A summit on the growing demand for the football booze ban to be overturned will take place at Hampden this Friday.
Representatives from the Scottish Football Association, football clubs and Police Scotland have all been invited to attend by organiser Scottish Labour.
The main opposition party has launched its own public consultation on the issue with party members handing out leaflets at this weekend’s matches asking for supporters’ opinions.
"It's time to end the alcohol ban in Scottish football."
Here's why in less than a minute.http://t.co/7hfQjzFZjl— Jim Murphy (@glasgowmurphy) February 14, 2015
Scottish Labour leader Jim Murphy said: “In a country where rugby fans can rightly drink and corporate hospitality football fans can rightly drink, today’s football supporters are paying for the sins and the crimes of Scottish football fans from 1980.
“We should stop criminalising football fans and stop treating them as uniquely incapable of drinking in moderation.”
The MP said the attitude towards football fans in Scotland had a degree of “a kind of class prejudice”.
Celtic fan Mr Murphy, who is teetotal, said: “It’s about treating football fans as adults and, done properly, it can improve the experience of the stands. This shouldn’t be driven by a desire of football clubs to boost their income or fleece supporters.”
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