jack j Posted March 20, 2024 Share Posted March 20, 2024 1 minute ago, OverThere said: I haven't seen this happening in modern stadiums (I can only go by NFL, NHL and MLB stadiums I have been in). There are so many choices and the queues never all that large so people don't seem to go early. Also, there are in seat sellers that pass the beer and food along to the seat so you don't need to move if you are that desperate to eat and drink during the match. Blocking the view of the pitch. Sounds great Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OverThere Posted March 20, 2024 Share Posted March 20, 2024 16 minutes ago, jack j said: Blocking the view of the pitch. Sounds great This hasn't just been made up yesterday FFS. People have thought about every objection you may have before. The person stands at the split between levels and shouts out. When there is a gap in play the transaction takes place. They were doing this at the summer series and it worked great. The overall experience was very good. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wormy Posted March 20, 2024 Share Posted March 20, 2024 23 minutes ago, OverThere said: I haven't seen this happening in modern stadiums (I can only go by NFL, NHL and MLB stadiums I have been in). There are so many choices and the queues never all that large so people don't seem to go early. Also, there are in seat sellers that pass the beer and food along to the seat so you don't need to move if you are that desperate to eat and drink during the match. Tbf having one of those grim burgers delivered straight to my seat in the run up to half time sounds like a dream. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wormy Posted March 20, 2024 Share Posted March 20, 2024 24 minutes ago, jack j said: Blocking the view of the pitch. Sounds great I imagine they're on the move every second so you might have to crane your neck for like an extra two seconds now and then. It's not like the crowd itself doesn't already impede the view by getting up and down. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderson Posted March 20, 2024 Share Posted March 20, 2024 9 minutes ago, wormy said: Tbf having one of those grim burgers delivered straight to my seat in the run up to half time sounds like a dream. I'm fairly sure they tried this at SJP at some point years ago. No doubt sharp realised it was entirely pointless with the connectivity round the ground. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OverThere Posted March 20, 2024 Share Posted March 20, 2024 6 minutes ago, Anderson said: I'm fairly sure they tried this at SJP at some point years ago. No doubt sharp realised it was entirely pointless with the connectivity round the ground. Agree. That's why so many revenue generators will require a new ground, whether it be in Castle Leazes, on the same spot or somewhere else Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 20, 2024 Share Posted March 20, 2024 3 hours ago, wormy said: Tbf having one of those grim burgers delivered straight to my seat in the run up to half time sounds like a dream. I reckon take out a couple of rows of seats and have a man driving a tram fuckin thing with a stall on it. He has ready made pints and burgers and you just flash your card and passes you the shit. If your sat away from the food and drink monorail your basically fucked Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbydazzla Posted March 20, 2024 Share Posted March 20, 2024 It’s a footy match not a bait eating competition All food that isn’t a pie should be banned from football stadiums from 30 mins before kick off until full time Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OverThere Posted March 20, 2024 Share Posted March 20, 2024 2 hours ago, bobbydazzla said: It’s a footy match not a bait eating competition All food that isn’t a pie should be banned from football stadiums from 30 mins before kick off until full time Ok Mr Garnett. It's 2024 you know... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 20, 2024 Share Posted March 20, 2024 2 hours ago, bobbydazzla said: It’s a footy match not a bait eating competition All food that isn’t a pie should be banned from football stadiums from 30 mins before kick off until full time Shite. And I thought that was a good idea Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonas Posted March 20, 2024 Share Posted March 20, 2024 Reckon, now I think about it, I've bought food twice tops at SJP since 1991 where I had a brief penchant for the new club branded fudge. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonas Posted March 20, 2024 Share Posted March 20, 2024 10 hours ago, Bellis80 said: People wanting to play in a not full stadium yet moaning about the current atmosphere doesn’t make much sense. How many concerts do other clubs have? Spurs have three listed this summer and can’t remember other clubs having more than that. Also got the rugby union european finals which St James had recently. Is only the nfl in addition to that and probably no more of those games to go around. If concerts are such a big draw and money spinner why are they building the new arena near enough the same size as the old one? Doesn't seem all that to me. Very different situation at Coventry with the stadium ownership issues but that's purpose built for these things and I cant imagine if the club owned the stadium it would have made any more difference to them than it has Sunderland. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanegg Posted March 21, 2024 Share Posted March 21, 2024 If good food was available, I would be all over it. Beats sneaking in my chicken and rice in my jacket. They could even close the area around the stadium off at a certain point to allow for food/beer stalls just outside the ground to be used. Works alright at a few clubs. Saves the ques a lot. