Etihad Campus, Stadium and Collar Site Development Thread

[Bandofblues]

A few points on this:

1 - your pint probably wouldn't be poured 'half an hour ago' because they'd serve the pints in order of when they were poured.

2 - Most in SSL1 would prefer a slightly older pint if it meant they didn't need to leave the stands on 35 minutes to get one.

3 - The beer is shite anyway, so what does it matter if it's been standing on the side for 5-10 minutes?

4 - Even if about 25% of people requested fresh pints, you'd still speed up the service and sell more beer. (You could have fast lanes where they only serve pre-poured and slow lanes for fresh pints).


Maybe a better system though, as I said above, is to use bottles instead. The only downside is the level of plastic pollution generated.

Doesn't need to be 90 mins before. Move the taps away from the serving area and just having someone constantly pulling pints and not serving customers themselves would be a huge improvement. The pint wouldn't be more than a few minutes old.

 

[Lavinda Past]

And you try and tell the young people of today that, they won't believe you.

My kids are all now in their 20s, and they still think I'm winding them up when I talk about my childhood!

 

[crazyg]

My kids are all now in their 20s, and they still think I'm winding them up when I talk about my childhood!

You do know, do you, where my comment/quote comes from? If not, this may help. ;-)

 

[Johnny Mars Bar]

A few points on this:

1 - your pint probably wouldn't be poured 'half an hour ago' because they'd serve the pints in order of when they were poured.

2 - Most in SSL1 would prefer a slightly older pint if it meant they didn't need to leave the stands on 35 minutes to get one.

3 - The beer is shite anyway, so what does it matter if it's been standing on the side for 5-10 minutes?

4 - Even if about 25% of people requested fresh pints, you'd still speed up the service and sell more beer. (You could have fast lanes where they only serve pre-poured and slow lanes for fresh pints).


Maybe a better system though, as I said above, is to use bottles instead. The only downside is the level of plastic pollution generated.

All the catering people need to do is have a trip to Wembley, look at what they do there and copy it. It’s shit quality but it’s efficient and the staff always seem to have a vague idea what they’re doing.

It really doesn’t need to be much more complicated than that.

 

[gouldybob]

Barcelona unveil plans to modernise Camp Nou stadium in large project

The LaLiga giants have released their new plans to renovate their Camp Nou stadium as part of the 'Espai Barca' makeover that will transform the club's facilities and its surrounding areas.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Pipe dream $1.5billion spend to try and keep them relevant. Reliance on free transfers and players playing for the privilege not the money. Won't have a challenging team for a decade.

 

[Marvin]

Have you seen this? Seems like it could be good news for us?

bbc transport announcement

 

[Sheikh rattle and roll]

I went past the etihad yesterday and the Mercedes garage has been emptied have they moved on ? Have we got that land now ?

 

[trotsky]

All the catering people need to do is have a trip to Wembley, look at what they do there and copy it. It’s shit quality but it’s efficient and the staff always seem to have a vague idea what they’re doing.

It really doesn’t need to be much more complicated than that.

A trip to Cheltenham Festival might open their eyes too. The amount of black stuff sold there is amazing. City could do a lot worse than invite Guinness to open a couple of exclusive bars inside the ground … it would work well for Guinness by introducing lager drinkers to the dark side ;-)
Full disclosure: this is self-serving idea as I tend to drink gallons of the stuff.

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

I went past the etihad yesterday and the Mercedes garage has been emptied have they moved on ? Have we got that land now ?

Mercedes dealership left a while go.

Moved to Stockport by the pyramid. Absolutely massive place now more resembling an airport terminal lounge.

 

[jrb]

I went past the etihad yesterday and the Mercedes garage has been emptied have they moved on ? Have we got that land now ?

Yes. Moved to Stockport.(repeating what Tolmie has already posted)

I thought Motorpoint had taken over the showroom, but they haven't. They have taken over the old Mercedes showroom on Ashton Old Road.

It wouldn't surprise me if City have bought the site and added the it to the Etihad Campus. We'll find out in the future.