www.altyfans.co.uk

Please login or register.

Login with username, password and session length
Advanced search  

News:

PLEASE JOIN THE ALTRINCHAM FC PATRONS SCHEME TODAY
* HELP THE CLUB THROUGH THE COVID-19 SHUTDOWN
* HELP FUND THE CLUB TO BIGGER AND BRIGHTER THINGS
* HELP THE MANAGERS ATTRACT THE PLAYERS THEY NEED TO PUSH THE CLUB FORWARD

https://www.altrinchamfc.com/club/the-patrons-scheme

+ www.altyfans.co.uk » General Category » Altrincham FC First Team
 Bar arrangements for York and Oxford games
Pages: [1] 2 3 4 5

Author Topic: Bar arrangements for York and Oxford games  (Read 18769 times)

Red N White Dynamite

  • Guest
Bar arrangements for York and Oxford games
« on: January 15, 2007, 12:01:10 PM »

It seems probable that both York and Oxford will bring away followings pushing towards the 1000 mark. We have a superb facility in the Noel White Suite but with the best will in the world it cannot cater for more than a couple of hundred people. This would result in a lot of income being lost to local pubs which would be much better in the Moss Lane coffers.

Is there any way a temporary bar could be set up to cope with the extra demand created by these big fixtures? There are obvious licensing issues but is there any way a marquee could be set up in the chequers end car park to provide refreshment to the travelling hoardes?

This idea might be a no-goer, but I think this is an important avenue to be explored to bring in some much needed cash to the club.

Please discuss.........
Logged

Amsterdam Alty

  • Regular First Team
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 1651
    • View Profile
Re: Bar arrangements for York and Oxford games
« Reply #1 on: January 15, 2007, 12:09:07 PM »

offering my services to staff this bar if someone makes the headway into licensing it
Logged

Mrs Warbouys

  • Regular First Team
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 1306
    • View Profile
Re: Bar arrangements for York and Oxford games
« Reply #2 on: January 15, 2007, 01:15:01 PM »

best bet would be a portacabin just inside the ground where the old male toilets used to be, just have it as a bottle and can bar, very cheap to make!
Logged

Saughall Robin

  • Regular First Team
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 6574
    • View Profile
Re: Bar arrangements for York and Oxford games
« Reply #3 on: January 15, 2007, 01:23:45 PM »

That would be a great idea - if it got going, it would give away fans at any game the chance of a pint!
Logged
"While we're in the North, we might as well take on the Cheshire League Champions and give them a good hammering" Bill Leivers, 1967 (before Altrincham 7, Cambridge United 1)

Unemployed Coalminer

  • Guest
Re: Bar arrangements for York and Oxford games
« Reply #4 on: January 15, 2007, 01:25:24 PM »

Charge them £16 (£13 if prebooked) for entry to the bar.
Logged

gazwarrington

  • Administrator
  • Regular First Team
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 2529
  • ALTY FC - LOVING AGM'S SINCE 2006
    • View Profile
    • www.altyfans.co.uk
Re: Bar arrangements for York and Oxford games
« Reply #5 on: January 15, 2007, 01:26:27 PM »

This would of course be hard to manage as we would not want cans or bottles in the away end.

The only way would be in the car park (although how feesible this is I do not know, and we obviously need the car parking space) as far as I'm concerned as you could not take the chance of people drinking so near to the pitch in a confined space.
Logged

Red N White Dynamite

  • Guest
Re: Bar arrangements for York and Oxford games
« Reply #6 on: January 15, 2007, 02:00:11 PM »

The problem of cans/bottles is easliy combatted because all you need to do is pour the drink out of the cans/bottles into a plastic pint pot. There is potential megabucks to be made here.
Logged

gazwarrington

  • Administrator
  • Regular First Team
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 2529
  • ALTY FC - LOVING AGM'S SINCE 2006
    • View Profile
    • www.altyfans.co.uk
Re: Bar arrangements for York and Oxford games
« Reply #7 on: January 15, 2007, 02:03:43 PM »

You can not have people walking around the away end with plastic glasses. You can not drink and watch a football game or drink in the terracing area.

A portacabin would only hold about 10 people max after all the severs and cans were in and all I can see is a recipie for disaster, but I might be wrong..
Unless you brought in a portacabin like the size of Crawleys away bar but then that would probably cost more than what we would make for a one off hire charge.
Logged

Red N White Dynamite

  • Guest
Re: Bar arrangements for York and Oxford games
« Reply #8 on: January 15, 2007, 02:04:26 PM »

Ok sorry
Logged

gazwarrington

  • Administrator
  • Regular First Team
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 2529
  • ALTY FC - LOVING AGM'S SINCE 2006
    • View Profile
    • www.altyfans.co.uk
Re: Bar arrangements for York and Oxford games
« Reply #9 on: January 15, 2007, 02:08:52 PM »

what you apologising for.

This is a great idea if we can find a cheap and satisfactory way of doing it. I just don't think a portacabin in the away end is a feesible solution. I'll say it again, I may be wrong though ...
Logged

Amsterdam Alty

  • Regular First Team
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 1651
    • View Profile
Re: Bar arrangements for York and Oxford games
« Reply #10 on: January 15, 2007, 02:10:10 PM »

Marquee and we have a word with the people who own the rileys to use their car park, its always open, and bigg enough to use as an alternative parking venue,

the cans thing would work, someone should seriously make some calls this could be mega bucks
 
Logged

Red N White Dynamite

  • Guest
Re: Bar arrangements for York and Oxford games
« Reply #11 on: January 15, 2007, 02:12:11 PM »

It's just frustrating to see such potential for income and not be in a position to capitalise on it. That's what comes of rapid progress I suppose. Shows how far the club has come.

Logged

gazwarrington

  • Administrator
  • Regular First Team
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 2529
  • ALTY FC - LOVING AGM'S SINCE 2006
    • View Profile
    • www.altyfans.co.uk
Re: Bar arrangements for York and Oxford games
« Reply #12 on: January 15, 2007, 02:13:11 PM »

This is where I trust no one and just imagine Rileys opening their doors to everyone for a drink from them before the match... Park your car here at Rileys and have a drink with us .... Sory I am just very cynical  :(

Worth exploring though ..

Do we still use BTH as a car park ? or did that stop before it really started ?
Logged

Amsterdam Alty

  • Regular First Team
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 1651
    • View Profile
Re: Bar arrangements for York and Oxford games
« Reply #13 on: January 15, 2007, 02:15:27 PM »

rileys don't own the building the company in the main part do i believe, i can always pop in and inquire if this is seen as a goer
Logged

Red N White Dynamite

  • Guest
Re: Bar arrangements for York and Oxford games
« Reply #14 on: January 15, 2007, 02:16:51 PM »

Think the BTH thing was a bit hit and miss. I understand there were some matches when the car park wasn't open but I have no idea if it's still used or not.

If I am wrong about the above I apologise.
Logged
Pages: [1] 2 3 4 5
+ www.altyfans.co.uk » General Category » Altrincham FC First Team
 Bar arrangements for York and Oxford games