• The first stage of the forum upgrades has now been completed but they remain in a degraded state and are still being worked on. Normal posting/reading should now be possible.
    Please read this thread for more details.
    New user registrations are currently disabled.

Founders bar

Would I be right in thinking that the number one criteria for hospitality is that your match seat is within yards?
Seems that way on here.
 

AndrewP said:
You might be right. The BCB was cheaper, had padded seats and a meal (until recently) and it didn't sell out.

If it does sell out it'll be appalling anyway with 300 in there all trying to get served at once.
Click to expand...

Aye, cos everyone is on the same pint and piss cycle, haway man :lol:

If (and it's a big IF) it's staffed correctly and they have an half time pre-order option, like loads of these type of places do, then aye there'll be busy times I'm sure, but way less of a chew than the concourse bars at HT
 
Thewper1 said:
Aye, but they are the real numbers for a large percentage of the people they are currently trying to attract…current BCB ticket holders.

I get 2 programmes every game, and can’t remember the last time I actually read any of one :)

Mine’s a pint :)
Click to expand...
Aye, I'd agree that for existing BCB ticket holders next season it probably isn't awful (especially for the few who really want a programme!) but as an ongoing offering where the mark up on a ticket is actually going to be £27 I think it's pretty overpriced for what it is. Looks slightly worse than BCB for quite a lot more, but will be interesting to see what people make of it when it's in use
 
As much as I hate to prolong this debate, I would add that because the current “matchday experience” is generally thought to be awful, anything that makes it slightly better (and somewhere to go whilst the crowds leave) will be popular.
Whatever happens to the BCB will also be an improvement.
I still believe that a low cost “basic”admission is needed too tho.
 
2022 said:
Quinn’s is provisionally £1770 vat included unless we go up then the price will go up we were told on Tuesday night in the founders bar
Click to expand...
Is that the early bird price ?
Even if Safc don’t go up I can’t see there not being an increase after early bird price
 
AndrewP said:
I don't think it'll sell out. It's a worse offering than the BCB and that never sold out.

The new version of BCB will probably sell well and that's the main thing for the club.

If they want to make money they should sell lightning lane passes (Disney might not sue) for the existing bars. Or have little lockers where you can pre order your pint to and someone puts it there just before half time for you to collect.

Charge so much a season for it.
Click to expand...

This imo is the way forward.

You must be logged on to see external links
 
Just another point to make, is that some supporters like the idea of supporting the club, financially, as much as they can (within reason of course). In this league, gate receipts are far more important than in the PL.

I feel I got enough added value from the BCB and hope The Founders is the same. If I don't, then I'll ditch it for 2026/27.
 
JJH said:
Is that the early bird price ?
Even if Safc don’t go up I can’t see there not being an increase after early bird price
Click to expand...
Not sure abou early bird price, but we were told it is a provisional price for now, depending on what happens in the league, also the £200 per adult price reduction for relocating from bcb only applies to founders bar nowhere else. Only bonus I could see with Quinn’s was if you want an away game ticket you don’t need any black cat points, you just ring up corporate rep when they are released for sale
 
  • Like
Reactions: JJH
Guinness Guzzler said:
Aye, I'd agree that for existing BCB ticket holders next season it probably isn't awful (especially for the few who really want a programme!) but as an ongoing offering where the mark up on a ticket is actually going to be £27 I think it's pretty overpriced for what it is. Looks slightly worse than BCB for quite a lot more, but will be interesting to see what people make of it when it's in use
Click to expand...
Unless you sit in that area, it's pretty pointless using it at half time. By the time you're able to get around the cramped concourse to it and then get served, the players will near enough be back out
 
2022 said:
Not sure abou early bird price, but we were told it is a provisional price for now, depending on what happens in the league, also the £200 per adult price reduction for relocating from bcb only applies to founders bar nowhere else. Only bonus I could see with Quinn’s was if you want an away game ticket you don’t need any black cat points, you just ring up corporate rep when they are released for sale
Click to expand...
That’s the only thing I miss about the Quinn’s tbh
 
GTG said:
Not bad on first visit. Loads of screens, half showing the lasses cup game, the rest had rugby on. Lad singing in the corner followed by stupidly loud DJ. Mad when you're having to shout at people sitting next to you. Reidy, Monty, Superdick in attendance. You can order food via terminals and collect it from the concourse. Drinks options bog standard, Roker Roar isn't the best, especially when served in a Carling Glass! Hopefully the roving photographer didn't catch me drinking from that.

Logon or register to see this image
Click to expand...
Did they get those chairs from a school surplus sale?
 
Guinness Guzzler said:
Mind, much though i get what it's meant to represent, I do think the fact that an "old school style table and chairs" layout just so happens to be pretty cheap to put together probably helped in their decision making process when deciding on the theme!
Click to expand...
Regardless of theme, it has to be appealing to people to make them want to actually go. Looking at these pics it looks absolutely shit.
 
Shibby Safc said:
Regardless of theme, it has to be appealing to people to make them want to actually go. Looking at these pics it looks absolutely shit.
Click to expand...
I'm probably slightly different in that, for an entry level thing, I wouldn't need much. I'd want a seat, unlike quinns. If I can get a beer in a glass and get a seat, and easily get served a pint at half time without missing some of the game, I'd count that as a decent enough offering tbh, even if the seats don't look mint. It would still be an upgrade on the standard entry. The issue for me would be the price point and what else comes with it. Given what they're charging I'd also want an easy to access toilet, not having to share the scrum on the concourse. And I'd want the seat to be "prime", not near the corner/ somewhere I'm likely to get soaked if the weather is shit. £27 a match (when it's full price) is just too much for what is pretty much entry to a bar imo (I'm not arsed about a programme that I'll never read, and it probably costs buttons to produce).

For what they're offering currently I'd maybe say a tenner extra a game is nearer what I'd consider decent value. But again, others are different and it'll probably sell well, especially with people upgrading for various reasons (really needs to come with a seat in the area when you upgrade mind, not expecting people to traipse halfway around the ground!)
 
AndrewP said:
You might be right. The BCB was cheaper, had padded seats and a meal (until recently) and it didn't sell out.

If it does sell out it'll be appalling anyway with 300 in there all trying to get served at once.
Click to expand...
Aye but it held 7 or 800 and had 450 sc holders
Wearson said:
Would I be right in thinking that the number one criteria for hospitality is that your match seat is within yards?
Seems that way on here.
Click to expand...
Not necessarily but I don't want to spend a grand to sit in the front row if its pissing down
 
Last edited:
Guinness Guzzler said:
Mind, much though i get what it's meant to represent, I do think the fact that an "old school style table and chairs" layout just so happens to be pretty cheap to put together probably helped in their decision making process when deciding on the theme!
Click to expand...
Haha fair point mate
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top