Re: New Stadium Site Update Thread!!! : Thu Mar 10, 2011 2:34 pm  

Fungus The Muffin Man wrote:

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.

I read it somewhere. If you consider the size of it from the drawings it's huge and spans virtually the length of the pitch as is several metres wide.

I'm sorry you feel that I'm not giving much respect to the council, I certainly didn't intend to give anyone that impression. I can't recall making any critisism about the quality of the food, venue or service.

You must appreciate that there is much more too this than the preperation and serving of food. There is a big initial outlay to consider that would probably cost the council a lot more than professional caterering contractors who have huge buying powers, vast experience and recruitment expertise in their field. For instance they will source certain foods, beverages and kitchen equipment cheaper and will have a much greater understanding of running a big venue like this from experience. They will employ top sales people to attract people to the venue because it's in their interests to get people in. Why do clubs like Man United, Man City, Warrington not do their own catering if it's that easy and there is so much money to be made from it?

I could argue that you are not showing any respect to professional catering contractors who after all are experts in their own field.

Re: New Stadium Site Update Thread!!! : Thu Mar 10, 2011 2:38 pm  

theredshed wrote:

I read it somewhere. If you consider the size of it from the drawings it's huge and spans virtually the length of the pitch as is several metres wide.

As for 350 people at Buile Hill that's the numbers they advertise for buffets. I'm sorry you feel that I'm not giving much respect to the council, I certainly didn't intend to give anyone that impression. I can't recall making any critisism about the quality of the food, venue or service.

You must appreciate that there is much more too this than the preperation and serving of food. There is a big initial outlay to consider that would probably cost the council a lot more than professional caterering contractors who have huge buying powers, vast experience and recruitment expertise in their field. For instance they will source certain foods, beverages and kitchen equipment cheaper and will have a much greater understanding of running a big venue like this from experience. They will employ top sales people to attract people to the venue because it's in their interests to get people in. Why do clubs like Man United, Man City, Warrington not do their own catering if it's that easy and there is so much money to be made from it? I could argue that you are not showing any respect to professional catering contractors who after all are experts in their own field.

They dont , they sell on the catering franchise for money , just as your stadium management will , but thats the point , who will be running the stadium ? Salford City Couincil or SCR s ?

If it is the council , you wont recieve anything from that sale

Re: New Stadium Site Update Thread!!! : Thu Mar 10, 2011 2:41 pm  

mmp wrote: this... http://www.reds.co.uk/community-news/re ... ter-sucess is not happening coincidentally... hospitality space here... http://www.salfordstadium.com/facilities.htm Cheers Mike Whilst being only small numbers that first link does look somewhat encouraging doesn't it?

mmp wrote: this... http://www.reds.co.uk/community-news/re ... ter-sucess is not happening coincidentally... hospitality space here... http://www.salfordstadium.com/facilities.htm Cheers Mike Whilst being only small numbers that first link does look somewhat encouraging doesn't it?

Re: New Stadium Site Update Thread!!! : Thu Mar 10, 2011 2:43 pm  

Starbug wrote:

They dont , they sell on the catering franchise for money , just as your stadium management will , but thats the point , who will be running the stadium ? Salford City Couincil or SCR s ?

If it is the council , you wont recieve anything from that sale

Starbug new stadiums cost millions they aren't free. Leigh's problem is they ain't attracting nearly enough people for the great facility they are in. It would probably stack up for you a lot better if you were getting bigger crowds in Superleague.

It's worked for Hull and they considered nothing more than a second tennent at the KC.

Re: New Stadium Site Update Thread!!! : Thu Mar 10, 2011 2:47 pm  

theredshed wrote:

Starbug new stadiums cost millions they aren't free. Leigh's problem is they ain't attracting nearly enough people for the great facility they are in.

It's worked for Hull and they considered nothing more than a second tennent at the KC.

Who will run the stadium

Salford Council , or SCR s ?

Re: New Stadium Site Update Thread!!! : Thu Mar 10, 2011 2:57 pm  

Fungus The Muffin Man wrote:

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?
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The 750 diners figure is correct and it was mentioned at the AGM in January.

There will be 12 corporate boxes, four have already been taken up.

The corporate side,marketing and filling the 750 places will be undertaken by a specialist company who are as i understand it currently working with Northampton Saints Rugby Union Club and their aim will be to use the facilities on as many occasions as possible as they do already at Northampton.

There is another marketing company on board to sell the stadium to the general public as has been mentioned a few weeks ago.

Re: New Stadium Site Update Thread!!! : Thu Mar 10, 2011 3:02 pm  

Starbug wrote:

Who will run the stadium

Salford Council , or SCR s ?

You already know the answer to this so why ask? The company running the stadium are the company that are spending over 20 million to build it. Just because it hasn't worked for Leigh due years of decline and smaller crowds in the national league doesn't mean it can't help us move forward. If I had a choice between this and staying at the Willows without a franchise it would be this every time.

Re: New Stadium Site Update Thread!!! : Thu Mar 10, 2011 3:03 pm  

Starbug wrote:

They dont , they sell on the catering franchise for money , just as your stadium management will , but thats the point , who will be running the stadium ? Salford City Couincil or SCR s ?

If it is the council , you wont recieve anything from that sale

Will there not be a joint management team,the club,the council and Peel?

Re: New Stadium Site Update Thread!!! : Thu Mar 10, 2011 3:25 pm  

Fungus The Muffin Man wrote:

Cheers Mike

Whilst being only small numbers that first link does look somewhat encouraging doesn't it?

yup. its about a step change to support the club. it is pre-planned, ready to make a difference next year

Re: New Stadium Site Update Thread!!! : Thu Mar 10, 2011 3:31 pm  

Original Salford City Red wrote:

Will there not be a joint management team,the club,the council and Peel?

Hopefully for your sake , yes