These kids behind the jump have never been in a pub. Never drank a pint. Know nothing about service. Can’t pour drinks. Don’t know what half of the drinks actually are. Do not seem to be trained managed or even care. It’s unbelievable. Something has to be done. It’s an absolute joke.
They clearly hire cheaply to protect the profit margins and then don't invest the time or money to train them correctly, and if by some miracle they do, any supervisor or head honcho (if there are any) in the bar areas should be picking out those that clearly have an attitude problem or no work ethic and binning them off. A solid backbone of well trained motivated team members on the payroll should be in each bar, leading by example and making sure standards are kept, and identifying the problem areas, be it staff, procedures or stock.
They clearly hire cheaply to protect the profit margins and then don't invest the time or money to train them correctly, and if by some miracle they do, any supervisor or head honcho (if there are any) in the bar areas should be picking out those that clearly have an attitude problem or no work ethic and binning them off. A solid backbone of well trained motivated team members on the payroll should be in each bar, leading by example and making sure standards are kept, and identifying the problem areas, be it staff, procedures or stock.
It's agency staff though so most likely a different group of people each week, what G&G need to do is something to attract the best ones to say yes to the job each week
I believe G & G provide the lowest paid agency staff and on that basis provide staff that are clearly not even close to being adequate (most not all).
I'm presuming that if the club want staff with a semblance of knowing what they are doing, they may need to pay G & G more, unless the wording of the contract is sufficient that it can be demanded on the basis of 2/3 years of gross incompetence.
But having agreed a contract isn’t it G and G’s problem if they don’t pay staff enough?
They clearly hire cheaply to protect the profit margins and then don't invest the time or money to train them correctly, and if by some miracle they do, any supervisor or head honcho (if there are any) in the bar areas should be picking out those that clearly have an attitude problem or no work ethic and binning them off. A solid backbone of well trained motivated team members on the payroll should be in each bar, leading by example and making sure standards are kept, and identifying the problem areas, be it staff, procedures or stock.
It's agency staff though so most likely a different group of people each week, what G&G need to do is something to attract the best ones to say yes to the job each week
Hence build a strong backbone, even if they are agency staff, incentivise, give them autonomy to make decisions on the spot, make them feel valued and part of the bigger picture and how they can help build that matchday experience.
It sounds like there have been real concerted, individual efforts to get the club to take action on this and it's never happened. It might be time to organise around this in some way.
Very easy to do, just stop eating and drinking in the ground. I did this two seasons ago and haven’t regretted it.
But that's not the point, is it ?
Surely we want our club to be "admired" in all aspects , not criticised , whichever department we have concerns about.
" Be the best you can " !
As for saying there are other options pre match out there, we have a group of mainly 70+ year olds who need to sit down, comfortably, with a couple of drinks and where we're able to make the most of that period , with friends , and then just walk into the Ground. As we don't all sit together in the stands, this is our time for catching up, planning our next away trips erc.
And for those of us who have to travel a fair way to The Valley, we also have the difficulties around finding somewhere to park in the vicinity and having left home pretty early ( especially for 12.30 kick offs) , somewhere very local to eat & drink....
And that brings up another point ...AS far as I could see, no menus on the tables in Crossbars & seemingly no chips which is what we always bought in the past. Again, lack of communication with us, the faithful, if the menu options have changed this season including the absence of Perkalicious in there on Saturday.....
Seems there is a concerted effort to maximise "catering" on site by G & G but on Saturday, it would appear that very little planning went into the first home match which must be sorted now IMO.
Enthusiasm, excitement, etc is rife at present & long may it last , but factor in a period when we might be struggling on the pitch for results ( Hopefully not!) and the less than 100% faithful among us start to question whether to attend in person or watch the stream...The likelihood of a crammed Crossbars becomes unlikely, especially if the product is questionable.
Perhaps we need a petition to present to Ed W to make him totally aware of what we feel is unacceptable ?
I'm not in any way denigrating bar work. I’ve done it albeit a lifetime ago and you have to have a few gears when it gets busy. But it isnt complicated work
A problem I've noticed over the last decade in the workplace is I am an outlier in terms of putting my foot up peoples arses when its needed. I'm not talking about bullying or screaming at people but I am talking about making people aware they need to be moving faster than they are and the abject shock on the faces of everyone that experiences that for the first time. If I'm being old school I might blame it on the lack of competetive sport kids play now or the idea that if you just dream big and ask the universe something amazing will happen. That last bit is only semi serious, I don't know what causes such a high proportion of that generation to move with the speed of a striking sloth in the workplace.
Besides that, nobody behind any of the ramps seems fussed about getting people served what they order in quick time so who is going to chivvy anyone along?
