oldhamfan Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 Just wondering what people are making of the fans bar in the Joe Royle stand. Was in there again today and couldn’t help but feel there were more Grimsby fans than Oldham at one point. Left at 2.30 to take our seat and had a quick pint on the concourse in the JR stand and there must of been about 10 people there max. Anyway what I’m asking really is if this carries on what is the point of opening the concourse before a match as surely it’s not making any money. Also this new company Quirky Catering what exactly have they done so far ? Same choice of drinks but you can’t even pay on a card now. Hardly progress is it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
super_blue Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 I Think the fans bar in the JR stand is still a bone of contention in terms of splitting the fans due to the ownership of that vs the club etc. If it was all clear under 1 owner I reckon it would be doing really well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamoafc Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 On 9/14/2019 at 5:58 PM, oldhamfan said: Just wondering what people are making of the fans bar in the Joe Royle stand. Was in there again today and couldn’t help but feel there were more Grimsby fans than Oldham at one point. Left at 2.30 to take our seat and had a quick pint on the concourse in the JR stand and there must of been about 10 people there max. Anyway what I’m asking really is if this carries on what is the point of opening the concourse before a match as surely it’s not making any money. Also this new company Quirky Catering what exactly have they done so far ? Same choice of drinks but you can’t even pay on a card now. Hardly progress is it Think it’s a good set up. Should be able to welcome both sets of supporters. Food is always superb and the beer is miles better than the tins they sell in the main stand bar. Think you might start seeing more and more and more in the OEC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harry1203 Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 I’ve been in a couple of times. Feels like you’re walking through a hospital to visit someone before you get there. Everyone just stands around the sides looking out of the window, there’s no music, the TVs showing the match don’t have any sound. Beers ok, not had any food but it looks nice. Its hardly a fan bar but I’m sure it’ll get better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bozman Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 it's basically like the 100 club but busier and without half time access and post match presentations. On Saturday there were quite a few away fans in there and they were doing brisk trade a the bar pre-match.. Given what i paid for 100 club tickets, and the fact the OEC are serving food to the same standard as the 100 club for £5 a head, I cannot fathom how the club could have been losing money on the 100 club as they claimed to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
100milesaway Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 33 minutes ago, harry1203 said: I’ve been in a couple of times. Feels like you’re walking through a hospital to visit someone before you get there. Everyone just stands around the sides looking out of the window, there’s no music, the TVs showing the match don’t have any sound. Beers ok, not had any food but it looks nice. Its hardly a fan bar but I’m sure it’ll get better. The fact that there isn't music playing is one of the reasons that I like it. Surely, when friends and family meet in a fans area, they want to chat about life in general and football in particular. Do they really want to be shouting at each other over music ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafc1955 Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 32 minutes ago, bozman said: it's basically like the 100 club but busier and without half time access and post match presentations. On Saturday there were quite a few away fans in there and they were doing brisk trade a the bar pre-match.. Given what i paid for 100 club tickets, and the fact the OEC are serving food to the same standard as the 100 club for £5 a head, I cannot fathom how the club could have been losing money on the 100 club as they claimed to be. I think the OEC are trying to entice fans in there and certainly for now profit on food will be negligible. Its a much better pre match experience. Beer isn’t cheap but much than than paying for overpriced cans in the concourse!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OAFCBilly Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 1 hour ago, bozman said: it's basically like the 100 club but busier and without half time access and post match presentations. On Saturday there were quite a few away fans in there and they were doing brisk trade a the bar pre-match.. Given what i paid for 100 club tickets, and the fact the OEC are serving food to the same standard as the 100 club for £5 a head, I cannot fathom how the club could have been losing money on the 100 club as they claimed to be. Hi The club were losing money on the 100 club as we were being charged excessive prices for that £5 food. Me and Ashleigh worked out the total cost to the club of a 100 club membership in 18/19 compared to the price charged and we 100% made a loss per 100 Club membership, and so therefore a loss overall. The costs and prices were set before either of us joined last September. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafc1955 Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 Silly suggestion...charge a little more for 100 club membership. Surely OAFC must have been aware of the true cost before selling the tickets! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OAFCBilly Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 9 minutes ago, oafc1955 said: Silly suggestion...charge a little more for 100 club membership. Surely OAFC must have been aware of the true cost before selling the tickets! Can't speak for the previous commercial department that worked out the costs and set the prices for the 18/19 season When me and Ash put together the 100 Club package for this season we suggested a price increase to fans. This went down like a lead balloon Subsequently we took off free car park and made it available as an optional extra for £75, this also went down poorly but it was the only way we could break even on the product. Even then due to the excessive food costs we were only making a slight profit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
underdog Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 45 minutes ago, OAFCBilly said: Hi The club were losing money on the 100 club as we were being charged excessive prices for that £5 food. Me and Ashleigh worked out the total cost to the club of a 100 club membership in 18/19 compared to the price charged and we 100% made a loss per 100 Club membership, and so therefore a loss overall. The costs and prices were set before either of us joined last September. Thanks Cheers Billy One question, did the Club make any attempt to contact the then management of the OEC to negotiate when the new SLA was issued in May, or the current management when they took over at the end of May? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OAFCBilly Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 9 minutes ago, underdog said: Cheers Billy One question, did the Club make any attempt to contact the then management of the OEC to negotiate when the new SLA was issued in May, or the current management when they took over at the end of May? Thanks I wouldn't know, sorry I only know the info I've already stated as I was helping Ash with the commercial department as at that time Pat hadn't joined us. When Pat joined us I went back to strictly Ticket Office duties and assisted here and there with 100 Club enquiries Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
