Miserable Nights (and Days) at CCS

[az city]

Why are all the food/beverage offerings:

a. shit;
b. ludicrously overpriced?

What the feck were "festive fries" at GBP 6.50 a pop? How much was a cup of Bovril? (Rhetorical.)

Why force punters to open their coats on a freezing night before entry?

Why is there no post-game public transport?

Never mind the dire football, the whole experience is miserable. If the club want to seriously compete for discretionary spending dollars they need to wake up big time. There are many things they have control over other than the football and they are doing an appalling job at it.

[Hilts]

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Madri ?

[The Bloop]

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The little coffee shop in the Ninian concourse sells lovely coffee.
The rest is rubbish though.

[RichardM]

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There is post game public transport.
Shuttle buses run before and after matches https://www.cardiffbus.com/ccfc-shuttle-bus
There are trains from Ninian Park.

[JamesWales]

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It is pretty poor though I don't think we are worst than most. The prices seem a little more competitive this season although I honestly probably spend less than £15 all season on food and drink in the ground so it doesn't impact me.

I think the band in the canton stand (is that happening this season) is very good, the rest is poor.

Particular annoyances in no particular order;

Lack of seating in concourses for those who need it
Shit and overpriced food and drink (even if that is the norm for sporting events if doesn't mean the club has to do it)
No cash sales
Weird new double queuing system which isn't a total failure but is still just weird.
No attempt to get people before the game or keep them after. Why no tables and chairs and opportunity to watch a game in comfort with food and drink?

Transport wise we have better options than most but there is zero co-ordination with TfW on times or services or advertising of those services.

[JamesWales]

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Oh I'll add...poor parking for disabled visitors.

[RichardM]

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It is pretty poor though I don't think we are worst than most. The prices seem a little more competitive this season although I honestly probably spend less than £15 all season on food and drink in the ground so it doesn't impact me.

I think the band in the canton stand (is that happening this season) is very good, the rest is poor.

Particular annoyances in no particular order;

Lack of seating in concourses for those who need it
Shit and overpriced food and drink (even if that is the norm for sporting events if doesn't mean the club has to do it)
No cash sales
Weird new double queuing system which isn't a total failure but is still just weird.
No attempt to get people before the game or keep them after. Why no tables and chairs and opportunity to watch a game in comfort with food and drink?

Transport wise we have better options than most but there is zero co-ordination with TfW on times or services or advertising of those services.

No idea what you mean by double queuing.

Not sure you are right about zero co-ordination with TfW on times. There are trains in both directions from Ninian Park not long after matches finish.

[JamesWales]

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No idea what you mean by double queuing.

Not sure you are right about zero co-ordination with TfW on times. There are trains in both directions from Ninian Park not long after matches finish.

You queue to order at a machine then take the ticket to the counter, no?

The train timetables never change to suit games (unless I'm mistaken) and I've never seen much evidence of additional carriages, let alone services or any great attempt to encourage greater use of sustainable transport. I can't ever recollect an advert in the ground or programme for example.

[Father Dougal]

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You queue to order at a machine then take the ticket to the counter, no?

The train timetables never change to suit games (unless I'm mistaken) and I've never seen much evidence of additional carriages, let alone services or any great attempt to encourage greater use of sustainable transport. I can't ever recollect an advert in the ground or programme for example.

Only in the family stand is the double queuing thing as far as I know.

It wasn't in canton or ninian last I saw anyway.

[JamesWales]

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Only in the family stand is the double queuing thing as far as I know.

It wasn't in canton or ninian last I saw anyway.

Ah, fair enough. It doesn't not work...but it's a bit odd.

[RichardM]

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You queue to order at a machine then take the ticket to the counter, no?

The train timetables never change to suit games (unless I'm mistaken) and I've never seen much evidence of additional carriages, let alone services or any great attempt to encourage greater use of sustainable transport. I can't ever recollect an advert in the ground or programme for example.

Still no idea what double queuing is.
I agree, more carriages after games would be good, but I don't need adverts in the ground or programme to walk to the station and get on a train.

[Enoch Mort]

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You queue to order at a machine then take the ticket to the counter, no?

The train timetables never change to suit games (unless I'm mistaken) and I've never seen much evidence of additional carriages, let alone services or any great attempt to encourage greater use of sustainable transport. I can't ever recollect an advert in the ground or programme for example.

the issue of co-ordination of train timetables with mid week fixtures has been raised at SLO meetings and to be fair to the club they have approached TfW. From what I can gather TfW have not been particularly sympathetic towards the Club’s requests and they are not as co-operative as Cardiff Bus are. Perhaps when all the South Wales Metro works have been completed and the new rolling stock is in place things might change but I get the impression that the Club feel that they have been banging their head against a brick wall.

[Des Parrot]

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Madri ?

Yorkshire lager, owned by Coors never been anywhere near Spain.

[Des Parrot]

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Lack of seating in concourses for those who need it
Shit and overpriced food and drink (even if that is the norm for sporting events if doesn't mean the club has to do it)
No cash sales .
No attempt to get people before the game or keep them after. Why no tables and chairs and opportunity to watch a game in comfort with food and drink?

This is why we now go in one the lounges. Otherwise we get in as late as practical and go straight to our seats. I can’t remember ever eating in the stadium.

[superfeathers]

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"double queuing" seemed to cut down queues marginally last season. Tricky to compare this year as the attendances are dropping. I can understand this being seen as "weird" when it's quiet, but you see the benefit as it picks up. Not sure of the issue with this.

Do other clubs fans not have to open their coats? Has always seemed a fairly reasonable 10 second loss of warmth to me.

I've never understood the continual criticism with regards food prices. KO's traditionally are 3pm which isn't a traditional mealtime. I strongly recommend one burger van in particular on sloper road (ninian park side), which is much cheaper alternative and will tie in better on the way to the ground. I've a bit more sympathy on the beer front, so either leave it a bit later before leaving the pub or get a 1927 and at least you get something closer to your moneys worth.

It's hard to argue against charging a genius a premium for their lunch when they get in the ground starving at 2:50pm?