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Heroes & Villains => Heroes Discussion => Topic started by: Dave P on September 27, 2019, 01:41:35 PM

Title: Bar 1874
Post by: Dave P on September 27, 2019, 01:41:35 PM
New bar opening within the Doug Ellis stand and I have had an invite to go in it tomorrow.  Anybody else going?  What do we know about it?
Title: Re: Bar 1874
Post by: PeterWithesShin on September 27, 2019, 02:02:32 PM
A pint of Carling is £18.74, hence the name.
Title: Re: Bar 1874
Post by: dave.woodhall on September 27, 2019, 03:01:18 PM
Witton Lane.
Title: Re: Bar 1874
Post by: Brend'Watkins on September 27, 2019, 03:06:52 PM
A pint of Carling is £18.74, hence the name.

it's what Doug would have wanted.
Title: Re: Bar 1874
Post by: Bad English on September 27, 2019, 03:30:18 PM
There is a new bar opening within the Witton Lane stand and I have had an invitation to go in it tomorrow.  Is anybody else going?  What do we know about it?
Given the location, I assume it serves milk, Bovril, and flask refills.
Title: Re: Bar 1874
Post by: West Derby Villan on September 27, 2019, 03:59:38 PM
Witton Lane.

Always
Title: Re: Bar 1874
Post by: GarTomas on September 27, 2019, 04:12:51 PM
New bar opening within the Doug Ellis stand and I have had an invite to go in it tomorrow.  Anybody else going?  What do we know about it?

How did you get the invite??
Title: Re: Bar 1874
Post by: Dave P on September 27, 2019, 04:25:24 PM
New bar opening within the Doug Ellis stand and I have had an invite to go in it tomorrow.  Anybody else going?  What do we know about it?

How did you get the invite??

I had an e-mail from them a week or so again asking to register interest. Had another e-mail yesterday to say I'm invited for the game tomorrow. Think its another season ticket holder only place.
Title: Re: Bar 1874
Post by: Dave Javu on September 27, 2019, 04:28:14 PM
Not open at half-times.
Title: Re: Bar 1874
Post by: GarTomas on September 27, 2019, 04:39:40 PM
New bar opening within the Doug Ellis stand and I have had an invite to go in it tomorrow.  Anybody else going?  What do we know about it?

How did you get the invite??

I had an e-mail from them a week or so again asking to register interest. Had another e-mail yesterday to say I'm invited for the game tomorrow. Think its another season ticket holder only place.

Ah yes I did the same. Obviously didn’t make the cut!!
Title: Re: Bar 1874
Post by: Pete3206 on September 27, 2019, 05:12:58 PM
Is this old Lions club bar?
Title: Re: Bar 1874
Post by: Brassneck on September 27, 2019, 05:54:16 PM
Possibly this place:

https://www.avfc.co.uk/News/2018/09/19/community-project-to-transform-villa-park-suite

As a ST holder in the (ahem) DE, I would be interested to know what the place is like.
Title: Re: Bar 1874
Post by: GarTomas on September 27, 2019, 07:05:28 PM
The Witton Lane is desperate for another bar as the service and space is shocking.

I’d happily pay extra for this.
Title: Re: Bar 1874
Post by: Pete3206 on September 28, 2019, 08:06:38 AM
Not a lot they can do about the infrastructure of the Witton, but yes the service areas are a bit poo.
Title: Re: Bar 1874
Post by: Lsvilla on September 28, 2019, 08:16:18 AM
New bar opening within the Doug Ellis stand and I have had an invite to go in it tomorrow.  Anybody else going?  What do we know about it?

How did you get the invite??

I had an e-mail from them a week or so again asking to register interest. Had another e-mail yesterday to say I'm invited for the game tomorrow. Think its another season ticket holder only place.

Ah yes I did the same. Obviously didn’t make the cut!!
Me neither ! But as my tickets are in the Upper Trinity not sure how this would have worked for me anyway.
Title: Re: Bar 1874
Post by: andyh on September 28, 2019, 09:18:54 AM
I was invited in there first game of the season.
Empty, lifeless and expensive is the best way to describe it.
Title: Re: Bar 1874
Post by: The Edge on September 28, 2019, 11:42:22 AM
The Witton Lane is desperate for another bar as the service and space is shocking.

I’d happily pay extra for this.
They need to flatten it and replace it with a bigger and better version. The cramped space and piss poor facilities smack of the guy they renamed it after.
Title: Re: Bar 1874
Post by: GarTomas on September 28, 2019, 01:50:20 PM
The Witton Lane is desperate for another bar as the service and space is shocking.

I’d happily pay extra for this.
They need to flatten it and replace it with a bigger and better version. The cramped space and piss poor facilities smack of the guy they renamed it after.

I think they are restricted to an extent with the road as there isn’t much space to extend backwards. So other than making it very steep it’s tough. That being said the boxes in their probably take up a lot of room and then revenue from their far exceeds what they would get from better concourse facilities.
Title: Re: Bar 1874
Post by: Sdwbvf on September 29, 2019, 11:02:01 AM
Can the top tier not be built over the road.
Title: Re: Bar 1874
Post by: dave.woodhall on September 29, 2019, 11:05:43 AM
Can the top tier not be built over the road.

Not without taking out the gardens and impinging on the road behind.
Title: Re: Bar 1874
Post by: Dave P on September 29, 2019, 11:44:51 AM
New bar opening within the Doug Ellis stand and I have had an invite to go in it tomorrow.  Anybody else going?  What do we know about it?

How did you get the invite??

I had an e-mail from them a week or so again asking to register interest. Had another e-mail yesterday to say I'm invited for the game tomorrow. Think its another season ticket holder only place.

Ah yes I did the same. Obviously didn’t make the cut!!
Me neither ! But as my tickets are in the Upper Trinity not sure how this would have worked for me anyway.

My season ticket is North Stand upper so that doesn’t matter. Thought it was ok tbf, very empty though so many fans who were invited obviously didn’t turn up. Prices the same as anywhere else in the ground and loads of tvs showing the WBA and Liverpool games.
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