Cosgrove: Bringing Back Bevvy Would Be Licence to Thrill

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Byline: Stuart Cosgrove

FORGET the Old Firm's move to England and the Executive's Sectarianism Summit, at last there's a campaign I can unreservedly embrace - Bring Back Bevvy.

Over the last few days,there has been a gathering momentum to relax the laws that govern alcohol at football matches.

The campaign has the formidable support of the MP Brian Wilson,nowa director of Celtic,and Rangers chief executive Martin Bain.

Who would ever have thought the amber nectar would unite green and blue?

I have always believed the laws restricting alcohol at football were disproportionate to the problem. But I cannot deny there wasa serious problem in …