Birmingham City supporters will soon be able to drink alcohol in the stands at St Andrew’s as part of a trial in the Women’s Championship. The scheme, which begins later this month, also includes Bristol City, Newcastle, and Southampton.
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00:00Birmingham City supporters will soon be able to drink alcohol in the stands at St Andrews
00:08as part of a trial in the Women's Championship.
00:11The scheme, which begins later this month, also includes Bristol City, Newcastle United
00:17and Southampton.
00:19The current ban on drinking alcohol in sight of the pitch applies to the top five tiers
00:23of the men's game, but not to women's football.
00:27The trial will allow fans selected women's matches to consume alcohol while watching
00:31the game.
00:33Nikki Dossett, CEO of Women's Professional Leagues Ltd, explained the reasoning behind
00:39the initiative.
00:40I think our fan base and the behaviour is different to the men's game and I think ultimately
00:45it's about being able to give our fans choices while obviously maintaining the safety.
00:51Each club will take part in the pilot for four or five home games in the second half
00:56of the season.