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Title: Fan zone.
Post by: Hugh on October 27, 2022, 09:38:11 PM
Just for the record, on the stroke of half time, I have been positionig myself by the memorial wall on the stroke of half time and making a dash for the CSH the moment the half time whistle blows. Mostly, I have just about managed to get served and finish my drink for the start of the second half. I did a similar thing with the fan zone at the Oldham match on an admittedly busy night and missed a minute or two of the first half, with a shorter queue than I had been standing in all those times in the CSH. Still, hopefully things will improve. That has to be the aim - to get as many people as possible served at ht without missing game time. And indeed ultimately to help overturn this fatuous alcohol ban in view of the pitch at all NL games and preferably some FL games.  After all we don't have this requirement in other sports, or for that matter in NLN games such as Darlington vs. York, to the best of my knowledge. Alcohol watching sport for all, and if some spectators are a problem, punish them not the decent majority!
Title: Re: Fan zone.
Post by: cheshire cat on October 27, 2022, 11:19:18 PM
Just for the record what was on offer in the Fanzone?
Title: Re: Fan zone.
Post by: Seth on October 27, 2022, 11:34:30 PM
Just for the record what was on offer in the Fanzone?

Overpriced craft beer
Title: Re: Fan zone.
Post by: Sarf London Alty on October 28, 2022, 08:51:29 AM
Just for the record what was on offer in the Fanzone?

https://twitter.com/frankieburton/status/1584871372601233409?s=46&t=4B5wG3ctatw3Y-k0hQEyfw

This was the opening night offering but I know this is going to expand in the weeks ahead. The Cloudwater German lager or pale ale were the two offerings on draught but I know we want to get it up to 6 (including a cider) on draught plus lots more bottles/cans and low/no alcoholic beers too plus the wines. I’d expect gradual improvements to the offering each week starting with Wealdstone on Tuesday night. A pint was £4 on Tuesday which as someone who regularly drinks these kind of beers is decent VFM.

In a broader sense considering the FZ wasn’t really advertised at the ground on the night it was v busy both before the game and at HT with lots of regulars supping in there. This kind of beer offering is what so many of us have been crying out for a long time & I for one hope it goes from strength to strength. The knock on effect too is that the queues for those who prefer the CSH should be shorter too. I just hope there is a way too we can bring Paul & Libero back into the fold.

Curious incidentally Seth where you normally drink around our home games?
Title: Re: Fan zone.
Post by: Seth on October 28, 2022, 09:07:07 AM
Just for the record what was on offer in the Fanzone?

https://twitter.com/frankieburton/status/1584871372601233409?s=46&t=4B5wG3ctatw3Y-k0hQEyfw

This was the opening night offering but I know this is going to expand in the weeks ahead. The Cloudwater German lager or pale ale were the two offerings on draught but I know we want to get it up to 6 (including a cider) on draught plus lots more bottles/cans and low/no alcoholic beers too plus the wines. I’d expect gradual improvements to the offering each week starting with Wealdstone on Tuesday night. A pint was £4 on Tuesday which as someone who regularly drinks these kind of beers is decent VFM.

In a broader sense considering the FZ wasn’t really advertised at the ground on the night it was v busy both before the game and at HT with lots of regulars supping in there. This kind of beer offering is what so many of us have been crying out for a long time & I for one hope it goes from strength to strength. The knock on effect too is that the queues for those who prefer the CSH should be shorter too. I just hope there is a way too we can bring Paul & Libero back into the fold.

Curious incidentally Seth where you normally drink around our home games?

Market Tav or Costellos. I'd rather not pay 5 pound for a pint
Title: Re: Fan zone.
Post by: Alty Dave on October 28, 2022, 09:09:32 AM
Just for the record what was on offer in the Fanzone?

Overpriced craft beer
remember, all profit to the football club, which I assume will bolster the playing budget!
Title: Re: Fan zone.
Post by: Alty Nigel on October 28, 2022, 09:20:00 AM
We were closely monitoring numbers in fan zone on Tuesday night. Tentatively set the max numbers at 100. Peak attendance was 90.
Realistically we should be able to increase capacity to at least 150 in there. Yea
Title: Re: Fan zone.
Post by: cheshire cat on October 28, 2022, 09:26:02 AM
Thanks for that. It looks like a good start. Quite a choice for the size of the place.

