The Holte Suite

[Pat Mustard]

I'd suggest that in protest we should organise a supporter boycott of all food and drink inside the stadium from now on, but the service is so shit that I bet the fuckers would barely notice any impact.

Heck really isn't covering himself in glory since his appointment - it's like he attended the same school as Liz Truss.

[VillaTim]

Mr Spreadsheet seems to relish in upsetting the fans. He even said he will be making decisions that will upset people

[DB]

Heck or some of the team need to spend time on a match day on the concourses to see the awful service and experience etc. I am sure if they got things right more people would buy stuff. I am often put off by the queues and quality of the drink / food.

[devilla]

The Holte Suite is no more. It’s now the Lower Grounds.

£60 for the Brighton game as an ‘opening offer’. £120 if you want a match ticket too.

Unlimited street food.

Fuck off.

x 2

x 3. I wonder what the next money grabbing wheeze will be. They really just don't understand the average fan do they? £120?? Stick it where the sun don't shine.

[Paul.S]

Since they closed the Holte Suite the concourse at half time is even worse than it was.
I don’t even bother trying anymore and stay in my seat so I wonder how many more people do the same?
Since the owners came in they have done what they promised on the pitch and have been brilliant for this club. What is happening now off the pitch is a shame and they’ll push it too far, if they haven’t already. I don’t think the fans will be slow in letting them know.

[passport1]

It’s not compulsory to go you know. Leave it to to folk who want to spend their hard earned money on watching the odd game and then enjoy the £50m French players we buy after.
I’ve never yet purchased a football ticket based on the beer or food.

Well said. Having said that the wankers who get up 10mins before half time to get their pie and pint boil my piss. Then waddle back 5 mins into the second half! On a par with the cinema fruit loops who decide they are going to eat a picnic and slurp and drool their way through an entire film.

[Clampy]

It’s not compulsory to go you know. Leave it to to folk who want to spend their hard earned money on watching the odd game and then enjoy the £50m French players we buy after.
I’ve never yet purchased a football ticket based on the beer or food.

Wow, talk about missing the point.

[PeterWithesShin]

It's not compulsory to keep fucking over the average fan that has been going for years even when we were utter shit so as to accommodate some fans that want to go now we're decent, but there you go. The more that people defend it the more it will continue.

[Clampy]

Other than access to your own seat, away tickets and the away ticket ballot, is there any other benefit included in your season ticket now?

[dalians umbrella]

"The package will include seats in the Trinity Road Stand or the Doug Ellis Upper and a matchday programme".

My season ticket is in the centre of the Doug Ellis Upper. It makes you wonder how long it will take them to decide that my seat is a "hospitality seat" and I will either have to pay an extra £1500 a year for the privilege or move.

[andrew08]

It’s not compulsory to go you know. Leave it to to folk who want to spend their hard earned money on watching the odd game and then enjoy the £50m French players we buy after.
I’ve never yet purchased a football ticket based on the beer or food.

Wow, talk about missing the point.

Bang on I thought. I go to VP to watch football. Pubs to drink beer and restaurants to eat out. Some people might want to combine all three, let them crack on.

[Clampy]

It’s not compulsory to go you know. Leave it to to folk who want to spend their hard earned money on watching the odd game and then enjoy the £50m French players we buy after.
I’ve never yet purchased a football ticket based on the beer or food.

Wow, talk about missing the point.

Bang on I thought. I go to VP to watch football. Pubs to drink beer and restaurants to eat out. Some people might want to combine all three, let them crack on.

And you've missed the point again.

[PeterWithesShin]

I'm alright Jack so who cares about anyone else.

[pauliewalnuts]

It’s not compulsory to go you know. Leave it to to folk who want to spend their hard earned money on watching the odd game and then enjoy the £50m French players we buy after.
I’ve never yet purchased a football ticket based on the beer or food.

Wow, talk about missing the point.

Bang on I thought. I go to VP to watch football. Pubs to drink beer and restaurants to eat out. Some people might want to combine all three, let them crack on.

The problem isn't the availability of higher quality, more expensive product for those who want it.

The problem is doing so whilst simultaneously jacking up the price of a match ticket or a season ticket, whilst doing absolutely nothing about the quality served up there.

It is not on to be selling someone a match ticket for 60 odd quid and expecting them to be ankle deep in piss in non functional toilets, to expect them to miss a chunk of the match if they want to get something to eat or drink, to make them use an even more cramped concourse (because you've commandeered some of that space for higher price tickets) whilst making the only way to avoid having to put up with those shit facilities spending even more money.

What is going to happen next is the food and drink facilities for the £60 ticket paupers are going to be moved outside the fucking ground and into a marquee on the Holte car park. I guarantee it.

[dave.woodhall]

The car park marquees will be corporate. You peasants will have to slum it outside.