There was a huge fight in the front rows right in front of us.
Although there was no trouble that I saw, their was a different atmosphere, to my mind not a completely pleasant one. Not being much of a drinker myself I never understood the prohibition of alcohol in the stands. Now I do.I think it was the occasion and the whole Saturday night out vibe. Most people were bollocksed before they got in. It felt weird to me and I kind of wished I'd just watched at home.
Still, I didn't see any bother and everyone seemed upbeat even after the final whistle.
A typical match day is definitely much better than this. Not being able to drink in the stands makes a massive difference.
The thing is I’ve been to games in Germany where they bring beer to your seat and I’ve not once seen issues of drunkenness or fighting. It’s got to be a English cultural thing, people were intent on getting pissed up at the game, 1 guy sat near me was in such a state he forgot where he was and was just stumbling about the gangway despite quite a few of us telling/showing him where his seat was. Doubt he’ll remember getting to the stadium if I’m honest.Although there was no trouble that I saw, their was a different atmosphere, to my mind not a completely pleasant one. Not being much of a drinker myself I never understood the prohibition of alcohol in the stands. Now I do.
I think that was what lent a slightly sour note to it, purely on a personal level. There were four chaps sat to my right and they took turns going to the bar and coming back with four pints. They did it so often that at one point I started counting. I stopped after seven. So between them they had at least 28 pints. I quite enjoy drunk people having a good time, usually. Again not really being a drinker myself, I suppose I get some vicarious pleasure out of it. But it felt like they were there just to get hammered.The thing is I’ve been to games in Germany where they bring beer to your seat and I’ve not once seen issues of drunkenness or fighting. It’s got to be a English cultural thing, people were intent on getting pissed up at the game, 1 guy sat near me was in such a state he forgot where he was and was just stumbling about the gangway despite quite a few of us telling/showing him where his seat was. Doubt he’ll remember getting to the stadium if I’m honest.
I spent the entire day in the No.8 then the Brickies. The atmosphere was absolutely incredible throughout till well past the game ending. Great way to introduce my wife to it ( she is Serbian and it was her first jaunt to Tottenham ). So much love for all the fans that were there and all the fans that were amazing to her and helped make the day special despite the result. We had our first drink at 5.30am in Glasgow airport so to say we were inebriated by the time we hit our hotel room was an understatement. It was my first visit to the new ground, the sheer scale of it dominating the skyline stepping off the train, and how close it is to the High road is really just a thing of beauty
Generally I think anyone expecting there to be absolutely no issues with 63,000 fans, plus 1000s more in the surrounding pubs is living on another planet.
Overall I think the atmosphere was incredible and any problems were few and far between.
I was surprised that they hadn't closed the road as per normal tbh.I think that was what lent a slightly sour note to it, purely on a personal level. There were four chaps sat to my right and they took turns going to the bar and coming back with four pints. They did it so often that at one point I started counting. I stopped after seven. So between them they had at least 28 pints. I quite enjoy drunk people having a good time, usually. Again not really being a drinker myself, I suppose I get some vicarious pleasure out of it. But it felt like they were there just to get hammered.
Outside the stadium I was on the edge of the ‘army’ that had assembled by the No. 8 singing songs. Got a little... moistened, shall we say? with beer and didn’t mind that at all. Was all good fun (although felt sorry for the traffic that was held up). But once inside, the level of drinking just felt a little off.
Maybe I’m just being a grumpy old man. I did have a good time, just a very small bum note.
Poor planning that. Caused untold issues.I was surprised that they hadn't closed the road as per normal tbh.
I went with 11 of us. Young and old. Everyone had a great night. No problems in the middle north tier apart form the beer running out and the useless communication from the bar teams. Apart from that pre game the high road was immense. And after we all went on our way. Didn’t see any trouble at all.