Stoke City fans could see butties and beer on the menu for early away-days

“Warren-lloyd, what is your problem! This isn't quite a big brother state just yet where we are forced to do as we are told! If night workers want a pint, who are you to tell them that they shouldn't. If a regular 9-5 worker goes for a pint after work, is that wrong? Because its the same thing! Nightworkers life is upside down from what a regular day time workers is so just because being up all night and wanting a pint at 7am may seem wrong to you it is not wrong for a night worker!

And as for this story I really dont see the problem. This is still a free country and the folk who are going out to get really smashed can do so anyway so opening this pub up first thing will make no difference whatsoever other than offer a service to people that choose to use it!”

“thank you timbstoke, for finally writing something intelligent about this article !”

“thank you timbstoke, for finally writing something intelligent about this article !”

“Too much steak isn't healthy. Too much chocolate isn't healthy. Too much water isn't healthy. Too much exercise isn't healthy.

Too much ANYTHING isn't healthy. Why is drinking at 7am less healthy than it is at 7pm? And who are you to make that decision on everyone else's behalf?

If someones behaviour while drinking is a problem, we have perfectly good laws in place to deal with that. If the early opening hours end up being used constantly, rather than just for away matches as the article mentions, and these new hours have a detrimental effect on the area, the council and police are able to petition for the hours to be reduced again.

Until then, I genuinely don't see the problem with this. Whenever I've popped into Wetherspoons at 8am after a night shift, there's maybe 3-4 people in, usually having breakfast and a coffee. Often, I'll join them - I'll only have a beer if it's the last in a run of night shifts, and I'm planning on being up and about all day. Opening a pub at 7am isn't going to make every alcoholic in the city set their alarms early - the ONLY time it's going to be busy at that hour is when there's an early away match that's a good few hours away, and the ONLY difference it's going to make in those circumstances is that travelling fans will be having a pint and a bacon butty in the pub, rather than loitering on the street outside smoking and chatting with a can of beer. I know which option I'd choose if I lived next door.”

“No timbstoke, no one, not even night workers should be drinking at 7am after staying up all Night, can't be healthy at all, and as camband points out, night working brings its own health risks, that some unions have pointed out for years to employers. Hear some night workers go on about this hear, you would think they were forced to work 7 days a week, 365 days a year, when most work only 4 nights a week if truth be known. The facts are that alcohol is NOT a staple of life, its not needed to be taken everyday or even at all,is a very real danger to people health and a problem in this country. The hours that I bring forward in my posts are more relaxed then we had post 2005 when old ones were changed, allowing people to drink publicly at a time when it can be offered, controlled and allowing all who want to drink time to do so.”

“Just so I understand you warren:

Drinking alone at home at 7am - fine

Going for a quick one after work with your workmates to socialise and wind down before bed - disgusting and indicative of an alcohol problem?

Did I get that about right?”

“by muzzer57
"When I finish work at 6am the only place for me is bed, anyone wanting a drink at that time has one serious problem."
That's right -they can't get a drink.

Anyone who has to work nights has a problem too. Latest medical research shows it causes far more long term serious health issues than originally thought.
Yes, we need night workers in the modern economy -but those who do these night shifts should get far higher pay scales to compensate for the future health problems -some of those problems of a deep long lasting psychological nature.
The Unions should get on board with this most recent, and under reported research.”

“And if you think about it, a bit of forward planing and you can get some supping in after work, even the poor old night workers. Get your'sen wom' where you can relax with with a few cans from the fridge, and a watch of Daybreak with that bloke who use to sing very high and do 'Songs of Prise'. I mean, if you can't work that out, you are as bad as the drunks (mostly unemployed) who want the pubs open at 7 in the morning.”

“Kenny 95, any time between 10am and 10.30pm from offsales (restricted on Sundays to the 6 hours opening larger shops have to adear to), 10am and midnight, at landlords discretion in pubs, bars, restraints and cafes that are licensed and opening time until 2am in night clubs. Thats 7 days a week, all year round and at license holders discretion.”

“When I finish work at 6am the only place for me is bed, anyone wanting a drink at that time has one serious problem.”