It sounds like there have been real concerted, individual efforts to get the club to take action on this and it's never happened. It might be time to organise around this in some way.
Very easy to do, just stop eating and drinking in the ground. I did this two seasons ago and haven’t regretted it.
But that's not the point, is it ?
Surely we want our club to be "admired" in all aspects , not criticised , whichever department we have concerns about.
" Be the best you can " !
As for saying there are other options pre match out there, we have a group of mainly 70+ year olds who need to sit down, comfortably, with a couple of drinks and where we're able to make the most of that period , with friends , and then just walk into the Ground. As we don't all sit together in the stands, this is our time for catching up, planning our next away trips erc.
And for those of us who have to travel a fair way to The Valley, we also have the difficulties around finding somewhere to park in the vicinity and having left home pretty early ( especially for 12.30 kick offs) , somewhere very local to eat & drink....
And that brings up another point ...AS far as I could see, no menus on the tables in Crossbars & seemingly no chips which is what we always bought in the past. Again, lack of communication with us, the faithful, if the menu options have changed this season including the absence of Perkalicious in there on Saturday.....
Seems there is a concerted effort to maximise "catering" on site by G & G but on Saturday, it would appear that very little planning went into the first home match which must be sorted now IMO.
Enthusiasm, excitement, etc is rife at present & long may it last , but factor in a period when we might be struggling on the pitch for results ( Hopefully not!) and the less than 100% faithful among us start to question whether to attend in person or watch the stream...The likelihood of a crammed Crossbars becomes unlikely, especially if the product is questionable.
Perhaps we need a petition to present to Ed W to make him totally aware of what we feel is unacceptable ?
100% it’s not the point and I hate it as I would love to get to the ground earlier and eat and drink there.
However as I said in my later post I stopped because of the expensive prices, poor quality beer & food, and being served by gormless morons
I sincerely hope things improve and when they do our group will be back
For those of us that don't have a twitter account, any chance of a copy and paste?
Are they still doing cheesy chips in the concourse? Disappeared at the end of last season and was my secret guilty pleasure
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Can plastic bottles of cold beer/larger be considered, ?
Having random kids plucked off the streets that have absolutely zero interest and no idea of what they are doing or serving is not satisfactory
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What are they going to do to sort out the Catering in the North Stand? Shambles, 20 Min wait/poor service. keeping the beer barrels chilled would help! small kiosk lost numerous pints. Proper training for the young staff. Not good experience for regulars or the many first timers
Unbelievable wait times on the concourse North lower for sub standard beers and foods....bring back the self serve beer machines please as those behind the kiosks are incapable of doing the job in hand
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Beer running out in North Lower, food and drinks queues massive, toilets overflowing then closed in the away end, lights still broken on the concourse.. who the hell prioritised the maintenance/improvements at the Valley this summer?
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Is there a reason why they don’t pre-pour pints at peak times at the bars? Pre-pouring ~50 peronis in the 10 mins leading up to HT would cut queues hugely and lead to way more being served/bought and more money for the club.
I’m confused atm why we don’t do this kind of thing
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Can you ask them about the catering at the stadium. From what I’ve seen over the weekend is that it was poor
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Can they sort the basics out in the club?
Food and drink is the basics level of service for any football club
Home or away supporters deserve that kind of basic of service.
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Long queues blocking the concourse’s, impossible to get served!!! No wonder people are in street drinking beers from Sainsburys
The other suggestion is to reach our directly to Asahi UK - the whole bar is tied to their portfolio. If they are aware that the their brands aren't being handled well they in often cases can offer to educate their customers/product handlers (G&G/CAFC in this case) in customer service best practice etc.
They could easily send some brand ambassadors down every few weeks to do teach ins at the start of shifts with the agency staff - and some activations with the clientele of the bars too.
It sounds like there have been real concerted, individual efforts to get the club to take action on this and it's never happened. It might be time to organise around this in some way.
Very easy to do, just stop eating and drinking in the ground. I did this two seasons ago and haven’t regretted it.
But that's not the point, is it ?
Surely we want our club to be "admired" in all aspects , not criticised , whichever department we have concerns about.
" Be the best you can " !
As for saying there are other options pre match out there, we have a group of mainly 70+ year olds who need to sit down, comfortably, with a couple of drinks and where we're able to make the most of that period , with friends , and then just walk into the Ground. As we don't all sit together in the stands, this is our time for catching up, planning our next away trips erc.
And for those of us who have to travel a fair way to The Valley, we also have the difficulties around finding somewhere to park in the vicinity and having left home pretty early ( especially for 12.30 kick offs) , somewhere very local to eat & drink....
