Re: Ian L's calculator : Mon Mar 16, 2009 10:08 am  

gutterfax wrote:

Puzzled by the 3,206 reported gate yesterday. I am sure the East holds 4,200 and there were a maximum of 300 empty seats yesterday. Plus we had 100 odd ankle snappers in the stand behind the sticks.
Got to have been 4,000 there surely.

IL also told us that it's standard practice to count season ticket holders even if they don't actually turn up on the day. I'm one such, so there must have been at least 4001 to count.

Re: Ian L's calculator : Mon Mar 16, 2009 10:32 am  

BroncOnIon wrote:

IL also told us that it's standard practice to count season ticket holders even if they don't actually turn up on the day. I'm one such, so there must have been at least 4001 to count.

Spoke with a few others who were at the game and the majority of opinion was that there were no more than 250 empty seats in the East stand, meaning the gate was reported incorrectly. The problem/question is, WHY?
Also, the bar staff????What is going on??? The guy sat in front of me on Saturday missed 13 minutes of the game when he nipped in for a refill after about 15 minutes of the first half
Also, (as an ex-publican I can comment on this) why don't the staff start pulling pints 10 minutes before half time??? If the 1 stand policy is to be a hit, then the players bar at the top end of the Kings should be opened as well, together with a beer truck in the concourse. Lastly, why are there only about 6 jugs available...Surely the opportunity to sell 4 pints at a time is one that should be exploited further??
Great day out on Saturday but still a few tweeks needed to get it spot on.

: Mon Mar 16, 2009 12:55 pm  

How many people missed part of the second half in the queue for the toilets? Ridiculous.

: Mon Mar 16, 2009 1:00 pm  

nnl01 wrote:

How many people missed part of the second half in the queue for the toilets? Ridiculous.

Toilets at the end of the East Stand were half empty.

: Mon Mar 16, 2009 1:03 pm  

Dave Lister wrote:

Toilets at the end of the East Stand were half empty.

The toilets at the ends aren't usually busy, it's the one's in the bar at half time and the end of the game.

: Mon Mar 16, 2009 1:04 pm  

nnl01 wrote:

How many people missed part of the second half in the queue for the toilets? Ridiculous.

behave yourself. Griffin park was a toilet nightmare compared to the stoop. There are plenty of loos at either end of the stand and in the bar area....

Re: Ian L's calculator : Mon Mar 16, 2009 1:08 pm  

gutterfax wrote:

Spoke with a few others who were at the game and the majority of opinion was that there were no more than 250 empty seats in the East stand, meaning the gate was reported incorrectly. The problem/question is, WHY?.

I suspect there were far more than 250 gaps, it's just that they were thinly distributed, which creates the illusion of more tickets sold than reality e.g. if the unsold seats were in blocks it would be more obvious.

gutterfax wrote:

Also, the bar staff????What is going on??? The guy sat in front of me on Saturday missed 13 minutes of the game when he nipped in for a refill after about 15 minutes of the first half Also, (as an ex-publican I can comment on this) why don't the staff start pulling pints 10 minutes before half time???

I think they do, there have always been issues with staffing levels, it was particuarly bad in the members bar when that was open.

gutterfax wrote:

Lastly, why are there only about 6 jugs available...Surely the opportunity to sell 4 pints at a time is one that should be exploited further??

Having seen the state of the Aussies who did get their hands on the jugs I'm not sure this is a good idea, at least not to take into the stands.

Re: Ian L's calculator : Mon Mar 16, 2009 1:13 pm  

Kelvin's Ferret wrote:

Having seen the state of the Aussies who did get their hands on the jugs I'm not sure this is a good idea, at least not to take into the stands.

They were hammered when they arrived. You will always get a few who "enjoy" their day a little too much.

: Mon Mar 16, 2009 2:46 pm  

Have to admit as a Disabled supporter and get to sit in the Lexus Stand Balcony. when looking over it did look quiet full. There didnt sem to as many gaps in crowd compared to Wigan game.
I dont know if they only print a limtied number of tickets, but i was talking with a steward when it came over his radio that they had run out of tickets.

: Mon Mar 16, 2009 4:29 pm  

alanw wrote:

Have to admit as a Disabled supporter and get to sit in the Lexus Stand Balcony. when looking over it did look quiet full. There didnt sem to as many gaps in crowd compared to Wigan game.
I dont know if they only print a limtied number of tickets, but i was talking with a steward when it came over his radio that they had run out of tickets.