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Post by thegasfc on Jul 28, 2018 17:40:45 GMT
Anyone go there got anymore prices of stuff in there?
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Post by Gas-Ed on Jul 28, 2018 17:48:27 GMT
£2 for a cup of tea!?
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Post by gas2 on Jul 28, 2018 17:48:44 GMT
Rip off Bristol rovers
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Post by Gas Go Marching In on Jul 28, 2018 17:50:22 GMT
Anyone go there got anymore prices of stuff in there? I was going to start a thread on this. I went to the Queue to get a drink before the game. Whilst waiting in the long queue to get served I could see all drinks prices had gone up £1.50 to £2. A 33% increase. Added to the fact that we have sold our best player and DC has now said not expect a marquee signing. Keith Brookman appears to have been treated like crap. Season ticket prices increased with no secondary price freeze. It is really starting to stink at the moment and I wouldn't blame DC for getting out as soon as he can. No early bird prices on tickets. I trust DC to get the best out of his players but I don't trust him to be fully backed. As for today's farce of a friendly. We started off well but were poor in both boxes. Lack of a target man was obvious in the first half. Nichols put his foot in but flattered to deceive, service wasn't great to him in his defence and he was roughed up by Exeter. Matthews looked promising and Reilly looked particularly promising when he come on. Sercombe was poor and didn't do enough, maybe better in a 3 than 2 man midfield. Broadbent was poor today. I'm not a happy clapper or a naysayer. I say it how I see it and tonight I feel really deflated. I felt a bit of a bitter taste in my mouth before the game as there has been a few signs that we are getting more corporate. Today's defeat has just soured my thoughts even more.
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Post by toddy1953 on Jul 28, 2018 17:50:36 GMT
Clarks Pie & Chips from the Bristol Fryer it is then.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 28, 2018 17:50:37 GMT
First reply: "Get your food elsewhere before the game"
Second reply: "I don't have time"
The end.
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Post by Gas Go Marching In on Jul 28, 2018 18:02:39 GMT
33% increase too. And you have to wait nearly 15 mins to be served in a friendly for it.
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Post by paulpirate on Jul 28, 2018 18:11:08 GMT
£3.50 drapers
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Post by chilly1883 on Jul 28, 2018 18:19:41 GMT
f**k the pies , get on the water, in Wetherspoons😂
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Post by peterparker on Jul 28, 2018 18:23:11 GMT
Can just about accept 4 quid a pint as the local prices arent much different, but those tea, coffee, past prices are a bit of a joke.
That money can stay in my pocket
I am sure we will here from Ken and the SC on this and how they are disappointed and will bring it up with the board. No laughing at the back there
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Post by Deleted on Jul 28, 2018 18:23:12 GMT
Reap what you sow, pretty much.
If you want professionalism it is going to cost you because Rovers are soon going to be packaged as an aspirational brand that only the prawn sandwich brigade can afford.
The problem TG has though is that you can't build an aspirational brand around a stadium that our neighbours fondly refer to as 'Chernobyl'.
Still I'm sure many will be over the moon because along with the likes of Keith Brookman leaving fans being priced out of the game shows we are moving in the right direction in accordance with how teams at the top of the premier league operate.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 28, 2018 18:34:12 GMT
Can just about accept 4 quid a pint as the local prices arent much different, but those tea, coffee, past prices are a bit of a joke. That money can stay in my pocket I am sure we will here from Ken and the SC on this and how they are disappointed and will bring it up with the board. No laughing at the back there Weren't you saying something about people only wanting revolution on their terms? Bit hypocritical for you to say that and then announce your money is staying in your pocket when the time comes to pay for this revolution.
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Post by midlandgas213 on Jul 28, 2018 18:40:15 GMT
Last time I was down there in the inn on the green a pint was £4.70 on averAge in pubs up here it is just over £3 for a pint of carling so pubs outside the ground are cashing in as well
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Post by peterparker on Jul 28, 2018 18:41:42 GMT
Can just about accept 4 quid a pint as the local prices arent much different, but those tea, coffee, past prices are a bit of a joke. That money can stay in my pocket I am sure we will here from Ken and the SC on this and how they are disappointed and will bring it up with the board. No laughing at the back there Weren't you saying something about people only wanting revolution on their terms? Bit hypocritical for you to say that and then announce your money is staying in your pocket when the time comes to pay for this revolution. arent we all hypocrites to a degree? That said i would argue 4 quid a sausage roll is not evolution or revolution just rip off pricing. Not sure it makes a material difference to the running of the company
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Post by Deleted on Jul 28, 2018 18:51:02 GMT
Weren't you saying something about people only wanting revolution on their terms? Bit hypocritical for you to say that and then announce your money is staying in your pocket when the time comes to pay for this revolution. arent we all hypocrites to a degree? That said i would argue 4 quid a sausage roll is not evolution or revolution just rip off pricing. Not sure it makes a material difference to the running of the company You are right that it doesn't make a material difference but when you appoint bean counters like Gorringe prices are going to go up because that is what people like that do: maximise revenue at the expense of the customer. So if you want revolution you are basically accepting that you might be priced out. This is what I was always worried about in appointing a CEO, Gorringe etc. Professionalism and a more corporate culture in the background would be reflected in Rovers being positioned as a hobby to aspire to rather than an accessible day out for every working class fan. But it is all very well raising the perceived value of a day out at Rovers by switching the PA, changing the head of hospitality and ramping prices up, when that money is not re-invested in the team and we continue to play in a ramshackle dump it is a slap in the face to the fans, sorry, customers who are expected to pay for a vastly overpriced product. Bristol City have done exactly the same as us recently and it saddens me that we are turning into the poor man's version of their corporate circus. City at least have the stadium to back it up though.
