Olympic Stadium Discussion and Questions

[WebmasterFF]

I paid £44 for four drinks in The Cow on Sunday.

At that price any beers I'd expect to be Friesian cold and not luke warm

[Coops]

At that price any beers I'd expect to be Friesian cold and not luke warm

Also there should be live moosic.

[RichieRiv]

Obviously, it would be illegal to take alcohol into the ground and I would never suggest such a thing, but does anyone know where I could get a glass, ceramic or plastic hip flask?

I used to use my metal ones when off on a country jaunt, but need something a little more lightweight.

[mushy]

Obviously, it would be illegal to take alcohol into the ground and I would never suggest such a thing, but does anyone know where I could get a glass, ceramic or plastic hip flask?

I used to use my metal ones when off on a country jaunt, but need something a little more lightweight.

A quart bottle of brandy/whisky?
That's how we used to roll.

[Pop Robson]

A quart bottle of brandy/whisky?
That's how we used to roll.

Captain Morgan's was our North Bank tipple, all because Noddy Holder said he drank Rum

[codger]

Obviously, it would be illegal to take alcohol into the ground and I would never suggest such a thing, but does anyone know where I could get a glass, ceramic or plastic hip flask?

I used to use my metal ones when off on a country jaunt, but need something a little more lightweight.

Try this from ebay. Right shape and made of plastic.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/254472840660 ... BM3oets9Bg

[LincolnshireHammer]

15 mins before and you wonder why it was busy with 62000 attending.
Blimey. Not the clubs fault really is it.

I'm afraid I don't agree with you at all.

On average it used to take about 1 second to push your card in the readers at UP compared to 3-4 seconds (maybe longer) for people to work out how to get from the gate.

So due to the club's poor ticketing strategy, it now takes the average bod 3 times longer to get into the stadium due to the system. If you times that by the amount of people entering the stadium it's not hard to work out why there are huge queues...

[Johnny Byrne's Boots]

Obviously, it would be illegal to take alcohol into the ground and I would never suggest such a thing, but does anyone know where I could get a glass, ceramic or plastic hip flask?

I used to use my metal ones when off on a country jaunt, but need something a little more lightweight.

Antique shops?

[HammerMan2004]

On average it used to take about 1 second to push your card in the readers at UP compared to 3-4 seconds (maybe longer) for people to work out how to get from the gate.

I don't understand how it takes 3-4 seconds to hold a phone to a scanner, but only 1 second to hold a card in a scanner.

[mushy]

I'm afraid I don't agree with you at all.

On average it used to take about 1 second to push your card in the readers at UP compared to 3-4 seconds (maybe longer) for people to work out how to get from the gate.

So due to the club's poor ticketing strategy, it now takes the average bod 3 times longer to get into the stadium due to the system. If you times that by the amount of people entering the stadium it's not hard to work out why there are huge queues...

I see no difference whatsoever. The card readers at the new place are virtually the same as at the old gaff.
The main issue is traditionally people have arrived 10 minutes before kick off and that isn't really practical with the new place in terms of numbers and security.

[LincolnshireHammer]

I think the difference is everyone knew how the card worked, a quick in and out jobby.

With NFC, people don’t know whether to put it under the reader or hold it up against the reader, costing valuable seconds.

I hope as time progresses people will get used to it and remember what to do…

[IronZ-79]

Any thought on the reconfiguration of the west lower? Filled a huge gap at the back and now closer to the corporate seats just above

[hammerman11]

Remove the wall and its good .
Need to do something about the huge gap between the BB stand and pitch

[Westbourne Bill]

Here you go….the cost of a pie and pint at every PL club.

Old Trafford is the place..
https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football ... e-27697805

[MJD22]

Any thought on the reconfiguration of the west lower? Filled a huge gap at the back and now closer to the corporate seats just above

The wall needs to come down, no need for it and ruins the experience for those of us next to away fans.

[RichieRiv]

A quart bottle of brandy/whisky?
That's how we used to roll.

Ours used to be Port and Brandy - with different fellas using different brandies. My mates dad used to bring whiskey mac which was lovely on a cold night game err I mean a grouse shoot.

I think the difference is everyone knew how the card worked, a quick in and out jobby.

Trust me they didn't when they first introduced it. There were queues down Castle Street which people dicking about.

What this is about is change and people being different in their acceptance or ability to adapt.

[RichieRiv]

Try this from ebay. Right shape and made of plastic.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/254472840660 ... BM3oets9Bg

Ta. They have got stainless steel parts which would set of the metal detectors - which they have at the Gymkhana's I attend.

[Danny's Dyer Acting]

Ta. They have got stainless steel parts which would set of the metal detectors - which they have at the Gymkhana's I attend.

You need to go full Secret Squirrel.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Binocktails-Be ... 61&sr=1-31

[Doc H Ball]

Here you go….the cost of a pie and pint at every PL club.

‘West Ham declined to comment. But it has ordered supporter services staff to cut prices before Sunday’s game against Nottingham Forest.’

[wildkard]

Here you go….the cost of a pie and pint at every PL club.

Old Trafford is the place..
https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football ... e-27697805

Not saying that it's dirt cheap or anything, but the "cheapest pint at £7.30" is just wrong. I noticed one was £6.80 on Sunday. Can't recall what, and that might not have even been the cheapest.