{"id":15067,"date":"2023-02-23T17:32:59","date_gmt":"2023-02-23T17:32:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/23\/newcastle-fans-feel-targeted-by-alcohol-ban-on-trains-as-man-united-fans-allowed-to-drink\/"},"modified":"2023-02-23T17:32:59","modified_gmt":"2023-02-23T17:32:59","slug":"newcastle-fans-feel-targeted-by-alcohol-ban-on-trains-as-man-united-fans-allowed-to-drink","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/23\/newcastle-fans-feel-targeted-by-alcohol-ban-on-trains-as-man-united-fans-allowed-to-drink\/","title":{"rendered":"Newcastle fans feel targeted by alcohol ban on trains as Man United fans allowed to drink"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Newcastle supporters are outraged by an alcohol ban on trains taking them home after the Carabao Cup final against Manchester United.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Eddie Howe\u2019s side face the Red Devils at Wembley Stadium on Sunday<\/a>, aiming to get their hands on their first piece of major silverware since 1955.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\tNewcastle fans will not be allowed to drink alcohol on trains travelling back from Wembley after the Carabao Cup final\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On Tuesday night, though, London North Eastern Railway [LNER]\u00a0announced three trains heading back to Newcastle<\/a> would be alcohol free.<\/p>\n

Such ban does not affect Man United<\/a> supporters, though, with Avanti West Coast trains not taking up the same decision.<\/p>\n

The tweet<\/a> read: \u201cLNER services between Newcastle and London King\u2019s Cross on 25 and 26 February will be very busy.<\/p>\n

\u201cTrains from London King\u2019s Cross to Newcastle after 19:00 on 26 February will be dry trains, meaning no alcohol is permitted on these services.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fans have since taken to social media to express their outrage.<\/p>\n

One said: \u201cUsed to be a total joke those services home from London away games \u2013 football fans not allowed drink but p****** up hen dos are allowed to get on at York etc and cause even more bother for other passengers than football fans would.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another simply wrote: <\/strong>\u201cAnd it\u2019ll never work.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Whilst a further supporter added: \u201cRather than have a few beers, loads will now take spirits on board as they are easy to disguise. Eurostar to Euro 16 were all \u2018dry\u2019 services. Rather than have a few beers on board, I ended up doing a bottle of vodka. There are no words for the people who make these decisions.\u201d<\/p>\n

A fourth also had his say: \u201cLike many I feel this is poor judgement, in spite of the explanation. Dry trains aren\u2019t enforced in many other scenarios, e.g. race day attenders in York etc. Picking an #NUFC cup final day to enforce draconian measures is a shame, and wrong in my opinion.\u201d<\/p>\n

A tweet<\/a> from the The Football Supporters\u2019 Association (FSA) criticised the decision, saying: \u201cWe\u2019ve long been opposed to dry trains that target football fans for just being football fans on a day out.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis move from LNER for the League Cup final won\u2019t achieve much and has completely misread the mood amongst #NUFC fans, which will be celebratory regardless.\u201d<\/p>\n

LNER then responded to the tweet<\/a> themselves, stating: \u201cThe decision has been taken in co-operation with the British Transport Police to prevent any unnecessary antisocial behaviour, fuelled by alcohol. We want fans to enjoy themselves, but not at the risk of injury to other customers or our colleagues.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will have additional security and Transport Police in place at London King\u2019s Cross to assist our colleagues and manage the capacity levels on services to ensure everyone travelling with us, for football or not, gets to their destination safely and enjoys their journey.\u201d<\/p>\n

The FSA remained displeased, replying: \u201cThanks for the reply \u2013 we remain completely unconvinced by the explanation, however. If you could feed that back to the senior management at LNER, they\u2019ve got this one wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n

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