Michael82
07-23-2003, 10:05 AM
Are the Eagles backing down from their infamous hoagie ban?
Don't get your hopes up, but there's been a subtle softening in the team's hardline position.
The Eagles last week revealed they would prohibit fans from bringing their own food into the new Lincoln Financial Field, which opens next month.
The team, citing the 9/11 terror attack, says the ban is for security reasons. Critics, however, believe it's intended to force fans to buy the stadium's pricey concessions.
President Joe Banner defiantly said the team would "never" reverse the hoagie ban, and suggested fans who question the team's motives are being unpatriotic.
But during a press tour of the facility yesterday, both Banner and owner Jeffrey Lurie hinted that the BYO ban is not written in granite. MORE... (http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/sports/football/6363232.htm)
Don't get your hopes up, but there's been a subtle softening in the team's hardline position.
The Eagles last week revealed they would prohibit fans from bringing their own food into the new Lincoln Financial Field, which opens next month.
The team, citing the 9/11 terror attack, says the ban is for security reasons. Critics, however, believe it's intended to force fans to buy the stadium's pricey concessions.
President Joe Banner defiantly said the team would "never" reverse the hoagie ban, and suggested fans who question the team's motives are being unpatriotic.
But during a press tour of the facility yesterday, both Banner and owner Jeffrey Lurie hinted that the BYO ban is not written in granite. MORE... (http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/sports/football/6363232.htm)