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Post by Deleted on Oct 19, 2023 7:17:46 GMT
I suppose the only downside is that it will take customers away from the local pubs. The options for pubs around the ground have always been crap, which will help the fanzone's case to attract punters who get there early. But, saying that, I can't see many folks (myself included) who drink away from the ground will be enticed to drink there. |
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Post by J-Roar on Oct 19, 2023 7:52:07 GMT
I suppose the only downside is that it will take customers away from the local pubs. The Harvester? |
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Post by jesusmcmuffin on Oct 19, 2023 8:41:04 GMT
It was great in Hamburg in glorious sunshine and then after the match with free beer, I hope they have free beer on ... I bet they don't have glorious sunshine Only at Stoke |
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Post by LGH87 on Oct 19, 2023 8:48:31 GMT
From next season we will have a modern sports bar, an outside drinking area with food & beer trucks and live music/entertainment pre & post match. Good lord what is there to moan about? The club have listened about the wank match day experience and acted, fair fucking play. I'll deffo be heading down the first match it's ready. Shame we'll be in league one with gates of 11k. |
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Post by bertiestan on Oct 19, 2023 10:25:34 GMT
From next season we will have a modern sports bar, an outside drinking area with food & beer trucks and live music/entertainment pre & post match. Good lord what is there to moan about? The club have listened about the wank match day experience and acted, fair fucking play. I'll deffo be heading down the first match it's ready. Shame we'll be in league one with gates of 11k. Thats the spirit👍🏻 |
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Post by femark on Oct 19, 2023 10:31:13 GMT
If I worked for the club and read this message board I'd think "What's the fucking point, the miserable bastards will moan either way".
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Post by spiderpuss on Oct 19, 2023 10:46:45 GMT
I suppose the only downside is that it will take customers away from the local pubs. It won't, that's part of our matchday experience. Most of us are over 50+ and won't want to be standing around in the cold - when most games are played. Plus we probably have a quality requirement that stretches beyond "Carling". |
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Post by jesusmcmuffin on Oct 19, 2023 10:49:54 GMT
From next season we will have a modern sports bar, an outside drinking area with food & beer trucks and live music/entertainment pre & post match. Good lord what is there to moan about? The club have listened about the wank match day experience and acted, fair fucking play. I'll deffo be heading down the first match it's ready. Shame we'll be in league one with gates of 11k. Only until we gel |
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Post by bayernoatcake on Oct 19, 2023 11:07:16 GMT
It's a great idea and hopefully they will make a good job of it.
There's clearly some issues with that initial design (cover being the main one) but it's absolutely great they're doing it and hopefully that's just an initial concept of what it could be.
It will get used with where it is and will add value to the matchday experience for those that will use it.
Awesome stuff.
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Post by Pretty Little Boother on Oct 19, 2023 11:14:37 GMT
How can anyone moan about this? It beggars belief- nobody is going to force you to use it, are they? Stop bloody moaning, absolute toxic slime leeching the positivity out of everything.
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Post by werrington on Oct 19, 2023 11:32:19 GMT
It's a great idea and hopefully they will make a good job of it. There's clearly some issues with that initial design (cover being the main one) but it's absolutely great they're doing it and hopefully that's just an initial concept of what it could be. It will get used with where it is and will add value to the matchday experience for those that will use it. Awesome stuff. Many fan zones aren’t fully covered ….in fact I’ve yet to see one that is It’s people who’ve wanted this getting their excuses in already despite slaughtering the club for not having one Let’s be honest they’ve clamoured for it but after their initial curiosity they won’t use it It’s pathetic but synonymous with Stoke on Trent people in general |
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Post by bayernoatcake on Oct 19, 2023 11:33:59 GMT
It's a great idea and hopefully they will make a good job of it. There's clearly some issues with that initial design (cover being the main one) but it's absolutely great they're doing it and hopefully that's just an initial concept of what it could be. It will get used with where it is and will add value to the matchday experience for those that will use it. Awesome stuff. Many fan zones aren’t fully covered ….in fact I’ve yet to see one that is It’s people who’ve wanted this getting their excuses in already despite slaughtering the club for not having one Let’s be honest they’ve clamoured for it but after their initial curiosity they don’t use it It’s pathetic but synonymous with Stoke on Trent people in general Don’t think it needs to be fully covered but some is needed and there’s none in that picture? I think you’re being a tad dramatic before it’s been built. I expect it to be used regularly. |
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Post by Eggybread on Oct 19, 2023 11:38:21 GMT
I suppose the only downside is that it will take customers away from the local pubs. It won't, that's part of our matchday experience. Most of us are over 50+ and won't want to be standing around in the cold - when most games are played. Plus we probably have a quality requirement that stretches beyond "Carling". The pubs in Fenton have fans in before the game as do pubs in Stoke. I personally think its a good idea but there are downsides. |
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Post by bayernoatcake on Oct 19, 2023 11:40:36 GMT
The concourses are always full before a game, the biggest threat anything has from this is the concourses really.
