The Holte Suite

[amfy]

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/jul/22/end-of-the-bartender-the-uk-vending-machines-pouring-pints-for-the-masses
I wonder have the club looked at these?
Seems like a simple solution.

We’ve already got these in the Lower Holte! They pour really fast though so you need your wits about you!

[Nev]

We only have nitwits about us in the Upper Holte.

Tbh, I'm over this shit now. It's not going to change and regardless of whether or not it is a success, the club will paint it as one however they can. The same goes for TV and any other idea they come up with.

[VillaTim]

getting hit with emails for Lower Grounds eat til you explode buffet . Must not be selling too well

There’s meeting of Lions club chairs in there before Sunday’s game. So many of the people going into the Lower Grounds will be space filling and not fans who have paid for the seats.

Is it still drink till you explode as well? Or was that just an opening offer for the first game?

Mr Creasote special : eat and drink til you burst, 3 hours pre KO, HT and 1 hour post game
Inclusive drinks package – selected beers, wines, and soft drinks.

All-you-can-eat informal food served at street food popups located around the room, serving hotdogs, burgers, nachos, popcorn, ice cream, and more.
followed by Ian Taylor , Elmo and Andy Blair singing Nessun Dorma

It does have the feel of paying top whack to go to a work colleagues budget wedding alongside every home match.

£120 if you want a match ticket too

[algy]

getting hit with emails for Lower Grounds eat til you explode buffet . Must not be selling too well

There’s meeting of Lions club chairs in there before Sunday’s game. So many of the people going into the Lower Grounds will be space filling and not fans who have paid for the seats.

Is it still drink till you explode as well? Or was that just an opening offer for the first game?

Mr Creasote special : eat and drink til you burst, 3 hours pre KO, HT and 1 hour post game
Inclusive drinks package – selected beers, wines, and soft drinks.

All-you-can-eat informal food served at street food popups located around the room, serving hotdogs, burgers, nachos, popcorn, ice cream, and more.
followed by Ian Taylor , Elmo and Andy Blair singing Nessun Dorma

It does have the feel of paying top whack to go to a work colleagues budget wedding alongside every home match.

This made me laugh

[Des Little]

Box Park opening up in Digbeth 2025. If we are allowed to drink in town by then, there’s another pre match option that’ll come in way cheaper than the LG.

[john e]

Don’t know if it’s been mentioned elsewhere but the ‘Lower grounds facility’ was roundly booed at half time yesterday when they were promoting it

It was pretty obvious what most people felt about it

[Archbishop Herbert Cockthrottle]

I'm working on an overcoat with extended lagerproof pockets to get full advantage of the eat and drink until you die scheme. Spending a few post match hours on Aston station platform guzzling luke warm ale down at my own leisure is more than worth the cost of a ticket.

[VILLA MOLE]

I'm working on an overcoat with extended lagerproof pockets to get full advantage of the eat and drink until you die scheme. Spending a few post match hours on Aston station platform guzzling luke warm ale down at my own leisure is more than worth the cost of a ticket.

can you take in Tupperware  ?

[placeforparks]

I'm working on an overcoat with extended lagerproof pockets to get full advantage of the eat and drink until you die scheme. Spending a few post match hours on Aston station platform guzzling luke warm ale down at my own leisure is more than worth the cost of a ticket.

can you take in Tupperware  ?

yes, but no lids.

[PeterWithesShin]

I'm curious how many were in it yesterday as it barely got a mention on social media that I can see.

[chrisw1]

I think it's disappointing to hear that we have not sold out our homes games this season which is entirely down to seats being held back for these hospitality offers. 

I do get that the club see it as a necessary evil, but when we're averaging 4 goals a game and have won 11 on the bounce it's criminal that seats are being left empty.  And when Sky announce it's our biggest crowd of the season it looks ridiculously small time when we are in effect sold out. 

[wozwebs]

I'm curious how many were in it yesterday as it barely got a mention on social media that I can see.

Someone said there was a queue of 26 people there for when the doors opened. Usually it's a 150+ queue. Ridiculous decision and I roundly booed yesterday when they were trying to plug it. Note they do it at half time when a lot of fans are downstairs in the (now packed) concourse. Try doing it just before KO!

[Nev]

I've just seen a FB ad for the Lower Grounds, it mentions access Pre and post match but interestingly references Half Time, something that wasn't available when it was launched. Hmmmm.....

[ChicagoLion]

I road tested it Sunday. It’s really shit, lots of people strutting about in their brand new uniforms, some even with ear pieces acting very important.
It’s very brightly lit so has the ambience of the freezer section at Tescos. The food is mediocre at best, warm burger, giant hot dog and nachos with liquid cheese. Then they had the interview with Tony Daley Tommy Johnson and Alan Wright which was appalling and in my view disrespectful. No announcement, half the audience  have their back to the stage because of the stupid picnic table set up , most of the rest were oblivious and continued to wonder around, talk and munch through their micro waved food. Because there was no real announcement and the interviewer had the presence of an out of work shopping trolley fetcher, you could not hear anything and the whole thing was just an embarrassing mess.
Sad.

[Clampy]

I've just seen a FB ad for the Lower Grounds, it mentions access Pre and post match but interestingly references Half Time, something that wasn't available when it was launched. Hmmmm.....

Half time access would only work if you sit in the lower Holte wouldn't it?