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New pitches going in. Good to see the area behind the Podium being put to use.
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I'd been hoping this would happen. So long as it doesn't get vandalised to feck!
New pitches going in. Good to see the area behind the Podium being put to use.
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Could or couldn’t?Shame I could buy a cold beer or get anything other than a chicken pie yesterday in the 45mins I had before kick off. Management is a shambles
I wonder if this is the new football pitches the news article about Levy mentioned - to scout local youth?New pitches going in. Good to see the area behind the Podium being put to use.
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With all these extra means of revenue, will it give us the edge on even the likes of city in future with greater revenues to spend for FFP?
New pitches going in. Good to see the area behind the Podium being put to use.
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The stadium literally wasn't in operation for almost a year and a half. There are going to be a few issues as they get back to normal.Stadium is absolutely amazing but whoever is in charge of food and drinks wants shooting.
It's not quite as YTS shambolic as the old ground but not far off. How the beer pumps can still be struggling is beyond me. They ran out of Neck Oil before the game, some of the pumps weren't functioning and my last drink at the massive bar in South Lower after the game, was a can of Heineken poured by hand into a plastic beaker - mental when everything else is so well done.
Levy obsessing about every detail, yet still allowing this to be sub standard (and inefficient) is a real surprise.
If FFP is tightened up then definitely. Once stadium is fully in flow and if we get back in CL we could be close to 2nd biggest revenue behind United.
The flip side of this whole situation is that they've had forever to prepare and get this stuff right. Also, the food and drink delivery side of the operation was poor at WHL, it was poor at NWHL before the pandemic struck and it was poor yesterday. (It was also pretty poor at Wembley so perhaps it's just something that's really difficult to get right.)The stadium literally wasn't in operation for almost a year and a half. There are going to be a few issues as they get back to normal.
Already way ahead on that (WHL wasn't far off the Etihad in that regard either)We will overtake them on match day income for sure.
They didn't have forever to prepare. Most companies had to hire an entire new team of match-day staff to work concessions. Those people usually are just doing the job to make some extra money on a weekend. Concessions is a thankless job and those people have to work incredibly hard for 4 hours. It's not easy to improve.The flip side of this whole situation is that they've had forever to prepare and get this stuff right. Also, the food and drink delivery side of the operation was poor at WHL, it was poor at NWHL before the pandemic struck and it was poor yesterday. (It was also pretty poor at Wembley so perhaps it's just something that's really difficult to get right.)
Hopefully, someone in the organisation is aware and is working to improve it, as it's not a million miles away - the food and drink is good, its not too expensive (considering!) - they just need to improve the delivery aspect substantially so they can sell even more and get more cash into the transfer coffers.
Stadium is absolutely amazing but whoever is in charge of food and drinks wants shooting.
It's not quite as YTS shambolic as the old ground but not far off. How the beer pumps can still be struggling is beyond me. They ran out of Neck Oil before the game, some of the pumps weren't functioning and my last drink at the massive bar in South Lower after the game, was a can of Heineken poured by hand into a plastic beaker - mental when everything else is so well done.
Levy obsessing about every detail, yet still allowing this to be sub standard (and inefficient) is a real surprise.
I've done my time in shitty jobs, including hospitality!They didn't have forever to prepare. Most companies had to hire an entire new team of match-day staff to work concessions. Those people usually are just doing the job to make some extra money on a weekend. Concessions is a thankless job and those people have to work incredibly hard for 4 hours. It's not easy to improve.
TBH, the world would be a better place if everyone had to work 6 months in the service industry.
I don't think the beer service and the bars are directly managed by the club. Someone else may know better, but I would expect that either Beavertown or some other concessionaire is responsible for keeping the drink flowing - not Levy, who is arguably responsible for adopting ambitious new technologies like bottom-filling glasses, but probably not for maintaining them.Stadium is absolutely amazing but whoever is in charge of food and drinks wants shooting.
It's not quite as YTS shambolic as the old ground but not far off. How the beer pumps can still be struggling is beyond me. They ran out of Neck Oil before the game, some of the pumps weren't functioning and my last drink at the massive bar in South Lower after the game, was a can of Heineken poured by hand into a plastic beaker - mental when everything else is so well done.
Levy obsessing about every detail, yet still allowing this to be sub standard (and inefficient) is a real surprise.
Stadium is absolutely amazing but whoever is in charge of food and drinks wants shooting.
It's not quite as YTS shambolic as the old ground but not far off. How the beer pumps can still be struggling is beyond me. They ran out of Neck Oil before the game, some of the pumps weren't functioning and my last drink at the massive bar in South Lower after the game, was a can of Heineken poured by hand into a plastic beaker - mental when everything else is so well done.
Levy obsessing about every detail, yet still allowing this to be sub standard (and inefficient) is a real surprise.
I think you would find that the mass majority of stadiums have had issues like this returning from the pandemic in the live event industry.The flip side of this whole situation is that they've had forever to prepare and get this stuff right. Also, the food and drink delivery side of the operation was poor at WHL, it was poor at NWHL before the pandemic struck and it was poor yesterday. (It was also pretty poor at Wembley so perhaps it's just something that's really difficult to get right.)
Hopefully, someone in the organisation is aware and is working to improve it, as it's not a million miles away - the food and drink is good, its not too expensive (considering!) - they just need to improve the delivery aspect substantially so they can sell even more and get more cash into the transfer coffers.
But it's not like we were getting it right pre-Covid. Drinks took an age to pour, there weren't enough pumps with staff stuck standing around waiting to use one, and a lack of beer-only queues meant getting stuck behind food orders which could be taken into the second half whereas the beer needs to be served quickly since it can only be drunk during the break. Not to mention drinks, Neck Oil in particular, regularly running out or needing to be changed.I think you would find that the mass majority of stadiums have had issues like this returning from the pandemic in the live event industry.