Article on Sky about the unhealthy food offered at football matches. Described as processed food high in saturated fats, salt and carbohydrates...yum, yum...sounds delicious. Looked good as well...great chips, hot dogs and burgers. The club selected (didn't see what team it was) was offering healthier options such as lancashire hot pot...woman remarked that she would have chosen the healthier option if she had realised...her son's face was a picture...lancashire hot pot or burgers and chips...tough one. I would suggest that you are either a healthy eater (and one high fat meal won't kill you) or you eat rubbish all the time (and one healthy meal won't save you). I'm all for variety though and I wish Saints could manage to serve fans quickly with food of any description.
I'd just like to be able to get a cuppa at half time. Though I could get round to buying a thermos I suppose.
****ing hell a couple of cheese burgers a month isn't going to hurt. It's not like Jamie Oliver and school dinners. Anyway when I'm at match I work on the philosophy that eating is cheating.
What happened to those little drinks carts that went round the pitch? That would take some of the pressure off the food vendors.
What's wrong with offering the option? Nobody's suggesting taking away the unhealthy option are they? Unless you support forest green I suppose, all their food is meat-free I believe!
You can't offer the option! Burgers, booze and ***s! Start offering mint and edame pea salad, the common man will get ideas above their station! Next they will want cancer treating drugs!
To be fair, most hot dogs and burgers served at football grounds are probably technically meat-free, at least free of 'meat' in any recognisable sense.
At my age there are only three pleasures left in life: watching the Saints; eating good food and being married to the very lovely Mrs Godders. I therefore take all three very seriously. Eating rubbish food just scuppers my delight in the joys of the other two. Indegestion and flatulance causes problems when I am sat in the Kingsland and of course the very lovely Mrs Godders will not come anywhere near me.
Lancashire Hot Pot, I would end up with gravy everywhere, no if I was to use the catering it is traditional fare for me.
I've never had any of this food, so I wouldn't know what it's like. For your typical 3pm kick off at least, I see no need to be eating at that time. I'll eat before I leave the house, then again when I get back. Maybe they should just not serve food at the stadium.
Not too sure about that as a good business model, what I have never understood is that there are never sandwiches, flatbreads and the like? I dont always want a burger or hot dog just something light, I understand its all about speed and maximum profits but surely a sandwich fall into this catergory?
Agree with this - selection is very narrowed at SMS, and deli's, sandwiches etc is something they definetly lack, as well as soft drinks (it's either fizzy, or fruit shoots, nothing inbetween)
Best thing is to keep sending in suggestions at regular intervals with sensible ideas, they might cotton on eventually?
Well you're probably right that it would be quick and cheap for them to make a load of sandwiches, but I'd suggest that maybe the demand isn't there. I'm sure they've done their research, and there's a good chance that they've determined that what they're doing now is the most profitable way. Football fans like their burgers.
There are probably close options...I wouldn't eat a burger, but a tasty flatbread would be a nice alternative whilst being equally easy to eat. Like someone said earlier, I would welcome a guaranteed and fast cup of tea.
We, my wife is also a season ticket holder, like our real ale and we like good food. There really isn't time to get even a coffee in the Kingsland at half time, and the food is a joke. So we eat and drink elsewhere pre match, take our Thermos for half time coffee, and return to pub post match for the celebration or post mortem. On average, may be £30 gets spent pre and post match. There is a potential for profit for the club if it catered more imaginatively. It's 'hospitality' is vastly overpriced and it's general catering is frankly disgusting. Not that Saints are alone in their disregard for the average fan, it's just that they miss opportunities to make larger profits every match day. The stadium design is of course is all about 'herding' the average football fan, rather than entertaining them. No wonder so many, including us, arrive at St Mary's 5 minutes before kick off and escape as soon as the game is over...here's hope for a celebration tomorrow. Cheers
