What about some shitty discount up to an hour before kick off like theyve offered before
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Wearson
Winger
Sports Bar ( pre Quinn’s) was when the SoL first opened.
Novelty wore off fast iirc.
Cant see it being a draw given the Sheepfolds nearby.
Mackem00
Striker
Was laughable that like. Then it stopped 30mins before kick off iirc.What about some shitty discount up to an hour before kick off like theyve offered before
The once a season BCB upgrade was the last genuine decent ST offer I can remember. The rest has been not worth the bother.
Really annoys me how bad our refreshment offering and service is mind. An absolute tap-in for money making and they continually get it massively wrong. Beggers belief when it's a multi-million pound company.
Was literally talking about that last night in the pub. Used to enjoy going over for a few pints with the midweek quiz on and that.
Definitely Maybe
Striker
It would have been nice if it had become a normal bar for regular fans with immediate access into the ground but I'm not going to lose sleep over it. Find it very hard to believe opening this up to the public would have made any difference whatsoever to the atmosphere.
There's already the Hilton, Beacon fanzone and the Bar 73 pop up within the stadium car park themselves that all get very busy, plus Sheepfolds, Colliery Tavern, the Wheatsheaf, Victory Club etc a few minutes walk away.
It's a pure strawman argument to say that going to the match is secondary to 'where are you going after?'. It will be to some of a certain age range and demographic and was to me when I was 18 but you grow out of that as you grow up.
Our matchday revenue lags behind many other clubs, probably largely because the North East isn't as affluent as other areas but I think it's a fair compromise for the club to rinse corporates if it means keeping ticket prices relatively low.
Perhaps they could try a less half arsed version of the old fanzone instead? I.e. something specious and easily accessible but better than a pop up bar in a car park?
There's already the Hilton, Beacon fanzone and the Bar 73 pop up within the stadium car park themselves that all get very busy, plus Sheepfolds, Colliery Tavern, the Wheatsheaf, Victory Club etc a few minutes walk away.
It's a pure strawman argument to say that going to the match is secondary to 'where are you going after?'. It will be to some of a certain age range and demographic and was to me when I was 18 but you grow out of that as you grow up.
Our matchday revenue lags behind many other clubs, probably largely because the North East isn't as affluent as other areas but I think it's a fair compromise for the club to rinse corporates if it means keeping ticket prices relatively low.
Perhaps they could try a less half arsed version of the old fanzone instead? I.e. something specious and easily accessible but better than a pop up bar in a car park?
Wearson
Winger
Putting slow service, training staff and vending machines etc aside,
they are probably at maximum sales capacity of pish lager and “fries”.
Where’s the incentive for them to improve the offerings if there are queues to buy the fodder on sale now?
There is none.
Keep buying pish, keep getting pish.
We’re gonna have our own Wembley way going from the south stand to the new bridge anyway 
Gronkowski
Midfield
Went past last night and it looks ready to go.
Looked like a staff training event on and even had the ticket scanners at the door
Have you actually been? In my experience the only ‘craft’ they had on was neck oil paired with the usual Heineken or whatever and it was no quicker to get a pint
Looked like a staff training event on and even had the ticket scanners at the door
Have you actually been? In my experience the only ‘craft’ they had on was neck oil paired with the usual Heineken or whatever and it was no quicker to get a pint
Have we already been promoted?!
I paid £65/ticket for the BCB two weeks ago. No food is included.
seaham ftm
Winger
No chance, not even half a km.
DonaldDownTheWing
Striker
Isn’t that where the esports campus is going?
GaryB1986
Central Defender
That's going to be an E-sports performance campus & 250 seater competition arena.
Scorpion
Central Defender
Just what the area needs !!
jarrowdiamond
Striker
A bit of info about it, didn't even know it was happening.
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GaryB1986
Central Defender
Couldn't agree more..... however i sense your sarcasm. The industry is massive and having these facilities is a massive coup for the city. Competitions will attract thousands on spectators. 20 new jobs on site. Sunderland College have Level 2 & 3 courses in E-sports and we already have training facilities in Sunniside for the likes of Team GB to train before competing at International Events.
DonaldDownTheWing
Striker
e-sports is absolutely massive in America, and all of the talent from europe has to relocate there.
Scorpion
Central Defender
Yes 100% beneficial for the city no doubt !
Wonder why they chose that venue ?
GaryB1986
Central Defender
Location. Huge grant from the Government to install 'market leading' 5G from the New footbridge, Sheepfolds, SOL and E-sports.
E-sports needs huge capabilities in terms of bandwith. This new network can handle that with ease.
Weststand
Central Defender
Sunderland is the national Esports Hub campus for all their students hence the national Arena is to be in sunderland - Brims construction has it, the hoardings are put up ready for construction start - most likely port their men over when HICSA comes into completion
Would have to be at the very top of the Premier Concourse then?
