This is the policy according to the club's website;
"There are a number of food and drink concessions around the Stadium but supporters are also permitted to enter the Stadium with their own food and drink. However, under the terms of the Stadium’s license, alcohol is not permitted to be brought into the Stadium. Furthermore, glass bottles/containers and tin/metal cans are not permitted under any circumstances."
There's a bit more about searching bags etc but, basically, there should be absolutely no problem if somebody is going in to the ground with sandwiches, crisps, fish and chips or any other foodstuff and plastic bottles, opened or not, of pop/water.
It seems to me that the stewards are the ones who don't know the rules and, in "Dave's" case and Big Al's the club, through the stewards, has cocked up.

The stewards are in the front line and should act as ambassadors of the club. Clearly a problem with the attitude of some of the stewards. Door supervisors are trained to deal with conflict, it seems many start the conflict in the first place.
No one expects to arrive at a ground and be confronted by a jobs worth , who for what ever reason can not or will not let common sense prevail . It reflects on the club, and the club need to sort it out.
Its not a matter of taking sides , it just need a simple rule that can be understood by the visitors to B V and more importantly the security.

I had a ruck sac with me against Hudds with a big camera in it. I did wonder what they were going to say.
1 guy was covering 4 gates so was a bit stressed but was quite happy to let me in.

Big Al had an issue?

I'm surprised that nobody mentioned this already.

As I said, think it's the club that's got the issue. Needs sorting.

Obviously there was a problem when they first brought this in, but is there a problem now?

Surely no Wakefield fans take opened bottles of water any more (or at least answer the question: Is it open, with a "No sir")
And on top of that, if you have a bottle already opened, I'd just drink it. No one is going to have two opened bottles surely.

I understand why things got out of hand originally, especially once inside the ground, but is there still a problem?

Yes Pop Tart no prob now with home fans i just think the club could clarify with other clubs so they could inform their fans before they visit us.

I got a shock on Sunday when a steward reached inside my bag and tried unscrewing my tops , I tell yee!!!

I don't think as a club we inform our supporters of the ground rules and regs of our opponents, why should we have to.
The problem is as I see it, we don't inform our own supporters in fact is suggest we may actually be misinforming them.
I sent an email ages ago (when all this "kicked off" through the clubs website as directed to by the clubs own guidelines on the website, asking for clarification as I though we were missing a trick, which has been the case.
I never received a reply.

But you've just demonstrated that there is a problem. The club website says quite clearly that you can take (plastic) bottles in to the ground - no mention of them being opened or not. So if the stewards are making an issue of this they're not following the club's policy.

In other news from The Huddersfield Daily Examiner.......... A man's hat blows off as he approaches a bus stop.

Never mind. Only a day late with your banter.