Prices are comparable with other craft venues in Altrincham.
Title: Re: Fan zone.
Post by: MarpleAlty on October 28, 2022, 09:53:28 AM
Just for the record what was on offer in the Fanzone?

Overpriced craft beer

£4 is very reasonable and matches what Libero used to charge.
Title: Re: Fan zone.
Post by: Seth on October 28, 2022, 09:57:46 AM
Just for the record what was on offer in the Fanzone?

Overpriced craft beer

£4 is very reasonable and matches what Libero used to charge.

It's 5 for a pint...
Title: Re: Fan zone.
Post by: Sarf London Alty on October 28, 2022, 10:32:51 AM
Just for the record what was on offer in the Fanzone?

Overpriced craft beer

£4 is very reasonable and matches what Libero used to charge.

It's 5 for a pint...

I can assure you I paid £4 a pint on Tuesday night. It’s meant to be going up to £5 a pint going forward I believe once the full range is in place, as that was the opening night & they had anticipated the odd issue. Shame that you’ve already written it off though, if you drink in Costellos and the OMT you clearly appreciate good beer & the range we’ll have on offer is going to be miles better than anyone else at our level I can think of. Titanic Plum Porter for example is exactly the kind of ale you might find in the OMT.

The ‘sail’ style roof will soon be going on too & the second hut opening to serve food too so hopefully by Christmas if not before it should all be up and running. I anticipate the Wealdstone fans who some of us drank with at the Market last season and know their beers will certainly appreciate it for the unsegregated game on Tuesday night.
Title: Re: Fan zone.
Post by: rorysgrandad on October 28, 2022, 11:20:36 AM
Just for the record, on the stroke of half time, I have been positionig myself by the memorial wall on the stroke of half time and making a dash for the CSH the moment the half time whistle blows. Mostly, I have just about managed to get served and finish my drink for the start of the second half. I did a similar thing with the fan zone at the Oldham match on an admittedly busy night and missed a minute or two of the first half, with a shorter queue than I had been standing in all those times in the CSH. Still, hopefully things will improve. That has to be the aim - to get as many people as possible served at ht without missing game time. And indeed ultimately to help overturn this fatuous alcohol ban in view of the pitch at all NL games and preferably some FL games.  After all we don't have this requirement in other sports, or for that matter in NLN games such as Darlington vs. York, to the best of my knowledge. Alcohol watching sport for all, and if some spectators are a problem, punish them not the decent majority!
The final sentence is pointing out the beliefs of the masses. If you misbehave you don't get an arm round the shoulder and told you must promise not do it again. If I was the guilty party I would expect to serve the due punishment and not shift the penalty to everyone else. You can't even drink in the fanzone and look at the pitch!
You can have a couple of pints, come out and check the pitch is still there and go back in and drink some more. That's legal. Come on. It's farcical. Hit those who offend HARD and let the rest of us enjoy ourselves. This needs looking at again by the powers that be. Plenty of fans watch rugby, cricket and football. They don't become different animals when they enter a football stadium. The government needs to get a grip of the legislation irrespective of whoever is in power.
Title: Re: Fan zone.
Post by: oneedham on October 28, 2022, 01:19:54 PM
Sounds like the Fanzone had a promising start.

I have always wondered why they didn't double the size or have two huts for alcohol and one for food.

Needs to twice as wide with more pumps/staff for the drinkng one.
Title: Re: Fan zone.
Post by: cheshire cat on October 28, 2022, 02:02:25 PM
The final sentence is pointing out the beliefs of the masses. If you misbehave you don't get an arm round the shoulder and told you must promise not do it again. If I was the guilty party I would expect to serve the due punishment and not shift the penalty to everyone else. You can't even drink in the fanzone and look at the pitch!
You can have a couple of pints, come out and check the pitch is still there and go back in and drink some more. That's legal. Come on. It's farcical. Hit those who offend HARD and let the rest of us enjoy ourselves. This needs looking at again by the powers that be. Plenty of fans watch rugby, cricket and football. They don't become different animals when they enter a football stadium. The government needs to get a grip of the legislation irrespective of whoever is in power.

I think the percieved issues are that animals only frequent football stadia because they believe that's where they need to go if they want to get involved in trouble
And
If you can see the pitch you might choose to stay in the bar and get tanked up whereas if you can't see the match you might just go back to your seat / terrace.

To its credit the crowd at the JD is a world away from some of the unpleasant neanderthals I've met at other venues
Title: Re: Fan zone.
Post by: Hugh on October 29, 2022, 12:31:41 AM
Just for the record what was on offer in the Fanzone?

