North Stand Bar watch

each game we'd take it in turns to go to the bar to get the round in so as to minimize missed minutes.

 

For a second there I thought there was a new watering hole in Beverley and this was a fans review...Disappointed.

 

Yeah we do.
Surely no one all leaves and stand together to pint separate pints do they?! (I know Askew doesn’t because he’s in my round)

 

They never have been I used to go in there and didn't bother with the bar Ciz it took ages

 

Excellent wording Den. He'll remind you every week, it's your round!

 

CC Stand Concourse is quite big. Just saying …

 

It’d be the same queue if I wanted a half time pie or a bovril. What’s the point of having refreshments at all if you have to sacrifice a large chunk of the game? It is also costing the club a fair amount in lost revenue.
Extra staff would have helped, the bar I was at only two were serving two queues. A couple more behind there just pulling pints (or actually pulling them beforehand) would speed things up to a degree. However, I do feel the issue is probably a lack of actual bar space, which I suspect probably can’t be easily remedied due to the shortage of overall space in that section of the concourse. As PLT said the concourse does seem overcrowded anyway.

 

Witchcraft could help. When it's crap beer, most of it comes out through the bottom after all.

 

Now there’s a start, make it compulsory to purchase at least two. Similar to car sharing!
There was a lot of people letting mates into the queue. I didn’t say anything as I assumed they were just helping carrying drinks, but then they all bought their own.

 

I know. I was joking. Though it is easier to get something at all than at BP. Again, the stadium was not well designed innthat regard. Though plenty of others are as bad and worse. Digressing, was reading an article about Chelsea and how he plans to alter things at the club, with different levels of fans, including one for super fans Apparently super fans in that context means paying through the nose for everything. A beer on the concourses at his baseball club in America costs £15. That would cut queues down here somewhat.

 

First item on the agenda will be the mirrors in the ladies toilets not frivolous things like making sure people can get served with things they are willing to pay money for.

 

It was a damned sight easier getting some food from that little shed on Kempton. That might have something to do with having **** all fans though

 

Not sure if just a north stand issue, I rarely bother in south at half time, you have to get down there for 3.40 to stand any chance of getting back for second half in my experience and that’s with a cuppa that you can take back in with you . Do they not do that thing anymore where they pre pour pints? I was at the Etihad for Liam Gallagher in June and the beer ques were a joke as they were pulling every pint when ordered , stadiums used to have them lined up across the back .

 

The East Stand concourse has lost one bar because of the re siting of the away fans but we have two new pop up bars or kiosks serving bottled beer only. I think its cheaper then last season too. The two bigger bars have more staff and more cash points this season and waiting times seemed to have improved. Perhaps the North Stand concourse is next for an over haul ? If you have a problem there then the club need to know because I doubt very much if it is intentional to turn paying customers away and it if can be improved it will be providing the club are aware of the problem.

 

But not as big as West Stand concourse. Which of course has far fewer people due to the corporates disappearing to their lounges at half time. Fundamental poor stadium design really.

 

Oh and yes, why no pre-poured pints set up for half-time, that’s just poor bar management. Do they not realise that probably sell more if people thought they could get served, get it down their neck and mebbe even have a pee all before second half kick off.

 

That is OK for London based fans as that is the way their beer is in a pub. Bloody awful.

 

Turnstile situation in North stand isn't great either obviously losing some to the away fans, we arrived earlier then usual on Saturday so had no issues, had no issues getting beer though as there's a smaller bar that only does drinks at the far end of the concourse

 

I’m astonished all the terrible logistical realities of the North stand haven’t magically gone away since we were last there. A truly inspired decision to shift everyone there.