Supporters' facilities at F...sorry, our new stadium

[clippedgull]

Local food must be Uncle Sams

Keep your beer, just give us the meat

:falmerspi

 

[clippedgull]

Every stadium seems to have a statue. Who should ours be?

I propose a Golden Seagull

 

[Lord Bracknell]

At this stage, the VITAL thing is to ensure that the fans' bar/pub/club is kept OUT of the stadium catering franchise that will no doubt start to be negotiated in the next few months.

We need a place that we can gather BEFORE we go through the ticket barriers to our seats. That way we can meet up with chums an hour or so before we go into the ground - irrespective of where our seats are. And we need a place where we can congregate AFTER the game while we wait for the queues on Falmer station to die down.

Not impossible to achieve, I believe.

 

[Jimbo26]

It's gonna be great whatever happens !!!

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

As the stadium is going to be a community stadium the idea of OUR pub/club/bar is more feasible , not only for footie supporters but those groups using the stadium on a daily basis. No doubt the stadium will have a function room/restaurant so there could be a symbiotic relationship between what we want and what the stadium franchisees have set up.

 

[withdeanwombat]

If anything drastically alters the planning conditions our friends from the north will demand another public enquiry.

Looking forward to the new place AND the Albion museum.

 

[attila]

Wombat - a place for a potential bar has already been identified, and no plans would need to be changed. As I say, the idea is a goer, is already under discussion with the people who matter, and given the amount of people who will be in and around the stadium on non match days I'd say there is potential for pub style opening every day. The Dark Star Brewing Co have already told me that they'd be very interested in being involved in the beer set up and would be prepared for 7 day opening.

As I say. things are already being discussed. I just wanted to put some ideas into the public domain. The pub idea is certainly less contentious than the convertible seating one!!!

 

[Questions]

A few real ales in this pub of ours at our new stadium which will be frequented for an hour before and an hour after each game on.................... 25 occasions during the season ?

I can imagine how that ale is going to taste.

I think we have to be realistic and say how viable is that. Any way 90 % of all beers sold would be lager anyway. NSC may have a few bitter drinkers but Knight and Perry wont be worrying about you lot.

 

[attila]

HUNDREDS of Albion fans drink real ale. Anyway, it wouldn't be a problem, because the ale would be kept in tip top condition by people who do that for a living! And if by some bizarre change in the lifetime habits of loads of people you were proved right, the real ale would be taken off!

Enough on this from me for now. Be interested to read further thoughts later.

 

[Nemesis]

Local food must be Uncle Sams

Can you imagine how long it would take to serve everybody? The one in Shoreham goes into panic if they have more than 3 people waiting...

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Can you imagine how long it would take to serve everybody? The one in Shoreham goes into panic if they have more than 3 people waiting...

They've got a couple of YEARS to sort out how to serve everybody that wants one. Not rocket science. People want chips. People want burgers. Some want a bit of chilli on top. Some want a bit of blue cheese on top. Jeez! How hard can it be? How about preparing a hundred of the fuckers ten minutes before half-time? That might work. And have vendingf machines to sort out the tea wallahs. That'll cut the food-queueing time. I've only ever queued for a burger once at half-time at Withdean in all these years. Hate queues more than I love burgers. Caterers have lost out on a shitload of money from this potential punter alone. When they get smart, they might get rich.

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

The one in Shoreham goes into panic if they have more than 3 people waiting...

Quite right too , an Uncle Sams is the ultimate in fast food. One of the reasons to make a pilgrimage back to Brighton at least once in your life if you no longer live there.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Quite right too , an Uncle Sams is the ultimate in fast food. One of the reasons to make a pilgrimage back to Brighton at least once in your life if you no longer live there.

Just about the only reason to visit Burgess Hill IMHO

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

Just about the only reason to visit Burgess Hill IMHO

With more outlets in the town they could rename it Burgers Hill.

 

[dougdeep]

At this stage, the VITAL thing is to ensure that the fans' bar/pub/club is kept OUT of the stadium catering franchise that will no doubt start to be negotiated in the next few months.

We need a place that we can gather BEFORE we go through the ticket barriers to our seats. That way we can meet up with chums an hour or so before we go into the ground - irrespective of where our seats are. And we need a place where we can congregate AFTER the game while we wait for the queues on Falmer station to die down.

Not impossible to achieve, I believe.

Spot on, or else we'll have to drink elsewhere.

 

[Nemesis]

Quite right too , an Uncle Sams is the ultimate in fast food.

I wasn't being complimentary. Their service is crap.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Spot on, or else we'll have to drink elsewhere.

Quite. We are highly particular in our drinking and meeting-up needs. And anybody who can cater for these needs will make a shitload of money on match days. Ask the Brewery Tap.

 

[dougdeep]

I'm quite willing to stop off at the Lansdowne in Lewes on the way. They do a fine pint. I'm sure the club would rather have the profits though.

 

[DJ Leon]

I think the club should do whatever makes the most profit and keeps the costs as low as possible. Soulless? Perhaps, but then this is the real world; do we want a football club that is successful or one that concentrates on catering to niche needs? Yes, hundreds of Albion fans drink real ale, but thousands don't.

 

[Basil Fawlty]

We can have refreshment bars, named under legendary players. like Leicester and few other teams do. We can have a bar called Peter Ward Bar also Alan Mullery bar etc.