underdog Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 Just now, OAFCBilly said: I wouldn't know, sorry I only know the info I've already stated as I was helping Ash with the commercial department as at that time as Pat hadn't joined us then. When Pat joined us I went back to strictly Ticket Office duties and assisted here and there with 100 Club enquiries Cheers Billy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiseowl Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 2 hours ago, 100milesaway said: The fact that there isn't music playing is one of the reasons that I like it. Surely, when friends and family meet in a fans area, they want to chat about life in general and football in particular. Do they really want to be shouting at each other over music ? Interesting point. I went in before one of the pre-season friendlies and found it all a little sterile and sedate if I`m honest. Was a better atmosphere in the O2 suite, which I transferred to. In my experience there are primarily 2 types of football supporter a) the flask and butty brigade (to quote an old phrase) and b) the more energetic crowd. There are those in between but, somehow, in order to maximise cashflow/profit you have to cater for both I`m afraid. It didn't feel like a "football fans' bar" to me; more like the best room in a decent local pub. I honestly thought the fans' bar was going to be a completely new area - it is simply utilising a room which is often used for wedding receptions etc. If we had a fans' bar which was decked out in Latics regalia, photos etc. with quite a modern feel - I`d certainly spend a few quid in it (when my boycott is over of course). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryBosch Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 2 hours ago, OAFCBilly said: Hi The club were losing money on the 100 club as we were being charged excessive prices for that £5 food. Me and Ashleigh worked out the total cost to the club of a 100 club membership in 18/19 compared to the price charged and we 100% made a loss per 100 Club membership, and so therefore a loss overall. The costs and prices were set before either of us joined last September. Thanks So, if 100 Club tickets were (about?) £650 (£28.20 per game) what the OEC wanted to charge, including the food, was such that it would have swallowed all of that up and then some....? Why does the food cost always get spoken about in isolation? Is that costed as an add on to the £270 for a standard season ticket? i.e. £380 per head for the 100 club "upgrade"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OAFCBilly Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 2 hours ago, HarryBosch said: So, if 100 Club tickets were (about?) £650 (£28.20 per game) what the OEC wanted to charge, including the food, was such that it would have swallowed all of that up and then some....? Why does the food cost always get spoken about in isolation? Is that costed as an add on to the £270 for a standard season ticket? i.e. £380 per head for the 100 club "upgrade"? We worked out the costs and they were more than the price set. I don't want to put out what I think all the costs were as it's been a while and don't want to give false info. The only cost I'm 100% on is the £270 for the Season Ticket and £100 for the Car Park pass, and then programmes and team sheets. As far as I'm aware, Pat had all the costs and he was fine with divulging this info with supporters (he sent them to 100 Club members), and we also had a meeting where we discussed it with 100 club members. His email is pat.cluskey@oldhamathletic.co.uk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laticsrblue Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 1 hour ago, OAFCBilly said: We worked out the costs and they were more than the price set. I don't want to put out what I think all the costs were as it's been a while and don't want to give false info. The only cost I'm 100% on is the £270 for the Season Ticket and £100 for the Car Park pass, and then programmes and team sheets. As far as I'm aware, Pat had all the costs and he was fine with divulging this info with supporters (he sent them to 100 Club members), and we also had a meeting where we discussed it with 100 club members. His email is pat.cluskey@oldhamathletic.co.uk Promotion for you Billy? https://www.oldhamathletic.co.uk/news/2019/september/16092019-ticket-office-manager-vacancy/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jorvik_latic Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 36 minutes ago, laticsrblue said: Promotion for you Billy? https://www.oldhamathletic.co.uk/news/2019/september/16092019-ticket-office-manager-vacancy/ He’s got a job at United Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OAFCBilly Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 46 minutes ago, jorvik_latic said: He’s got a job at United Stepdad’s response was very similar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristolatic Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 2 hours ago, laticsrblue said: Promotion for you Billy? https://www.oldhamathletic.co.uk/news/2019/september/16092019-ticket-office-manager-vacancy/ They've missed out two of the criteria in the job description: Never criticise anyone or complain about anything within the workings of the club or be prepared to be sacked at the drop of a hat Learn to speak French Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disjointed Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 1 hour ago, OAFCBilly said: Stepdad’s response was very similar Good luck with the new job Billy, your excellent customer relation skills meant you were in a minority here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pk200 Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 Congratulations Billy.....just can't keep a good man down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
underdog Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 2 hours ago, OAFCBilly said: Stepdad’s response was very similar I did hear on Saturday that you were leaving but did not want to post anything earlier in case it was wrong....Congrats if its a step up and all for you, thanks for all your helpful responses on here too...but yes united!!!...get sabotaging them...hahah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OAFCBilly Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 Thanks guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unsworth blue Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 On 9/16/2019 at 9:27 PM, pk200 said: Congratulations Billy.....just can't keep a good man down. Good luck Billy - one of the very few positives at Latics over the recent past Will genuinely miss your customer services skills and willingness to go the extra mile for the supporters. Don't stay at United too long mate lol - will ruin you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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