A wheat beer  (Erdinger?) that took an age to pour. Now I like a good wheat beer now and again, but perhaps not the time or the place, all things considered?
Title: Re: Fan zone.
Post by: Hugh on October 29, 2022, 12:43:45 AM
Just for the record, on the stroke of half time, I have been positionig myself by the memorial wall on the stroke of half time and making a dash for the CSH the moment the half time whistle blows. Mostly, I have just about managed to get served and finish my drink for the start of the second half. I did a similar thing with the fan zone at the Oldham match on an admittedly busy night and missed a minute or two of the first half, with a shorter queue than I had been standing in all those times in the CSH. Still, hopefully things will improve. That has to be the aim - to get as many people as possible served at ht without missing game time. And indeed ultimately to help overturn this fatuous alcohol ban in view of the pitch at all NL games and preferably some FL games.  After all we don't have this requirement in other sports, or for that matter in NLN games such as Darlington vs. York, to the best of my knowledge. Alcohol watching sport for all, and if some spectators are a problem, punish them not the decent majority!
The final sentence is pointing out the beliefs of the masses. If you misbehave you don't get an arm round the shoulder and told you must promise not do it again. If I was the guilty party I would expect to serve the due punishment and not shift the penalty to everyone else. You can't even drink in the fanzone and look at the pitch!
You can have a couple of pints, come out and check the pitch is still there and go back in and drink some more. That's legal. Come on. It's farcical. Hit those who offend HARD and let the rest of us enjoy ourselves. This needs looking at again by the powers that be. Plenty of fans watch rugby, cricket and football. They don't become different animals when they enter a football stadium. The government needs to get a grip of the legislation irrespective of whoever is in power.

I forgot to add, Altrincham have been a force for driving change in football before (1986?) and hopefully can continue this tradition on issues including this one! It would be nice if the NL/lower leagues could adopt one or two of the things we value about the non-league game rather than us having to take on all the stuff we don't like about going to watch the big clubs. No wonder FC United appear happy to remain in the NPL (though I emphasise I would still like us to get to the FL - and push for the stuff we believe in and that attracted us to watching Alty).
Title: Re: Fan zone.
Post by: beaker141 on October 30, 2022, 11:45:33 PM
Just for the record what was on offer in the Fanzone?

Overpriced craft beer

£4 is very reasonable and matches what Libero used to charge.

Hi All - just to add for fact and clarity - the last price board in the fan zone from Libero, before closure, had the following prices

Flensburger £4.40
Factotum £4.60
Letter 23 Sour £4
Erdant 20  Att Moon £7.80
Hogans Cider £4.60

Current pricing in any local craft beer venues is more than that now.

Initial pricing for the reopen trial was £5 draught, £4 cans and bottles to keep it simple - more detailed pricing will evolve over time, but please bear in mind its a football stadium, San Miguel at the main bar is £4.80 and sells in big volume, and all profit made goes straight to running the football club and hopefully playing budget ultimately. A few early pints were sold at less due to teething problems with a faulty machine ! It was a soft launch.

Frankie will listen to any feedback and requests and is happy to source different product, but on balance it will have to appeal to the majority and individual requests may not be cost effective or popular. The one guarantee will be a choice, with up to 6 draught lines on offer supplemented with cans and bottles for lower volume options.

With reference to queue time, I did some calculations, if there are 150 people (assumed FZ capacity) who want serving within 10 minutes of half time whistle, to give 5 mins minimum to drink the pint - it would need a server to serve a pint every 4 seconds. Realistically, it must take 30 seconds to ask someone for their order, pour it, till it, pay for it.  That would need over 7 servers to achieve that which is unrealistic - please bear this in mind - we will work towards efficiency, prepay and prepour etc, but we will never manage perfection in an environment where so much trade happens within such a small window :-)

Stuart.
Title: Re: Fan zone.
Post by: MarpleAlty on October 31, 2022, 08:27:14 AM
Just for the record what was on offer in the Fanzone?

Overpriced craft beer

£4 is very reasonable and matches what Libero used to charge.

Hi All - just to add for fact and clarity - the last price board in the fan zone from Libero, before closure, had the following prices

Flensburger £4.40
Factotum £4.60
Letter 23 Sour £4
Erdant 20  Att Moon £7.80
Hogans Cider £4.60

Current pricing in any local craft beer venues is more than that now.

