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The New & Improved Fan Zone..

Sheepie1985
Sheepie1985 Posts: 480
in General Charlton
…anyone else massively disappointed by it? Increased in size yet still had next to no room and needing to queue to get in. Disappointed in both food stalls as the pizza place had no menus and The Grill had no prices, put me off buying anything just in case it was over priced. 

Had to resort to food in the ground (Covered End Lower) and they’ve removed the self service drinks machines and half the pumps didn’t seem to work, along with the food being substandard & expensive still. 

Maybe I’m just bitter at the lack of Chicken George and needing a rant but as a whole I felt quite disappointed in it 
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  • valleynick66
    valleynick66 Posts: 4,890
    Sheepie1985 said:
    …anyone else massively disappointed by it? Increased in size yet still had next to no room and needing to queue to get in. Disappointed in both food stalls as the pizza place had no menus and The Grill had no prices, put me off buying anything just in case it was over priced. 

    Had to resort to food in the ground (Covered End Lower) and they’ve removed the self service drinks machines and half the pumps didn’t seem to work, along with the food being substandard & expensive still. 

    Maybe I’m just bitter at the lack of Chicken George and needing a rant but as a whole I felt quite disappointed in it 
    In case ? 😆
  • ElfsborgAddick
    ElfsborgAddick Posts: 29,037
    I imagine the situation is the same as in the ground, serving pints and not in plastic bottles.
    Until both services are given a big overhaul things will only get worse, particularly as we can be looking at 20k gates on many occasions this season.
    Alternatively, you have the better options in both Woolwich and Greenwich, also The Radical by Plumstead station, plus The Abbey Arms next to Abbey Wood station.
  • Siv_in_Norfolk
    Siv_in_Norfolk Posts: 4,057
    Arrived 11.20. Queued 15 mins to get in Fan Zone and 30 mins to get a pint 

    Bottles = the future 
  • ElfsborgAddick
    ElfsborgAddick Posts: 29,037
    Siv_in_Norfolk said:
    Arrived 11.20. Queued 15 mins to get in Fan Zone and 30 mins to get a pint 

    Bottles = the future 

    The offy opposite The Valley Cafe is your friend :)
  • kentred2
    kentred2 Posts: 2,335
    Siv_in_Norfolk said:
    Arrived 11.20. Queued 15 mins to get in Fan Zone and 30 mins to get a pint 

    Bottles = the future 
    Or ready poured pints and quicker staff. 
  • ElfsborgAddick
    ElfsborgAddick Posts: 29,037
    kentred2 said:
    Siv_in_Norfolk said:
    Arrived 11.20. Queued 15 mins to get in Fan Zone and 30 mins to get a pint 

    Bottles = the future 
    Or ready poured pints and quicker staff. 

    You're expecting too much now.
  • shirty5
    shirty5 Posts: 19,223
    edited August 9
    The Fan Zone was on a par with last season and fair play to all that were involved to make it a success 
  • sammy391
    sammy391 Posts: 3,782
    Definitely busy, and still a work In progress- tables/sitting/standing area needs to be sorted to make sure there’s space to queue for the bars! 

    Food offering was poor- these things need to be cheap and quick to produce, which is why chicken George was so popular. Had the pizza, which was good but would equally like to apologise to anyone in the Covered End who had to put up with the amount of garlic they’d put in my pizza! 

    It’ll get better 
  • iainment
    iainment Posts: 8,039
    The music overwhelmed the announcements etc in the ground. So I’d say turn it down!!!!!!
  • gringo
    gringo Posts: 581
    shirty5 said:
    The Fan Zone was on a par with last season and fair play to all that were involved to make it a success 
    well it was certainly uncluttered by Chicken George units!
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  • NorthheathAddick
    NorthheathAddick Posts: 4,018
    1st thing me nephew said today as we left his home..could he have food from Chicken George,didn’t realise wasn’t going to be there…is it not there for the  season or was it just today as in cause of early KO…🤔
  • Sheepie1985
    Sheepie1985 Posts: 480
    NorthheathAddick said:
    1st thing me nephew said today as we left his home..could he have food from Chicken George,didn’t realise wasn’t going to be there…is it not there for the  season or was it just today as in cause of early KO…🤔
    Not coming back sadly 😢
  • letthegoodtimesroll
    letthegoodtimesroll Posts: 10,619
    We saw the big queue outside and did a 180…
  • sammy391
    sammy391 Posts: 3,782
    letthegoodtimesroll said:
    We saw the big queue outside and did a 180…
    Ironically, there was little need for the queue - was hardly ‘one in one out’ type.

    just have an entrance of fans streaming in, and sort the beer lines and it’ll be buzzing!

