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Online dave.woodhall

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Re: The Holte Suite
« Reply #360 on: October 01, 2023, 10:14:47 AM »
It wouldn't be so bad if they were a bit less obvious about it. Terrace View was pushed as a bit of an extra but in reality it's velvet ropes, lanyards and private security. They couldn't have made it look more like two fingers up to the rest of us if they tried.

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Re: The Holte Suite
« Reply #361 on: October 01, 2023, 10:20:45 AM »
It exists because people feed it. Now our Upper Holte is shitter because of it; less bar space, less space generally, less toilets (significantly less for women too). Fuck anybody who uses it.
Terrace View should not be in the heart of the holte end . It's a stupid idea and it needs reversing

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Re: The Holte Suite
« Reply #362 on: October 01, 2023, 10:34:55 AM »
Second Premier League game in a row where the attendance was around 2,000 short of capacity. It's unbelievably short-sighted to miss out on the opportunity to sell those seats to claret members who have already paid for the opportunity to watch demolitions like yesterday. In Heck's terms, think of the lifetime value of a kid who might have got to their first game and ignited 80 years of interest in getting down every matchday. It's all kinds of wrong, and the club's hierarchy need to hear it week in, week out.

In slightly better news, apparently there is a fan zone on its way that will extend the half time Lower Holte concourse out into the car park. If only the club could actually communicate these things, it would help smooth so much of the hostility.

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Re: The Holte Suite
« Reply #363 on: October 01, 2023, 10:36:28 AM »
In other words, pay not to stand in the rain.

The price of everything, the value of nothing fits perfectly once again.

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Re: The Holte Suite
« Reply #364 on: October 01, 2023, 10:37:49 AM »
Second Premier League game in a row where the attendance was around 2,000 short of capacity. It's unbelievably short-sighted to miss out on the opportunity to sell those seats to claret members who have already paid for the opportunity to watch demolitions like yesterday. In Heck's terms, think of the lifetime value of a kid who might have got to their first game and ignited 80 years of interest in getting down every matchday. It's all kinds of wrong, and the club's hierarchy need to hear it week in, week out.

In slightly better news, apparently there is a fan zone on its way that will extend the half time Lower Holte concourse out into the car park. If only the club could actually communicate these things, it would help smooth so much of the hostility.

I'd guess the train strike didn't help with the attendance though.

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Re: The Holte Suite
« Reply #365 on: October 01, 2023, 10:46:30 AM »
Second Premier League game in a row where the attendance was around 2,000 short of capacity. It's unbelievably short-sighted to miss out on the opportunity to sell those seats to claret members who have already paid for the opportunity to watch demolitions like yesterday. In Heck's terms, think of the lifetime value of a kid who might have got to their first game and ignited 80 years of interest in getting down every matchday. It's all kinds of wrong, and the club's hierarchy need to hear it week in, week out.

In slightly better news, apparently there is a fan zone on its way that will extend the half time Lower Holte concourse out into the car park. If only the club could actually communicate these things, it would help smooth so much of the hostility.

I'd guess the train strike didn't help with the attendance though.

It didn’t help with getting out of the Aston area by car either, if anything showed the value of public transport it was the roads around Birmingham yesterday, absolute chaos.

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Re: The Holte Suite
« Reply #366 on: October 01, 2023, 10:53:48 AM »

It didn’t help with getting out of the Aston area by car either, if anything showed the value of public transport it was the roads around Birmingham yesterday, absolute chaos.

Agreed, yesterday was horrific, up there with the worst I can recall. The surrounding roads and expressway was backed up solid all the way back to the city centre as people tried various routes ways to get round the traffic. Once I get to the Bartons it's normally open roads and an easy journey from there, but it took another half an hour yesterday to get from there to the M6 south slip road.

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Re: The Holte Suite
« Reply #367 on: October 01, 2023, 11:01:22 AM »

It didn’t help with getting out of the Aston area by car either, if anything showed the value of public transport it was the roads around Birmingham yesterday, absolute chaos.

Agreed, yesterday was horrific, up there with the worst I can recall. The surrounding roads and expressway was backed up solid all the way back to the city centre as people tried various routes ways to get round the traffic. Once I get to the Bartons it's normally open roads and an easy journey from there, but it took another half an hour yesterday to get from there to the M6 south slip road.

Yeah I noticed that as well. Absolute gridlock everywhere.

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Re: The Holte Suite
« Reply #368 on: October 01, 2023, 12:43:21 PM »
I can’t visualise where the terrace view sits in the Holte.
I am unable to go to matches for health reasons, but would like to understand where they put this divisive section.
Understand the outside bit is at the top of the stairs, but have they taken a chunk of the upper concourse out for it?

 

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Re: The Holte Suite
« Reply #369 on: October 01, 2023, 12:53:49 PM »
Part of the pre match build up on TNT yesterday came from the Terrace.
It was very disingenuous, suggesting that it’s accessible to all and wonderful fan experience.
I’m sure the powers that be at the club were delighted with the free advertising.
It looked like there were about 6 people in there an hour before kickoff.

Do we know of anyone who experienced The Lower Grounds yesterday?
Was it a pre match utopia with all that booze and street food ?
« Last Edit: October 01, 2023, 12:56:26 PM by andyh »

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Re: The Holte Suite
« Reply #370 on: October 01, 2023, 02:35:20 PM »
I can’t visualise where the terrace view sits in the Holte.
I am unable to go to matches for health reasons, but would like to understand where they put this divisive section.
Understand the outside bit is at the top of the stairs, but have they taken a chunk of the upper concourse out for it?

 

It's where the old bar used to be where the windows overlooked the pitch. Hope that helps a bit.

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Re: The Holte Suite
« Reply #371 on: October 01, 2023, 03:02:20 PM »
Part of the pre match build up on TNT yesterday came from the Terrace.
It was very disingenuous, suggesting that it’s accessible to all and wonderful fan experience.
I’m sure the powers that be at the club were delighted with the free advertising.
It looked like there were about 6 people in there an hour before kickoff.

Do we know of anyone who experienced The Lower Grounds yesterday?
Was it a pre match utopia with all that booze and street food ?
Someone mentioned it was half empty and the food looked crap

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Re: The Holte Suite
« Reply #372 on: October 01, 2023, 03:08:59 PM »
This is from someone that was in on a freebie, and includes a pic that's the busiest i've seen.

https://twitter.com/jodielouiseart/status/1707694561487659079

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Re: The Holte Suite
« Reply #373 on: October 01, 2023, 03:16:37 PM »
The whole thing looks like The Apprentice episode where they overprice the hospitality food, cock up the entertainment experience and generally, fail miserably.

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Re: The Holte Suite
« Reply #374 on: October 01, 2023, 03:19:52 PM »
It looks like a builders canteen on a large construction project.

 


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