Had a steak and kidney Pukka pie the other week.
Very nice.
Don't usually eat in the ground though as match day catering is generally too expensive.
And as for the price of the beer /piss water, well...............
What are people's general views of the food at the stadium these days?
I see they've made a few changes over the summer so what do people think?
Cheers,
Had a steak and kidney Pukka pie the other week.
Very nice.
Don't usually eat in the ground though as match day catering is generally too expensive.
And as for the price of the beer /piss water, well...............
Here you go Q.
Carling Lager £3.90 (500ml bottle)
Worthington’s Bitter £3.80
Kingstone Press Cider £3.90
Kingstone Press Fruit Cider £4.20
Water £2.00
Pepsi £2.40
Tango £2.40
Fruit Shoot £1.60
PG Tips £2.40
Coffee £2.40
Bovril £2.40
Hot Chocolate £2.40
Pies £3.40
Pasty £3.40
Pizza £3.50
Hot Dog £3.60
Chicken Wrap £4.30
Baggies Burger £4.30
Dairy Milk Duo £1.60
Double Decker Duo £1.60
Crisps £1.80
Confectionary Grab Bag £2.80
Scroll down to match day catering……
https://www.wba.co.uk/siteassets/the...-july-2017.pdf
Match day hospitality for those with an interest…….
https://www.wbacommercial.co.uk/prod...tality-events/
I drive up nowadays so only buy a coffee or two, sometimes maybe a chocolate bar to share with my Dad and the nipper. It's not cheap but like any captive audience I tend to accept it. I almost don't mind putting into my clubs coffers, not that they're short nowadays!
My issue is the bleeding service and queuing, you can queue all half time and still not get served. Also, they have one jug of milk, if you want to cool down the scaldingly hot coffee, you can bet the jug is at the opposite end of the counter to where you are, why can't they have a second one ffs?! Then you have to contend with people crossing the queues to get to said milk jug, or buggering off with it just as you've worked your way over to it, fkin laughable some days, like something out of Benny Hill!
No idea chap, but then I’m only a young whipper snapper of 49.
Honestly can’t remember there being a large car park behind the Smethwick (due to housing) in my life time, as demonstrated in the pictures below.
1970.
Present day.
The same houses are there in both photos, just as they were in 1932.
Are you sure you don’t mean the East Stand and Smethwick corner?
If so it’s still there.
Hope you don’t mind me asking Q, but when was your last visit to the Shrine?
Just to mention the other side of the coin (if any "ordinary" supporters are interested.) I've been in an East Stand box as a guest a couple of times and sampled the corporate fare on offer. It is usually very good, but is always "nouveau cuisine" stuff ie very fancy and not a lot of it, They really need to cater for more down to earth tastes I think - No idea of costs as it comes as part of the package
My mistake. The area I meant was behind where the Rainbow was built. I think it may possibly have been a training area once but was given over to parking some time in the late 60's / 70's.
After I moved down south I would attend as frequently as possible and would go to all the away matches that I could this way (out of Premier). I had to stop driving which bug gered things up. Then my wife died putting an end to any excursions. I am not sure but I think the last game was versus Barnsley last match of the season. I got my son to come telling him what a great atmosphere it was. But that game was one hell of a let down. He was not impressed and subsequently got a West Ham season ticket with his mate. Anyway, what was I saying?
Last edited by Q165; 12-10-2017 at 08:06 PM.