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SoL To Undergo Multi-Million-Pound Investment Programme


It's a really unfair comparison, but I was in the MCG and a few other stadiums in Australia recently, and the feeling of space in the concourses was so different to the SoL, and what a difference that made to the whole experience.

MCG had 95,000 fans in, and felt half as cramped as the West stand yesterday. Toilet queues bleeding into kiosk queues which all were getting in the way of people getting up and down the access to the stands. Was not a nice experience.

I love the SoL but if I could change one thing it would be to somehow extend outwards to create more space under the stands.
 
forever changes said:
A pint and a pie can’t be worth more than the game surely ? Can people simply not wait to enjoy some afterwards ?
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There are 1000s go down on 35 mins, 1000s who come back 5 or 10 mins into the 2nd half, and a canny % do both!

There's some near us get in seats after ko, go down on 35 and come back after 50.
Personal i find it mental, missing 20 mins of a 90 min match, but its habit for some.

I do think that bigger, more spacious concourses with more efficient, quicker service, would mean it happened less though. Make it quicker and then habits might change.
 
Norma Stitz said:
I really don't understand the clamour to have a drink at half time, especially how long it takes to get served and the price of the pints.
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Spent most of half time queuing for bottle of water , just got back for serving half , loads behind me still queuing if was for booze they must have missed loads of second half , unless they necked their pints in one
 
It was my first time in the premier concourse on Saturday I've always been in the lower ties I got in the ground about 3/4 of an hour before kick off quite easy to get a drink and got myself next to the window with a great view over the river it was like chalk and cheese from being stuck under the stands. The point is we need a better stadium experience for supporters to come into the ground early and spend their money not just extra seats expand out for bigger concourses. But at half time it was mayhem as usual
 
old supporter said:
It was my first time in the premier concourse on Saturday I've always been in the lower ties I got in the ground about 3/4 of an hour before kick off quite easy to get a drink and got myself next to the window with a great view over the river it was like chalk and cheese from being stuck under the stands. The point is we need a better stadium experience for supporters to come into the ground early and spend their money not just extra seats expand out for bigger concourses. But at half time it was mayhem as usual
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Literally 100% this. Regardless of your ticket price and place in the stadium, football should do itself a favour and make big improvements to the off pitch experience. Nicer toilets away from bar queues, more efficient food and drink service (most fast food places now have those touch screen systems, so no lines of queues at all), could even have an app to order your drinks and food.
 
old supporter said:
The new catering company Delaware North have a load of new employees they didn't have a clue they needed helping out by what looked like the older stadium employees. One had to come and show this guy how to use the touch screen for payment I got a pint and a half and payed by contact less when I checked at home I only payed £2.50.
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It's just the normal staff tbf, every season there's new starters, this is no different.
 
Maxie said:
There are 1000s go down on 35 mins, 1000s who come back 5 or 10 mins into the 2nd half, and a canny % do both!

There's some near us get in seats after ko, go down on 35 and come back after 50.
Personal i find it mental, missing 20 mins of a 90 min match, but its habit for some.

I do think that bigger, more spacious concourses with more efficient, quicker service, would mean it happened less though. Make it quicker and then habits might change.
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Never understood it. Been going to the SoL for 28 years and ive probably entered the concourses during the match about once or twice in that time (including half time)
 
old supporter said:
It was my first time in the premier concourse on Saturday I've always been in the lower ties I got in the ground about 3/4 of an hour before kick off quite easy to get a drink and got myself next to the window with a great view over the river it was like chalk and cheese from being stuck under the stands. The point is we need a better stadium experience for supporters to come into the ground early and spend their money not just extra seats expand out for bigger concourses. But at half time it was mayhem as usual
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We're in PC, all they need is a bottle bar at either end. Problem solved and will take pressure off the bars.

They had a hot dog stand there yesterday, what a waste of time.
 
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