harvey Posted 26 September, 2008 Share Posted 26 September, 2008 Just reading through 'The Attendence and club finances' thread, it occured to me at the Barnsley game when I went to get a drink (Chapel end) they were trying to 'sell' some sort of Italian food on one of the kiosks. Why are we not trying to attract people to the stadium pre match, with local food and drink and create more of a pub atmosphere, rather than the more sterile feeling that you associate with modern stadia. This is just something that crossed my mind while wishing away the time against the might of Barnsley last Saturday.........I'm now ready for you to poo poo my idea with basic economics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint_stevo Posted 26 September, 2008 Share Posted 26 September, 2008 i don't think the food is the problem. Anyone going to football due to the food isn't really a fan....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LestWeForget Posted 26 September, 2008 Share Posted 26 September, 2008 i don't think the food is the problem. Anyone going to football due to the food isn't really a fan....... Right now I don't care if they're a fan or not... they're a paying bum on a seat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harvey Posted 26 September, 2008 Author Share Posted 26 September, 2008 i don't think the food is the problem. Anyone going to football due to the food isn't really a fan....... Is there more to football than food then ? :smt102 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint_stevo Posted 26 September, 2008 Share Posted 26 September, 2008 Is there more to football than food then ? :smt102 you should have a chat with Roy Keane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harvey Posted 26 September, 2008 Author Share Posted 26 September, 2008 you should have a chat with Roy Keane Come back when you can see where I'm coming from.........ta :smt039 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint boggy Posted 26 September, 2008 Share Posted 26 September, 2008 mmmmmm, prawn sandwiches.....yummy!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastleighSoulBoy Posted 26 September, 2008 Share Posted 26 September, 2008 Is there more to football than beer then ? :smt102 Nope! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastleighSoulBoy Posted 26 September, 2008 Share Posted 26 September, 2008 mmmmmm, prawn sandwiches.....yummy!! St Boggy, you sound keane. oh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N/West Saint Posted 27 September, 2008 Share Posted 27 September, 2008 Next week they are trying out polish food. That should bring them in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stanthemanfairoak Posted 27 September, 2008 Share Posted 27 September, 2008 the beer &food are crap no better than the old dell,the beer at sm is dear p*ss,not worth £3 a pint,may as well take it out &and get cans in . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes Tender Posted 27 September, 2008 Share Posted 27 September, 2008 I can see it now in all the concourses; the tables and chairs laid out with their gingham table cloths, the subdued candlight flickering romantic atmosphere, the bare concrete walls covered with posters of Napoli and Venezia, the fishing nets and straw covered old Chianti bottles, the sound system belting out Pavarotti singing O Sole Mio..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint_bert Posted 27 September, 2008 Share Posted 27 September, 2008 Just reading through 'The Attendence and club finances' thread, it occured to me at the Barnsley game when I went to get a drink (Chapel end) they were trying to 'sell' some sort of Italian food on one of the kiosks. Why are we not trying to attract people to the stadium pre match, with local food and drink and create more of a pub atmosphere, rather than the more sterile feeling that you associate with modern stadia. This is just something that crossed my mind while wishing away the time against the might of Barnsley last Saturday.........I'm now ready for you to poo poo my idea with basic economics They have always sold pizza Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxy Posted 27 September, 2008 Share Posted 27 September, 2008 i don't think the food is the problem. Anyone going to football due to the food isn't really a fan....... Missing the point matey. You don't fly easyJet or Ryanair for the food, travel insurance or car hire but if you listen to O'Leary or Andy Harrison talk and they'll tellyou a lot about the importance of 'ancillary' revenue in making an ostensibly money-losing business profitable. If we could get the punters to have their pre-match lunch and drinks inside the stadium (ie buy them from Saints rather than the local pub or Pizza Express) it's a chunk less we owe the bank/mortgage/lawnmower repair man.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dicko Posted 27 September, 2008 Share Posted 27 September, 2008 Next week they are trying out polish food. That should bring them in I've warmed to the Poles that attend Saints matches. I sat next to a Polish guy at the Blackpool match He was proudly showing off his tattoos - Lech Poznan on one arm & Saints on the other Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70's Mike Posted 27 September, 2008 Share Posted 27 September, 2008 I can see it now in all the concourses; the tables and chairs laid out with their gingham table cloths, the subdued candlight flickering romantic atmosphere, the bare concrete walls covered with posters of Napoli and Venezia, the fishing nets and straw covered old Chianti bottles, the sound system belting out Pavarotti singing O Sole Mio..... there is enough room these days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint_stevo Posted 27 September, 2008 Share Posted 27 September, 2008 oh sorry it seems that good food is what will turn us around and pull us away from our current financial plight. Or Stop serving food and beer altogether, thus saving the wages of the spotty students that serve it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ottery st mary Posted 27 September, 2008 Share Posted 27 September, 2008 I can see it now in all the concourses; the tables and chairs laid out with their gingham table cloths, the subdued candlight flickering romantic atmosphere, the bare concrete walls covered with posters of Napoli and Venezia, the fishing nets and straw covered old Chianti bottles, the sound system belting out Pavarotti singing O Sole Mio..... Very good idea. I could take her indoors(never up for football) Leave her there in that romantic setting and collect her after the game. This would go some way to negating the comment that I never take her out. If I tip the waiter that may well negate the statement that she is never ever shown