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.
Didn't even bother on the concourse as it's been dreadful for years but thought I'd pop into the fan's bar straight after full time.
Was one of the first in there, so maybe third in the queue, despite this I still waited at least 10 minutes to get served.
Get to the front, ask for two pints of Meantime Dial as this is all they had available, the girl takes my order, tells the fella next to her who then starts pouring and I tap my card and pay. She walks off (Why and where, I do not know as there is a queue of people waiting to be served behind me). The guy pours two lagers, leaves them sitting on his side of the bar and walks off before returning a few seconds later with an empty bucket (?????) looks at me and says "Are you waiting?". "Yes mate, they're mine" pointing at the two he has just poured, "Oh, have you already paid?."
I walked off with my beers, eventually, completely bewildered. What is going on in their heads? and what was the empty bucket about!?
Didn't even bother on the concourse as it's been dreadful for years but thought I'd pop into the fan's bar straight after full time.
Was one of the first in there, so maybe third in the queue, despite this I still waited at least 10 minutes to get served.
Get to the front, ask for two pints of Meantime Dial as this is all they had available, the girl takes my order, tells the fella next to her who then starts pouring and I tap my card and pay. She walks off. The guy pours two lagers, leaves them sitting on his of the bar and walks off before returning a few seconds later with an empty bucket (?????) looks at me and says "Are you waiting?". "Yes mate, they're mine" pointing at the two he has just poured, "Oh, have you already paid?."
I walked off with my beers, eventually, completely bewildered. What is going in their heads? and what was the empty bucket about!?
I actually think the chaos and incompetence in the Fans Bar is part of the Charlton match day experience now. I’d miss it if they ever actually sorted themselves out.
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.
Or... help the club to do better so that everyone (club included) can benefit...
Concourses are great. Got a pie on Saturday and asked for a serviette, got a blank look and asked "what do you mean?" , "you know a napkin" I said.. "oh no we don't sell those" came the reply....
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.
Or... help the club to do better so that everyone (club included) can benefit...
Well that’s pretty obvious Siv, however after enduring piss poor drinks served by brain dead staff for more years than I care to remember I have made the personal decision to improve my match day experience by taking my business elsewhere
I will be over the moon when reports start filtering through that all the problems have been resolved and will certainly be happy to return and spend my pre match money at The Valley
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Was one of the first in there, so maybe third in the queue, despite this I still waited at least 10 minutes to get served.
Get to the front, ask for two pints of Meantime Dial as this is all they had available, the girl takes my order, tells the fella next to her who then starts pouring and I tap my card and pay. She walks off (Why and where, I do not know as there is a queue of people waiting to be served behind me). The guy pours two lagers, leaves them sitting on his side of the bar and walks off before returning a few seconds later with an empty bucket (?????) looks at me and says "Are you waiting?". "Yes mate, they're mine" pointing at the two he has just poured, "Oh, have you already paid?."
I walked off with my beers, eventually, completely bewildered. What is going on in their heads? and what was the empty bucket about!?
I will be over the moon when reports start filtering through that all the problems have been resolved and will certainly be happy to return and spend my pre match money at The Valley