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Quote from: Seth on August 08, 2022, 09:24:36 AM

Quote from: Hugh on August 07, 2022, 10:04:51 PM

Quote from: Seth on August 07, 2022, 09:40:27 PM

I say it every week but the only way that service in the CSH is going to improve is if they start prepouring pints... yes it's not ideal but I don't even bother trying to get served at the bar anymore

Maybe not quite true. Trafford had a gazebo with a man selling cans of beer. Not to everyone's taste maybe, but it was quick and effective (another thing I loved about Trafford were those wooden seats. The little things really do matter...).

Agreed, we could easily have a separate stall in the CSH offering cans and bottles. Makes absolute sense.

The way the club has responded to poor service in the CSH is offering loyALTY subscribers a jump of the inordinate queue. Recognising the problem without solving it..

This was offered at a few home games last season and seemed to be very popular. I'm not sure why it isn't more consistent because as you say, I'd much rather pay £3 for a cold can poured into a cup, than queue 15 minutes for a £4 pint I have to rush.

Re. the LoyAlty queue, I think it's important to say that this wasn't introduced as a fix for queuing problems, but rather, as a perk for supporting a certain tier of the scheme.

There will always be queueing problems in the CSH as it simply is not set up to meet the demand of however many hundred people wanting a pint within a 15-minute timeframe.

The club has visibly put far more staff on to try and meet the demand, and introduced lane queueing, but it will never be enough. The only suggestion I have to try and make it marginally better is introducing a max order of 4 pints per person, which is commonplace at bigger sporting venues now (Old Trafford cricket ground for example). Too many times I've been stood in the queue behind someone who's getting drinks added to their order from mates stood outside the queue. You end up waiting for about a dozen pints to be poured last minute.

As maligned and debated as it has become, the Fan Zone can't come quick enough if simply to take some of the pressure from the CSH bar.

That was not my point. My point was by doing this, the club is recognising the queue is a problem, but doing nothing to fix it.

I say it every week but the only way that service in the CSH is going to improve is if they start prepouring pints... yes it's not ideal but I don't even bother trying to get served at the bar anymore

James Jones is back!

Quote from: Seth on July 19, 2022, 04:24:06 PM

Are all the articles posted on the previous website gone forever? or is there a way of getting them back and continuing to host them? I was a bit disappointed to see match reports I had written for the club no longer available.

I think a really nice feature of the JL website is that it serves also as an archive of information

The site was launched without the backdated news articles unfortunately mate, however the company I work for were hosting the old website and have relaunched it on a private server so that we can go back through and get them copied across.

I completely agree re archived info.

Cheers mate, happy to help if you need a hand with that

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'30. In the event of a cancelled sailing or delayed sailing likely to exceed 90 minutes after the scheduled departure time Passengers will also be offered the choice between (a) re-routing to the final destination under comparable conditions as set out in these Conditions at the earliest opportunity and at no additional cost or (b) reimbursement of the ticket price. Such reimbursement of the ticket price at the full cost as purchased shall be made within 7 days in cash by electronic bank transfer bank order or bank cheque.  Alternatively if the Passenger agrees the full reimbursement may also be paid in the form of vouchers and/or other flexible services in an amount equivalent to the price for which the ticket was purchased.'

This is puzzling then...

3 of us going Fri - Sun on the ferry and camping

We went through the same nonsense last summer.

People saying we'd struggle because we hadn't recruited, when most teams hadn't even started yet.

We've obviously done some business early because we've got more to do than the average club, but there's still plenty to be done and it will happen.

And we struggled for a striker until Christmas

Who won the awards? Had to catch a bus after the game so couldn't stay for it