And that brings up another point ...AS far as I could see, no menus on the tables in Crossbars & seemingly no chips which is what we always bought in the past. Again, lack of communication with us, the faithful, if the menu options have changed this season including the absence of Perkalicious in there on Saturday.....
Seems there is a concerted effort to maximise "catering" on site by G & G but on Saturday, it would appear that very little planning went into the first home match which must be sorted now IMO.
Enthusiasm, excitement, etc is rife at present & long may it last , but factor in a period when we might be struggling on the pitch for results ( Hopefully not!) and the less than 100% faithful among us start to question whether to attend in person or watch the stream...The likelihood of a crammed Crossbars becomes unlikely, especially if the product is questionable.
Perhaps we need a petition to present to Ed W to make him totally aware of what we feel is unacceptable ?
100% it’s not the point and I hate it as I would love to get to the ground earlier and eat and drink there.
However as I said in my later post I stopped because of the expensive prices, poor quality beer & food, and being served by gormless morons
I sincerely hope things improve and when they do our group will be back
Understand Fannys point for convenience and age of her group. Our group arnt spring chickens but we demonstrated with our feet. The Radical is right outside Plumstead station, and the Harry in WA a couple of minutes walk away.
A round of beers for 4 of us in the rad is about£14 compared to £29 in fans bar. Even less in spoons. Things wont improve unless people do what we did. No end of mailing and badgering the board will improve it, in my view. We have tried it, it didnt work.
Used to go to the Fans Bar during the Roland years and it was a pain then. We do The Bugle Horn before and after now. They've opened up their function room now so it was easy to get a drink on Saturday, and it was a great atmosphere after the game in the sunshine
It sounds like there have been real concerted, individual efforts to get the club to take action on this and it's never happened. It might be time to organise around this in some way.
Very easy to do, just stop eating and drinking in the ground. I did this two seasons ago and haven’t regretted it.
But that's not the point, is it ?
Surely we want our club to be "admired" in all aspects , not criticised , whichever department we have concerns about.
" Be the best you can " !
As for saying there are other options pre match out there, we have a group of mainly 70+ year olds who need to sit down, comfortably, with a couple of drinks and where we're able to make the most of that period , with friends , and then just walk into the Ground. As we don't all sit together in the stands, this is our time for catching up, planning our next away trips erc.
And for those of us who have to travel a fair way to The Valley, we also have the difficulties around finding somewhere to park in the vicinity and having left home pretty early ( especially for 12.30 kick offs) , somewhere very local to eat & drink....
And that brings up another point ...AS far as I could see, no menus on the tables in Crossbars & seemingly no chips which is what we always bought in the past. Again, lack of communication with us, the faithful, if the menu options have changed this season including the absence of Perkalicious in there on Saturday.....
Seems there is a concerted effort to maximise "catering" on site by G & G but on Saturday, it would appear that very little planning went into the first home match which must be sorted now IMO.
Enthusiasm, excitement, etc is rife at present & long may it last , but factor in a period when we might be struggling on the pitch for results ( Hopefully not!) and the less than 100% faithful among us start to question whether to attend in person or watch the stream...The likelihood of a crammed Crossbars becomes unlikely, especially if the product is questionable.
Perhaps we need a petition to present to Ed W to make him totally aware of what we feel is unacceptable ?
100% it’s not the point and I hate it as I would love to get to the ground earlier and eat and drink there.
However as I said in my later post I stopped because of the expensive prices, poor quality beer & food, and being served by gormless morons
I sincerely hope things improve and when they do our group will be back
Understand Fannys point for convenience and age of her group. Our group arnt spring chickens but we demonstrated with our feet. The Radical is right outside Plumstead station, and the Harry in WA a couple of minutes walk away.
A round of beers for 4 of us in the rad is about£14 compared to £29 in fans bar. Even less in spoons. Things wont improve unless people do what we did. No end of mailing and badgering the board will improve it, in my view. We have tried it, it didnt work.
Exactly, we are all in our late 60’s so plenty of aches and pains to deal with. At the end of the day it’s each to their own.
It sounds like there have been real concerted, individual efforts to get the club to take action on this and it's never happened. It might be time to organise around this in some way.
Very easy to do, just stop eating and drinking in the ground. I did this two seasons ago and haven’t regretted it.
But that's not the point, is it ?
Surely we want our club to be "admired" in all aspects , not criticised , whichever department we have concerns about.
" Be the best you can " !
As for saying there are other options pre match out there, we have a group of mainly 70+ year olds who need to sit down, comfortably, with a couple of drinks and where we're able to make the most of that period , with friends , and then just walk into the Ground. As we don't all sit together in the stands, this is our time for catching up, planning our next away trips erc.
