THE VISTA - New West Stand Lounge
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Vista - £350
Millennium - £300
Crossbars - £0
Toss a coin I guess!1 -
I must admit it is rather baffling.LordDofB said:Vista - £350
Millennium - £300
Crossbars - £0
Toss a coin I guess!
I guess the way they see is that "normal" fan (i.e. one that goes to a normal pub for a normal £5 pint) will go into Crossbars, where as the moreflashaffluent fan (i.e. the one that will go to a private club in Mayfair and pay £12 for exactly the same pint) will use the lounges in the West stand.
Keeps them away from the great unwashed of Crossbars!!
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No doubt named after the street where Billy Bonds lived while playing for us.
#RDdontcareaboutourpast1 -
An advert from the home programme v Portsmouth 31/3/1951.
Lunch in Comfort before the match in the Club Restaurant.
If it is your Saturday off why not travel to the ground earlier, have a good lunch - with perhaps a beer and the mid-day paper - and take your position before the rush begins.
Lunches - Fully Licensed Bar - Teas and Minerals.8 -
I understand the club are keen to capitalise on the clientele that frequented the now defunct pubs in Charlton Village hence the name change. Although the original "Swan Vista" was shortened to "Vista" through fear of people lighting up in the karzys.4
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I'm not claiming any direct responsibility for this idea, but as long ago as 2006 (when we were in the Premiership admittedly albeit not for much longer), I wrote:
I would baulk at £2,600, but I might be persuaded to part with a grand per season to have a nice padded halfway line seat, a drink at half-time and a free programme. I'm far more price sensitive in other areas of my life, but not with regard to Charlton and I suspect there are thousands more like me. However absent the club advertising "Season Tickets: £525 (unless you're willing to pay more, in which case they're £700)" then they are losing out on the opportunity to find out who we are.
The airlines haven't been slow in spotting this type of opportunity; Virgin Atlantic's Premium Economy class is exploiting this middle ground nicely for example. Throw in a slightly bigger seat, a dedicated check-in queue and a glass of cheap champagne and hey presto, they get away with charging sometimes 300% more than an equivalent economy fare. Next time you're at Heathrow Airport wondering why they're not doing more to speed up the economy check-in queue, remember they'd prefer it to be even longer (just in case those lucky souls in Premium Economy are tempted to trade down next time).
Now I'm not suggesting that Charlton follow the airlines and knowingly make the match-going experience less pleasant for those in the cheap seats. And I'm certainly not suggesting perhaps just a quick preseason memo to fans on the lines of, "....unanticipated problems with the West Stand roof will require us to install view-impairing pylons at each end.....however those fans sat in our new exclusive Clive Mendonca Club will be unaffected, as will those fans contemplating a move to our soon-to-be-completed Mark Kinsella Suite..."
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- A modern and sophisticated lounge
- Lounge over two floors
Oh come on, how are these two different things?
They missed out "Complimentary air" and "Toilet facilities"5 -
Come to the Valley. Our North Stand package entitles you to;
- entry via a modern state of the art turnstile
- free use of stairs to your seat
- exclusive use of a seat (unless we're playing Bournemouth, or someone else we want to flog your seat to)
- A tip up seat (exclusive use thereof)
- the opportunity to buy a programme
- the opportunity to buy piss beer
- the opportunity to buy chips (14)
- the opportunity to buy a raffle ticket
- complimentary rights to watch the big screen
- free score updates on the big screen
Have I missed anything?
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Crossbars was £100
Then it went up to £200
£50 for a kid
Now it is £0 if you can get served ?0 - Sponsored links:
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Less than £40 per game for the best seats and lounge access is very good value.7
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I won't be taking advantage as I am in the East Stand, but tend to agree with you.newyorkaddick said:Less than £40 per game for the best seats and lounge access is very good value.
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If it's only ME15 using the lounge, then I get why they're trying something different!!Curb_It said:You've missed quite a bit of the email off of this.
Ill be interested to hear ME15's thoughts on this. I think it is her that uses that lounge?
Tried it a few times at the end of the season and got great service. Great entertainment with local bands playing & the kids love the MoTM vote & seeing the winner come in for photos. Great option for a pint after the game.boogica said:Crossbars was £100
Then it went up to £200
£50 for a kid
Now it is £0 if you can get served ?0 -
Choice is good for the consumer. Looks a good option and well done the club, I hope it works. Should appeal to some and would have done me a few years back when my 2 little kids were not around.0
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Is it likely that this lounge will be open during the week and not just on game Days ? Could be a restaurant/bar for anyone to go to during the week like they have at Chelsea?0
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Is crossbars free admission from now on then? Since when?0
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The opportunity to see Charlton score (goals not guaranteed).Off_it said:Come to the Valley. Our North Stand package entitles you to;
- entry via a modern state of the art turnstile
- free use of stairs to your seat
- exclusive use of a seat (unless we're playing Bournemouth, or someone else we want to flog your seat to)
- A tip up seat (exclusive use thereof)
- the opportunity to buy a programme
- the opportunity to buy piss beer
- the opportunity to buy chips (14)
- the opportunity to buy a raffle ticket
- complimentary rights to watch the big screen
- free score updates on the big screen
Have I missed anything?0 -
I used to live 3 doors down from the Bonds family growing up.Valiantphil said:No doubt named after the street where Billy Bonds lived while playing for us.
#RDdontcareaboutourpast
His old man was a window cleaner and I used to borrow his ladder to get in my house when I'd locked myself out.1 - Sponsored links:
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Indeed. Just the basics back then. Beer, Sandwich, Paper.AFKABartram said:@shirty5
unfortunately the lunches in 1951 weren't described as mouth-watering1 -
-the opportunity to use the designated smoking areas (aka the bogs).Off_it said:Come to the Valley. Our North Stand package entitles you to;
- entry via a modern state of the art turnstile
- free use of stairs to your seat
- exclusive use of a seat (unless we're playing Bournemouth, or someone else we want to flog your seat to)
- A tip up seat (exclusive use thereof)
- the opportunity to buy a programme
- the opportunity to buy piss beer
- the opportunity to buy chips (14)
- the opportunity to buy a raffle ticket
- complimentary rights to watch the big screen
- free score updates on the big screen
Have I missed anything?
-the opportunity to wash your hands in energy-saving water (aka bleeding freezing water)0 -
14 chips is the deal breaker here1
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Scrunched up or folded?shirty5 said:
Indeed. Just the basics back then. Beer, Sandwich, Paper.AFKABartram said:@shirty5
unfortunately the lunches in 1951 weren't described as mouth-watering
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Ah, sorry, hadn't spotted this thread before I opened the other one. D'oh.
Might change my user name to JCMC (Just call me Colin).1 -
Theres already a poster called Colin.Sillybilly said:Ah, sorry, hadn't spotted this thread before I opened the other one. D'oh.
Might change my user name to JCMC (Just call me Colin).2 -
I think your current user name suffices....Sillybilly said:Ah, sorry, hadn't spotted this thread before I opened the other one. D'oh.
Might change my user name to JCMC (Just call me Colin).4 -
Newspaper - the 50s equivalent of free Wifi ...shirty5 said:
Indeed. Just the basics back then. Beer, Sandwich, Paper.AFKABartram said:@shirty5
unfortunately the lunches in 1951 weren't described as mouth-watering1 -
I'm a generous soul, and for a small token of your appreciation will let you use MY thread :-)Sillybilly said:Ah, sorry, hadn't spotted this thread before I opened the other one. D'oh.
Might change my user name to JCMC (Just call me Colin).0
