Cashless stadiums

Where do cheques come into this?

I got some postal orders for a birthday back in 92, I was hoping to use them one away day, guess it’s not Mansfield away then…

Quoted from Blundellite

Cashless I've seen it when a card machine at a busy venue breaks down/loses signal it's a nightmare and the whole system fails.....cash is king

Also,

Every home needs a landline
Vinyl records are best
Avocado green is the only acceptable colour for a bathroom
Wranglers are the height of fashion
The Bee Gees are are an exciting young band with a big future ahead of them

Quoted from GrimRob

Always was a bit of a security problem. Thousands of people turning up at a predictable time and place and parting with huge amounts of used banknotes. Although I can't recall armed robbery at any football club. A large crowd to melt into. No cash - nothing to steal.

So, in 150 years or so there has never been an armed robbery at a football match (or rugby etc) but now cash turnstiles are a risk?

Have you considered applying for a job with the Daily Mail or developing strategy for the current government Rob?

I haven't carried any cash for several years now.  I have a credit card but don't use it.  I buy everything with my debit card online, suits me perfectly as I am pretty much housebound.

It's called progress, and it identifies you to whoever's interested ie, where you've been, what you've spent, what you've bought etc. a big help in solving crime.
Downside is if you lose it as against losing money it's inconvenient to replace

Quoted from pizzzza

This is going to sound harsh but if they cannot get their head around cashless (basically tapping a card to pay for things) then they shouldn't be carrying around physical money. Cashless is absolutely a simpler method of payment.

You’re right, it sounds extremely harsh and indeed a bit pompous.

Quoted from Garth

It's called progress, and it identifies you to whoever's interested ie, where you've been, what you've spent, what you've bought etc. a big help in solving crime.
Downside is if you lose it as against losing money it's inconvenient to replace

You've only described technological progress there. The ability to transact whether cash, card or commodity, is a key cornerstone of human freedom. Wait until the CBDC kicks in along with the WHO and UN taking over every aspect of your life and you'll start to regret (very quickly) the meek acceptance of convenience in the march towards a cashless and QR code for everything society. Have the public ever had a vote on these sorts of things? The answer is no, and will always be no..

Quoted from pen penfras

Cashless pays into the hands of banks. Cash paid for the development of our country because the government created and sold it. Virtual money is created by banks and is just a way for bankers to become rich whilst we all apathetically sit at home complaining about them.

If everybody decided to use cash and bin off their credit cards, we'd have some money to fix the NHS and other public services.

What are you talking about? All money that isn't cash is credit? News to me.

Many seem happy with this cashless society were drifting towards but I'm an old cynic and trust no one.
Ignoring the fact that the days giving the grandchildren a fiver in their hands when they come to visit or dropping a pound in the tin of a homeless person or charity collector will be gone, I can see sinister implications in the future.
Who's to say your cards can't be declined if you've bought too much petrol, alcohol, junk food etc.
These lockdowns have given us a taste of how we can be controlled and given others an idea of how compliant we can all be.
I look at it from all sides. Of course I use my cards when I choose and I also use cash when I choose,  thats the whole point, choice.
But when I look and think I just see the thin end of the wedge getting thicker.