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Post by spiderpuss on Feb 1, 2022 17:12:27 GMT
As mentioned in another thread, I think a real improvement would be to move where the players come out. That dead area with the score board, being the prime location. Away players would get a hostile welcome, meanwhile the red and white heroes would probably get dog's abuse by "loyal supporters" (well hopefully not).
Didn't see too much mention of improving the Boothen concourse, which always seems just mildly better than Millwall's.
Still can't grumble, improvements are nice to hear.
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Post by bertiestan on Feb 1, 2022 17:16:30 GMT
Crikey with all you lot noticing what's up with the facilities i.e concourse widening 🤦🏼♂️ I'm surprised any of you get to watch the match.
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Post by jimigoodwinsbeard on Feb 1, 2022 18:13:57 GMT
Wonder if that means the posters advertising Jake Bugg's new single (released Nov 2019) will be removed from Boothen toilets.
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Post by Lakeland Potter on Feb 1, 2022 18:17:34 GMT
Crikey with all you lot noticing what's up with the facilities i.e concourse widening 🤦🏼♂️ I'm surprised any of you get to watch the match. Anyone in the Boothen End who pops down to the concourse at half time to buy a drink or use the loo would have to be some sort of idiot not to realise that the concourse could do with enlarging by up to 50% . Anyone who wants to use the loo AND the refreshment kiosk is going to be disappointed or miss the first few minutes of the second half.  |
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Post by J-Roar on Feb 1, 2022 18:32:30 GMT
Crikey with all you lot noticing what's up with the facilities i.e concourse widening 🤦🏼♂️ I'm surprised any of you get to watch the match. Anyone in the Boothen End who pops down to the concourse at half time to buy a drink or use the loo would have to be some sort of idiot not to realise that the concourse could do with enlarging by up to 50% . Anyone who wants to use the loo AND the refreshment kiosk is going to be disappointed or miss the first few minutes of the second half. Couldn't they just put a trough up against the counter where you order? Maximise the efficiency of the slashing slash ordering process. Could also just pour the excuse they have for tea straight into the trough and cut out the middle man. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2022 18:40:37 GMT
so we have an emergency exit that been used once for someone from crewe breaking their leg, and for stanley matthews and gordon banks funeral procession.
3 times in 25 years, and only 1 for footballing reasons.
I stand by my 'shit design' comment.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2022 18:45:34 GMT
totally. It's unnecessary and it should have gone in the corner by the away fans. But as always with Stoke, no one thinks too much on this sort of stuff Why should it go in the other corner as opposed to where it is and why is it unnecessary ? Because you could have a corner that houses the changing rooms, the media bit, the screen, expand the club shop (which is toss, and so is everything in it), maybe even have some more special seats in this particular corner, and you'd still be able to build over that emergency exit. It would keep all the 'untidy' bits together and out of sight. in the meantime, you make the ground look better by building a new corner inbetween the main stand and boothen, tying it together nicely. it's really not hard, but we have fucked it up, like we do most things off the pitch in terms of merch, design and for fan benefit |
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Post by Lakeland Potter on Feb 1, 2022 18:55:21 GMT
Anyone in the Boothen End who pops down to the concourse at half time to buy a drink or use the loo would have to be some sort of idiot not to realise that the concourse could do with enlarging by up to 50% . Anyone who wants to use the loo AND the refreshment kiosk is going to be disappointed or miss the first few minutes of the second half. Couldn't they just put a trough up against the counter where you order? Maximise the efficiency of the slashing slash ordering process. Could also just pour the excuse they have for tea straight into the trough and cut out the middle man. Tough on the ladies unless they use a shewee. If you don't know what a shewee is Google it or look it up on Amazon. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2022 20:26:53 GMT
Why should it go in the other corner as opposed to where it is and why is it unnecessary ? Because you could have a corner that houses the changing rooms, the media bit, the screen, expand the club shop (which is toss, and so is everything in it), maybe even have some more special seats in this particular corner, and you'd still be able to build over that emergency exit. It would keep all the 'untidy' bits together and out of sight. in the meantime, you make the ground look better by building a new corner inbetween the main stand and boothen, tying it together nicely. it's really not hard, but we have fucked it up, like we do most things off the pitch in terms of merch, design and for fan benefit The club shop is big enough for us and serves its purpose. Yet to see folk waiting to get in on a regular basis.Why do we need everything in the same corner? Why do we need the screen, dressing rooms etc in the same corner? Why would that be an improvement? Sounds like building work for the sake of it fto me |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2022 20:37:17 GMT
