The food and drink service inside Goodison

[Nil Satis Niasse Optimum]

We quite clearly need serve-your-own-pint stations built in to each chair. A simple lever which pours a pint once you've inserted the required amount of coinage. Or beer hoses that dangle down from the roof that can be activated by scanning your season pass past the built-in barcode scanner. Something lke that.

 

[dead_soft]

I think it's banned by law at football games in this country. I may be wrong but I think this came in with all seater stadiums etc post Hillsborough

It was actually unrelated to Hillsborough, I'd always thought it was related, but it was just a general rise in crowd problems in the 80s that lead to it. You can't drink within sight of the pitch - I can't really see it changing, even though the game today and the way it is enjoyed is so different from the way it was enjoyed in the 80s

 

[degsy]

I haven't read this whole thread so it may have already been suggested but surely the simple solution is to just allow alcoholic drinks in the stands, this way there wont be a 15 minute window when EVERYONE wants to get one and the stalls can supply it at a steady rate. In most countries u can take a beer to your seat, why not in England.....you will be in the ground for what, 110 minutes, theres not enough time to get paraletic AND watch a football match. You cant do anything at a match these days, drink, smoke, stand up, moon

blame vindictive Maggie and her over reaction.

btw Mosh; where's the 'stand up and moon section' money

 

[Yorkie]

Have had it before were I spend all half time in a queue, get to the front and they've either run out of what I want OR "cant serve alcohol, players on the pitch"

Another where I was getting a pie and a pint (seeing the absolute BARGAIN of a special offer...) and was charged more money because I "should have said pie and a pint deal, you said pint of lager and a pie so we've charged you separately"

 

[chippy1722]

I haven't read this whole thread so it may have already been suggested but surely the simple solution is to just allow alcoholic drinks in the stands, this way there wont be a 15 minute window when EVERYONE wants to get one and the stalls can supply it at a steady rate. In most countries u can take a beer to your seat, why not in England.....you will be in the ground for what, 110 minutes, theres not enough time to get paraletic AND watch a football match. You cant do anything at a match these days, drink, smoke, stand up, moon

I'd hate them to let people drink in your seats, there would have been kick offs all over the place under Martinez, there was enough people arguing in the seats without drinks being thrown.

It's bad enough drinking before the game and trying to hold it in til half time before going the bogs. Also you would be up and down every minute with people in and out the seats.

 

[4737carlin]

Nothing worse then people getting up and down ever five minutes to go and get a pie, for all the money they make we should just close hem altogether

 

[sharkey1001]

I haven't read this whole thread so it may have already been suggested but surely the simple solution is to just allow alcoholic drinks in the stands, this way there wont be a 15 minute window when EVERYONE wants to get one and the stalls can supply it at a steady rate. In most countries u can take a beer to your seat, why not in England.....you will be in the ground for what, 110 minutes, theres not enough time to get paraletic AND watch a football match. You cant do anything at a match these days, drink, smoke, stand up, moon

110mins isnt enough time? Speak for yourself mate. lol

 

[Gladystweet]

A little story from the 90's. Took me nephew to the match as my brother had to work away and had a spare season ticket for the main stand. Went to get some grub at half time and as usual..it was terrible. Got him a freshly sat on sausage roll and a cup of flat pop. I got the same and noticed something rattling inside the cup, looked inside, and there was a nozzle off the pop dispenser. Had a close look at it and it was caked in mould.
Had a good wretch and went back to the counter to kick off. She wasn't in the least bit arsed but did thank me for returning the nozzle. I wrote a letter to (I think it was Keith Wyness but might be wrong) and complained about the rubbish food and service in the main stand, and a week later got a reply, with 2 tickets to the last game of the season against villa, including a three course meal in the restaurant and invitation to the bar after the game.
At the last minute, my other brother decided he wanted to go to the last game so I cheekily asked for another ticket...it arrived a couple of days later.
No idea what the moral of this story is, other than, if you don't ask...or complain...you don't get. Was still a cracking gesture by the club though.