Don't Expect A Bevvy At The Match Tomorrow

Tomorrow's match is obviously a keenly anticipated event, despite the 'Sword of Damocles' 2-1 negative aggregate score against NK Domzale, defeat would see Hammers fail at their first hurdle of European footballing competition, not something the co-owners, players or fans would wish. To Thursday's game, there will be a huge amount of media attention, disproportionate to the importance of actual match itself, a loss would be damaging but not necessarily catastrophic and the match is a sell out . Which leads us to a slightly unsavory topic, much credit should be given to the owners for having managed to make many seats available at a very low cost to supporters to see the match, however the need to 'earn a buck' on every occasion denigrates and devalues the core values of the club, and the needless and it is hard to say 'false' promotion of the bar facilities at the match is essentially just cheap!
In Case you are in any doubt, alcoholic beverages are FORBIDDEN by UEFA for their competitions and as such the wonderful bars being punted, are actually 'mocktail' locations.
Whilst we acknowledge that the official ticket/season holder pack (available online) does refer to the lack of alcohol availability on the night, the information doesn't appear to be that obvious for people who aren't particularly 'in the loop'. It is to be hoped that this lack of information is not the result of some pernicious desire to 'lure' punters into a bar thinking that they could by an alcoholic drink only to find that this was not possible, by this time of course they would be unable to leave the ground to seek refreshment elsewhere.
We are not advocating the need to drink before a match as a compulsory act, however we do believe fans should be sufficiently notified in advance of the prevailing circumstances. - Ed