Why should it go in the other corner as opposed to where it is and why is it unnecessary ? Because you could have a corner that houses the changing rooms, the media bit, the screen, expand the club shop (which is toss, and so is everything in it), maybe even have some more special seats in this particular corner, and you'd still be able to build over that emergency exit. It would keep all the 'untidy' bits together and out of sight. in the meantime, you make the ground look better by building a new corner inbetween the main stand and boothen, tying it together nicely. it's really not hard, but we have fucked it up, like we do most things off the pitch in terms of merch, design and for fan benefit More empty seats to make the ground look nicer?what have we fucked up and why would it benefit fans? |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2022 20:43:49 GMT
Because you could have a corner that houses the changing rooms, the media bit, the screen, expand the club shop (which is toss, and so is everything in it), maybe even have some more special seats in this particular corner, and you'd still be able to build over that emergency exit. It would keep all the 'untidy' bits together and out of sight. in the meantime, you make the ground look better by building a new corner inbetween the main stand and boothen, tying it together nicely. it's really not hard, but we have fucked it up, like we do most things off the pitch in terms of merch, design and for fan benefit The club shop is big enough for us and serves its purpose. Yet to see folk waiting to get in on a regular basis.Why do we need everything in the same corner? Why do we need the screen, dressing rooms etc in the same corner? Why would that be an improvement? Sounds like building work for the sake of it fto me The shop is cramped, the displays are awful, and the merch in there is so below par. No imagination, nothing that you'd actually like to spend hard earned coin on, just a load of cheap tat that looks dated before you even get home. With our unique heritage from around the city, and being a founder member of the football league, our history, we have so much inspiration to choose from, yet it's wank mugs, shit polo shirts and plastic shite you'd find in a jumble sale. Piss poor from the club. They could employ someone on 30k a year to come up with new designs, and you'd bring in hundreds of thousands of pounds more. Short sighted again from us. I have suggested they go into the same corner, so you can redevelop the corner between the boothen and main, and therefore make more money through ticket sales and food/drink, it'd be a better looking ground, more aspirational to new players and fans alike. If you aren't paying for it yourself, or building it (but you'd be getting paid), i don't see the problem. At the moment its an ugly box surrounded by detritus that makes us no cash. Why would it not be an improvement? |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2022 20:46:41 GMT
The club shop is big enough for us and serves its purpose. Yet to see folk waiting to get in on a regular basis.Why do we need everything in the same corner? Why do we need the screen, dressing rooms etc in the same corner? Why would that be an improvement? Sounds like building work for the sake of it fto me The shop is cramped, the displays are awful, and the merch in there is so below par. No imagination, nothing that you'd actually like to spend hard earned coin on, just a load of cheap tat that looks dated before you even get home. With our unique heritage from around the city, and being a founder member of the football league, our history, we have so much inspiration to choose from, yet it's wank mugs, shit polo shirts and plastic shite you'd find in a jumble sale. Piss poor from the club. They could employ someone on 30k a year to come up with new designs, and you'd bring in hundreds of thousands of pounds more. Short sighted again from us. I have suggested they go into the same corner, so you can redevelop the corner between the boothen and main, and therefore make more money through ticket sales and food/drink, it'd be a better looking ground, more aspirational to new players and fans alike. If you aren't paying for it yourself, or building it (but you'd be getting paid), i don't see the problem. At the moment its an ugly box surrounded by detritus that makes us no cash. Why would it not be an improvement? So basically because you think the merchandise isn,'t to your liking -being an original member of the football league is totally irrelevant. Nothing you have suggested makes it worth doing apart from the fact it would look nicer. |
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Post by citynickscfc on Feb 1, 2022 20:50:11 GMT
The club shop is big enough for us and serves its purpose. Yet to see folk waiting to get in on a regular basis.Why do we need everything in the same corner? Why do we need the screen, dressing rooms etc in the same corner? Why would that be an improvement? Sounds like building work for the sake of it fto me The shop is cramped, the displays are awful, and the merch in there is so below par. No imagination, nothing that you'd actually like to spend hard earned coin on, just a load of cheap tat that looks dated before you even get home. With our unique heritage from around the city, and being a founder member of the football league, our history, we have so much inspiration to choose from, yet it's wank mugs, shit polo shirts and plastic shite you'd find in a jumble sale. Piss poor from the club. They could employ someone on 30k a year to come up with new designs, and you'd bring in hundreds of thousands of pounds more. Short sighted again from us. I have suggested they go into the same corner, so you can redevelop the corner between the boothen and