Initial pricing for the reopen trial was £5 draught, £4 cans and bottles to keep it simple - more detailed pricing will evolve over time, but please bear in mind its a football stadium, San Miguel at the main bar is £4.80 and sells in big volume, and all profit made goes straight to running the football club and hopefully playing budget ultimately. A few early pints were sold at less due to teething problems with a faulty machine ! It was a soft launch.

Frankie will listen to any feedback and requests and is happy to source different product, but on balance it will have to appeal to the majority and individual requests may not be cost effective or popular. The one guarantee will be a choice, with up to 6 draught lines on offer supplemented with cans and bottles for lower volume options.

With reference to queue time, I did some calculations, if there are 150 people (assumed FZ capacity) who want serving within 10 minutes of half time whistle, to give 5 mins minimum to drink the pint - it would need a server to serve a pint every 4 seconds. Realistically, it must take 30 seconds to ask someone for their order, pour it, till it, pay for it.  That would need over 7 servers to achieve that which is unrealistic - please bear this in mind - we will work towards efficiency, prepay and prepour etc, but we will never manage perfection in an environment where so much trade happens within such a small window :-)

Stuart.

Thanks for this, much appreciated.

Promising start, and we definitely need the teething problems to learn and adjust.

The matchday experience is already all the more better for the FZ's existence, and I'm looking forward to seeing it continue to evolve.
Title: Re: Fan zone.
Post by: andrewflynn on October 31, 2022, 08:41:40 AM
Just for the record what was on offer in the Fanzone?

Overpriced craft beer

£4 is very reasonable and matches what Libero used to charge.

Hi All - just to add for fact and clarity - the last price board in the fan zone from Libero, before closure, had the following prices

Flensburger £4.40
Factotum £4.60
Letter 23 Sour £4
Erdant 20  Att Moon £7.80
Hogans Cider £4.60

Current pricing in any local craft beer venues is more than that now.

Initial pricing for the reopen trial was £5 draught, £4 cans and bottles to keep it simple - more detailed pricing will evolve over time, but please bear in mind its a football stadium, San Miguel at the main bar is £4.80 and sells in big volume, and all profit made goes straight to running the football club and hopefully playing budget ultimately. A few early pints were sold at less due to teething problems with a faulty machine ! It was a soft launch.

Frankie will listen to any feedback and requests and is happy to source different product, but on balance it will have to appeal to the majority and individual requests may not be cost effective or popular. The one guarantee will be a choice, with up to 6 draught lines on offer supplemented with cans and bottles for lower volume options.

With reference to queue time, I did some calculations, if there are 150 people (assumed FZ capacity) who want serving within 10 minutes of half time whistle, to give 5 mins minimum to drink the pint - it would need a server to serve a pint every 4 seconds. Realistically, it must take 30 seconds to ask someone for their order, pour it, till it, pay for it.  That would need over 7 servers to achieve that which is unrealistic - please bear this in mind - we will work towards efficiency, prepay and prepour etc, but we will never manage perfection in an environment where so much trade happens within such a small window :-)

Stuart.

Top post, Stuart.
Title: Re: Fan zone.
Post by: HashtagAlty on October 31, 2022, 01:07:34 PM
Just for the record what was on offer in the Fanzone?

Overpriced craft beer

£4 is very reasonable and matches what Libero used to charge.

Hi All - just to add for fact and clarity - the last price board in the fan zone from Libero, before closure, had the following prices

Flensburger £4.40
Factotum £4.60
Letter 23 Sour £4
Erdant 20  Att Moon £7.80
Hogans Cider £4.60

Current pricing in any local craft beer venues is more than that now.

Initial pricing for the reopen trial was £5 draught, £4 cans and bottles to keep it simple - more detailed pricing will evolve over time, but please bear in mind its a football stadium, San Miguel at the main bar is £4.80 and sells in big volume, and all profit made goes straight to running the football club and hopefully playing budget ultimately. A few early pints were sold at less due to teething problems with a faulty machine ! It was a soft launch.

Frankie will listen to any feedback and requests and is happy to source different product, but on balance it will have to appeal to the majority and individual requests may not be cost effective or popular. The one guarantee will be a choice, with up to 6 draught lines on offer supplemented with cans and bottles for lower volume options.