And for those of us who have to travel a fair way to The Valley, we also have the difficulties around finding somewhere to park in the vicinity and having left home pretty early ( especially for 12.30 kick offs) , somewhere very local to eat & drink....
And that brings up another point ...AS far as I could see, no menus on the tables in Crossbars & seemingly no chips which is what we always bought in the past. Again, lack of communication with us, the faithful, if the menu options have changed this season including the absence of Perkalicious in there on Saturday.....
Seems there is a concerted effort to maximise "catering" on site by G & G but on Saturday, it would appear that very little planning went into the first home match which must be sorted now IMO.
Enthusiasm, excitement, etc is rife at present & long may it last , but factor in a period when we might be struggling on the pitch for results ( Hopefully not!) and the less than 100% faithful among us start to question whether to attend in person or watch the stream...The likelihood of a crammed Crossbars becomes unlikely, especially if the product is questionable.
Perhaps we need a petition to present to Ed W to make him totally aware of what we feel is unacceptable ?
Last time I popped in to see you lovely lady, I left 3/4 of the pint of meantime ale I purchased. Can’t blame the detergent as it wasn’t early, there were plenty in front of me. It just tasted disgusting 🤢 I went to Fan Zone & had a perroni & it was fine. After the game I had another in the posh bar in the West & again it was fine. My impression is, they care less about Crossbars, which is poor form.
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A solid backbone of well trained motivated team members on the payroll should be in each bar, leading by example and making sure standards are kept, and identifying the problem areas, be it staff, procedures or stock.
Surely we want our club to be "admired" in all aspects , not criticised , whichever department we have concerns about.
" Be the best you can " !
As for saying there are other options pre match out there, we have a group of mainly 70+ year olds who need to sit down, comfortably, with a couple of drinks and where we're able to make the most of that period , with friends , and then just walk into the Ground. As we don't all sit together in the stands, this is our time for catching up, planning our next away trips erc.
And for those of us who have to travel a fair way to The Valley, we also have the difficulties around finding somewhere to park in the vicinity and having left home pretty early ( especially for 12.30 kick offs) , somewhere very local to eat & drink....
And that brings up another point ...AS far as I could see, no menus on the tables in Crossbars & seemingly no chips which is what we always bought in the past. Again, lack of communication with us, the faithful, if the menu options have changed this season including the absence of Perkalicious in there on Saturday.....
Seems there is a concerted effort to maximise "catering" on site by G & G but on Saturday, it would appear that very little planning went into the first home match which must be sorted now IMO.
Enthusiasm, excitement, etc is rife at present & long may it last , but factor in a period when we might be struggling on the pitch for results ( Hopefully not!) and the less than 100% faithful among us start to question whether to attend in person or watch the stream...The likelihood of a crammed Crossbars becomes unlikely, especially if the product is questionable.
Perhaps we need a petition to present to Ed W to make him totally aware of what we feel is unacceptable ?
https://x.com/CAFCFanAdviser/status/1954851954678530297
The staff are fucking useless
I'm not in any way denigrating bar work. I’ve done it albeit a lifetime ago and you have to have a few gears when it gets busy. But it isnt complicated work
A problem I've noticed over the last decade in the workplace is I am an outlier in terms of putting my foot up peoples arses when its needed. I'm not talking about bullying or screaming at people but I am talking about making people aware they need to be moving faster than they are and the abject shock on the faces of everyone that experiences that for the first time. If I'm being old school I might blame it on the lack of competetive sport kids play now or the idea that if you just dream big and ask the universe something amazing will happen. That last bit is only semi serious, I don't know what causes such a high proportion of that generation to move with the speed of a striking sloth in the workplace.
Besides that, nobody behind any of the ramps seems fussed about getting people served what they order in quick time so who is going to chivvy anyone along?
However as I said in my later post I stopped because of the expensive prices, poor quality beer & food, and being served by gormless morons
I sincerely hope things improve and when they do our group will be back
https://x.com/CAFCFanAdviser/status/1954851954678530297
They could easily send some brand ambassadors down every few weeks to do teach ins at the start of shifts with the agency staff - and some activations with the clientele of the bars too.
A round of beers for 4 of us in the rad is about£14 compared to £29 in fans bar. Even less in spoons. Things wont improve unless people do what we did. No end of mailing and badgering the board will improve it, in my view. We have tried it, it didnt work.
Looks like the head of the whole operation role is vacant..which makes a lot of sense
My choice is to eat and drink elsewhere
I went to Fan Zone & had a perroni & it was fine.
After the game I had another in the posh bar in the West & again it was fine.
My impression is, they care less about Crossbars, which is poor form.