nick - are you allowed to say what those pitches were, or is that confidential information? It would be fascinating to see how low they actually were…

OI it wasn’t the mistake that was the issue but the lack of action to rectify and address it over a four year period. The silly pitch prices were common knowledge, so you would have expected somebody in the club or DTB would have addressed it.

Everyone fucks up at their job sometimes, especially when starting out, which is why it is good to have mentors and eventually mentees.

Who signed the dodgy deals? Maybe different folk for different deals.

REPD, I suspect the bloke that went to Notts County was a bit useless!

Nicander. So it'll be worth paying an extra couple of quid then

JG - ah, yes, capitalism's holy grail - you give us money and we give you nothing.

Makes you wonder just how many awful deals we signed at the beginning of our time back at PL

Good to see that the club is working out that we need to make money out of everything if we are going to turn the stadium into the profit making asset that it clearly should be. The worrying thing is that there were no checks in place when the disastrous original pitch deal was done for the independent vendors. I am sure that some of you know how much the vans were paying, but if you don’t I think you would be amazed at the charity rates that were set.

I'm not sure exactly how easy the Ayn Rand Card would be (I had a long career of struggling to implement systems that salesmen/entrepreneurs told people were 'easy') but it certainly does sound like something worth investigating.

And as pointed out earlier, they make the club money, because people turn up with confidence they'll get a quick high-quality meal *and then buy 1-2 beers while they're there*.

Honestly, I think MyPie *are* close to indispensable, for one key reason - their speed and throughput, which sets them apart from all the other food vans eg pizza van takes forever and is a lost cause nearer kick-off.

It’s nothing to do with not having opinions Spit - it’s just looking at facts - I have no issues with people digging the club if it is warranted - have done it myself - ask anyone that knows me - but I find it so tedious that some people look for things that just aren’t there - or make stuff up

I think if James Woodroof ever does drop in here, his first reaction would be disappointment that people keep spelling his name wrong.

Is cashless the way to go, someone said that the speedway event the internet went down so no payment could be taken on drinks.

Usual Dazzer post,. You pesky fans can have no opinion.

If Woodroff ever drops in here - I'd look at increasing the revenue and margin even further (whilst making accounting for it less open to deceit/under reporting) - through the introduction of a Stadium Physical & Digital Gift Card which would become the only means of payment within the stadium. Very simple and low cost to implement and extremely easy for fans to load and use. Whatever margin the club is now making would be automatically taken from the amount passed onto the vendor. The real margin (around an additional 15%) comes from non-redemptions - particularly from occasional or away fans.

Not sure if this is Andy Roberts but [Link]

“The club needs to increase revenue and margins from every aspect of fan engagement…” - that’s fair comment, but if the food truck prices put people off in sufficient numbers, you could potentially see the club receiving less overall…. That would be far from “excellent” - as usual, the proof of the pudding (pie) will be in the eating… 🥧 🍽️

We don't know if right or wrong. I suspect right because I think many vendors will turn up and make money. It definitely needs to be tried but hopefully we now have a team in the club that will monitor and review and tweak if required.

It's hard (in my mind) to think of another ground that has anything like what we have in terms of the food trucks zone - but then we don't typically get to see the home fans' experience.

So far only one van - MyPie are dissenting - and there are vendors on a waiting list to join in - why are people talking about all tbe vans disappearing 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️- too busy looking for something to clobber the club with I think

Went to the Oval a couple of times last year and the food concessions were very pricey. OK for an occasional treat but no way every other week (£20 for fish & chips, or thereabouts).

I thought you meant this Archer [Link]

Ok hands up if you saw this one coming [Link]