Beer up 5%
Pies up

why the fk are we the most expensive stadium in the league?

Simples. Just don't buy the fecking stuff,stay in the pub longer.

Do what I do, dont buy nowt.

Eat before you leave the house. Have a pint before and after you enter the ground. Simple.

Lets be honest it tastes like crap anyway both food and drink.

nobody forces you to buy it, more fool you if you do!

Everything sold in those kiosks is cr@p and a rip-off, so don't bother. One of the downsides of a big stadium seems to be the catering is appalling. Much better at the likes of Headingley and Odsal where you can get a roast pork sandwich, fresh doughnuts etc. Not a massive deal though, is it? Bring your own or get a takewaway from Anlaby Road if you can't go a couple of hours without eating.

It will go up again at the start of our next season.

Only thing I buy from there is a coke, and I normally take my own. If I'm going to the game and haven't had my tea I'll just buy some fruit pastels to last me until I get home.
If you know that you're gonna be hungry/thirsty, there's nothing stopping you from buying food/drink outside the stadium and taking it in.

Your not kidding....six quid for a pie at Wembley...bloody outrageous.

Dont buy it.....cant remember the last time i bought a pint in there.....i stay in pub till 7-30ish then walk down.

Or is that "stagger".....

Depends how we are playing and against who......

The service at the kiosks is absolutely appalling.

On friday I asked for two pints and two pies. I was told it was £12 when I queried this and said it should be £11,since it clearly said pie and pint £5.50. I was told they didn't do deals.This conversation went back and forth for a while until I asked to see the manager. Not possible amyway someone who's first language was english came and sorted the deal thing out,I then added 1/2 lager and 2 bottles of water to the order. It then came to over £20. Needless to say thius caused further delay to concluding the purchase when we agreed it should be £15 odd.

In my defence I did apologise to the people in the queue behind, since it must have been a good 5 mins sorting out this.

I'd hate to see how they cope when its really busy.

The cuisine is top drawer though.

My grand total of spending at the concourse outlets this year - £0.00

I don't have the patience to start Q'ing 5 minutes before half time in order to stand a chance of seeing the start of the second half. That and the fact the stuff is a rip off and mostly carp quality.

No it won't. The prices go up once a year, at the beginning of the Football season which is the start of the catering financial year.

We are unfortunately a victim of Premiership football as all the prices are pretty much the same in the Prem.

As has been said...don't buy from them if you find it so expensive. I can't remember the last time I bought anything from the concourses, especially since they don't take the lids off the coke anymore therefore you can safely take your own in.

Why on Earth would anyone want to buy anything from the outlets in the KC anyway?

These people failed the entrance exam for Mcdonalds so you have to give them a little leeway.

The "catering financial year"

Is that a Rule quote? i've never ever seen anything as stupid as that!

It's when the catering company have their financial year, from August to July which as everything revolves around City's season seems sensible to me.

What's the problem with that?

The SMC (or whatever the catering company is called) presumably has a start to its financial year, just as every other company has one. Or wouldn't that suit your have a pop at everything FC related agenda?

Are you for real?

It used to go around Harvest Festival , but you can get strawberries all year round now so the catering financial year has been shifted - but only after approval by the Fat Tongued Mockney that is Jamie Oliver.

I'm struggling to see how any of this is FC related in any case. The SMC is completely independent so the club has no say whatsoever about catering costs.

Shush you, you'll be letting facts get in the way of a good whine if you're not careful.