main, and therefore make more money through ticket sales and food/drink, it'd be a better looking ground, more aspirational to new players and fans alike. If you aren't paying for it yourself, or building it (but you'd be getting paid), i don't see the problem. At the moment its an ugly box surrounded by detritus that makes us no cash. Why would it not be an improvement? I can only agree. But to me the stadium has looked like a hollow and lifeless structure since it was built with zero culture, imagination or investment but for the John Smith perhaps. I remember being there for my 8th birthday or something and I bet it's pretty much the same. The Victoria was more inspiring inside (for me). Looking at the new ice hockey stadium in Tampere, asking with various other stadiums ideas and innovative, fan driven ideas and community based projects, I'm pretty much embarrassed by the matchday experience of doing to stoke (unless you like sitting in traffic or walking down Stan's way). |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2022 20:51:16 GMT
The shop is cramped, the displays are awful, and the merch in there is so below par. No imagination, nothing that you'd actually like to spend hard earned coin on, just a load of cheap tat that looks dated before you even get home. With our unique heritage from around the city, and being a founder member of the football league, our history, we have so much inspiration to choose from, yet it's wank mugs, shit polo shirts and plastic shite you'd find in a jumble sale. Piss poor from the club. They could employ someone on 30k a year to come up with new designs, and you'd bring in hundreds of thousands of pounds more. Short sighted again from us. I have suggested they go into the same corner, so you can redevelop the corner between the boothen and main, and therefore make more money through ticket sales and food/drink, it'd be a better looking ground, more aspirational to new players and fans alike. If you aren't paying for it yourself, or building it (but you'd be getting paid), i don't see the problem. At the moment its an ugly box surrounded by detritus that makes us no cash. Why would it not be an improvement? So basically because you think the merchandise osn,'t to your liking -being an originalember of the football league is totally irrelevant. Nothing you have suggested makes it worth doing apart from the fact it would look nicer. i don't know anyone who buys anything from the club shop anymore apart from parents buying their kids a strip. The rest of it is utter dogshit. That's just a fact. it's a missed trick. A club that makes an effort everywhere, is more likely to gain fans, have a positivity around the place, and make money. and if you don't think we can capitalise on being a founder member of the league, you're mad. It'd be one of the first things i'd be promoting, along with items, or clothing that people would be happy spending money on. everything i have suggested would make it better, and more likely to make more money than in its current state. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2022 20:57:03 GMT
So basically because you think the merchandise osn,'t to your liking -being an originalember of the football league is totally irrelevant. Nothing you have suggested makes it worth doing apart from the fact it would look nicer. i don't know anyone who buys anything from the club shop anymore apart from parents buying their kids a strip. The rest of it is utter dogshit. That's just a fact. it's a missed trick. A club that makes an effort everywhere, is more likely to gain fans, have a positivity around the place, and make money. and if you don't think we can capitalise on being a founder member of the league, you're mad. It'd be one of the first things i'd be promoting, along with items, or clothing that people would be happy spending money on. everything i have suggested would make it better, and more likely to make more money than in its current state. Not mad just realistic. In what way would we capitalise on the fact we're older than other clubs? Because you don't know people who buy merchandise doesn't mean it doesn't happen. I see nothing to suggest how spending pointless money would make money. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2022 21:03:58 GMT
i don't know anyone who buys anything from the club shop anymore apart from parents buying their kids a strip. The rest of it is utter dogshit. That's just a fact. it's a missed trick. A club that makes an effort everywhere, is more likely to gain fans, have a positivity around the place, and make money. and if you don't think we can capitalise on being a founder member of the league, you're mad. It'd be one of the first things i'd be promoting, along with items, or clothing that people would be happy spending money on. everything i have suggested would make it better, and more likely to make more money than in its current state. Not mad just realistic. In what way would we capitalise on the fact we're older than other clubs? Because you don't know people who buy merchandise doesn't mean it doesn't happen. I see nothing to suggest how spending pointless money would make money. fancy a gnome in a stoke top over a street sign?? Why yes thank you, what a delightful gift ...... store.stokecityfc.com/street-sign-gnomeImagine having all the photographic archives, including the likes of Banks, Matthews, Stein etc... you could have these iconic images on t-shirts etc... you could do sooooooo much. But we have wank fucking gnomes, AND, lets not forget, a stoke city branded measuring tape (thanks Stoke). It's laughable. There are people out there who know how to turn things around, create tasteful items that will make money. If you can't see it yourself, it's fine, but some of us can, and it's frustrating to see our club doing zero. whoever is in charge of the club shop and all that goes with it needs to go, i'm sorry but they're out of touch and we need to move on. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2022 21:06:40 GMT
