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If you want me on a match day, you’ll find me at the Clubhouse drinking cocktails in a sophisticated environment where the subtle lighting evokes the atmosphere of an operating theatre, the polystyrene ceiling tiles, sprinklers and A/C grills pay tribute to the sort of airless room in which you might find yourself attending an IT security course, and where the chrome barstools with white leather cushioning nod knowingly to the trendy cocktail bars of post-Soviet Moscow.
This is exactly what the Cottage has been crying out for, these past 120 years. A brightly lit room where people can drink cocktails under a low polystyrene ceiling. Like drinking on a spaceship.
Fulham FC: It's the taking part that counts
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Modern football is great - we've got a gin bar! on 15:23 - Dec 7 with 7710 views
The lure may be too great - I'm considering defecting. What is the procedure? (most of my current denim is blue or black) - would I have to assume a new identity?
"Thank you for supporting Queens Park Rangers Steep Staircase"... and I thought I'd signed up for a rollercoaster.
They missed a trick in giving an olde worlde authentic name. Something like the White Horse! It might have appealed to Hipster post modern irony. Or summink.
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Modern football is great - we've got a gin bar! on 19:44 - Dec 7 with 7245 views
Will Cardiff's Soul Crew be allowed in? they have quite a few top boys who are very knowledgeable on fine gins. Those Soul Crew boys know their juniper berries.
My Father had a profound influence on me, he was a lunatic.
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Modern football is great - we've got a gin bar! on 01:12 - Dec 8 with 6983 views
Modern football is great - we've got a gin bar! on 15:35 - Dec 7 by Mytch_QPR
The lure may be too great - I'm considering defecting. What is the procedure? (most of my current denim is blue or black) - would I have to assume a new identity?
Red trousers, obviously, and from the looks of the promotional material, you'll need a thick winter coat, hat and scarves. No need to adopt a new persona - just say you don't really no much about the football, but it looks like fun. Maybe talk about Will Carling and Bill Beaumont for a bit and skiing.
I like the fact that the photos promoting this sophisticated gin palace involve a lot of people wearing coats, hats and scarves. It looks like a great cosy place to unwind and relax. Stood up. In your outdoor winter clothes. In a very bright room.
I think we might be going for the Ice bar crowd:
I'm a big fan of the "Being John Malkovich 7 1/2 floor" tribute ceiling. Bit of a squeeze if you're wearing a bobble hat.
Fulham FC: It's the taking part that counts
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Modern football is great - we've got a gin bar! on 08:48 - Dec 8 with 6858 views
Modern football is great - we've got a gin bar! on 16:15 - Dec 7 by BazzaInTheLoft
I don't know if you've ever been in the away end Konk, but we just get a trough of Stella and a handful of straws.
Well, it sounds like things have improved on the catering front. That’s good to hear as away fans get thirsty too and even though they might not appreciate Gin, they still need access to lager. It’s very important to know your market. Whilst “The Clubhouse” might work at Fulham, with its gin-swilling metropolitans from the world of finance, media and law, it wouldn’t necessarily work at somewhere like Gillingham.
The design agency I’ve just created have actually been approached about supporters bar facilities at the proposed Old Oak Common stadium. The intention is to offer a space that will be used on non-match days and also be a destination in its own right with a unique offering. It’s a very delicate balancing act, because whilst the club are looking to attract new (wealthier) supporters and corporate clients, they’re very keen to avoid alienating the existing desperately poor and working class fan base. They want to embrace the future, whilst holding onto the past. So, what we’re proposing is that within the stadium footprint, we construct Britain’s largest flat roof pub. We’re calling it “The Footy Boozer”. A pub that can accommodate up to 2,000 drinkers with 84 large TV screens showing Premier League football, Horse racing, Casualty and Who wants to be a millionaire. There will be a meat raffle on match days, karaoke and a team of club shop employees going from table to table, offering supporters the chance to buy club shop merchandise from a large Sports direct bag. We’ll be running Meal deal/Stella & Wotsits promotions and really trying to encourage supporters to view “The Footy Boozer” as somewhere they can bring the family and then ignore them as they get involved in heated discussions with strangers at the bar about whether or not Theo Walcott is “absolute pony”. Exciting times.
Fulham FC: It's the taking part that counts
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Modern football is great - we've got a gin bar! on 08:57 - Dec 8 with 6846 views
Modern football is great - we've got a gin bar! on 08:48 - Dec 8 by Konk
Well, it sounds like things have improved on the catering front. That’s good to hear as away fans get thirsty too and even though they might not appreciate Gin, they still need access to lager. It’s very important to know your market. Whilst “The Clubhouse” might work at Fulham, with its gin-swilling metropolitans from the world of finance, media and law, it wouldn’t necessarily work at somewhere like Gillingham.
The design agency I’ve just created have actually been approached about supporters bar facilities at the proposed Old Oak Common stadium. The intention is to offer a space that will be used on non-match days and also be a destination in its own right with a unique offering. It’s a very delicate balancing act, because whilst the club are looking to attract new (wealthier) supporters and corporate clients, they’re very keen to avoid alienating the existing desperately poor and working class fan base. They want to embrace the future, whilst holding onto the past. So, what we’re proposing is that within the stadium footprint, we construct Britain’s largest flat roof pub. We’re calling it “The Footy Boozer”. A pub that can accommodate up to 2,000 drinkers with 84 large TV screens showing Premier League football, Horse racing, Casualty and Who wants to be a millionaire. There will be a meat raffle on match days, karaoke and a team of club shop employees going from table to table, offering supporters the chance to buy club shop merchandise from a large Sports direct bag. We’ll be running Meal deal/Stella & Wotsits promotions and really trying to encourage supporters to view “The Footy Boozer” as somewhere they can bring the family and then ignore them as they get involved in heated discussions with strangers at the bar about whether or not Theo Walcott is “absolute pony”. Exciting times.