People that get there early anyway and have a drink down there.
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Post by prestwichpotter on Oct 19, 2023 11:42:28 GMT
It won't, that's part of our matchday experience. Most of us are over 50+ and won't want to be standing around in the cold - when most games are played. Plus we probably have a quality requirement that stretches beyond "Carling". The pubs in Fenton have fans in before the game as do pubs in Stoke. I personally think its a good idea but there are downsides. There's a lot of fans who travel to the game from a bit further afield for whom parking up in time to go to a pub in Fenton or Stoke town centre isn't viable (I'm one of them, if I have a decent run I use the Harvester and that's about it). I see this as a bit of a gap filler for those people plus those with families who might just go into the ground early currently or mooch about pre-match. I only see it as a positive......... |
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Post by jesusmcmuffin on Oct 19, 2023 11:45:33 GMT
It's a great idea and hopefully they will make a good job of it. There's clearly some issues with that initial design (cover being the main one) but it's absolutely great they're doing it and hopefully that's just an initial concept of what it could be. It will get used with where it is and will add value to the matchday experience for those that will use it. Awesome stuff. Many fan zones aren’t fully covered ….in fact I’ve yet to see one that is It’s people who’ve wanted this getting their excuses in already despite slaughtering the club for not having one Let’s be honest they’ve clamoured for it but after their initial curiosity they won’t use it It’s pathetic but synonymous with Stoke on Trent people in general Yep some got what they wanted but will go all out to find fault that it isn't as good as X or y etc Massive credit to the club again on this one. |
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Post by Gob Bluth on Oct 19, 2023 11:45:59 GMT
This is another great example of the new people coming into the club and doing stuff. It always felt like the club had stagnated under Scholes and I believe the non-footballing elements have seen a dramatic improvement.
The email marketing is so much better, the video before kick-off is much better than playing the usual stuff, being asked questions about your experience is helpful and now this.
I have friends that live by the Man City stadium and there's is so good that they go to the fan park to get food without going to the game. I'm not going to say ours will be great but the problem we have is the ground is in the middle of nowhere but there is land so this feels like it could be a great change but most importantly well done for the club for trying to improve things.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 19, 2023 11:51:18 GMT
It's definitely a step in the right direction, I just hope there are enough creatively minded folk involved to make it decent.
On a personal note, I'd prefer to see a variety of independent food/drink stalls involved, as it'd push the competition for higher quality than we currently have; however, I do see the conflict in that it could take too much money away from the club's own below bog-standard food and drink inside the ground.
Barnsley's food and drink offerings is what we should be aiming for, the food they have on offer is utterly brilliant.
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Post by alsagerstoke on Oct 19, 2023 12:34:54 GMT
It's a great idea and hopefully they will make a good job of it. There's clearly some issues with that initial design (cover being the main one) but it's absolutely great they're doing it and hopefully that's just an initial concept of what it could be. It will get used with where it is and will add value to the matchday experience for those that will use it. Awesome stuff. Absolutely this above.....its not my kind of thing but it is just the thing we should be doing to encourage new supporters and families to attend. Well done Stoke |
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Post by benjaminbiscuit on Oct 19, 2023 12:53:39 GMT
Keep saying it Richad Smith and Simon King have made a huge difference off the pitch and yer more incredible backing from the owners. . They just nedd similar quality on the pitch and in thr dug out sadly i do see it being used in division one but at some point fortunes must turn let's jsuy hope its not 25 years or more
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Post by nottsover60 on Oct 19, 2023 13:08:21 GMT
It's definitely a step in the right direction, I just hope there are enough creatively minded folk involved to make it decent. On a personal note, I'd prefer to see a variety of independent food/drink stalls involved, as it'd push the competition for higher quality than we currently have; however, I do see the conflict in that it could take too much money away from the club's own below bog-standard food and drink inside the ground. Barnsley's food and drink offerings is what we should be aiming for, the food they have on offer is utterly brilliant. In my mind that is what a fanzone is. It provides an opportunity for local independent businesses to promote their food and drink to a large number of people. Hopefully most of the outlets will be small businesses who perhaps just have a pop up stand to cater at weddings, birthday parties, festivals etc. I hope Carling will stay away. |
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Post by prestwichpotter on Oct 19, 2023 13:19:45 GMT
It's definitely a step in the right direction, I just hope there are enough creatively minded folk involved to make it decent. On a personal note, I'd prefer to see a variety of independent food/drink stalls involved, as it'd push the competition for higher quality than we currently have; however, I do see the conflict in that it could take too much money away from the club's own below bog-standard food and drink inside the ground. Barnsley's food and drink offerings is what we should be aiming for, the food they have on offer is utterly brilliant. In my mind that is what a fanzone is. It provides an opportunity for local independent businesses to promote their food and drink to a large number of people. Hopefully most of the outlets will be small businesses who perhaps just have a pop up stand to cater at weddings, birthday parties, festivals etc. I hope Carling will stay away. Titanic Brewery must be a shoo in to supply the beer surely? |
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Post by phileetin on Oct 19, 2023 13:25:00 GMT
apart from plum porter i don't rate it much
tried several in the past at the beer festival at kings hall but didn't like any .
