Who ate all the pies?

keep the faith · 21-09-2015, 11:59

I'm very disappointed with the new burger van in the Clayton end not selling pies.

It's fair to say pies are the traditional choice of football supporters up and down the land. Potato, meat, steak even curry. I'm sure that I'm not the only person to feel let down by the current situation and wonder if ever this issue can be addressed. What makes things worse is having to witness potato pies being hand delivered to a couple of supporters every home game by a member of the club staff, which really does add salt to the wound.

cashman · 21-09-2015, 12:29

I only occasionally buy grub from the ground, but now due to the fact NO pies, i don't, cos pies were all i ever bought, wouldn't mind betting it the only ground in the country that yeh can't get one? ridiculous state of affairs, but whats new?

st06nc2 · 21-09-2015, 12:44

Not keen on the new catering Arrangements the old one you was greated by a nice looking lass n a smile, this one you get some morbid old codger who charges more and doesn't sell pies n foot long hotdog bloody hell made me feel inadequate that

cashman · 21-09-2015, 12:49

Have to agree, the old one was far better, also the lasses were.

sausage butty · 21-09-2015, 13:23

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Originally Posted by keep the faith

I'm very disappointed with the new burger van in the Clayton end not selling pies.

It's fair to say pies are the traditional choice of football supporters up and down the land. Potato, meat, steak even curry. I'm sure that I'm not the only person to feel let down by the current situation and wonder if ever this issue can be addressed. What makes things worse is having to witness potato pies being hand delivered to a couple of supporters every home game by a member of the club staff, which really does add salt to the wound.

They do sell pies . Only Hollands Meat and Potato . I had one before the game on Saturday .

Perhaps they had just sold out because we all love pies ?

cashman · 21-09-2015, 13:25

Thing is, i can recall in the 50s, used to love going to Halifax, even though the ground was a real tip, behind the goal,not steps but a kinda slag heap to stand on,

but i wouldn't have missed, cos they had what i regarded as the best pies in the owd 3rd Div North,

keep the faith · 21-09-2015, 14:20

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Originally Posted by st06nc2

Not keen on the new catering Arrangements the old one you was greated by a nice looking lass n a smile, this one you get some morbid old codger who charges more and doesn't sell pies n foot long hotdog bloody hell made me feel inadequate that

I've got to agree, this guy has a face like a gorilla sucking a wasp, a real Mr. Charisma

maccawozzagod · 21-09-2015, 14:50

Take your requests to the morbid wasp chewers. Same as any business, if there is a demand they'd probably offer it?

As far as I know the catering is still tendered out and is nowt to do with the club

cashman · 21-09-2015, 15:40

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Originally Posted by maccawozzagod

Take your requests to the morbid wasp chewers. Same as any business, if there is a demand they'd probably offer it?

As far as I know the catering is still tendered out and is nowt to do with the club

As far as i know rob, its been asked.though it should really be summat to do wi the club, its good if its a top rate thing, all positive that way.

Exile on Spencer St · 21-09-2015, 15:57

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Originally Posted by maccawozzagod

...As far as I know the catering is still tendered out and is nowt to do with the club

Who does the tendering? The landlord?

melonhigh · 21-09-2015, 18:56

The last steak pie I had wasn't tendered out ..........

Chewbacca · 21-09-2015, 19:22

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Originally Posted by maccawozzagod

Take your requests to the morbid wasp chewers. Same as any business, if there is a demand they'd probably offer it?

As far as I know the catering is still tendered out and is nowt to do with the club

The club who agree the particulars of the contract, and you would think also monitor it, so it is everything to do with the club.

lancsdave · 21-09-2015, 19:30

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Originally Posted by Chewbacca

The club who agree the particulars of the contract, and you would think also monitor it, so it is everything to do with the club.

Can't imagine the club will have checked the menu

. If an outside caterer has stumped up money to sort out the catering then they need to make sure they sell what the customer wants. The club can pass the complaints on if somebody tells them I guess.

cashman · 21-09-2015, 19:45

An outside caterer stumps up money, to make money, seems to me they aint a patch on the previous uns. people used to enjoy going to the owd uns.

Chewbacca · 21-09-2015, 19:52

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Originally Posted by lancsdave

Can't imagine the club will have checked the menu

. If an outside caterer has stumped up money to sort out the catering then they need to make sure they sell what the customer wants. The club can pass the complaints on if somebody tells them I guess.

I obviously have less idea than you what goes on, and I appreciate the club probably won't have time to get involved in details like agreeing menus, but other clubs do set them.

I was impressed by Morcambe having that Cross Bay ale in plastic bottles, I'm not sure if any local breweries do the same?