The World Famous City Ground - Home of the PROPER WORLD‘S OLDEST LEAGUE CLUB

[Morpeth]

Why should you pay so much, though?

The bars at my local side serve cracking quality local Biers for the equivalent of £3.80 a pint.

I cannot believe Forest could not do similar, if they wanted to?

Well they could definitely subsidise the cost and find a level that sells the most units for the highest overall level of profit but it’s not the price that’s the issue judging by the comments.

For what it’s worth, I’d pay even more money for decent beer which even outside a football ground would be a couple of quid more than a pint of Carling. Many would too.

 

[YellowBelly Red]

In over 40 years going to the City Ground, I've spent a grand total of £2 on in house catering. They have nothing of interest to me, and certainly not at those prices.

If Wigan can offer real ale and decent pies, then we can't we?

 

[Morpeth]

In over 40 years going to the City Ground, I've spent a grand total of £2 on in house catering. They have nothing of interest to me, and certainly not at those prices.

If Wigan can offer real ale and decent pies, then we can't we?

Point proven really.

 

[Senior Flange Technician]

They let the contract to Levy PLC last year.

They're a global food supplier who have 50+ of the biggest USA stadia and arena. In the UK, they do Chelse, Villa, Cardiff, Leicester and a bunch of rugby, horse racing and other sports venues.

The Cardiff offer is one of the best in the UK.

So they know what they're doing.

But getting it all in place at Forest isn't happening yet.

So it is Levy (a compass company).

I work "with" them and they can and do make some excellent offerings , the trouble always seems to be buy in from clubs aswell as profit margins. Hopefully the new stand has some restaurant/bar areas that are open more than 40 hours a year, so they can start putting staff and equipment in place to improve everything from corporate to concourse. It's more than do-able but the club will need to buy into it, no contractor is going in on their own.

 

[Otis Redding]

I bet EM would be agreeable to Eva's Grill getting the gig in the new stand?

 

[GOBIAS]

People want to wash their hands ffs, maybe wipe their arse with actual toilet paper.

Speak for yourself

 

[REDDERS78]

Lol honestly I'd address it to the main man himself. You are far more likely to get an honest reply.

My belief is that catering is on the list but way down the list. They'd argue there's plenty of local options to help the surrounding economy, and once the new stand is built they can concentrate on building revenues through quality catering. It's all about scale for the club mate

Im not having that, I just want a drink and some handwash ffs......Nobody is asking for a wider concourse, just give a man the basics.

f*** "scale of the club" Get yasens daarn ta tesco on a satdeh n get some bleddy toilet paper.

 

[Quntib Hollox]

Maybe the issue is that the facilities are not in place to stock,prepare and serve reasonable fayre to the masses until the upgrade of the stands is carried out. As for the hygiene issues that we know about it’s the hygiene that we don’t know about behind the scenes and the total substandard overpriced shite we’ve had to put up with over the years that’s prevented me buying anything other than coffee/bovril in the last 25 years.
I’d welcome some feedback from anyone from the supporters trust if anything has been discussed and what the club intend to do to improve the whole standard of catering and match day experience.

 

[Morpeth]

Maybe the issue is that the facilities are not in place to stock,prepare and serve reasonable fayre to the masses until the upgrade of the stands is carried out. As for the hygiene issues that we know about it’s the hygiene that we don’t know about behind the scenes and the total substandard overpriced shite we’ve had to put up with over the years that’s prevented me buying anything other than coffee/bovril in the last 25 years.
I’d welcome some feedback from anyone from the supporters trust if anything has been discussed and what the club intend to do to improve the whole standard of catering and match day experience.

Driving a burger van on to the concourse would offer better quality and quicker service. If they can do it in a van, a football club can do it no matter how shit the facilities. In fact, someone could carry some hot ones in every 5 minutes from that rip off merchant opposite the TBI.

 

[REDDERS78]

Maybe the issue is that the facilities are not in place to stock,prepare and serve reasonable fayre to the masses until the upgrade of the stands is carried out. As for the hygiene issues that we know about it’s the hygiene that we don’t know about behind the scenes and the total substandard overpriced shite we’ve had to put up with over the years that’s prevented me buying anything other than coffee/bovril in the last 25 years.
I’d welcome some feedback from anyone from the supporters trust if anything has been discussed and what the club intend to do to improve the whole standard of catering and match day experience.

Theres no room to stock water? Jesus H christ Ive heard it all now

 

[Redemption]

Anyone who recalls the open air latrine and khazi block in the old Trent End will piss and shit anywhere. Toilet paper is a luxury and hand-wash?

OK Rupert.