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbydazzla Posted March 21, 2024 Share Posted March 21, 2024 (edited) 6 hours ago, ryanegg said: If good food was available, I would be all over it. Beats sneaking in my chicken and rice in my jacket. They could even close the area around the stadium off at a certain point to allow for food/beer stalls just outside the ground to be used. Works alright at a few clubs. Saves the ques a lot. NUFC should lobby the council to implement a new law that the hundreds of restaurants, cafes, fast food outlets and food shops that are within a 1/2 mile of the stadium have to close on match days so everyone has to eat the overpriced stadium bait in the ground Edited March 21, 2024 by bobbydazzla Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbydazzla Posted March 21, 2024 Share Posted March 21, 2024 (edited) I still laugh most days about the lad I saw at Wembley who’d remortgaged his house to pay for some chicken nuggets, then accidentally dropped them on the floor as he left the kiosk The look of pure devastation on his face as the reconstituted homogeneous paste of poultry entrails in their thin coating of batter stared up at him from puddles of £9 a pint Budweiser Probably the highlight of that day for me Edited March 21, 2024 by bobbydazzla Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanegg Posted March 21, 2024 Share Posted March 21, 2024 36 minutes ago, bobbydazzla said: NUFC should lobby the council to implement a new law that the hundreds of restaurants, cafes, fast food outlets and food shops that are within a 1/2 mile of the stadium have to close on match days so everyone has to eat the overpriced stadium bait in the ground I get your point. How it could work is that some of those local businesses get to put a pop up stall/van smack bang outside the stadium. 12 minutes ago, bobbydazzla said: I still laugh most days about the lad I saw at Wembley who’d remortgaged his house to pay for some chicken nuggets at Wembley, then accidentally dropped them on the floor as he left the kiosk The look of pure devastation on his face as the reconstituted homogeneous paste of poultry entrails in their thin coating of batter hit the deck and landed in puddles of £9 a pint Budweiser Probably the highlight of that day for me I think you need serious help if you’re getting off on things like that? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCOCOL Posted March 21, 2024 Share Posted March 21, 2024 7 hours ago, ryanegg said: If good food was available, I would be all over it. Beats sneaking in my chicken and rice in my jacket. They could even close the area around the stadium off at a certain point to allow for food/beer stalls just outside the ground to be used. Works alright at a few clubs. Saves the ques a lot. Is this our version of them RTG “cheese slice”? each to their own but the mind boggles that people can’t go 90 minutes without scranning. There’s always been pies since I started go mid 80s but I’ve honestly never felt the need to eat at the match other than 1 or 2 occasions where I’ve overdone it on the drink. Were definitely moving towards an NFL family style day out. “you’re going home in a fkin ambulance (because you’ve got type 2 diabetes)…” Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paully Posted March 21, 2024 Share Posted March 21, 2024 4 minutes ago, OCOCOL said: Is this our version of them RTG “cheese slice”? each to their own but the mind boggles that people can’t go 90 minutes without scranning. There’s always been pies since I started go mid 80s but I’ve honestly never felt the need to eat at the match other than 1 or 2 occasions where I’ve overdone it on the drink. Were definitely moving towards an NFL family style day out. “you’re going home in a fkin ambulance (because you’ve got type 2 diabetes)…” Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS Posted March 21, 2024 Share Posted March 21, 2024 7 hours ago, ryanegg said: Beats sneaking in my chicken in my jacket. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted March 21, 2024 Share Posted March 21, 2024 6 minutes ago, OCOCOL said: Is this our version of them RTG “cheese slice”? each to their own but the mind boggles that people can’t go 90 minutes without scranning. There’s always been pies since I started go mid 80s but I’ve honestly never felt the need to eat at the match other than 1 or 2 occasions where I’ve overdone it on the drink. “you’re going home in a fkin ambulance (because you’ve got type 2 diabetes)…” That's where the money is but if you don't want the food (me neither) and want to rock up at 10 to KO (me as well, in fact 10 to is early for me) then you're free to do that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCOCOL Posted March 21, 2024 Share Posted March 21, 2024 10 minutes ago, madras said: That's where the money is but if you don't want the food (me neither) and want to rock up at 10 to KO (me as well, in fact 10 to is early for me) then you're free to do that. We used to on televised games leave either Rosies or the 3 Bulls when Local Hero started! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted March 21, 2024 Share Posted March 21, 2024 2 minutes ago, OCOCOL said: We used to on televised games leave either Rosies or the 3 Bulls when Local Hero started! I quite like seeing the wor flags displays so getting to my seat as the teams are coming out is ideal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCOCOL Posted March 21, 2024 Share Posted March 21, 2024 Just now, madras said: I quite like seeing the wor flags displays so getting to my seat as the teams are coming out is ideal. Aye that’s definitely been an incentive to get there earlier. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tross Posted March 21, 2024 Share Posted March 21, 2024 15 minutes ago, OCOCOL said: Aye that’s definitely been an incentive to get there earlier. It is but they only happen a few times a season, I purposely get in late when we don't have a display to avoid being smashed in the face by a chequered flag Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Dragon 1976 Posted March 21, 2024 Share Posted March 21, 2024 (edited) 1 hour ago, OCOCOL said: Is this our version of them RTG “cheese slice”? each to their own but the mind boggles that people can’t go 90 minutes without scranning. There’s always been pies since I started go mid 80s but I’ve honestly never felt the need to eat at the match other than 1 or 2 occasions where I’ve overdone it on the drink. Were definitely moving towards an NFL family style day out. “you’re going home in a fkin ambulance (because you’ve got type 2 diabetes)…” It would be nice if people could go 90- minutes without smoking or doing coke in the gents toilets in the Gallogate end TBH! Edited March 21, 2024 by Golden Dragon 1976 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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