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Offline dalians umbrella

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Re: Chris Heck - President of Business Operations
« Reply #2085 on: June 18, 2024, 11:07:28 PM »
Any mention of sorting the basics, like being able to wash and dry your hands in the toilets, or it taking less than 20 mins to buy a beer?

If you explain to The club why you need to dry your hands, and pay them 20 quid, they will give you a paper towel.

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Re: Chris Heck - President of Business Operations
« Reply #2086 on: June 18, 2024, 11:34:57 PM »
What was the name of that pub down Curzon Street way that was one of the first selling Sol in a bottle with a quarter of lime in the neck? They had a room with a dentist's chair and some lass with tequila and tonic water in holsters would pour it into your mouth and spin you right round baby right round like a record baby. Late Eighties, early Nineties?

Railway.

I just missed a half-ender hitting me outside there in 1987 after we'd beaten that lot 2.1. Somewhere under Millenium Point now.

Offline artvandelay

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Re: Chris Heck - President of Business Operations
« Reply #2087 on: June 19, 2024, 12:40:27 AM »
1664 in the UK is Heineken. Elsewhere it's Carlsberg.
Not anymore- Carlsberg in the UK now too (as of the last couple months) . If you have any old 1664 they're mild collector items

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Re: Chris Heck - President of Business Operations
« Reply #2088 on: June 19, 2024, 01:31:55 AM »
What was the name of that pub down Curzon Street way that was one of the first selling Sol in a bottle with a quarter of lime in the neck? They had a room with a dentist's chair and some lass with tequila and tonic water in holsters would pour it into your mouth and spin you right round baby right round like a record baby. Late Eighties, early Nineties?

Railway.

I just missed a half-ender hitting me outside there in 1987 after we'd beaten that lot 2.1. Somewhere under Millenium Point now.

I remember The Railway, but BE’s era passed me by. PW’s 1987 reminisces strike a chord though. I think of it as the Vietnam game. We got the upper hand I’d say, although I wasn’t by The Railway.

One of my Zulu mates says ‘every dog has his day’ when I remind him of these occasions, but it’s surprising how many days we had in the golden age of the Zulus.
« Last Edit: June 19, 2024, 01:33:51 AM by Percy McCarthy »

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Re: Chris Heck - President of Business Operations
« Reply #2089 on: June 19, 2024, 10:00:01 AM »
What was the name of that pub down Curzon Street way that was one of the first selling Sol in a bottle with a quarter of lime in the neck? They had a room with a dentist's chair and some lass with tequila and tonic water in holsters would pour it into your mouth and spin you right round baby right round like a record baby. Late Eighties, early Nineties?

Railway.

I just missed a half-ender hitting me outside there in 1987 after we'd beaten that lot 2.1. Somewhere under Millenium Point now.

I remember The Railway, but BE’s era passed me by. PW’s 1987 reminisces strike a chord though. I think of it as the Vietnam game. We got the upper hand I’d say, although I wasn’t by The Railway.

One of my Zulu mates says ‘every dog has his day’ when I remind him of these occasions, but it’s surprising how many days we had in the golden age of the Zulus.
We're just lucky they couldn't find Sherlock Street.

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Re: Chris Heck - President of Business Operations
« Reply #2090 on: June 19, 2024, 12:14:37 PM »
The adidas deal must have been in the wings from before Castore's faux-pas with the shirts last summer/autumn, given what Heck says about the timeframe involved. Was he always going to rip-up the Castore deal and the wet shirts gave him an easy out?

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Re: Chris Heck - President of Business Operations
« Reply #2091 on: June 19, 2024, 12:51:27 PM »
He said they were behind on design development so I took from that that the Adidas deal was rushed though. Perhaps it has come a year earlier than planned, after the wet shirt issue. But like you hinted at, a tap-in for Heck.

It's clear that Unai has made Heck's job a lot easier.

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Re: Chris Heck - President of Business Operations
« Reply #2092 on: June 19, 2024, 01:06:27 PM »
So, the drinks we're selling are...

Carlsberg
1664
Angelo Poretti
Brooklyn
Somersby Cider

https://x.com/AVFCOfficial/status/1803383900187537647

Offline Nev

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Re: Chris Heck - President of Business Operations
« Reply #2093 on: June 19, 2024, 01:15:07 PM »
So, the drinks we're selling are...

Carlsberg
1664
Angelo Poretti
Brooklyn
Somersby Cider

https://x.com/AVFCOfficial/status/1803383900187537647


Trying not to sell more like....

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Re: Chris Heck - President of Business Operations
« Reply #2094 on: June 19, 2024, 05:32:22 PM »
So, the drinks we're selling are...

Carlsberg
1664
Angelo Poretti
Brooklyn
Somersby Cider

https://x.com/AVFCOfficial/status/1803383900187537647


Trying not to sell more like....
It will give the disinterested staff a change of beer taps to stare blankly at.

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Re: Chris Heck - President of Business Operations
« Reply #2095 on: June 19, 2024, 06:18:03 PM »
So, the drinks we're selling are...

Carlsberg
1664
Angelo Poretti
Brooklyn
Somersby Cider

https://x.com/AVFCOfficial/status/1803383900187537647


Trying not to sell more like....
It will give the disinterested staff a change of beer taps to stare blankly at.

Or cans to open and pour badly (Witton upper)

Offline LeeB

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Re: Chris Heck - President of Business Operations
« Reply #2096 on: June 19, 2024, 06:20:49 PM »
So, the drinks we're selling are...

Carlsberg
1664
Angelo Poretti
Brooklyn
Somersby Cider

https://x.com/AVFCOfficial/status/1803383900187537647


Trying not to sell more like....
It will give the disinterested staff a change of beer taps to stare blankly at.

Or cans to open and pour badly (Witton upper)

In the little space that opened in the North Stand for a while this season the little bar had one bloke serving cans, and the next customer was helping pour the orders for him to speed up the queue.

It was very civilised.

Offline London Villan

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Re: Chris Heck - President of Business Operations
« Reply #2097 on: June 19, 2024, 06:27:45 PM »
Or not able to find a pint glass

Offline Goldenballs

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Re: Chris Heck - President of Business Operations
« Reply #2098 on: June 19, 2024, 06:53:05 PM »
So, the drinks we're selling are...

Carlsberg
1664
Angelo Poretti
Brooklyn
Somersby Cider

https://x.com/AVFCOfficial/status/1803383900187537647


Trying not to sell more like....
It will give the disinterested staff a change of beer taps to stare blankly at.

Or cans to open and pour badly (Witton upper)

In the little space that opened in the North Stand for a while this season the little bar had one bloke serving cans, and the next customer was helping pour the orders for him to speed up the queue.

It was very civilised.

We went in there a few times, it was really good.

Offline LeeB

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Re: Chris Heck - President of Business Operations
« Reply #2099 on: June 19, 2024, 06:54:37 PM »
It will he the space for the Upper North hospitality seats next season.

 


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