City - a club who listen? CityView/Catering rant

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BlueSkyBlue

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After the Chelsea game, I posted a bit of a moan on the CityView page about the length of time it takes to get served a pint at half time - first game of the season is ALWAYS the worst as new staff bed in and the summer gremlins raise their heads - but still 25 minutes+ to get a pint of Fosters was unacceptable. (I know...man up and drink real beer etc etc)

I thought nothing of my moan until City, well more precisely the director of FanFayre contacted me direct to ask me to meet with them to discuss the bars at the Watford game.

I know they won't change the beers - but I will be suggesting more "fast flow" pumps and getting rid of tea and coffee at the bars (they slow everyone down) - particularly in the South Stand, where there seems to be less bars and more need than in the North where I was last season.

I'll also suggect they utilise the new space near under the SS.

It's actually really good to see the club and catering company listen - can only be a positive.

Apart from the obvious "price" and "what beers are on offer" does anyone else have any ideas I can put to them. I seriously don't want to change the world, I just want my half time pint to be cold and available before the second half starts.

I shall also enquuire as to their position on whether it is a barm/muffin/roll/bottom/breadcake!
 
Could ask what happened to the idea of having prepaid credit on the s/c or cityzen card so payment can be swiped ?
 
BlueSkyBlue said:
After the Chelsea game, I posted a bit of a moan on the CityView page about the length of time it takes to get served a pint at half time - first game of the season is ALWAYS the worst as new staff bed in and the summer gremlins raise their heads - but still 25 minutes+ to get a pint of Fosters was unacceptable. (I know...man up and drink real beer etc etc)

I thought nothing of my moan until City, well more precisely the director of FanFayre contacted me direct to ask me to meet with them to discuss the bars at the Watford game.

I know they won't change the beers - but I will be suggesting more "fast flow" pumps and getting rid of tea and coffee at the bars (they slow everyone down) - particularly in the South Stand, where there seems to be less bars and more need than in the North where I was last season.

I'll also suggect they utilise the new space near under the SS.

It's actually really good to see the club and catering company listen - can only be a positive.

Apart from the obvious "price" and "what beers are on offer" does anyone else have any ideas I can put to them. I seriously don't want to change the world, I just want my half time pint to be cold and available before the second half starts.

I shall also enquuire as to their position on whether it is a barm/muffin/roll/bottom/breadcake!
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Talk to them about getting one Person to take the money and the rest to serve. With a post office/ MacDonald's collect your order system.
 
blueparrot said:
Could ask what happened to the idea of having prepaid credit on the s/c or cityzen card so payment can be swiped ?
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They seem to have slightly started with thhat idea....there is an express bar that you can buy tokens for, but I think you have to buy 4 pints - but I will ask!
 
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I have let's say 2 close relatives who started this season working behind the counters. They had a total of
2 bloody hours training the week before the Chelsea game. One had only 2 out of 5 tills working, and no card machine
Working. On another counter , no curry, gravy. and all the chips under cooked and no one even bothered
to plug the coolers in.
So just take a minute and don't give the poor kids a mouth full its not there fault. they are on minimum wage
with piss poor training trying there best, oh and they even have to stay 90 mins after game without pay until all
the tills are talled up. Treated like shit for £30 a game and there 3 hours before kick off.
And if anyone says otherwise,there full of shit. Fact !!!
 
Mad Eyed Screamer said:
Still struggle to see why anyone queues for ages to buy over priced shite beer and under cooked over priced shite food and cant go 110 minutes without either...
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I agree (x3). We moaned about the catering for years at Points of Blue and got all sorts of excuses as to why it was so shite

By the way, I've got 'Teenage Kicks' out of the library. Is it worth reading?
 
Queued for 45 minutes for a drink at the bar in front of the stage in City Square before the Chelsea game. When I tasted it I couldn't justify the decision.
 
Prestwich_Blue said:
I agree (x3). We moaned about the catering for years at Points of Blue and got all sorts of excuses as to why it was so shite

By the way, I've got 'Teenage Kicks' out of the library. Is it worth reading?
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Deffo worth the money - wait.... the library? So you read it for free and I get no royalties! No wonder I can't afford to retire yet ;)
 
Have a queuing system like at Mary D's and as another poster suggested NO tea or coffee (its a bar for fucks sake)
 
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