i don't know anyone who buys anything from the club shop anymore apart from parents buying their kids a strip. The rest of it is utter dogshit. That's just a fact. it's a missed trick. A club that makes an effort everywhere, is more likely to gain fans, have a positivity around the place, and make money. and if you don't think we can capitalise on being a founder member of the league, you're mad. It'd be one of the first things i'd be promoting, along with items, or clothing that people would be happy spending money on. everything i have suggested would make it better, and more likely to make more money than in its current state. Not mad just realistic. In what way would we capitalise on the fact we're older than other clubs? Because you don't know people who buy merchandise doesn't mean it doesn't happen. I see nothing to suggest how spending pointless money would make money. speculate to accumulate spend money, make money. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2022 21:17:28 GMT
Not mad just realistic. In what way would we capitalise on the fact we're older than other clubs? Because you don't know people who buy merchandise doesn't mean it doesn't happen. I see nothing to suggest how spending pointless money would make money. fancy a gnome in a stoke top over a street sign?? Why yes thank you, what a delightful gift ...... store.stokecityfc.com/street-sign-gnomeImagine having all the photographic archives, including the likes of Banks, Matthews, Stein etc... you could have these iconic images on t-shirts etc... you could do sooooooo much. But we have wank fucking gnomes, AND, lets not forget, a stoke city branded measuring tape (thanks Stoke). It's laughable. There are people out there who know how to turn things around, create tasteful items that will make money. If you can't see it yourself, it's fine, but some of us can, and it's frustrating to see our club doing zero. whoever is in charge of the club shop and all that goes with it needs to go, i'm sorry but they're out of touch and we need to move on. So T shirts of old players is your answer? Ok |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2022 21:20:21 GMT
Not mad just realistic. In what way would we capitalise on the fact we're older than other clubs? Because you don't know people who buy merchandise doesn't mean it doesn't happen. I see nothing to suggest how spending pointless money would make money. speculate to accumulate spend money, make money. Or spend money pointlessly on seats we don't need etc move a scoreboard for no reason. Sell different tat in the shop. Not a single person has come up with a way of making money, just spending pointless money. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2022 21:22:31 GMT
fancy a gnome in a stoke top over a street sign?? Why yes thank you, what a delightful gift ...... store.stokecityfc.com/street-sign-gnomeImagine having all the photographic archives, including the likes of Banks, Matthews, Stein etc... you could have these iconic images on t-shirts etc... you could do sooooooo much. But we have wank fucking gnomes, AND, lets not forget, a stoke city branded measuring tape (thanks Stoke). It's laughable. There are people out there who know how to turn things around, create tasteful items that will make money. If you can't see it yourself, it's fine, but some of us can, and it's frustrating to see our club doing zero. whoever is in charge of the club shop and all that goes with it needs to go, i'm sorry but they're out of touch and we need to move on. So T shirts of old players is your answer? Ok Blimey, one idea done well off the top of my head. Why not sell deluxe prints of the items? Why not sell bottle kiln key rings, like they do in Paris of the Eiffel tower, why not sell unique cartoon NFT's like adidas are doing of that ape? Why not design some decent training gear? Why not not have a tasteful range of pottery (we are after all The Potters), etc.... What do you want me to do? spell it all out in one night on the oatcake? The point is what we have now is shite. Cheap, tasteless crap that is good for no one, is a seen as a joke, and making us a laughing stock. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2022 21:23:33 GMT
So T shirts of old players is your answer? Ok Blimey, one idea done well off the top of my head. Why not sell deluxe prints of the items? Why not sell bottle kiln key rings, like they do in Paris of the Eiffel tower, why not sell unique cartoon NFT's like adidas are doing of that ape? Why not design some decent training gear? Why not not have a tasteful range of pottery (we are after all The Potters), etc.... What do you want me to do? spell it all out in one night on the oatcake? The point is what we have now is shite. Cheap, tasteless crap that is good for no one, is a seen as a joke, and making us a laughing stock. A laughing stock? Yes because others care what we sell of course |
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Post by onefatcopper on Feb 1, 2022 21:31:02 GMT
The club has a official partnership with the local university, Why don’t we invite their students to submit designs for the stadium update, they presumably run technical design studies ? Again as someone else pointed out we have a abundance of talented artists and designers who are world renowned right on our doorstep, why don’t we use them to breathe life into the bland cheap looking but expensive merchandise.
