Paying to watch games in the pub

[Proposition Joe]

Just seen the big screens at Boxpark (which looks awful anyway) have all sold out despite changing £42 a ticket or £420 for a table of six. Has everyone gone insane? Who can justify dropping that kind of money to watch a game on TV? Madness.

Local breweries have all sold out within 24 hours of the final whistle (the closest one, charging £10 for nothing more than being allowed through the door, sold it's 1000 tickets inside 2 minutes of them going on sale), hopefully going to another one up the road which at least gets you a pint for the £6 entry. Feels like absolutely everything has to be monetised to within an inch of its life now.

[StillSpike]

Hoping to find a place to watch it in Perth. Probably be ok

[Dunners]

Yeah, all my local pubs seem to be charging tickets for entry. The breweries on Blackhorse Lane are all sold out too. Back in the good old days you'd just go to your local and squeeze in. Now it's pretty impossible. Is the Trades Hall or anywhere else still showing the game?

[Proposition Joe]

Dunno about the Trades Hall tbf, love the venue but never thought of watching sport there. We've got tickets for High Hill Taproom, was about the only one with any left when I was looking yesterday morning. Everywhere that was doing walk-ins now seem not to be. Not that we ever reached finals in the last 30 years but how did pubs manage previously? Don't really see why this is all suddenly an issue.

Tavern on the Hill might be an option if Trades Hall is a bust?

[Mistadobalina]

Bollox to paying for entry to watch a free to air game and having to miss half the game queuing for a pint. Definitely check that any pub saying it's showing the game actually has a decent set up - I got hoodwinked into watching the last euros final at a brewery that wheeled out a single small screen for a capacity of about 100 and there was zero sound.

[Proposition Joe]

Watched them all at home apart from the Slovakia game and almost did time after having to listen to the "fan every 2 years" people behind me calling Rice "Deccers" throughout.

[Mistadobalina]

There needs to be some sort of were you at Bradford away test for entry to some pubs for england games. Spent far too long on Wednesday having to explain why saka's goal was disallowed and I inevitably get drawn into dry tactics chat (well a high press is...) that I imagine is as tedious for the audience as it is for me.

[Long slender neck]

Whats the advantage of this?

[The Reverend]

Watched them all at home apart from the Slovakia game and almost did time after having to listen to the "fan every 2 years" people behind me calling Rice "Deccers" throughout.

People who only watch football a little bit are far more unbearable than those who don’t watch it at all.

[Dunners]

Keef just got in touch to say we can all watch it round his. He'll supply all the beer and pizzas. The bad news is that he cooks the pizzas, and the beer is all alcohol free.

[Max B Gold]

I shall be watching the game in my lounge wearing my sombrero, drinking Sangria and cheering on mi neuvo amigos all the way back to Madrid.

[Rich Tea Wellin]

Tempted to watch it at a pub but honestly get no enjoyment from watching games in pubs. If we lose it will be 1000 times worse by all the tossers. If we win it will be good but I won’t actually feel like I’ve watched the game.

[Proposition Joe]

Still remember almost getting my head kicked in when leaving the pub after our penalties loss to Portugal in Euro 2004 because I had the temerity to laugh at a joke my mate made and someone took great exception to this: "WE JUST f*cking LOST DO YOU THINK THAT'S f*cking FUNNY???" Still, least it had been free to get in.

[Dunners]

Ireland v Italy in Italia 90. We were in a Irish social club in Kilburn watching the game. Italy score and Irelandgo out. I forgot myself and laughed. I got a hostile and borderline violent reaction to say the least.

Which was no way for grown men to treat a five year old.

[i8ubutler]

You need to watch an England game in an Irish pub.

[Cheshunto]

Just seen the big screens at Boxpark (which looks awful anyway) have all sold out despite changing £42 a ticket or £420 for a table of six. Has everyone gone insane? Who can justify dropping that kind of money to watch a game on TV? Madness.

Local breweries have all sold out within 24 hours of the final whistle (the closest one, charging £10 for nothing more than being allowed through the door, sold it's 1000 tickets inside 2 minutes of them going on sale), hopefully going to another one up the road which at least gets you a pint for the £6 entry. Feels like absolutely everything has to be monetised to within an inch of its life now.

Totally agree Joe, absolute madness. PL fans complain about ticket prices yet these fans are paying £42 to sit in some tin box shipping container thing plus probably paying £8 for a beer which if England score gets chucked up in the air over everyone
Still if people are happy to pay then good luck to whoever owns the Boxpark

[Hoover Attack]

The bad news is that he cooks the pizzas, and the beer is all alcohol free.

And he’s staying in.

[Hoover Attack]

£40 to throw a £10 pint in the air if England score. F*ck right off.

[BIGRON]

Watched the semi final in my local , it was absolutely heaving and about 80% of the punters I've never seen in there before, the landlord reckons I need to be in there by 6 on Sunday or I won't get a seat and he may even have to refuse entry , bollox to that I'll watch it at home .

[Max B Gold]

Watched the semi final in my local , it was absolutely heaving and about 80% of the punters I've never seen in there before, the landlord reckons I need to be in there by 6 on Sunday or I won't get a seat and he may even have to refuse entry , bollox to that I'll watch it at home .

Relax. Follow the landlords advice and you will be fine. Enjoy the game.

[Dunners]

Watched the semi final in my local , it was absolutely heaving and about 80% of the punters I've never seen in there before, the landlord reckons I need to be in there by 6 on Sunday or I won't get a seat and he may even have to refuse entry , bollox to that I'll watch it at home .

Whereabouts is this, Ron? Our local is accepting walk ins (I can't believe I'm even saying this) as all tables and seats are reserved, but no way am I going to stand up in a pub for 2 hours before kick off.

[Hoover Attack]

You can’t go local, I’ve already got you a pair of Boxpark tickets with a £100 pre- loaded drinks card.

[LPE]

Watched the semi final in my local , it was absolutely heaving and about 80% of the punters I've never seen in there before, the landlord reckons I need to be in there by 6 on Sunday or I won't get a seat and he may even have to refuse entry , bollox to that I'll watch it at home .

This. Some of these 80% then have the temerity to say it’s so busy or there isn’t enough staff on, or bitch they couldn’t secure a seat. Then aren’t seen again for 2 years.

[Currywurst and Chips]

I was offered a walk in (in South London) some friends are going to

The caveat is they are getting there at opening time (11:30) and spending the entire day there

[LPE]

I was offered a walk in (in South London) some friends are going to

The caveat is they are getting there at opening time (11:30) and spending the entire day there

What could go wrong!

Turners in Wapping opens at 16:30 if anyone is interested. Walk in’s only. Huge beer garden with big screens. Bar outside too.
BBQ from 17:00.