendered":"Rugby fans drinking all day: A &#8216;nightmare\u2019?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Is the Superintendent of Police fair in his criticism of middle-aged rugby fans?<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12867\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12867\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/02\/Rugby_fans-principality_stadium.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12867\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-12867 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/02\/Rugby_fans-principality_stadium.jpg\" alt=\"Rugby fan filing out of the Principality Stadium\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/02\/Rugby_fans-principality_stadium.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/02\/Rugby_fans-principality_stadium-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/02\/Rugby_fans-principality_stadium-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12867\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12867 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/02\/Rugby_fans-principality_stadium.jpg\" alt=\"Rugby fan filing out of the Principality Stadium\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/02\/Rugby_fans-principality_stadium.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/02\/Rugby_fans-principality_stadium-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/02\/Rugby_fans-principality_stadium-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> Fans exiting the Principality Stadium after a rugby match<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Controversial comments from senior police officers, slamming drunken middle-aged rugby fans saw the social media react in furious support and criticism. We talk to the businesses in and around the Principality Stadium, the main\u00a0rugby venue in Cardiff, for a better public opinion.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking in Cardiff before Saturday\u2019s Six Nations game between Wales and Scotland, British Transport Police\u00a0said\u00a0that the middle-aged rugby fans who go on all-day drinking sessions are \u00a0a &#8220;nightmare&#8221; and a\u00a0&#8220;disgrace&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would like to film some of these people and, when they\u2019re back in their three-piece suit on the Monday morning going off to work, play the tape back to them \u2013 because it\u2019s a disgrace,&#8221; said Superintendent Morgan.\u00a0BTP Chief Inspector Sandra England further stated that these middle-aged men were a \u201ccultural issue\u201d for the Welsh people to confront.<\/p>\n<p>Simon Pitarresi, the manager of the Burger King on Queen Street, said\u00a0that they have had no trouble since the Six Nations kicked off. \u201cI don\u2019t mind match days. Loads of drunk fans, yes! But as long as they don\u2019t cause trouble, I do not care!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, the UK social media reacted angrily in hordes, as the comments by Superintendent Morgan and his colleagues sparked debates ranging from &#8216;Should the public transport system be blamed?&#8217; to &#8216;Should drinking be banned in sport arenas as in football?&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSocial media is a nightmare! As someone who has been working in Cardiff for 35 years, I can say there is no right or wrong,\u201d said\u00a0the spokesperson of a famous eatery, who didn&#8217;t want to be named.\u00a0She went on to add, \u201cThat is how it is on a rugby day.\u00a0It\u2019s their day out to enjoy and spend some money.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>What do the people think?<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Superintendent of Police lashes out against fans for their disorderly conduct<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":439,"featured_media":12867,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[429],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-12856","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics-social-justice","tag-rugby"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Rugby fans drinking all day: A &#039;nightmare\u2019? 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