Smoking in ground

[Scrube]

Will smoking still be allowed in the ground now we are in the football league? Or is it up to the clubs discretion?

[Nigel Bamford]

Google is a great resource:

15 EFL stadia are smoke-free and smoking is not permitted inside the Ground.

[bamber678]

Hopefully it’s banned. Nothing worse than being in a packed holker street and all of a sudden your covered in a cloud of smoke by some inconsiderate [SwearFilter] that sparks up in the middle of everyone. Although with the roof going on that will be non smoking as well as the other 2 covers areas

[chipmunx]

it's banned in ALL of the ground as far as i know.

[mightywhite]

I sincerely hope so...as if someone can’t wait 90 minutes. Really inconsiderate in a big crowd.

[alvin]

You can't smoke with a mask on.

[Bombadel]

I think the late, great Bill hicks had an excellent spin on non smokers, only vape myself and heard that’s there is gonna be an area by the fanzone anyway

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_8FMXMgjlbM

[Roadrunner]

Maybe you could light up and then put the mask on, that would be OK

[Scrube]

In reply to Alvin, you’d take it off of course, just like if you were eating or drinking in the ground.

[alvin]

Sorry but what place do you know you have to wear a mask where you eat and drink in a bar what pulling your mask up and down ,just go and watch it at barrow rugby beer garden.

[JammyBluebird]

Sorry but what place do you know you have to wear a mask where you eat and drink in a bar what pulling your mask up and down ,just go and watch it at barrow rugby beer garden.

Since when have Rugby and Football fans been allowed to do the same things?

Football fans are put under the microscope by media more than any other sport. After the first week of fans attending, expect a full news story with photos of people breaching social distancing.

[chipmunx]

having spoken to one of the stewards at the weekend I can confirm that smoking is 100% banned in the ground. Anyone caught smoking on the CCTV will more than likely be expelled from the ground and might get banned.
I'm not 100% sure on vaping and e-cigs - but it's fairly safe to assume that is also covered by the ban.