Previous posts explained why they got to the game early yesterday. And then they had to travel to the ground beforehand. Not everyone wants a chuffing homemade cheese toastie made at 11.30 to put them on for the afternoon no matter how tight they are.Can you not make the lad a cheese toastie at home before you leave?
I must just be a tight **** as there is no way I would pay 3-10 quid for any kind of midday sustenance at a sporting event, it pisses me off no end the prices they charge at concerts, Wembley other captive audience events.
Eat before leaving, if you have a long travel then I'd rather go to a local chippy/bakers for chips or a pie tbh.
Idiots. You don’t come to football for a culinary experience and you certainly don’t come for ethical or health food. The market at football is for beer, pies, burgers and chips. Do them well and everyone is happy.Funnily enough, made us all laugh, but first catering outlet near City Square was the “garden gourmet” plant based vegan nonsense. Only one with no queue and the only one that was shut on leaving the ground too, must have made a fortune….
Sorry, I offended you by posting but yes I'd rather make a cheese toastie at 11.30 than pay a fiver for one an hour or two later, I would then happily go and buy a chippie tea for the way home after the game, assuming I hadn't already died of starvation in the meantime.Previous posts explained why they got to the game early yesterday. And then they had to travel to the ground beforehand. Not everyone wants a chuffing homemade cheese toastie made at 11.30 to put them on for the afternoon no matter how tight they are.
And do you think Tolmie gives a fuck what you’d prefer? If his son wants a cheese toastie at the ground then such is his choice. My son wanted a chicken balti pie at the ground, of course I could have gone to a chippy or pie shop and got him one but he wanted one at the ground. It’s called being a nice dad.Sorry, I offended you by posting but yes I'd rather make a cheese toastie at 11.30 than pay a fiver for one an hour or two later, I would then happily go and buy a chippie tea for the way home after the game, assuming I hadn't already died of starvation in the meantime.
ps he said about the cheese toastie in the post I quoted hence my use of it as an example.
That's OK. Normally I have something myself before arriving and beer in a pub. But yesterday we were concerned about queues and problems with the new ticketing arrangements and the half priced beer and food appealed to my thrifty nature so we arrived early to be disappointed by what we were offered by the club.Sorry, I offended you by posting but yes I'd rather make a cheese toastie at 11.30 than pay a fiver for one an hour or two later, I would then happily go and buy a chippie tea for the way home after the game, assuming I hadn't already died of starvation in the meantime.
ps he said about the cheese toastie in the post I quoted hence my use of it as an example.
I got lucky really, my queue was pretty quick in SS3, the pie was nice (Steak) and the bill was cheap- £5.87 for 3 drinks and 2 pies. I thought the pies must have been being given away but I think she just messed up on the till.
The choice of Dark Fruits or Amstel though is just wrong.
If they want people in the ground early then they need to offer better options. The government also need to start allowing people to have a drink at their seat particularly if pre game.
Queue for refreshments yesterday was ridiculous - waited nearly 25 minutes only to be told they "Dont sell Bovril anymore" and missed a goal in the process.... #fumingAhead of Manchester City’s first home game of the 2021/22 season and as part of the Club’s ongoing commitment to enhance the matchday experience for fans, a number of new and exciting food and beverage offerings have been introduced at the Etihad Stadium.
To welcome fans back, the Club is also offering half price food and drink inside the stadium at the concourse bars and concessions between 1pm and 2pm for the opening fixture against Norwich City this Saturday.
Items from seven local food operators and four local craft brewers will be available, with the new offerings providing an increased choice for fans attending fixtures, whilst also supporting local businesses within the Manchester community and reducing food miles.
The new artisan craft brews will be featured across all areas of the stadium, with local beers from the following local independent breweries available in both retail and hospitality outlets:
• Beatnikz Republic, located in the northern quarter. https://www.beatnikzrepublic.com/
• Seven Brothers, from Salford. https://www.sevenbro7hers.com/
• Track brewing co, Manchester Piccadilly. https://trackbrewing.co/
• Runaway Brewery from Manchester Victoria. https://www.therunawaybrewery.com/
Seven of Manchester’s best independent local food operators will also join City on matchdays, taking over space in City Square to serve their fantastic local fayre from two hours pre-kick off at every game.
Fans will be able to enjoy amazing food from the following operators:
• H M Pasties: https://hmpasties.com/
• Northern Soul: https://www.northernsoulmcr.com/
• Triple B & Eat New York: https://eatnewyork.co.uk/
• Oh So British Kitchen: https://www.ohsobritishkitchen.co.uk/
• The Hip Hop Chip Shop: https://thehiphopchipshop.com/
• Panchos Burritos: https://www.panchosburritos.co.uk/
• Southmannyflavaz: https://southmannyflavaz.com/
Supporting the Club’s drive for health and wellbeing, we have also developed a new range of vegan food offers with many featuring Garden Gourmet products which will be available stadium wide.
Some decent offerings there
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