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Looking for 1 spare for St Mirren on Saturday if any going @AFCspareTickets
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RT @AberdeenFC: We couldn't have done it without you.
Thank you for unbelievable support at Hampden. You pushed us right to the very end.…
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It’s done. 20 League Titles, 8 FA Cups, 10 League Cups, 6 European Cups.
@LFC the best team in England is Scouse.
#NikeFootball

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To the Scottish lawmakers,
The alcohol ban in Scottish football is long overdue to be lifted.
In practice, the ban causes fans to drink more before games than if they could drink at the game. It causes fans to rush their drinks and consume more in the limited time they have in the pub or on the supporters bus. The crowds then arrive from all over the place minutes before kick off.
We believe fans should be able to drink at their seat. Any area or time restriction on consumption, in practice, only contributes to drinks being rushed and larger quantities consumed.
Football fans across most of Europe are afforded the right to sit or stand with their friends watching their team while drinking a pint. It's a social occasion. Scottish fans are not any worse behaved than any of those countries, and in fact many of them see us as model supporters.
The fact that fans can drink in the pub from opening time till 14.59, but can't drink at the stadium at any time, is impossible to justify.
Millwall fans can buy pints at an automated self-service facility at their games, but Peterhead fans can't drink at their games.
The same Scots can go to a rugby match at Murrayfield or Hampden and drink, but can't if the sport on the pitch is football. The same people can go to Pittodrie and drink as long as they pay for a hospitality package.
Aberdeen fans can go to away games in UEFA competitions and drink, but can't in the home leg.
The contradictions are endless.
We guarantee that lifting the alcohol ban would see a range of benefits for all parties:
- Huge increase in revenue for clubs from drinks sales and likely increase in ticket sales from the improved matchday experience.
- Supporters would go to the ground earlier instead of at the last minute, putting them in a controlled environment which would be of huge benefit from an organisational and segregation point of view.
- Better atmosphere in the stadium during the game and pre-match, contributing to the USP of Scottish football. Fans simply sing far more with a drink in their hand, often singing for hours in the pub only to go quiet in the stadium.
We believe lifting the ban would be transformational for Scottish football. We encourage initial trial runs in the lowest category games, building up to nearly all games. We expect self-policing and responsibility to prevail, but we also understand that fans are already drinking in a less controlled, less ideal way than if the ban was lifted. Family stands and specified areas can be kept alcohol free to give people a choice.
Stop thinking about the extremely small number of the highest risk fixtures, and start applying common sense to the vast majority of fixtures in every division of Scottish football.
We call on those with the power in Scotland to review their beliefs and current position, stop the exceptionalism and bring the ability to drink while watching football in line with modern, civilised countries.
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Need 3 tickets for the north stand tonight if any are going about @AberdeenFC @AFCspareTickets
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Need 3 tickets for the north stand tonight if any are going about @AFCspareTickets @AberdeenFC
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Looking for 2 spares for Dundee tonight can meet Aberdeen or in Dundee @AFCspareTickets
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𝗔𝘁 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀, 𝗶𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗲 𝗼𝗯𝘃𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗽𝗲, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝘁.
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