With reference to queue time, I did some calculations, if there are 150 people (assumed FZ capacity) who want serving within 10 minutes of half time whistle, to give 5 mins minimum to drink the pint - it would need a server to serve a pint every 4 seconds. Realistically, it must take 30 seconds to ask someone for their order, pour it, till it, pay for it.  That would need over 7 servers to achieve that which is unrealistic - please bear this in mind - we will work towards efficiency, prepay and prepour etc, but we will never manage perfection in an environment where so much trade happens within such a small window :-)

Stuart.

5 quid a draught pint is very normal; given its a premium beer, and inside a stadium.

However, I would strongly recommending the option of pre-paying a pint; if you're concerned about wastage.
Title: Re: Fan zone.
Post by: HashtagAlty on October 31, 2022, 02:22:58 PM
Just for the record what was on offer in the Fanzone?

https://twitter.com/frankieburton/status/1584871372601233409?s=46&t=4B5wG3ctatw3Y-k0hQEyfw

This was the opening night offering but I know this is going to expand in the weeks ahead. The Cloudwater German lager or pale ale were the two offerings on draught but I know we want to get it up to 6 (including a cider) on draught plus lots more bottles/cans and low/no alcoholic beers too plus the wines. I’d expect gradual improvements to the offering each week starting with Wealdstone on Tuesday night. A pint was £4 on Tuesday which as someone who regularly drinks these kind of beers is decent VFM.

In a broader sense considering the FZ wasn’t really advertised at the ground on the night it was v busy both before the game and at HT with lots of regulars supping in there. This kind of beer offering is what so many of us have been crying out for a long time & I for one hope it goes from strength to strength. The knock on effect too is that the queues for those who prefer the CSH should be shorter too. I just hope there is a way too we can bring Paul & Libero back into the fold.

Curious incidentally Seth where you normally drink around our home games?

Market Tav or Costellos. I'd rather not pay 5 pound for a pint

My last drink in Costellos was 14.45 for 3 pints; I'd hardly call Costellos the definition of cheap
Title: Re: Fan zone.
Post by: MarpleAlty on October 31, 2022, 03:38:49 PM
You'd expect to pay £6 in town these days - so I think it's quite cheap!
Title: Re: Fan zone.
Post by: Amsterdam Alty on October 31, 2022, 04:06:40 PM
This thread is f**king hilarious.

I'm certain at this point that most people on here really need to find something that actually matters (or indeed is even true) to complain about.
Title: Re: Fan zone.
Post by: cheshire cat on October 31, 2022, 04:25:59 PM


My last drink in Costellos was 14.45 for 3 pints; I'd hardly call Costellos the definition of cheap

It depends what you drink. I don't know Hugh but if like me he drinks Big Tree it's £3.70 or was before they closed. If you are drinking the lagers I don't doubt it's nearly a fiver. It will be interesting to see if prices have risen again when they reopen.

I went to the Div 2 playoff final at Wembley in May and was pleasantly surprised to find they were only charging £7 for Camden craft.
Title: Re: Fan zone.
Post by: cheshire cat on October 31, 2022, 04:27:33 PM
Amsterdam Alty is right. Go to Oldham or Coventry forums to see clubs with proper problems.
Title: Re: Fan zone.
Post by: HashtagAlty on October 31, 2022, 05:11:22 PM
You'd expect to pay £6 in town these days - so I think it's quite cheap!

And the rest, I was pleasently Suprised at the cost of fan zone drinks, especially in relation to King George, our Sports Hall and beer prices.

Some of my clients charge north of £6.5
Title: Re: Fan zone.
Post by: rorysgrandad on October 31, 2022, 05:55:19 PM
You'd expect to pay £6 in town these days - so I think it's quite cheap!

And the rest, I was pleasently Suprised at the cost of fan zone drinks, especially in relation to King George, our Sports Hall and beer prices.

Some of my clients charge north of £6.5
Do they wear masks?
Title: Re: Fan zone.
Post by: TheCultOfIanTunnacliffe on October 31, 2022, 06:12:38 PM


Any chance of a selection of Vintage Ports or even Malmsey Madeira for those of us with more refined palates?
Title: Re: Fan zone.
Post by: Saughall Robin on October 31, 2022, 06:34:13 PM


Any chance of a selection of Vintage Ports or even Malmsey Madeira for those of us with more refined palates?