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Post by theporcelainpele on Oct 19, 2023 13:47:27 GMT
It was great in Hamburg in glorious sunshine and then after the match with free beer, I hope they have free beer on ... The Sainkt Pauli one was brilliant. Met some great locals after the game in the fan park who I still stay in contact with today. Never saw or used the one at HSV though when we played them, we found a little beer garden in some woods 10 min walk from the ground and used that instead, surreal footballing experience. Love the fan culture in Germany, for an English football fan it’s possibly the best in the world. |
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Post by jesusmcmuffin on Oct 19, 2023 17:36:16 GMT
Am hoping if we ever were to get promoted again that we could get the Hoff to do a version of his timeless tune that took down the Berlin Wall all those years ago on the fanzone stage.
Coates has the money and I think the Hoff could do with it.
Teary eyed thinking about it
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Post by cheadlepotter on Oct 19, 2023 17:43:01 GMT
How can anyone moan about this? It beggars belief- nobody is going to force you to use it, are they? Stop bloody moaning, absolute toxic slime leeching the positivity out of everything. It’s typical Stoke-On-Trent folk. Fanzones didn’t exist in 1972 so we don’t need them now. |
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Post by Gods on Oct 19, 2023 17:43:31 GMT
Looking at the artist impressions it looks like a bigger version of the below. As long as it's not chucking it down or arctic weather it should get plenty of use, even in the colder months. No different than going the outdoor Christmas markets in somewhere like Manchester and enjoying a drink and food outside, big coat weather etc. Looks like the outdoor picnic area adjacent to the now defunct Little Chef off the A14 near Stowmarket! Not necessarily somewhere one would wish to dwell for any extended period of time  |
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Post by cousindupree on Oct 19, 2023 18:04:36 GMT
Looking at the artist impressions it looks like a bigger version of the below. As long as it's not chucking it down or arctic weather it should get plenty of use, even in the colder months. No different than going the outdoor Christmas markets in somewhere like Manchester and enjoying a drink and food outside, big coat weather etc. Looks like the outdoor picnic area adjacent to the now defunct Little Chef off the A14 near Stowmarket! Not necessarily somewhere one would wish to dwell for any extended period of time 😕 I tend to agree with you so it's probably not for me. But I have longed been baffled as to why football clubs in general haven't shown the initiative to get supporters to the ground earlier and get them to stay longer. So overdue but fair play to the owners, I hope it's a success. |
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Post by Laughing Gravy on Oct 19, 2023 19:12:04 GMT
Many fan zones aren’t fully covered ….in fact I’ve yet to see one that is It’s people who’ve wanted this getting their excuses in already despite slaughtering the club for not having one Let’s be honest they’ve clamoured for it but after their initial curiosity they don’t use it It’s pathetic but synonymous with Stoke on Trent people in general Don’t think it needs to be fully covered but some is needed and there’s none in that picture? I think you’re being a tad dramatic before it’s been built. I expect it to be used regularly. It shouldn't be beyond the wit of man (even Stoke City) to throw a waterproof cover up over part of it even as an after thought. Lots of beer gardens have them even retractable ones, they can't be that expensive. They could even stick electric patio heaters under them. |
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Post by stokeyank on Oct 19, 2023 19:15:10 GMT
It's definitely a step in the right direction, I just hope there are enough creatively minded folk involved to make it decent. On a personal note, I'd prefer to see a variety of independent food/drink stalls involved, as it'd push the competition for higher quality than we currently have; however, I do see the conflict in that it could take too much money away from the club's own below bog-standard food and drink inside the ground. Barnsley's food and drink offerings is what we should be aiming for, the food they have on offer is utterly brilliant. Not sure about Stoke but in the US most food and drink vending is outsourced to a third party company via contract. In the last decade in all sports stadiums here, including local minor league clubs, the food and drink has expanded to include local vendors and regional favorites for beer and food. They still offer the standard burgers, hot dogs and popcorn, but also have stalls and areas for local breweries and restaurants that have more upscale stuff. Hopefully they do the same for this Fanzone (though I may not be there for a few years  ). |
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