I agree 48/72 hrs whichever is more than fine. I don't think that is the problem though. It's more the drinking on weekends after the match that people don't seem to like. It seems if we win and players are seen out celebrating then that's ok. However if we lose and our players are seen out getting drunk then they get slammed for being unprofessional.

THEY ARE SNEAKEY ROVERS FANS WHO HAVE NOW GOT ONE OVER ON US, DAMN THEM CHEEKY BLIGHTERS

Very good point that mate

When we played on Sundays then the 48 hour ban would have worked, now its Fridays they have the chance to go on the lash Fri, Sat , Sun anyways

It can't be that upmarket they let me in there last year. Although I was asked to leave a few hours and several pints of Coors later.
Still good call by the club imo.

Aw where did my post go?

That's a very good point too.

Good move by the club imo, The Weir bar has been the of the trouble with the drinking culture at the club, I know some of the players who drank there have left, others are still at the club. I do disagree with them banning them from going to the new years eve party, the club should have let them go on a one off occasion, since they had already paid for tickets.

The thing that concens me is that some people seem to hold the venue responsible for some of the poor behaviour rather than the players.

I am all for the club introducing a code of conduct, but for it to be effective, the players need to be on board with it. All the indication suntil this is that the players have been reseptive to the changes made, but could this have a negative effect and see some players start to rebel?

As the main group of players have left the club that were never too far away from bother, it seems a little unfair to ban all the players from a bar, unless something has happened recently.

A good move by the club.

IMHO there's no problem at all in them out for a drink after the game. It's more the antics of the last couple of years when it seems they were out on the swill all the time and the "incidents" that seemed to occur there.

They are professional sportsmen in the public eye and should conduct themselves as such.

Seems pretty pointless to me, if certain players want a drink they'll just do it elsewhere.

The club may think that the venue has become associated with being a part of the last 2 years of failure. In an attempt to break the perceived cycle of play e and then go supping in Weir they have banned the place. New start/clean break from the past and all that. Any player who rebels obviously hasn't bought into that thinking and should rebel themselves in the direction of the exit door as soon as contract commitments allow.

Or whenever they feel like it if that's their mindset.

The choice is get paid for a job, or go drinking in Weir. Not really much of a choice is it?

well done! its about time the players got a proper code of conduct. hope they can stick to it and i hope it has some impact on their performance. it doesnt state that they cant go to other bars though does it? lizard lounge will be the next local

Correct me if I'm wrong but the club hasn't even confirmed it, I doubt it's just one bar! Hopefully the ban is for all alcohol during pre season.