Barrow v Orient match thread

[Holkerbird]

For the likes of you travelling to games from outside the area you would expect o have some kind of food available, Dave.
Please remember in your comments everyone not all fans live within walking distance of the ground. Some probably set off just after breakfast.
Mattie's fish and chip shop on Ainslie St is a good place if you feel like a change.

Some probably set off just after breakfast? Where they coming from? Exeter?

Smart arse. Strange you chose Exeter. Very strange.

[Ilford Mouse]

I just can't understand why it seems so difficult to have food available at Holker Street. I've watched Barrow at many non-league grounds in the last few years before we went into the EFL and I've never been to 1 ground where food and drink wasn't available to buy inside the ground.

There is/was food available in the ground where I was able to get a reasonable pie. The issue here was getting food in the Fanzone where you can get a pint to go with it.

[bluessupporter]

Mattie's fish and chip shop on Ainslie St is a good place if you feel like a change.

Went here for the first time in ages last week and the fish was the best we have tasted in a long time. Good portion of chips too. Highly recommended.

[mall]

Mattie's fish and chip shop on Ainslie St is a good place if you feel like a change.

Went here for the first time in ages last week and the fish was the best we have tasted in a long time. Good portion of chips too. Highly recommended.

Best fish and chips in town.

[Bingo]

Not everybody arrives dead on 3 though. I arrived early enough for it be within the ‘dinnertime’ window and as the Fanzone’s faceboook site said there’d be catering there EVERY game I assumed there’d be something available and that my £ could go to a business that supports the club.

Never mind, from now on I shall assume there’s nowt available and plan accordingly.

Hits the nail on the head, sure people can get let down at the last minute. It happens too often at Barrow, don't they want people to spend money.

I'm not sure people are moaning for the sake of it they want to club to be successful

[AyrToBarra]

The "Inside Barrow" videos are brilliantly done and the Orient one was one of the best, although it probably helps it was a game I attended. It also confirmed my suspicions there was a Kilmarnock Orient flag in the away end, yuck!

[Kieran]

Despite fact it has never appeared don’t think we should be slagging club off without knowing

That might be a fair thing to say if it were a one off, but nothing works properly ever. Be it catering, ticket scanners, card machines, club shop, televisions, ticket website, delivery of items, answering emails etc etc. The list goes on, so I think it probably is a good time to be criticising the club to be honest.

[Cringle]

Yeah...I was looking forward to a burger in the fanzone I must admit....on a side note ...the food at Harrogate was fantastic and really well organised.

[Sea Dog Sam]

Some probably set off just after breakfast? Where they coming from? Exeter?

Smart arse. Strange you chose Exeter. Very strange.

Some probably set off just after breakfast? Where they coming from? Exeter?

Smart arse. Strange you chose Exeter. Very strange.

Why is it strange?

Your post mentions setting off just after breakfast. Anybody setting off from anywhere in the NW could set off at lunch time and still arrive in time for the game. Exeter is in Devon. Anyone attending from Exeter (Exeter City are in the same league as us) would have to set off just after breakfast.

Could you please refrain from calling me, or any other member, a 'smart arse'. Manners don't cost anything.
Might be an idea to read the Please Be Respectful post by Stephen Leonard which is at the top of this Forum's page.

[blue nige]

The Club still has a number of vacancies for matchday staff to work across our bars inside the ground and in our corporate hospitality areas.

Main duties for successful candidates will be serving drinks to supporters, whilst maintaining a professional approach to customer service, hygiene, and cleanliness at all times.

All those who apply must be aged over 18 and be confident handling payments, whilst previous bar and till experience is desirable but not essential.




To apply, send your CV to recruitment@barrowafc.com, simply hand it in at Main Reception or post it to:

Barrow AFC
The Dunes Hotel Stadium
Wilkie Road
Barrow-in-Furness
Cumbria
LA14 5UW

[madplumpy]

Yeah...I was looking forward to a burger in the fanzone I must admit....on a side note ...the food at Harrogate was fantastic and really well organised.

Except they left us locked out of the ground for nearly an hour…no bar for a drink and then refused entry to a dozen or so fans with valid tickets because the computers crashed just before KO..
No club is perfect.

[Ghostof72]

I'd genuinely be interested to know what the ceo does, maybe a day in the life piece for the next update ?

There's a lot of simple day to day things that are frankly a bit of shambles, have been for a while, put one fire out and there's another burning away from the training ground to in and out souced catering, operationally we're a basketcase. When your heavy financial backing comes from afar and the rest a consortium of busy business men you really do need some one to sort these things out for you, at the minute we seem to continually trip ourselves up and don't ever seem to learn a single lesson in the process.

[blumooncrab]

Yeah...I was looking forward to a burger in the fanzone I must admit....on a side note ...the food at Harrogate was fantastic and really well organised.

Except they left us locked out of the ground for nearly an hour…no bar for a drink and then refused entry to a dozen or so fans with valid tickets because the computers crashed just before KO..
No club is perfect.

Agreed. Harrogate was not a great day out ! However like us they are in new territory and Rome wasn’t built in a day. It would perhaps be a good idea if when problems occur, the club acknowledged the fact and set out steps taken to resolve. Problems will always arise. How the club deal with them and explain steps taken would I think be most appreciated.

[liverpoolann]

Perhaps at the next public trust meeting next month our board rep can give us an update on these problems or the ceo/new catering boss be invited to the meeting to explain situation.Don’t have to stay but provide info re the afore mentioned problems.

[Cringle]

Except they left us locked out of the ground for nearly an hour…no bar for a drink and then refused entry to a dozen or so fans with valid tickets because the computers crashed just before KO..
No club is perfect.

Agreed. Harrogate was not a great day out ! However like us they are in new territory and Rome wasn’t built in a day. It would perhaps be a good idea if when problems occur, the club acknowledged the fact and set out steps taken to resolve. Problems will always arise. How the club deal with them and explain steps taken would I think be most appreciated.

Agreed......but the food at Harrogate was fantastic and really well organised.