    understand the Reebok kid/football zone was a one off so a good chunk of space hopefully freed up nex ttime
  • DA9
    DA9 Posts: 11,091
    edited August 10
    Opened at 10:00, me and my youngest walk in at 10:10, burger place said not serving for another 15-20 mins, my mate said same story for pizza wagon, I went to the brick lane bagel wagon instead, which was decent.
    Why as a business would you not be up and ready to go for opening time? Very shoddy, they must have lost quite a bit of money to the bagel wagon.
    Another mate came back after waiting a long time for a beer to say two of the staff were playing with their phones.
    Big shake up on training for actual customer service needed, or sackings, some of these youngsters serving just don’t seem to care or get it. 
    Added to that as we walked in a steward who seemed to have the IQ of a chair leg actually asked me “Are we at the west side of the ground”? Then as I showed him our season tickets for the covered end for entry he stated that it was only for “west side fans” until another steward interrupted and corrected him.
    Where do we get these idiots, and who is training them?
  • jose
    jose Posts: 620
    Reading the Watford forum about their catering yesterday makes our fan zone sound like the Savoy.
  • sam3110
    sam3110 Posts: 21,265
    jose said:
    Reading the Watford forum about their catering yesterday makes our fan zone sound like the Savoy.
    I've never got why a lot of oppo list us as a good away game to go to, I can only presume it's the allure of coming to London overall, because the Jimmy Seed is by all accounts a pretty shit place to spend 3 hours
  • Weegie Addick
    Weegie Addick Posts: 16,521
    sam3110 said:
    jose said:
    Reading the Watford forum about their catering yesterday makes our fan zone sound like the Savoy.
    I've never got why a lot of oppo list us as a good away game to go to, I can only presume it's the allure of coming to London overall, because the Jimmy Seed is by all accounts a pretty shit place to spend 3 hours
    Especially when they lose in the last minute 
  • Arsenetatters
    Arsenetatters Posts: 5,975
    Sheepie1985 said:
    NorthheathAddick said:
    1st thing me nephew said today as we left his home..could he have food from Chicken George,didn’t realise wasn’t going to be there…is it not there for the  season or was it just today as in cause of early KO…🤔
    Not coming back sadly 😢

    Good say the hens
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  • 2121
    2121 Posts: 1,186
    Took one look at queue and couldnt be bothered, saw from above in west upper. Would be good it was more open, little larger and they had some sing along tunes! 

    Why is there a ‘door’ 😂? Stop away fans or over crowding?
  • Todds_right_hook
    Todds_right_hook Posts: 10,881
    I would make it bigger, get rid of parking spaces and have covered parts. Beer carts in addition to the bar and maybe loose the dj and show the early live games (when we are 3pm).
  • Sheepie1985
    Sheepie1985 Posts: 480
    To be fair they normally do show the early games! The constant grime music is dragging a little though.. there are other genres out there! 
  • DA9
    DA9 Posts: 11,091
    Sheepie1985 said:
    To be fair they normally do show the early games! The constant grime music is dragging a little though.. there are other genres out there! 
    Jarring, they seem to play what they like rather than for the majority of the audience, such a big fail in DJ's
  • Chunes
    Chunes Posts: 17,349
    edited August 11
    DA9 said:
    Sheepie1985 said:
    To be fair they normally do show the early games! The constant grime music is dragging a little though.. there are other genres out there! 
    Jarring, they seem to play what they like rather than for the majority of the audience, such a big fail in DJ's
    Wish I could find that video of Katrien's DJ playing banging house music in the fan's bar, as the camera pans to reveal the crowd of OAPs.
  • palarsehater
    palarsehater Posts: 12,296
    definitely not as good food options, and could do with another couple of bars. shame as could really do some coin in the warmer weather and an early ko. the mc chap is an irritating fuck.  
  • DA9
    DA9 Posts: 11,091
    Chunes said:
    DA9 said:
    Sheepie1985 said:
    To be fair they normally do show the early games! The constant grime music is dragging a little though.. there are other genres out there! 
    Jarring, they seem to play what they like rather than for the majority of the audience, such a big fail in DJ's
    Wish I could find that video of Katrien's DJ playing banging house music in the fan's bar, as the camera pans to reveal the crowd of OAPs.
    Seen it many a time in foreign holiday resorts, the young animation/entertainment team are banging out the club classics and hip hop to keep themselves happy whilst a whole swathe of over 50's sit there wondering what the hell is going on.
  • oohaahmortimer
    oohaahmortimer Posts: 34,145
    Mrs went down with little shit midday to get a burger , they could see no queue for burgers  but there was a queue to get in so they spun around and went in the ground .
    i mean the burger man is missing out on sales with the fannying to get in there when it wasn’t mobbed 
  • jdsd42
    jdsd42 Posts: 1,497
    Bartrams was the same 10.45 ok  getting served and  11.30 rammed and staff swamped ( only 3 behind bar ) inside the ground lower covered end - loads of trainee and inexperienced staff - will get better - big plus nice pint of IPA in Bartrams 
  • Redandwhiteinmyviens
    Redandwhiteinmyviens Posts: 160
    Only draught lager or cider available plus pepsi bottles. Staff have no clue what a cider is and went to pour me a black cab.... Also opened 30 mins late because the bar staff was still getting the draught selections ready.....

    And security people a bit weird, last night was asking to see tickets for the match. I get it when you have to stop Stevenage fans getting in, but myself included, 90 per cent of people in the fan zone was wearing a Charlton shirt of some kind....

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