The New Burger bar shut off to those in The West

[Westcliff Shrimper]

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[Holy Joe]

Very, very disappointed when I got to the ground to find I couldn't access the new Food Truck from the West Stand. As I've said previously, the fare is really good and the options were increasing - another home game where the club had no discretionary spend from me...

Do we want a sustainable club? Yes. Is there anything I could buy? No. QED.

Does the club benefit from spend at the food truck - is it on a profit split or does the truck just pay a fixed rent to be there regardless of income?

 

[Westcliff Shrimper]

Does the club benefit from spend at the food truck - is it on a profit split or does the truck just pay a fixed rent to be there regardless of income?

One for the Trust Liaison Meetings? @Medway Blue ?

 

[Cricko]

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Well done Simon, i am glad to see sense has prevailed and TBH i don't think the staff working the stands thought it was a good idea in the first place, let alone the Burger Van owner who i am sure would of let his feelings be known.

At least we got the result. Well done the club.

 

[OldBlueLady]

Does the club benefit from spend at the food truck - is it on a profit split or does the truck just pay a fixed rent to be there regardless of income?

Honestly don't know the answer to that, I can ask but that may be something they prefer not to disclose.

 

[Westcliff Shrimper]

Well done Simon, i am glad to see sense has prevailed and TBH i don't think the staff working the stands thought it was a good idea in the first place, let alone the Burger Van owner who i am sure would of let his feelings be known.

At least we got the result. Well done the club.

Progress is never a straight line and there will be bumps in the road. Glad to see this has been smoothed away very quickly and we move on.

Blues burger anyone?

 

[OldBlueLady]

Rylee is happy for me to share with you the fact that the Club DOES benefit from sales at the new burger outlet.

 

[Mr Plow]

Happy to hear it'll be sorted.

I really don't understand why this is a 'safety' issue though, why would it be a problem for west and north standers to walk around the corner to a large open area to buy a nice burger/drink and then wander back to our seats?

I'll tell you something that isn't safe, the West having a single entry/exit to a stand that holds nearly 3K with a tiny space at the back to funnel everyone through. If having the North open to us is now permanent then the NW gate should be left open permanently from now on and we should be able to at the very least be able to leave the stadium into Fairfax.

 

[OldBlueLady]

Happy to hear it'll be sorted.

I really don't understand why this is a 'safety' issue though, why would it be a problem for west and north standers to walk around the corner to a large open area to buy a nice burger/drink and then wander back to our seats?

I'll tell you something that isn't safe, the West having a single entry/exit to a stand that holds nearly 3K with a tiny space at the back to funnel everyone through. If having the North open to us is now permanent then the NW gate should be left open permanently from now on and we should be able to at the very least be able to leave the stadium into Fairfax.

Because, I would have thought, stewards are allocated according to seats sold. If you've got fluctuating numbers during the course of the match, then you are not going to comply with safety requirements. Unfortunately, there's far too much red tape and legislation these days, to allow the kind of free movement we enjoyed in the 70s!

 

[Mr Plow]

Because, I would have thought, stewards are allocated according to seats sold. If you've got fluctuating numbers during the course of the match, then you are not going to comply with safety requirements. Unfortunately, there's far too much red tape and legislation these days, to allow the kind of free movement we enjoyed in the 70s!

Yeah it's all a bit silly isn't it. I'm not personally asking for people to be allowed to wander into whatever stand they choose but just some common sense in accessing a burger van and making it easier and safer to leave the stadium at the end of the game.

 

[C'mon you Shrimpers]

The onus surely is for the west stand to raise their game. They seem to have a lot of youngsters working there who are as keen as mustard. The objective surely is to beat the new burger bar at its own game. Surely not rocket science. And of course a buffalo burger. And maybe a danish and decent coffee.

 

[Callumturner22]

Rylee is happy for me to share with you the fact that the Club DOES benefit from sales at the new burger outlet.

20% of everything they sell is what I heard a fair while back .