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Paying to watch games in the pub
Posted: Fri Jul 12, 2024 2:54 pm
by Proposition Joe
Just seen the big screens at Boxpark (which looks awful anyway) have all sold out despite changing £42 a ticket or £420 for a table of six. Has everyone gone insane? Who can justify dropping that kind of money to watch a game on TV? Madness.
Local breweries have all sold out within 24 hours of the final whistle (the closest one, charging £10 for nothing more than being allowed through the door, sold it's 1000 tickets inside 2 minutes of them going on sale), hopefully going to another one up the road which at least gets you a pint for the £6 entry. Feels like absolutely everything has to be monetised to within an inch of its life now.
Re: Paying to watch games in the pub
Posted: Fri Jul 12, 2024 3:09 pm
by StillSpike
Hoping to find a place to watch it in Perth. Probably be ok
Re: Paying to watch games in the pub
Posted: Fri Jul 12, 2024 3:11 pm
by Dunners
Yeah, all my local pubs seem to be charging tickets for entry. The breweries on Blackhorse Lane are all sold out too. Back in the good old days you'd just go to your local and squeeze in. Now it's pretty impossible. Is the Trades Hall or anywhere else still showing the game?
Re: Paying to watch games in the pub
Posted: Fri Jul 12, 2024 3:32 pm
by Proposition Joe
Dunno about the Trades Hall tbf, love the venue but never thought of watching sport there. We've got tickets for High Hill Taproom, was about the only one with any left when I was looking yesterday morning. Everywhere that was doing walk-ins now seem not to be. Not that we ever reached finals in the last 30 years but how did pubs manage previously? Don't really see why this is all suddenly an issue.
Tavern on the Hill might be an option if Trades Hall is a bust?
Re: Paying to watch games in the pub
Posted: Fri Jul 12, 2024 3:42 pm
by Mistadobalina
Bollox to paying for entry to watch a free to air game and having to miss half the game queuing for a pint. Definitely check that any pub saying it's showing the game actually has a decent set up - I got hoodwinked into watching the last euros final at a brewery that wheeled out a single small screen for a capacity of about 100 and there was zero sound.
Re: Paying to watch games in the pub
Posted: Fri Jul 12, 2024 3:48 pm
by Proposition Joe
Watched them all at home apart from the Slovakia game and almost did time after having to listen to the "fan every 2 years" people behind me calling Rice "Deccers" throughout.
Re: Paying to watch games in the pub
Posted: Fri Jul 12, 2024 4:15 pm
by Mistadobalina
There needs to be some sort of were you at Bradford away test for entry to some pubs for england games. Spent far too long on Wednesday having to explain why saka's goal was disallowed and I inevitably get drawn into dry tactics chat (well a high press is...) that I imagine is as tedious for the audience as it is for me.
Re: Paying to watch games in the pub
Posted: Fri Jul 12, 2024 4:22 pm
by Long slender neck
Whats the advantage of this?
Re: Paying to watch games in the pub
Posted: Fri Jul 12, 2024 4:32 pm
by The Reverend
Proposition Joe wrote: ↑Fri Jul 12, 2024 3:48 pm
Watched them all at home apart from the Slovakia game and almost did time after having to listen to the "fan every 2 years" people behind me calling Rice "Deccers" throughout.
People who only watch football a little bit are far more unbearable than those who don’t watch it at all.
Re: Paying to watch games in the pub
Posted: Fri Jul 12, 2024 4:40 pm
by Dunners
Keef just got in touch to say we can all watch it round his. He'll supply all the beer and pizzas. The bad news is that he cooks the pizzas, and the beer is all alcohol free.
Re: Paying to watch games in the pub
Posted: Fri Jul 12, 2024 4:49 pm
by Max B Gold
I shall be watching the game in my lounge wearing my sombrero, drinking Sangria and cheering on mi neuvo amigos all the way back to Madrid.
Re: Paying to watch games in the pub
Posted: Fri Jul 12, 2024 4:50 pm
by Rich Tea Wellin
Tempted to watch it at a pub but honestly get no enjoyment from watching games in pubs. If we lose it will be 1000 times worse by all the tossers. If we win it will be good but I won’t actually feel like I’ve watched the game.
Re: Paying to watch games in the pub
Posted: Fri Jul 12, 2024 4:55 pm
by Proposition Joe
Still remember almost getting my head kicked in when leaving the pub after our penalties loss to Portugal in Euro 2004 because I had the temerity to laugh at a joke my mate made and someone took great exception to this: "WE JUST f*cking LOST DO YOU THINK THAT'S f*cking FUNNY???" Still, least it had been free to get in.
Re: Paying to watch games in the pub
Posted: Fri Jul 12, 2024 5:02 pm
by Dunners
Ireland v Italy in Italia 90. We were in a Irish social club in Kilburn watching the game. Italy score and Irelandgo out. I forgot myself and laughed. I got a hostile and borderline violent reaction to say the least.
