Could it be that people stand at the edges close to the yellow lines in order to have easy access to their beloved beer? We're in the North Stand and we're fed up of continually getting up down up down up down so the ale cans can service their alcohol habit. Having consumed copious amounts we then start again...up down up down up down to let them out to have a pee. If I can do without a fag for an hour and a half surely the alkies can manage without ale. Perhaps the answer would be to close the bars when the game is on and ban beer from the terraces in the way football does it.

It happens in football because of the large hooligan element.

In the South stand, if everyone was spread out evenly, it wouldn't take that much effort to get to the bar. The only place you find any problems now is when you get to the edges. It's common sense all round really, but people want to make it easier for themselves and to hell with everyone else.

I think closing the bars during play is not a bad idea. Banning alcohol from pitchside I see no reason for.

Would the large queues not run into a problem after 15 minutes when the bars shut for the second half with a hundred or so people having not being served? More staff and tills maybe?

You must be on a wind up. First fags are banned, swearing frowned upon, now beer. Going to the match will soon be like a day out with the Mormons.

Incorrect.

We stand in the middle under the gantry and it's just as bad there.

What I mean is the edges of each block. Getting through the middle of each block is easy, plenty of room, but when you get closet to the yellow lines, it's much tougher to find a gap to get through.

That's the case where I stand near the drums anyway

Bingo. I often think of that and don't understand the problem.

Let's say the bars are open for 2 hours and minimum wage for under 18-21's is £4.83. Let's say gross margin on a £3.00 pint is 40%. Selling just 8 more pints in two hours would cover the cost of an additional member of staff for the period.

Understood.

I've always wondered if Heathcoates work like a recruitment agency with their staff. In other words, the member of staff gets £4.83, but the club have to pay more than that per person. The club don't employ the staff as far as I'm aware.

But otherwise, you're right. One more till on each bar would do the trick, as the main bottleneck seems to be the staff behind the bat who pour the drinks in to plastic cups. As I was buying a pint on Sunday, the person who served me poured a new one, when there was a good 15 single pinters already prepared behind him

I understood it was like a concessionary outlet where Heathcotes pay WWRLFC 'rent' for the pitch then a share of profits. I just wonder how much revenue is lost due to excessive queues and people "giving up" like I do. It's not just a problem at Warrington either.

I'm not sure the bottle neck is the staff waiting to use the till, but more the amount of people who can be served simultaneously.

Just in case I get the "why do you want to drink at the gound anyway" I don't advocate getting vexed at the game personally, but I do like a pint in the first and second halves.

I queued for 10 mins only to be asked for ID once, i was 29 at the time? ? Had none on me either
a sausage roll just isn't the same

although i used to drink i was in the east stand on the end and had the same trouble but it was kids goin the loo and for sweets etc just part of life i moved to the middle of the row and told the said kids to go the other way as they were nearer that exit sorted the problem

tell me about it, i was taken aback and why would i carry I'd ?
Granted i have a baby face but I'm 6ft 1 and broader than a bus ?

I didn't get one of the jobsworth kids and got a manager or supervisor of some sort i reckon