FOR THE REALLY BIG GAMES EXTRA BAR STAFF IS NEEDED.






The beer queues were shocking tonight. They are poor for a normal game in truth but 25 minutes one fella I know spent in the queue from 30th minute to just after half time.

Let's start a petition - reply to this!!!

PS WHERE HAS THE SOUTH STAND CAN BAR GONE?????

Not happy with the beer situation.

It's a wierd one this one, my mates and I went without, purely because we got sick of waiting... you'd think they didn't want to make any money!

Just for the principal I'll join THIS thread

it would be better if all the bar staff served. waited all of half time in east stand and didn't move so went without but saw half the staff just serving at apedestrian state, They would'nt get a job in a normal bar!!!

I didnt even bother trying in the Billy Boston stand. The bar staff are pretty slow but I am not sure employing more bar staff would help as there is only so many pumps. Do they still use the multiple pull lager machine that does 4 or 6 pints at once?

Thats more of an issue for me

It was like queuing at the post office to get a beer.

Bring back "Windys Can Bar" !!

People were being ejected from the West stand for expressing their frustrations. Many people had been queueing for 30 minutes and then they closed the bar. Wouldn't it be better to organise the queue a bit better so that people who aren't going to get served are informed that it's not worth them joining the queue. What would be even better would be for them to serve quick enough that people can get served at half time.

I don't know how many fans go the bar during the first half but I suspect it's not much they should spend the first half pouring pint after pint after pint in readiness for the break. I've been to hundreds of football and rugby grounds across the land and the half time prepartion at the JJB is amongst the worst.

Dont think it was staff issue. I think they need more pumps, plus should have pumped more pints on that 8 pints at once thing.

When the que is that big it makes people buy more than normal meaning que is bigger and last longer

If you think it was bad last night then try doing it in the North Stand at a football game

My mates joined the queue at 7.25pm.

They arrived with the beer at our seats at 8.20pm - yes, 55 minutes after they started to queue!

Does the stadium owner not realise the loss of profit in not investing in one of those "multi-pouring" pint machines which can dispense several pints at once?
([url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/422774.stmThey have had them for ten years in Cardiff[/url)

Maybe its time to consider tendering for the contract at the ground?

Happy to add my name to this thread, normally it wouldn't bother me too much but I opted to get the train last night as I fancied a beer. I just managed to get a couple in before the game, but couldn't get a programme.

As for half time, I stood for a bout 5 minutes without even moving and realised I wasn't going to get a drink before the start of the second half so I gave up. I remember all too well one game a few years ago when I queued for 25 minutes only to get to the front and be told the bar was now closing. I will never fall for that one again.

Whilst we're on poor planning. A great idea to knock the shirts out for £20 last night but as demand was obviously going to be high why not just stock the shirts rather than all the other paraphenalia so as to keep the queues moving?
"How many shirts mate?"
"1large mens and a samall boys"

"forty quid please"
"oh yeah and I'll have two mini kits, a packet of darts flights and a bag of stickers".

was a good wait ended up watching 20 mins on the tv s ,good job they got them as well cause we scored the try just b4 half time

I am surprised that they still have not got the multi pouring machines at the ground.

I was at the game with the Mrs and a couple of friends from Leeds, we got a beer a piece but then went down at half time and as soon as i saw the queue i just went back to my seat.

They had the multi pouring machines when we went the ashes in 2005 at old trafford, it was the first time i'd seen them and thought they'd be great for the rugby, i still can't believe they haven't gone for them.

All the extra pints they would serve in one game would probably pay for them

The can bar was there last night, I used it three or four times. BUT, they only had warm cans, no ice bucket and only a table full of cans. Once they went there was no re stocking, and just closed it.

Post Match?

Pre match.

Hmmm. It wasn't there post match which is when I went in.

Makes it worse when a warm can taste better than the cr*p that comes out the tap.

If you want a beer go to a pub.

If you want a gobfull of pigp!$$ then have a drink on the ground.

Anyone stupid enough to queue for beer on a sports ground and miss the game they paid to watch has absolutely non sympathy here.

Idiots the lot of yer.

It's a minor price to pay for quick service. Perhaps a good idea for an in stadium can ban as well?

Firstly may i appolgise for the length of time people had to wait to get servered last nite, i work behind the bar on match days ( rugby and football ) and yes the length of time people were waiting was longer than average, but i can assure you that we in the south stand tried to serve you all as quickly as possible, the six pint multi pouring machines was being used from start to finish along with the pumps at the front of the bar. The demand for beer last nite was far greater than any other match and people were coming to us asking for up to ten and twelve pints at a time, the pumps only pour at a certain speed and we the staff can only supply as quickly as the pumps allow us to. as for the comment about us pouring pint after in readiness for the break, well i can personally assure you that the que at our bar never had less than ten people waiting to get served all match, so were we normally get stocked up ready for the interval, well last nite that chance never occured. I and along with the other staff hope that you can appreciate we aim to serve you as quickly as possible so that you can enjoy what you went along to do and get behind and support Wigan R.L

To be honest the problem with getting served in the East stand was not only last night, even against Cats we only just managed to get served before the shutters came down after queuing for at least 15 mins, and quite a few guys behind were turned away.

I don't know why they can't increase the 6 pint at a time pumps from 1 per kiosk to 3 or 4. Split the guys into 2 teams; 1 team manning the 6 at a time pumps, the other team taking the order and passing the already full pints to the paying punters.........bingo

Or just serve beer in plastic bottles


As for not having the can bar after the game in the SS Bar....Unbelievable!! We walked out and went for a few beers in Terry & June's

I queued for about 20 minutes. Missed the first 10 minutes of the match. When I went watching United against the shatics in the North Stand earlier this year there were just as many people waining to be served however the queue only took a couple of minutes. They even had stewards directing the queue and telling people which pump they should head towards to keep the queue going quicker.