Which was no way for grown men to treat a five year old.
Re: Paying to watch games in the pub
Posted: Fri Jul 12, 2024 7:21 pm
by i8ubutler
You need to watch an England game in an Irish pub.
Re: Paying to watch games in the pub
Posted: Fri Jul 12, 2024 8:11 pm
by Cheshunto
Proposition Joe wrote: ↑Fri Jul 12, 2024 2:54 pm
Just seen the big screens at Boxpark (which looks awful anyway) have all sold out despite changing £42 a ticket or £420 for a table of six. Has everyone gone insane? Who can justify dropping that kind of money to watch a game on TV? Madness.
Local breweries have all sold out within 24 hours of the final whistle (the closest one, charging £10 for nothing more than being allowed through the door, sold it's 1000 tickets inside 2 minutes of them going on sale), hopefully going to another one up the road which at least gets you a pint for the £6 entry. Feels like absolutely everything has to be monetised to within an inch of its life now.
Totally agree Joe, absolute madness. PL fans complain about ticket prices yet these fans are paying £42 to sit in some tin box shipping container thing plus probably paying £8 for a beer which if England score gets chucked up in the air over everyone
Still if people are happy to pay then good luck to whoever owns the Boxpark
Re: Paying to watch games in the pub
Posted: Fri Jul 12, 2024 9:02 pm
by Hoover Attack
Dunners wrote: ↑Fri Jul 12, 2024 4:40 pm
The bad news is that he cooks the pizzas, and the beer is all alcohol free.
And he’s staying in.
Re: Paying to watch games in the pub
Posted: Fri Jul 12, 2024 9:03 pm
by Hoover Attack
£40 to throw a £10 pint in the air if England score. F*ck right off.
Re: Paying to watch games in the pub
Posted: Fri Jul 12, 2024 9:54 pm
by BIGRON
Watched the semi final in my local , it was absolutely heaving and about 80% of the punters I've never seen in there before, the landlord reckons I need to be in there by 6 on Sunday or I won't get a seat and he may even have to refuse entry , bollox to that I'll watch it at home .
Re: Paying to watch games in the pub
Posted: Sat Jul 13, 2024 12:14 am
by Max B Gold
BIGRON wrote: ↑Fri Jul 12, 2024 9:54 pm
Watched the semi final in my local , it was absolutely heaving and about 80% of the punters I've never seen in there before, the landlord reckons I need to be in there by 6 on Sunday or I won't get a seat and he may even have to refuse entry , bollox to that I'll watch it at home .
Relax. Follow the landlords advice and you will be fine. Enjoy the game.
Re: Paying to watch games in the pub
Posted: Sat Jul 13, 2024 6:34 am
by Dunners
BIGRON wrote: ↑Fri Jul 12, 2024 9:54 pm
Watched the semi final in my local , it was absolutely heaving and about 80% of the punters I've never seen in there before, the landlord reckons I need to be in there by 6 on Sunday or I won't get a seat and he may even have to refuse entry , bollox to that I'll watch it at home .
Whereabouts is this, Ron? Our local is accepting walk ins (I can't believe I'm even saying this) as all tables and seats are reserved, but no way am I going to stand up in a pub for 2 hours before kick off.
Re: Paying to watch games in the pub
Posted: Sat Jul 13, 2024 8:33 am
by Hoover Attack
You can’t go local, I’ve already got you a pair of Boxpark tickets with a £100 pre- loaded drinks card.
Re: Paying to watch games in the pub
Posted: Sat Jul 13, 2024 9:20 am
by LPE
BIGRON wrote: ↑Fri Jul 12, 2024 9:54 pm
Watched the semi final in my local , it was absolutely heaving and about 80% of the punters I've never seen in there before, the landlord reckons I need to be in there by 6 on Sunday or I won't get a seat and he may even have to refuse entry , bollox to that I'll watch it at home .
This. Some of these 80% then have the temerity to say it’s so busy or there isn’t enough staff on, or bitch they couldn’t secure a seat. Then aren’t seen again for 2 years.
Re: Paying to watch games in the pub
Posted: Sat Jul 13, 2024 9:27 am
by Currywurst and Chips
I was offered a walk in (in South London) some friends are going to
The caveat is they are getting there at opening time (11:30) and spending the entire day there
Re: Paying to watch games in the pub
Posted: Sat Jul 13, 2024 9:48 am
by LPE
Currywurst and Chips wrote: ↑Sat Jul 13, 2024 9:27 am
I was offered a walk in (in South London) some friends are going to
The caveat is they are getting there at opening time (11:30) and spending the entire day there
What could go wrong!
Turners in Wapping opens at 16:30 if anyone is interested. Walk in’s only. Huge beer garden with big screens. Bar outside too.
BBQ from 17:00.
