Please Mr Dreyfus...

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I went to Darlington versus Carlisle a few years ago and onnthr bug screen at halftime they put Soccer Saturday on.
 
Improve the bars, food outlets, and upgrade the sound system
Got to be something they can do to make the concourse more appealing after the game. Even some bits that they convert into bars post match, brought out tables and stools, whacked some heat on. Wouldn’t take much to get people to hang around but when it’s freezing, the beer is crap and expensive nobody stays.
 
The news about using new cameras for the match streams to improve the experience got me thinking, what other improvements would I like to see.

I missed half time entertainment, watching two blokes wheeze around the pitch was funny for a while but it could be better. Bring back the kids teams playing, mildly entertaining for us and a great experience for them. Cheerleaders were always a winner, no point now obviously so in the meantime they'll have to be sent round to our houses to do a half time show in the living room.

On another note there's been a few times I've fancied buying some Sunderland gear from the online store but I'm a fussy bugger about clothes and there's not enough detail on there. Get people to model them in professional photo shoots so I can get a proper look and I'd buy stuff quite regularly.

Anyone got any thoughts? I've had a word with KLD and he says don't worry about expense he'll sort any request out.
The stuff on sale in the club shop is poor quality. With all my in laws (and now, despite my best efforts, my daughter) all being Hammers, I often have a look in the West Ham club shop to buy them presents etc and they have some really nice stuff. It would be good to get some better quality clobber on sale in there.

What I'd really like to see though is greater engagement with the local community and greater engagement with the club's history. I like things like Juventus playing a friendly against Juventus B every year in the small town of Villar Perosa. I like the fact that Torino have built a small stadium, for training and reserve games, on the site of their beloved Filadelfia Stadium after years of it being derelict. I like it that Borsigplatz Square is the spiritual home of Borussia Dortmund- its where the pub that they were founded in is located and its where title celebrations are always focused. Something like that would be good, the building of traditions or identification of special places based on the club's history that the fans can engage with.
 
Got to be something they can do to make the concourse more appealing after the game. Even some bits that they convert into bars post match, brought out tables and stools, whacked some heat on. Wouldn’t take much to get people to hang around but when it’s freezing, the beer is crap and expensive nobody stays.
There must be more they can do pre and post game imo to get people to the stadium earlier and staying later.
 
The stuff on sale in the club shop is poor quality. With all my in laws (and now, despite my best efforts, my daughter) all being Hammers, I often have a look in the West Ham club shop to buy them presents etc and they have some really nice stuff. It would be good to get some better quality clobber on sale in there.

What I'd really like to see though is greater engagement with the local community and greater engagement with the club's history. I like things like Juventus playing a friendly against Juventus B every year in the small town of Villar Perosa. I like the fact that Torino have built a small stadium, for training and reserve games, on the site of their beloved Filadelfia Stadium after years of it being derelict. I like it that Borsigplatz Square is the spiritual home of Borussia Dortmund- its where the pub that they were founded in is located and its where title celebrations are always focused. Something like that would be good, the building of traditions or identification of special places based on the club's history that the fans can engage with.

I think KLD will be sensitive to that, he gets football in general and its importance to the area, at least I assume he does from what he's said and his background. What you're suggesting would be great and go down very well.

It seems these days that environmentally friendly is the thing for clothes, I bought some Adidas tracky bottoms recently where the polyester is made from reclaimed ocean plastic, seeing as most sportswear is polyester that couldn't hurt as a sales angle. They can certainly do better than a single pic of a top on a shopped out mannequin with no description whatsoever.
 
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Don’t like the blocks of white seats. Don’t mind obviously the white seats in the writing but the blocks don’t seem right. Sign of me getting old when this sort of thing bothers me but cosmetically the ground should look the dogs bollocks.
 
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Everyone thought it was so easy but nee one ever won it! :1980_boogie_down::1980_boogie_down::1980_boogie_down:

The pitch is firm, and the weather is overcast.....as if it made a difference to where the ball was! <laugh>
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remember 'helping' me mam and dad when a young'un, following the actions of the players, the eyes etc...as in this picture you would expect the ball to be coming in from a cross or corner and they are jumping to meet it, yet the 'result' would show no winners and the ball sitting down in the right hand corner.
 
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