SUFC in Guardian Weekend Magazine

[seany t]

Not sure how many readers there are of The flannel-wearing-tree-hugging-liberal-loving Guardian there are one here, but I'm one of them. Albeit without the flannel wearing.

Last weeks supplement had a restaurant review in it about the new offering at Chelsea's ground, and I was so appalled I actually bothered to write a letter of complaint (something I once threatened to do about a referee's performance at a home match, and which I've never lived down with several posters on here). Anyway they printed it, and as it mentions the club I thought I'd paste it here:

"I read with interest Matthew Norman's analysis of the Marco restaurant within the Chelsea football ground. However, I read with horror the receipt for his afternoon's work; £202 seems a little excessive for 2 people dining out to me. Nevertheless, should The Guardian want to restore the balance and pay for me to visit the Southend United burger stall and comment on it's somewhat insipid tea (with some insightful match analysis thrown in for free), then I offer to do so for the price of a mere half-season ticket. Which would sadly only get you a bottle and a half of wine at Stamford Bridge..."

If anyone else wants to aid my quest to improve the tea at SUFC, the gauntlet has been thrown down...

 

[Mad Cyril]

It always amazes me that any lifestyle features in the Guardian assume that the reader earns a six figure salary and lives in North London.

 

[OldBlueLady]

It always amazes me that any lifestyle features in the Guardian assume that the reader earns a six figure salary and lives in North London.

Don't they all except the red tops? We have a bit of a selection over the weekend and all the Valentine gifts advertised were upwards of £100, and fashion is just a joke! Latest Fendi handbag? Oh yes please, I'll take it in brown, black and green!

 

[seany t]

It always amazes me that any lifestyle features in the Guardian assume that the reader earns a six figure salary and lives in North London.

On the same letters page was a guy moaning about some of the objects in the MUST HAVE section. One was an aromatherapy candle. A mere snip at £200-odd

 

[Slipperduke]

It always amazes me that any lifestyle features in the Guardian assume that the reader earns a six figure salary and lives in North London.

Aspirational audience. Even though 90% of them work in local councils in Kilburn, they all think they're all on the verge of writing the Great British novel and it's only a matter of time before Kiera and Sienna come round to help them finish off the pistachios.

 

[MK Shrimper]

Aspirational audience. Even though 90% of them work in local councils in Kilburn, they all think they're all on the verge of writing the Great British novel and it's only a matter of time before Kiera and Sienna come round to help them finish off the pistachios.

So that's why I buy it.... Sienna says "hi" by the way :cool:

 

[osymandus]

So that's why I buy it.... Sienna says "hi" by the way :cool:

HAs she finished off your nuts yet ?

 

[MK Shrimper]

HAs she finished off your nuts yet ?

I've restocked :)