Catering - no water on the hottest day of the year

[Hampster Gull]

Catering - no water on the hottest day of the year.....How about if the Headline was..Father takes eight year old for afternoon out on the hottest day of year without ensuring the lad has adequate to drink[/U]

What would people say then?

That has already been debated. We all agreed after much discussion that it was perfectly rational to take a boy to the Amex assuming water would be available (which it was).

 

[Notters]

As an aside they've stopped selling sprite and started selling oasis instead as "it's healthy because it's not fizzy" and "a football league survey has shown it to be more popupar"...

 

[mejonaNO12 aka riskit]

This reminds me of a chap at the game yesterday who ranted at the staff member "HOW can you POSSIBLY run out of water on the HOTTEST DAY?"

To be fair, I imagine its quite easy. Bovril sales however, were probably HORRENDOUS.

 

[wehatepalace]

As an aside they've stopped selling sprite and started selling oasis instead as "it's healthy because it's not fizzy" and "a football league survey has shown it to be more popupar"...

So they've stopped selling Sprite on health grounds but they'll quite happily sell you a bottle of Coke ?
Beggars belief really, it's a football stadium not a school !

 

[Guinness Boy]

It's hard to thing of the club being so money driven it gleefully rubs it's hands together selling water as fans are close to passing out.

That's certainly not the case in the ESL as I'd imagine all the free water being handed out probably stopped sales.

I went to a few house and techno clubs back in the day where you were banned from filling your water bottle up in the toilets even though it was technically illegal. For some reason the bars in those places never made much in those days

I'm not saying for a minute that our football club is like that but Paul HAS gone on record to say it would help the club if we bought refreshments from them.

My first post may have been ranty and emotional but the point does remain,. If free water was being handed out in the East Lower then it should have been the same in every single stand, bar and concourse.

 

[knocky1]

I went to a few house and techno clubs back in the day where you were banned from filling your water bottle up in the toilets even though it was technically illegal. For some reason the bars in those places never made much in those days

I'm not saying for a minute that our football club is like that but Paul HAS gone on record to say it would help the club if we bought refreshments from them.

My first post may have been ranty and emotional but the point does remain,. If free water was being handed out in the East Lower then it should have been the same in every single stand, bar and concourse.

You stick to next year's marathon like you have done to this thread and you're home and dry.
Churchillian effort. A good rant can't be beaten.

 

[Stat Brother]

My first post may have been ranty and emotional but the point does remain,. If free water was being handed out in the East Lower then it should have been the same in every single stand, bar and concourse.

Id imagine it's par for the course over our side because we are the most effected, every year.

There was only one thing wrong with your first post, and all subsequent posts, that's the complete lack of personal accountability.
As said ive done exactly the same so I'm not putting myself on any pedestal.

Had you begun with 'f••• me I screwed up yesterday, and to make it worse...', I'm sure you'd have had a very different day on NSC.

 

[Guinness Boy]

You stick to next year's marathon like you have done to this thread and you're home and dry.
Churchillian effort. A good rant can't be beaten.

I haven't run yet today. I had a Churchillian hangover this morning due to a 40th birthday last night and then the kids getting me up early. I will be much less grouchy when I've had one. Come about 8pm Hove seafront's getting a pounding

(BTW feel free to thumb this one down too [MENTION=12486]Husty[/MENTION] , you're hilarious)

 

[Diablo]

You haven't read any of the posts have you

wrong...I`ve read a few... reading eight pages about Water availability at the Amex however not high on agenda...

 

[knocky1]

I haven't run yet today. I had a Churchillian hangover this morning due to a 40th birthday last night and then the kids getting me up early. I will be much less grouchy when I've had one. Come about 8pm Hove seafront's getting a pounding

(BTW feel free to thumb this one down too [MENTION=12486]Husty[/MENTION] , you're hilarious)

Make sure you drink plenty of water.

 

[Ernest]

As the biggest need for water yesterday was for the East Stand especially the lower including the Family Stand maybe the club prioritised its water resources there rather than the West which was completely in the shade ?

 

[8ace]

As the biggest need for water yesterday was for the East Stand especially the lower including the Family Stand maybe the club prioritised its water resources there rather than the West which was completely in the shade ?

Didn't Stat Brother bring enough for everyone

 

[SIMMO SAYS]

wrong...I`ve read a few... reading eight pages about Water availability at the Amex however not high on agenda...

Then don't post dipstick

 

[Pretty pink fairy]

Should have put the pitch sprinklers on East stand at half time , no problems lounging on the patio at home though
regards
DR

 

[Pretty pink fairy]

Just a quick trip to the bogs with a plastic cup, plenty of water on offer in the hand basin taps
regards
DR

 

[1066familyman]

The ESL have always had pints of tap on the go through August and early Sept.

That said I still too 3 litres of squash with me.
Amazingly at kick off there was still loads of available seats in the shaded corner area.
We sat there until our seats were no longer hotter than the sun, in the second half.

Schoolboy error in season ticket choice there SB.

I remember the rain and baking hot sun experiences from the family stand at Withdean all too well, so carefully chose our season tickets for near the back of the stand for both shade and dryness

I was so glad of that decision yesterday as I couldn't have taken 90 minutes in that sunshine.

 

[Stat Brother]

Schoolboy error in season ticket choice there SB.

I remember the rain and baking hot sun experiences from the family stand at Withdean all too well, so carefully chose our season tickets for near the back of the stand for both shade and dryness

I was so glad of that decision yesterday as I couldn't have taken 90 minutes in that sunshine.

A bit of seat hopping had us in the shade all game, even with a welcome breeze coming through the NE corner.
I have no idea how some of the little ones lasted the whole game in the sun, Stat Club Jnrs would have gone up like Dracula on a trip to see the pyramids.