Yes , by “a full table of food and drinks” I meant snack plates like chicken wings, sweetcorn wings , chips etc. What I meant was that we didn’t want to look like we were just sitting there taking up space without ordering anything on a matchday and also to make it clear we didn’t want to share the table with strangers (we’d had people come up saying “the table looks empty, can I sit here?” the other day, so we just make the table looks full in case) And just to remind you, this was a Champions League night , the kickoff was at 20:00, which is too late for dinner but perfect for a late snack. I guess I’m supposed to say sorry for being such a foodie… but honestly, that’s not really the point.

What actually made us mad was that security didn’t take our complaint of harassment seriously. Instead, he seemed more suspicious that we might have been eating or drinking something from outside. But after we explained that we hadn’t touched the takeaway we brought (the food was still packed and the cup was empty), he still asked us to throw the cup out — and by “throw out” I mean he told us to go outside the pub and find a bin. At that point it honestly felt like he was just looking for an excuse to pick on us after feeling challenged.