 

[REDDERS78]

Anyone who recalls the open air latrine and khazi block in the old Trent End will piss and shit anywhere. Toilet paper is a luxury and hand-wash?

OK Rupert.

85 was my first game mate, and Ive spent most of that in A Block or Trent end. Hardly a rupert

Anyway, Ill drop it now. Hopefully next time my daughter needs a piss I wont have to hover her above the seat and she can wash the piss off her hands with soap

 

[Morpeth]

City Ground is probably working on the same basis as Howitt.

 

[sammy the snake]

Anyone who recalls the open air latrine and khazi block in the old Trent End will piss and shit anywhere. Toilet paper is a luxury and hand-wash?

OK Rupert.

what we used to do is sup 5 pints at the aviary pre match..then piss it into the latrine. Trend end got rowdy back then lol

 

[Barry]

Is it true they have TV screens now in the main stand?

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[Flaggers]

Is it true they have TV screens now in the main stand?

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Black and white apparently!

 

[forestzoe]

Black and white apparently!

Coathangers for aerials?

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[Redemption]

85 was my first game mate, and Ive spent most of that in A Block or Trent end. Hardly a rupert

Anyway, Ill drop it now. Hopefully next time my daughter needs a piss I wont have to hover her above the seat and she can wash the piss off her hands with soap

No need for tears youth, I'm only pulling your leg.

Football needs to catch up with 21st Century. It barely made the 20th.

 

[Statto]

Coathangers for aerials?

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Does work

We did it to watch the world cup in 98 on the shitty TV in the classroom when no-one was looking. But obviously that was pre-digital.

In those days a pencil would work as well, too.

 

[forestzoe]

Does work

We did it to watch the world cup in 98 on the shitty TV in the classroom when no-one was looking. But obviously that was pre-digital.

In those days a pencil would work as well, too.

I had one on a little black.n white set I got for Christmas, it had a little dial to find the channels

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[Statto]

I had one on a little black.n white set I got for Christmas, it had a little dial to find the channels

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Omg yeah! When I was about eight and allowed a TV in my room for the first time we had a shitty black and white one kicking around... It had a dial tuner.

It lasted a few weeks before I managed to convince the parents to let me have the slightly less shitty colour TV with some sort of channel memory.

 

[Master Yates]

[I know it's going over old ground but...]

If there was some kind of loyalty scheme in place, Forest would be able to track people's matchday habits quite well thanks to the NFC/RFID chips in season cards or barcodes on paper tickets.

They would know, for example that my dad and I usually get into the stadium about 45 mins before kickoff. If there was a worthwhile loyalty mechanism at each outlet, they'd know, because I'd scan my card here there and everywhere, whether or not I buy a pie, a programme, beer, sweets, coffee, whatever.

They would also be able to find out that I don't.

And they could then incentivise me... "Buy a pint, get a pie for half price" for example or "2 cups of coffee for £xx" - that sort of thing... something with a big profit margin on it, offered at what looks to me like a bargain price but still yields a chunk of profit for the club where currently they're getting nothing from me.

Incentivise buying merchandise from the shop.. "Double points if you buy a shirt AND a pair of socks". If the rewards of the scheme were worthwhile then - again - it's £ or more ££s

I know there are people on this forum who work/have worked with loyalty card schemes for a living and can testify to the benefits they bring to the operator if done properly.

There's a big pool of untapped money walking in and out of that stadium every matchday (and into the merchandise shop and website every day).

They could also see if it worked after a while. Flagman now buys a pie 45% of the time, when previously he only bought a pint etc.

All basic stuff that anyone with a brain can easily see.


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[Bonalair]

Why should you pay so much, though?

The bars at my local side serve cracking quality local Biers for the equivalent of £3.80 a pint.

I cannot believe Forest could not do similar, if they wanted to?

Because it costs more in the UK which I think you know. I’m sure Forest could sell it at that price if they wanted to make a loss.

What happens at Meadow Lane is relevant, what happens at Trent Bridge is relevant. The price of beer in Germany isn’t.

 

[trent end loyal]

Have been in the Yankees Stadium in the Bronx watching NY Yankees v Boston Red Sox….75,000 crowd….food outlets and drink outlets everywhere,fill your boots and take your purchases to your seat and party!……all around were people stuffing their faces with pizzas,giant hot dogs,massive burgers,buckets of popcorn and other culinary delights and at the same time drinking copious amounts of Bud,Coors and Millers…..on rare occasions only showing an interest in what they were actually there for,a baseball match between two iconic teams….crazy!

 

[Thomas]

essentially impossible to compare football and any american sport in terms of food.


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