My 'gold-plated' pension doesn't stretch that far so I usually bring my hip flask. Perhaps something similar, Cult?
Title: Re: Fan zone.
Post by: HashtagAlty on October 31, 2022, 08:52:48 PM
You'd expect to pay £6 in town these days - so I think it's quite cheap!

And the rest, I was pleasently Suprised at the cost of fan zone drinks, especially in relation to King George, our Sports Hall and beer prices.

Some of my clients charge north of £6.5
Do they wear masks?

Only today.
Title: Re: Fan zone.
Post by: Hugh on October 31, 2022, 09:17:02 PM
Just for the record what was on offer in the Fanzone?

Overpriced craft beer

£4 is very reasonable and matches what Libero used to charge.

Hi All - just to add for fact and clarity - the last price board in the fan zone from Libero, before closure, had the following prices

Flensburger £4.40
Factotum £4.60
Letter 23 Sour £4
Erdant 20  Att Moon £7.80
Hogans Cider £4.60

Current pricing in any local craft beer venues is more than that now.

Initial pricing for the reopen trial was £5 draught, £4 cans and bottles to keep it simple - more detailed pricing will evolve over time, but please bear in mind its a football stadium, San Miguel at the main bar is £4.80 and sells in big volume, and all profit made goes straight to running the football club and hopefully playing budget ultimately. A few early pints were sold at less due to teething problems with a faulty machine ! It was a soft launch.

Frankie will listen to any feedback and requests and is happy to source different product, but on balance it will have to appeal to the majority and individual requests may not be cost effective or popular. The one guarantee will be a choice, with up to 6 draught lines on offer supplemented with cans and bottles for lower volume options.

With reference to queue time, I did some calculations, if there are 150 people (assumed FZ capacity) who want serving within 10 minutes of half time whistle, to give 5 mins minimum to drink the pint - it would need a server to serve a pint every 4 seconds. Realistically, it must take 30 seconds to ask someone for their order, pour it, till it, pay for it.  That would need over 7 servers to achieve that which is unrealistic - please bear this in mind - we will work towards efficiency, prepay and prepour etc, but we will never manage perfection in an environment where so much trade happens within such a small window :-)

Stuart.

Thanks for that, and I emphasise I am happy as long as the issues are understood, and efforts are made to make things as good as they can be.

I should add, I reckon a turnover of every 4 seconds could theoretically be achieved, at least during half time - give people the option of booking their half time drink in the 90 minutes prior to the match (or indeed online earlier), make it only one popular option for ease and speed ("yay"), and have plenty of them ready poured at half time.

An interesting case study is King's Lynn for our first ever match in Norfolk. They had a barbecue selling just burgers. All people had to decide was whether they wanted cheese and onion, and a score or so of burgers were cooking on the bbq at half time, with one being taken off for a customer when ready. The system seemed to work and I liked it. Could we possibly look at employing a similar system? After all, some people just want any drink. Other drinks could still be served alongside this of course for people who were prepared to wait a bit longer.
Title: Re: Fan zone.
Post by: Hugh on October 31, 2022, 09:25:31 PM


Any chance of a selection of Vintage Ports or even Malmsey Madeira for those of us with more refined palates?

And while we're at it, what is the wine referred to on the list?

I should add that I don't mean to have a go, and certainly it's a nice problem to have, deciding which craft beers to have in our new fan zone. Just that we might as well make things as good as they can be!
Title: Re: Fan zone.
Post by: Strong summer needed on November 01, 2022, 12:07:45 PM
Can't wait to pop in and take a look tonight...
Title: Re: Fan zone.
Post by: distancetraveller on November 01, 2022, 01:12:10 PM
Don’t think it’s Open tonight reading Bills programme notes, due to work being carried out
Title: Re: Fan zone.
Post by: b23 on November 01, 2022, 01:12:40 PM
Not open tonight according to Bill Waterson
Title: Re: Fan zone.
Post by: rorysgrandad on November 01, 2022, 02:35:50 PM
Strewth!
Title: Re: Fan zone.
Post by: TheCultOfIanTunnacliffe on November 01, 2022, 03:34:00 PM

Don’t think it’s Open tonight reading Bills programme notes, due to work being carried out



https://altrinchamfc.com/blogs/news/bill-waterson-chairmans-welcome-wealdstone-programme-notes (https://altrinchamfc.com/blogs/news/bill-waterson-chairmans-welcome-wealdstone-programme-notes)
Title: Re: Fan zone.
Post by: alty.fc on November 01, 2022, 06:41:06 PM
We got another week out it stop being greedy
Title: Re: Fan zone.
Post by: JD on November 01, 2022, 08:21:05 PM


Any chance of a selection of Vintage Ports or even Malmsey Madeira for those of us with more refined palates?