any romance. To be honest I might have to give him a fair bit of wonga as he would then understand that The Saints is my real love affair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldNick Posted 27 September, 2008 Share Posted 27 September, 2008 in principle its great idea, reading the above replies I can see why clubs have not tried it!!! I muted aimilar idea the other week.Sayibg that the Chapel should be made into just a family centre. The concourse should be used to provide more entertainment for the kids and get the spend up...problem is they wouldnt want to go out and watch the footie.But areas doing amusements and selling kids related stuff could be a winner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dicko Posted 27 September, 2008 Share Posted 27 September, 2008 in principle its great idea, reading the above replies I can see why clubs have not tried it!!! I muted aimilar idea the other week.Sayibg that the Chapel should be made into just a family centre. The concourse should be used to provide more entertainment for the kids and get the spend up...problem is they wouldnt want to go out and watch the footie.But areas doing amusements and selling kids related stuff could be a winner. LOL - Never work What happens when we start doing well again? Tell all the kids to **** off, or leave 2000 empty seats in the chapel, even though they could have filled them with adults? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamster Posted 27 September, 2008 Share Posted 27 September, 2008 We should offer a creche facility maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldNick Posted 27 September, 2008 Share Posted 27 September, 2008 LOL - Never work What happens when we start doing well again? Tell all the kids to **** off, or leave 2000 empty seats in the chapel, even though they could have filled them with adults?That is something that will take a season to worry about. There are about 10k other seats to be tqken before that is an issue.While we have limited resources and can get kids along wioth some adults it more in the pot.We should worry about the Chapel filling up later not now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint boggy Posted 27 September, 2008 Share Posted 27 September, 2008 St Boggy, you sound keane. oh! i see what ya did there!!!! =D> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint boggy Posted 27 September, 2008 Share Posted 27 September, 2008 We should offer a creche facility maybe? that's a cracking idea, actually........i would pay £10 to have my littlun's taken care of during the match!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 27 September, 2008 Share Posted 27 September, 2008 What happens when we start doing well again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_clark Posted 27 September, 2008 Share Posted 27 September, 2008 i don't think the food is the problem. Anyone going to football due to the food isn't really a fan....... Behave, those Balti pies are the only reason I buy a season ticket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harvey Posted 27 September, 2008 Author Share Posted 27 September, 2008 Missing the point matey. You don't fly easyJet or Ryanair for the food, travel insurance or car hire but if you listen to O'Leary or Andy Harrison talk and they'll tellyou a lot about the importance of 'ancillary' revenue in making an ostensibly money-losing business profitable. If we could get the punters to have their pre-match lunch and drinks inside the stadium (ie buy them from Saints rather than the local pub or Pizza Express) it's a chunk less we owe the bank/mortgage/lawnmower repair man.... To be honest, I was expecting a lot more sarcastic replies than I actually recieved. Atleast you and nickh understood what I was getting at, SFC should really make more of an effort to attract revenue to St Marys on match days. Hell, I'm as negative as they come about the club and team in general, but I'd rather spend my money at St Marys to support the club I love rather than in a pub that I use that I couldn't care less about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arfurdent Posted 28 September, 2008 Share Posted 28 September, 2008 Things are going downhill. The Prince of Wales no longer has the tall blonde barmaid with the large mammary glands serving on Saturday lunchtimes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectisSaint Posted 28 September, 2008 Share Posted 28 September, 2008 We should offer a creche facility maybe? No need, most of the users are now in the first team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulwantsapint Posted 29 September, 2008 Share Posted 29 September, 2008 The idea that fans spend money in ground instead of pubs or fast food outlets is great as is idea of selling kids sweets or whatever other stuff Do we still do discount on food & drink before set time to reward early birds If club manage the concourses better more will get spent ie how many times is the bar queue long & slow while food queue dose't exisist Also whats wrong with club lottery just fix it so that only real SAINTS fans win it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benjii Posted 29 September, 2008 Share Posted 29 September, 2008 Was talking to a couple of Germans last summer who supported some small East German team... anyway, they said that their club promotes "happy hour" and the ground is full 2 hours before kick-off. If the club marketed a similar thing as a proper beery-laddish-cheapo-pre-match-booze-fest (stick some birds in bikinis on the telly, get some slags to serve the drinks etc..) I think it could be quite successful. Unfortunately, in this PC gone mad, Guardian hugging, tree wearing world we live in it's probably not going to happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EFM Posted 29 September, 2008 Share Posted 29 September, 2008 Things are going downhill. The Prince of Wales no longer has the tall blonde barmaid with the large mammary glands serving on Saturday lunchtimes You are f'ing joking?! She was the main incentive to go! 90 miles to stare at those wonderful breasts and many's the time when I have wished I had stayed in the pub letching rather than walking down to SMS. This is bloody shocking news :-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La BoIS Saint Posted 29 September, 2008 Share Posted 29 September, 2008 Until they start serving decent real ale there isn't a hope in hell of me getting into SMS more than about 2 minutes before kick off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calvin Posted 29 September, 2008 Share Posted 29 September, 2008 I blame Rupert! What happened to the best catering in England! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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