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Post by peterparker on Jul 28, 2018 18:57:20 GMT
arent we all hypocrites to a degree? That said i would argue 4 quid a sausage roll is not evolution or revolution just rip off pricing. Not sure it makes a material difference to the running of the company You are right that it doesn't make a material difference but when you appoint bean counters like Gorringe prices are going to go up because that is what people like that do: maximise revenue at the expense of the customer. So if you want revolution you are basically accepting that you might be priced out. This is what I was always worried about in appointing a CEO, Gorringe etc. Professionalism and a more corporate culture in the background would be reflected in Rovers being positioned as a hobby to aspire to rather than an accessible day out for every working class fan. But it is all very well raising the perceived value of a day out at Rovers by switching the PA, changing the head of hospitality and ramping prices up, when that money is not re-invested in the team and we continue to play in a ramshackle dump it is a slap in the face to the fans, sorry, customers who are expected to pay for a vastly overpriced product. Bristol City have done exactly the same as us recently and it saddens me that we are turning into the poor man's version of their corporate circus. City at least have the stadium to back it up though. Like everything its about balance isnt it. I doubt there are many that wouldnt have said we need to be more professional off the pitch prior to the Al-Qadis rocking up. Peoples expectations are for us to spend money, push for the championship, build a ground etc, but doing that on fine lines is obviously difficult. Tom G has made good moves at increasing revenue on the face of it, which makes the food/drink price increases disappointing
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Post by Deleted on Jul 28, 2018 19:06:25 GMT
You are right that it doesn't make a material difference but when you appoint bean counters like Gorringe prices are going to go up because that is what people like that do: maximise revenue at the expense of the customer. So if you want revolution you are basically accepting that you might be priced out. This is what I was always worried about in appointing a CEO, Gorringe etc. Professionalism and a more corporate culture in the background would be reflected in Rovers being positioned as a hobby to aspire to rather than an accessible day out for every working class fan. But it is all very well raising the perceived value of a day out at Rovers by switching the PA, changing the head of hospitality and ramping prices up, when that money is not re-invested in the team and we continue to play in a ramshackle dump it is a slap in the face to the fans, sorry, customers who are expected to pay for a vastly overpriced product. Bristol City have done exactly the same as us recently and it saddens me that we are turning into the poor man's version of their corporate circus. City at least have the stadium to back it up though. Like everything its about balance isnt it. I doubt there are many that wouldnt have said we need to be more professional off the pitch prior to the Al-Qadis rocking up. Peoples expectations are for us to spend money, push for the championship, build a ground etc, but doing that on fine lines is obviously difficult. Tom G has made good moves at increasing revenue on the face of it, which makes the food/drink price increases disappointing 'Balance' is exactly why I am so frustrated with what is going on at Rovers. There is no balance, craft or guile with any of it- just a clean sweep across the board, new staff, new prices and it feels like overnight we are trying to change the identity of the club right down to the sort of fans we want to see in the ground. It could have been done with far more subtlety, blending what was good about Rovers with a new push to try and generate more revenue to spend on the team. The method is disappointing enough, to hear DC effectively say he isn't able to compete for a 'big name' striker at our level compounds it all, quite frankly.
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Post by pirate on Jul 28, 2018 19:13:27 GMT
Talk about mugging off the fans!!!
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Post by thegasfc on Jul 28, 2018 19:18:29 GMT
It appears there's a mini-boycott going on in the replies to the tweet in OP.
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Post by axegas on Jul 28, 2018 19:20:17 GMT
Reap what you sow, pretty much. If you want professionalism it is going to cost you because Rovers are soon going to be packaged as an aspirational brand that only the prawn sandwich brigade can afford. The problem TG has though is that you can't build an aspirational brand around a stadium that our neighbours fondly refer to as 'Chernobyl'. Still I'm sure many will be over the moon because along with the likes of Keith Brookman leaving fans being priced out of the game shows we are moving in the right direction in accordance with how teams at the top of the premier league operate. Clubs such as Burton, Scunthorpe and Fleetwood are professionally run on lower crowds. It’s not unreasonable to expect background improvements from the state we were in without prices being so extortionate. To suggest fans who welcomed improvement are reaping what they sow is really unfair imo.
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