And while we're at it, what is the wine referred to on the list?

I should add that I don't mean to have a go, and certainly it's a nice problem to have, deciding which craft beers to have in our new fan zone. Just that we might as well make things as good as they can be!

Half a bottle of Blue Nun!
Title: Re: Fan zone.
Post by: cheshire cat on November 07, 2022, 04:31:25 PM
What do you reckon?

Open, closed?
Title: Re: Fan zone.
Post by: alty.fc on November 07, 2022, 05:54:18 PM
What do you reckon?

Open, closed?
ha ha . The rumours are it's only open on non match days
Title: Re: Fan zone.
Post by: beaker141 on November 07, 2022, 10:37:30 PM
What do you reckon?

Open, closed?

Closed - open for York game.
Title: Re: Fan zone.
Post by: rorysgrandad on November 08, 2022, 03:31:11 PM
For those who want Guinness or similar slow slow pouring fare can we have a separate queue for such offerings or preferably tins that they can pour themselves on the strict understanding they don't throw them at anyone? I like a pint of the black stuff myself but time and place. 15 minutes at half time isn't either.
Title: Re: Fan zone.
Post by: rorysgrandad on November 08, 2022, 03:32:24 PM


Any chance of a selection of Vintage Ports or even Malmsey Madeira for those of us with more refined palates?

And while we're at it, what is the wine referred to on the list?

I should add that I don't mean to have a go, and certainly it's a nice problem to have, deciding which craft beers to have in our new fan zone. Just that we might as well make things as good as they can be!

Half a bottle of Blue Nun!
  Ahhh! Ladyboys.
Title: Re: Fan zone.
Post by: TheCultOfIanTunnacliffe on November 08, 2022, 05:41:48 PM
Just for the record, on the stroke of half time, I have been positionig myself by the memorial wall on the stroke of half time and making a dash for the CSH the moment the half time whistle blows. Mostly, I have just about managed to get served and finish my drink for the start of the second half. I did a similar thing with the fan zone at the Oldham match on an admittedly busy night and missed a minute or two of the first half, with a shorter queue than I had been standing in all those times in the CSH. Still, hopefully things will improve. That has to be the aim - to get as many people as possible served at ht without missing game time. And indeed ultimately to help overturn this fatuous alcohol ban in view of the pitch at all NL games and preferably some FL games.  After all we don't have this requirement in other sports, or for that matter in NLN games such as Darlington vs. York, to the best of my knowledge. Alcohol watching sport for all, and if some spectators are a problem, punish them not the decent majority!


Lager shampoo, anyone?

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/nov/08/violence-and-lager-shampoos-could-follow-if-football-fans-drink-in-stands-mps-told (https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/nov/08/violence-and-lager-shampoos-could-follow-if-football-fans-drink-in-stands-mps-told)
Title: Re: Fan zone.
Post by: MarpleAlty on November 08, 2022, 06:10:06 PM
Just for the record, on the stroke of half time, I have been positionig myself by the memorial wall on the stroke of half time and making a dash for the CSH the moment the half time whistle blows. Mostly, I have just about managed to get served and finish my drink for the start of the second half. I did a similar thing with the fan zone at the Oldham match on an admittedly busy night and missed a minute or two of the first half, with a shorter queue than I had been standing in all those times in the CSH. Still, hopefully things will improve. That has to be the aim - to get as many people as possible served at ht without missing game time. And indeed ultimately to help overturn this fatuous alcohol ban in view of the pitch at all NL games and preferably some FL games.  After all we don't have this requirement in other sports, or for that matter in NLN games such as Darlington vs. York, to the best of my knowledge. Alcohol watching sport for all, and if some spectators are a problem, punish them not the decent majority!


Lager shampoo, anyone?

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/nov/08/violence-and-lager-shampoos-could-follow-if-football-fans-drink-in-stands-mps-told (https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/nov/08/violence-and-lager-shampoos-could-follow-if-football-fans-drink-in-stands-mps-told)

I can see the logic in drawing the line where it currently is; some teams at this level fill entire grandstands and it would be absolute carnage with all the young lads that follow these clubs around - it's just rubbish for those of us that know it would never be an issue at Moss Lane.