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  1. Plastic Bantam

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    You're correct
     
    #11 Plastic Bantam, May 20, 2019
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  2. City-since-67

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    Glenn Ackroyd has provided a link above. All money raised will be spent on the Bantams Bar. The more we make the quicker we can finish the project.
     
    #13 City-since-67, May 20, 2019
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  3. Stafford Bantam

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    I've been looking a bit more into Oxford United's offering and found this:
    https://www.farrs.co/stadium-catering/

    Probably explains why I could walk up and buy a pint of real ale (Shotover Brewery), at half time, within 10 seconds of reaching the catering outlet. Plenty of City fans buying the food and drink, with no long queues.
     
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    #25 Stafford Bantam, May 20, 2019
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  4. City-since-67

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    Not that easy bud. We are hiring a 6 pump bar for the beer festival to serve the real ale. You also need to include racking and cooling jackets.£350 for the day. People don't give these things away
     
    #29 City-since-67, May 20, 2019
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  5. City-since-67

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    I appreciate your point. However this is the point of supporters group. It might be a drop in the ocean in the great scheme of things but every £1 the likes of us and Shipley Bantams pump in is a £1 the club can spend elsewhere.
     
    #31 City-since-67, May 20, 2019
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  6. Bantamsteve

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    Not missed a thing mate
    Spot on !!!!!!
    Next whip round is to pay the leccy bill
    Wish my customers would pay for my canteen to be upgraded
     
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  7. Bantamsteve

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    Not a case of not wanting to help or decry them for doing it Dave
    If that's what they want to do so be it
    Seems ironic with our chairmans reported wealth we have to have a whip round for basic maitainence
    Are the fans going to get reduced admission or cheaper beer for funding such improvements I would gamble not
    Each to their own but it seems so much money was wasted last season both pre and post Mr Rahic and the pure dross we were treated to on the pitch the club should first put their own house in order.
     
    #45 Bantamsteve, May 20, 2019
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  8. Mike Hunt

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    I agree with you Bronco, it’s a laudable thing to do, and I’m not having a go at them, but why should they have to pay for it? It’s not a community club, it’s a private business bought to make a profit for a wealthy man in a stadium owned by a pension fund to make a profit for a wealthy family. If the club had anything about them they’d say thanks, but I’ll tell you what, we’ll pay for it and give your money to the women’s or disabled teams.
     
    #48 Mike Hunt, May 20, 2019
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  9. City-since-67

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    Strangely enough we are helping the Ladies team next season !!
     
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  10. marshy77

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    To avoid the cask/keg issue why not stock bottle beer/craft instead from local breweries? Different brewery per month - opportunity for 9 different breweries to supply the ale for the season.
     
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    #66 marshy77, May 21, 2019
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  11. marshy77

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    Bar staff pour it into plastic pints like they do with tetleys in the kiosks.
     
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    #70 marshy77, May 21, 2019
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  12. Stafford Bantam

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    Whilst its true that real ale has a relatively short shelf life, the idea that it is not feasible for City is just plain wrong.

    If you have been to City's matches at Coventry City or Oxford United in the last few season's you would have seen that both Club's provide real ale inside their grounds, including to away fans. Many non-league clubs do the same; Keighley & Worth Valley Railway have handpumps on their trains. Such organisations have found that, despite only opening weekly or fortnightly, it is relatively straightforward to provide real ale and thus boost their income. Even my local club, Stafford Rangers, have real ale on at their matches.

    Having a tie in with Carlsberg does limit options, but even Carlsberg have deals in place, so that they can supply their customers with other breweries real ales, including Adnams, Fullers, St Austell and Timothy Taylor's plus quite a few others. Whether they have the will to do it for City, just for matches, is another matter.
     
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  13. Steve1970

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    The only downfall is fans won't contribute if they don't have use of the facility but it's a great jesture on your behalf.
     
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  14. Bigrod

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    I have a friend who runs a small brewery. I briefly enquired as to the price of a Fikin of Bright Cask beer. It would retail at £79=VAT. So £94.80. Divide that by 72 = £1.32. Make 100% profit by retailing it at £2.64! Even if it sold at a higher price of £3.30 a pint, so substantially more return than the outlay, it will make a profit.
     
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    Further update a ‘Pin’ (36 pint barrel) would cost £48.50+VAT. So slightly more costly. Using the same formula the cost would be £58.20. Divide by 36 = £1.61 a pint. If you can’t make a profit out of that, then there is something sadly lacking.

    How come Coventry, Oxford, Walsall, AFC Wimbledon and Accrington Stanley (https://accringtonstanley.co.uk/2018/07/redz-bar-opens-12pm/) from small clubs and Man City + Spurs at the opposite end can manage it?
     
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    Fair play, can't fault anyone who gets off their arse and gets stuck in. The place certainly seems a wasted opportunity at the moment.
     
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  17. Dennis

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    So do you agree that the kiosks which sell Carlsberg products exclusively are not run by Carlsberg but by Sodexo?

    And therefore my earlier question to Glenn still stands!
     
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  18. Dennis

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    Don't be so obstructive since the result of any contract negotiations haven't reached the public domain yet. You know I am referring to the arrangements which have been in place for several years now at the stand kiosks.
     
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    Problem with cask, apart from the shelf life, is the way it's stored. There would need to be cellar cooling, racking plus all the dispense kit involved. Then at the other end, there would need to be someone who actually knows what they are doing.
    I'd go for one way kegs of Saltaire, Magic Rock, Northern Monk to name but a few great local "craft" breweries. Taste wise it's not far off "real ale", light enough to satisfy the lager boys, and a few other taps could be set aside for something more hoppy. Three weeks shelf life once opened (it's really just Bag In Box), and can be dispensed using regular existing equipment.

    Footnote: Just found out that Salamander have stopped brewing. That's sad news. Used to love their "Mud Puppy" ale.
     
    #47 TallinnBantam, May 20, 2019
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    It doesn't matter i think it's brilliant the fans want to get involved and pay their "hard earned" into the club It's the club letting them do it without either acknowledgement or offering to contribute the same amount that I find discourteous
    Hopefully the club are they saving their pennies to bring home our "friend"
    ( the guy in your avatar)
    OOOPS !!!!!!!!'
     
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