Supporters Group News Meeting July 9 -Now Cancelled

[slapheadsteve]

There's been some excellent guest ales at Roots Hall, there's also been talk of trying to organise a beer festival, trouble is, the last one didn't get terribly well supported.

O.B.L.

Yes I helped Sharon with the last one.
However pre publicity was awful, and it has to be when a big home game is on.
Unbelivably last time everyone had to leave at 8.00 p.m. on the Saturday when there were at least 30 people left, and the beer was then chucked away.
I would help organise again and lend a state of the art 2 year old cooling and racking system for 12 beers.
In return, myself and my helpers would want total control over what beers and through us not what the club says. They are not more expensive than what the club pays.
I disagree excellent guest ales are on what I have been told, really just big national brands.
All money taken except say a pie an couple of pints for volunteers would go to say whoever we agreed to but would have to be something Southend United related.

 

[Westcliff Shrimper]

Do you have anything to do with the Leigh on Sea Brewery, Steve?

I like their selection.

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

O.B.L.

Yes I helped Sharon with the last one.
However pre publicity was awful, and it has to be when a big home game is on.
Unbelivably last time everyone had to leave at 8.00 p.m. on the Saturday when there were at least 30 people left, and the beer was then chucked away.
I would help organise again and lend a state of the art 2 year old cooling and racking system for 12 beers.
In return, myself and my helpers would want total control over what beers and through us not what the club says. They are not more expensive than what the club pays.
I disagree excellent guest ales are on what I have been told, really just big national brands.
All money taken except say a pie an couple of pints for volunteers would go to say whoever we agreed to but would have to be something Southend United related.

Sat Oct 20th Coventry at home and then Tues 23rd v Walsall to finish what’s left - would that work?

 

[bess30]

It’s been said a few times but the black goal nets have to go!!! Pleeeease all you can see is goal posts but no nets

 

[OldBlueLady]

Sat Oct 20th Coventry at home and then Tues 23rd v Walsall to finish what’s left - would that work?

Sat 20th Oct is lined up as being Junior Blues Day, I'm not sure that would work alongside it.

 

[slapheadsteve]

Do you have anything to do with the Leigh on Sea Brewery, Steve?

I like their selection.

No do socialise with them sometimes and we take there beers for some Billericay Brewery Beer Fest's.

 

[slapheadsteve]

Sat 20th Oct is lined up as being Junior Blues Day, I'm not sure that would work alongside it.

Yes O.B.L. I do agree, if this has any legs just P.M. me I will be happy to organize, I know a few on Travelzone, who would help as well.

 

[Lord Football]

Guys unfortunately, tonight's meeting has been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances (one of them being England's continued presence at the World Cup!!!).

We will be seeking to re-arrange this meeting before the start of the season and will carry forward the comments made in this thread.

 

[Crowstone Crevette]

I don't understand what you mean by this, can you please explain? I'd say 75% of people in the West Stand bar (estimate) at half time will be ordering a pint of lager - why can't say 20 pints of lager be pre poured 5 minutes before half time ready to go for half time? It would speed up the process a lot.

You might not like to have a drink at half time, but myself and clearly a decent amount of other people do and the process is very frustrating at the moment.

an estimate that is ridiculously high, just to make your point?

 

[Spaceman Spiff]

an estimate that is ridiculously high, just to make your point?

Is it? Of all the people who have gone into the bar, at half time, in the west stand... most of them seem to have done so for a pint as far as I can see. If 25% went in there for something else I’d consider that quite a high number!

 

[Benfleet A1]

Hi Wakes123, There is a potential of someone walking in and taking a pint without paying, also if say 20 pints of larger are poured, you would also need to do the same with ale and possibly cider, making 60 pints overall and from what i am led to believe the space in the bar is not that great, there would also need to be a way of monitoring all of the transactions. And finally the amount of time it would take to pour these drinks, also would everyone be ok with drinking warm flat beer?

We are British, we already drink warm flat beer.

 

[RHB]

Is it? Of all the people who have gone into the bar, at half time, in the west stand... most of them seem to have done so for a pint as far as I can see. If 25% went in there for something else I’d consider that quite a high number!

The capacity of the West Stand is 3337. 75% of that is 2502. It might be a bit cosy in the bar if they all wanted a drink at half time during a sell out match. Ok, the West is seldom full but you get the idea.

 

[Lord Football]

What he clearly and obviously means is 75% of people who use the West Stand Bar.

 

[RHB]

What he clearly and obviously means is 75% of people who use the West Stand Bar.

Wow, that's a bold put down LF. I'm back in my box now.

 

[Lord Football]

Wow, that's a bold put down LF. I'm back in my box now.

Like the good old days..... that neither of us can remember!!!