By utilising the engineering, design, artistic and brainpower of the local community we could revitalise the ground into a individual stadium that reflects or heritage.
p.s, move Sir Stans monument to a more prestigious location (Nr Main Ent Lobby)
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Post by Turkish Delight on Feb 1, 2022 21:44:38 GMT
so we have an emergency exit that been used once for someone from crewe breaking their leg, and for stanley matthews and gordon banks funeral procession. 3 times in 25 years, and only 1 for footballing reasons. I stand by my 'shit design' comment. If you opened your eyes, you would see an ambulance parked inside the stadium at every game. |
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Post by gogogadget on Feb 1, 2022 21:45:06 GMT
Build a cresh,
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Post by generationex on Feb 1, 2022 21:45:52 GMT
Can we have a modern ‘Stoke City Football Club’ sign in the centre of the QRailings Stand - Perspex and back-lit with raised lettering -rather than something painted on a bit of plywood please Mr Coates?
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Post by simple on Feb 1, 2022 21:50:45 GMT
Did not no as many on this forum went to the ground.
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Post by bolders on Feb 1, 2022 22:59:29 GMT
Do other clubs sell amazing things in their shops?
What we need to do most of all is a total revamp of our online presence and social media team we are way behind even smaller clubs. We need to capitalise on all aspects of social media.
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Post by Lakeland Potter on Feb 2, 2022 8:27:39 GMT
so we have an emergency exit that been used once for someone from crewe breaking their leg, and for stanley matthews and gordon banks funeral procession. 3 times in 25 years, and only 1 for footballing reasons. I stand by my 'shit design' comment. If you opened your eyes, you would see an ambulance parked inside the stadium at every game. Well said. And let's not forget, if ever the stadium had to be evacuated in a hurry (for fire or a bomb threat for example) that emergency exit would enable people in the front rows near that corner to evacuate quickly - including the disabled in wheelchairs at the front of block 19. When Ramsey broke his leg he was evacuated by that exit. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 2, 2022 9:13:25 GMT
so we have an emergency exit that been used once for someone from crewe breaking their leg, and for stanley matthews and gordon banks funeral procession. 3 times in 25 years, and only 1 for footballing reasons. I stand by my 'shit design' comment. If you opened your eyes, you would see an ambulance parked inside the stadium at every game. Why do we need 2 emergency exits? 1, yes, totally understandable. And keep it near the tunnel. I don't recall many other premier league grounds, with far bigger crowds having 2 when i went on my travels to them. We have a shit ground. It was awful when the plans were announced, it was shit on the opening day, and it's shit now 25 years later. Everything done on the cheap and it shows. |
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Post by Lakeland Potter on Feb 2, 2022 9:23:30 GMT
If you opened your eyes, you would see an ambulance parked inside the stadium at every game. Why do we need 2 emergency exits? 1, yes, totally understandable. And keep it near the tunnel. I don't recall many other premier league grounds, with far bigger crowds having 2 when i went on my travels to them. We have a shit ground. It was awful when the plans were announced, it was shit on the opening day, and it's shit now 25 years later. Everything done on the cheap and it shows. One reason for having two (or even more) exits, especially in grounds which are totally enclosed bowls - which ours possibly will be one day - is that when opened (not during games) they allow more air circulation which benefits the pitch. Just as most clubs in the top two divisions have portable lights to help the grass growth, air circulation should be encouraged for the same reason. |
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