Hendersons sausage rolls

[Flatulent_Bob]

They won’t see 1p of the turnover, Compass will have agreed a flat fee to sell the food and drinks so no risk to SUFC but all profits to compass

Exactly. So he’s got a fixed guaranteed return at what he considers an acceptable level.
The quality of service isn’t really his worry as he’s not a service manager. If you think it’s over priced shite run by kids who are thrown in the deep end, stop using them and feedback to the club why.
At his level his focus shouldn’t be on how long it’s taking fans to get hot dogs and pints of warm beer..

 

[Shakespeare blade]

Exactly. So he’s got a fixed guaranteed return at what he considers an acceptable level.
The quality of service isn’t really his worry as he’s not a service manager. If you think it’s over priced shite run by kids who are thrown in the deep end, stop using them and feedback to the club why.
At his level his focus shouldn’t be on how long it’s taking fans to get hot dogs and pints of warm beer..

No but it should be maximising every penny available to the club, this is just piss poor management on his behalf

 

[Flatulent_Bob]

No but it should be maximising every penny available to the club, this is just piss poor management on his behalf

Really you think he should be into that level of detail? If he's got a deal in place to deliver a return then what are you proposing, that he brings it all back in house and has it managed directly? Why, when it has nothing to do with the day to day success of the club and the potential returns aren't going to be significant?
It just sounds like a load of overheads and hassle for an infinitesimal benefit.

If you're Delia and have an real interest in that sort of thing I could understand it. It's a sideline. But I really can't see the benefit to the club on the pitch by increasing the overhead. I'd much rather he focus on the big items that will deliver significant returns or benefits.

 

[Shakespeare blade]

Really you think he should be into that level of detail? If he's got a deal in place to deliver a return then what are you proposing, that he brings it all back in house and has it managed directly? Why, when it has nothing to do with the day to day success of the club and the potential returns aren't going to be significant?

He has a duty of care to the club, doesn’t have to be him that runs these things lots of companies have a business manager to oversee the support team, not sure why you wouldn’t want the club to make money, keep as many fans happy and improve their experience which would lead to more fans coming earlier and maybe help bring in more families leading to future sales

 

[Blade56]

Had one for the first time at the Forest game and again yesterday. Very expensive at £4.50 but how meaty and tasty are they?!!

I didnt like noshing the cob crest. And you can’t beat a Greggs, sorry, fact

 

[Flatulent_Bob]

He has a duty of care to the club, doesn’t have to be him that runs these things lots of companies have a business manager to oversee the support team, not sure why you wouldn’t want the club to make money, keep as many fans happy and improve their experience which would lead to more fans coming earlier and maybe help bring in more families leading to future sales

I think you're missing the point that they are making money, if it's the fixed return contact you're talking about.
I don't think the opportunity for additional revenue is quite at the level you may be thinking it is.

Fans coming in earlier doesn't mean anything to me to be honest and I don't think we're losing families because of our catering facilities.
I think you're over estimating the "size of the prize".

 

[MagnifiqueShorehamStreet]

Maybe you’re missing the point that if the food offer is improved, additional revenue will ensue.
Moreover,If the club is happy ripping off the fans,with any old sub standard product, so long as it turns a profit, imagine how that philosophy might play out in respect of our “on the pitch“ business strategy, next season.
We should be better than that, and if we’re not, it’s very short sighted both in business terms, and the need to respect your customer, in this case fellow Blades.

 

[Shakespeare blade]

I think you're missing the point that they are making money, if it's the fixed return contact you're talking about.
I don't think the opportunity for additional revenue is quite at the level you may be thinking it is.

Fans coming in earlier doesn't mean anything to me to be honest and I don't think we're losing families because of our catering facilities.
I think you're over estimating the "size of the prize".

As we are not privy to the information we can only guess at how big the slice is, but Compass-are very well oiled machine and only do business to benefit them, I don’t think we have enough gravitas for them to warrant doing us a favour and paying us a good bit of cash, in my experience most companies bring them in to make their lives easier definitely not cheaper, but as above we will never know.
All about opinions I suppose

 

[CrookesBlade]

I dont understand why people dont just take their own food in and refuse to buy the crap served up.

I saw more and more people had started taking their own cans in towards the end of last season.