Re: Tone Deaf : Tue Apr 05, 2022 5:10 pm  

MorePlaymakersNeeded wrote:

Why is there a picture of table tennis equipment at the top of the page?

It's Powell's new disciplinary idea to give everyone a paddlin' when they make an error.

[Uncle Rico]

Re: Tone Deaf : Tue Apr 05, 2022 6:02 pm  

Captain Hook wrote:

Sack cloth and ashes is the correct response, with a day in the stocks for every player until we win a match

Do you mean The Stocks in Padgate for a bit of team bonding, BTW I'm an out of towner is it still there?

Re: Tone Deaf : Tue Apr 05, 2022 6:08 pm  

MorePlaymakersNeeded wrote:

Why is there a picture of table tennis equipment at the top of the page?

They have a ping pong table in the lounge, along with a pool table and an F1 simulator I believe haha

[Fantastic Mr Catpiss]

Re: Tone Deaf : Tue Apr 05, 2022 6:23 pm  

skotyw wrote:

They have a ping pong table in the lounge, along with a pool table and an F1 simulator I believe haha

Christ if that's true I'm tempted to give that a go.

Thank you for posting this here, I didnt get this email.

Re: Tone Deaf : Tue Apr 05, 2022 7:27 pm  

skotyw wrote:

Wire are absolutely tone deaf sometimes. Lost 5 on the bounce and now they think it's a good time to ask members if they fancy paying £40 extra per match to watch us in the "40/20" lounge. I imagine the uptake on this is going to be extremely low.

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The club is running at a loss, out of a money spinning trip to Wembley and 2 seasons of C19.
Are you suggesting we turn our club that is struggling on and off the field, into one of continuing battles because of a down turn in form this season?

Good on the club, however I won’t be taking up the offer, not because it many not be a good offer, or because as you angle, that they don’t deserve it, but simply because I can’t afford it.

Re: Tone Deaf : Tue Apr 05, 2022 8:03 pm  

I’d guess a lot of this sorta stuff is aimed at local businesses who’d treat staff for a night out rather than the normal week in week out fan?

Re: Tone Deaf : Tue Apr 05, 2022 9:25 pm  

skotyw wrote:

They have a ping pong table in the lounge, along with a pool table and an F1 simulator I believe haha

If it's a free pool table then at least I could get my moneys worth out of that and not have to watch the game.

[Fantastic Mr Catpiss]

Re: Tone Deaf : Wed Apr 06, 2022 1:08 pm  

ShropshireWire wrote:

I’d guess a lot of this sorta stuff is aimed at local businesses who’d treat staff for a night out rather than the normal week in week out fan?

aimed at anyone that wants to spend money

bit of a history lesson, back at our previous home, wilderspool there used to be a club under the main stand call the touchdown, where a lot of ppl went for a pre match pint and a catch up, then filtering into the game.

they never replicated that here, but were aware they were losing money to the local pubs so at some point (cos the beer in the ground is overpriced and terrible), i cant remember when they tried to change part of the east stand banqueting (prawn sandwich) area into something similar, but not the same, but at a cost.

They've tried a couple of different versions now, this being the latest one, i dont know if its because the east stand suite isn't getting the corporate numbers anymore and they're trying something different .

Re: Tone Deaf : Wed Apr 06, 2022 3:55 pm  

Fantastic Mr Catpiss wrote:

aimed at anyone that wants to spend money

bit of a history lesson, back at our previous home, wilderspool there used to be a club under the main stand call the touchdown, where a lot of ppl went for a pre match pint and a catch up, then filtering into the game.

they never replicated that here, but were aware they were losing money to the local pubs so at some point (cos the beer in the ground is overpriced and terrible), i cant remember when they tried to change part of the east stand banqueting (prawn sandwich) area into something similar, but not the same, but at a cost.

They've tried a couple of different versions now, this being the latest one, i dont know if its because the east stand suite isn't getting the corporate numbers anymore and they're trying something different .

I like the concept, £1k per year / £40 upgrade per game is a little too steep for me though! I guess it might work as a one off special occasion sort of thing, or as mentioned when put through as business entertainment.

Always thought it was a bit of a missed opportunity not utilising the extra space in the NE corner when they did the extension for a fans bar, sure they could have rejigged the entry / exit points . I guess you need to make the investment pay though and when its only being used 14 times a year may be difficult.

I think at one point they discussed having a hotel in that NE corner too.

Re: Tone Deaf : Wed Apr 06, 2022 4:14 pm  

Uncle Rico wrote:

Do you mean The Stocks in Padgate for a bit of team bonding, BTW I'm an out of towner is it still there?

It as been renamed as the The Station House, it’s a carvery now.