Re: New Stadium Site Update Thread!!! : Thu Mar 10, 2011 12:46 pm  

You seem pretty sure about that. I on the other hand don't think that the council will hand over a source of potential income when It's a proven money maker as they have found in the other premises that they use in this way for weddings etc...

Re: New Stadium Site Update Thread!!! : Thu Mar 10, 2011 1:01 pm  

Fungus The Muffin Man wrote:

You seem pretty sure about that. I on the other hand don't think that the council will hand over a source of potential income when It's a proven money maker as they have found in the other premises that they use in this way for weddings etc...

This is far bigger than Buile Hill where they cater for up to a hundred people at a wedding once or twice a week. Can you imagine a big function with 750 diners and Doreen one of the Chef's phones in sick with a bad back?

Honestly something on this scale calls for professional caterers who employ huge numbers and can pull in staff from other places at short notice.

Re: New Stadium Site Update Thread!!! : Thu Mar 10, 2011 1:02 pm  

theredshed wrote:

All new stadia in all sports have outside caterers, it won't be the council. For 13 matches a year it just wouldn't stack for clubs to buy all the expensive kitchen equipment and employ all the people. Plus the outside caterers are usually responsible for the fit out costs of the hospitality facilities etc which I'd guess will run well into a few hundred grand. The council/peel partnership will make money from the function room(s) for non rugby events at the stadium. This will contribute towards paying off the loan and covering some of the stadium management running costs.

Any shortfall in package profits could be more than made up for with increased numbers and private box rental.

When they are charging meals at double what it costs you now , plus the extra price for the ticket , plus alcohol at 50 % more than current [ of which you might not take any profit from ] , you might find it harder to fill those 750 seats

Re: New Stadium Site Update Thread!!! : Thu Mar 10, 2011 1:08 pm  

Starbug wrote:

When they are charging meals at double what it costs you now , plus the extra price for the ticket , plus alcohol at 50 % more than current [ of which you might not take any profit from ] , you might find it harder to fill those 750 seats

50% more have you ever bought a drink in the Willows? I never realised they did meals at Hilton Park!

Re: New Stadium Site Update Thread!!! : Thu Mar 10, 2011 1:10 pm  

theredshed wrote:

This is far bigger than Buile Hill where they cater for up to a hundred people at a wedding once or twice a week. Can you imagine a big function with 750 diners and Doreen one of the Chef's phoned in sick with a bad back?

Honestly something on this scale calls for professional caterers who employ huge numbers and can pull in staff from other places at short notice.

At huge cost , when added to profit , makes for not a lot left for SCR , as I asked earlier , are SCR in total control of the selling of concessions and the running of the stadium ?

Last week at Leigh I counted the pitchside advertising , if you take out SKY sports , Carnegie ,Co op ,Northern Rail , there was left 9 other companies , 5 of whom are shirt sponsors , leaving 4 actual companies that had paid for pitchside adds

Why is this ? , simple , the club doesn't recieve any of the pitchside advertising , so local companies that normally take it up ' to help support the club ' havent bothered

Will SCR recieve the revenue from pitchside advertising at the Barton stadium ?

Re: New Stadium Site Update Thread!!! : Thu Mar 10, 2011 1:28 pm  

theredshed wrote:

50% more have you ever bought a drink in the Willows? I never realised they did meals at Hilton Park!

Hilton suite was sold out most games , between 100/120 covers , better food and atmosphere than several SL clubs , that coming from fans who had sampled both

Re: New Stadium Site Update Thread!!! : Thu Mar 10, 2011 1:36 pm  

Starbug wrote:

Last week at Leigh I counted the pitchside advertising

Wasn't a thriller then?

You'll be more than welcome down the Willows anytime if it's that dull at the LSV??

Re: New Stadium Site Update Thread!!! : Thu Mar 10, 2011 1:39 pm  

Fatboys Limb wrote:

Wasn't a thriller then?

You'll be more than welcome down the Willows anytime if it's that dull at the LSV??

We were playing our reserves verses Hull Dockers in the cup , and it was at half time

Serious question though , have you sold your soul to the devil that is Salford City Council ?

Re: New Stadium Site Update Thread!!! : Thu Mar 10, 2011 1:40 pm  

theredshed wrote:

This is far bigger than Buile Hill where they cater for up to a hundred people at a wedding once or twice a week. Can you imagine a big function with 750 diners and Doreen one of the Chef's phones in sick with a bad back?

Honestly something on this scale calls for professional caterers who employ huge numbers and can pull in staff from other places at short notice.

Where have you got the 750 diners from? I can't see anything on the website to say how much the corp hosp will hold. Plus do you really think there will be that many using the facility?

Also believe it or not Buile hill can take up to 350 people. It doesn't take that much more to cater for double that amount nowadays. I also think your not giving the staff who do the catering much respect. I've sampled their food before and it' of a decent quality.

Re: New Stadium Site Update Thread!!! : Thu Mar 10, 2011 1:48 pm  

Fungus The Muffin Man wrote: various snipped... this... http://www.reds.co.uk/community-news/re ... ter-sucess is not happening coincidentally... hospitality space here... http://www.salfordstadium.com/facilities.htm

Fungus The Muffin Man wrote: various snipped... this... http://www.reds.co.uk/community-news/re ... ter-sucess is not happening coincidentally... hospitality space here... http://www.salfordstadium.com/facilities.htm