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[Faugheen_Machine]

The staff, where do I start ?
The usual array of clueless students that have been dragged out of lectures and thrown in a uniform; none of them have any idea what a lager top is, guinness and black met with total bemusement and after explanation she asked if my mate wanted a separate cup for the blackcurrant.
Same round half a dozen times, six different totals.
The course was way busier than expected so bars were very busy, See You Then bar was OK until about 12.30pm then it was eight deep and a long wait, members bar no better in the new stand, it may be they were caught out by the size of the crowd and/or had insufficient staff.
The easiest bar to get a beer was the ground floor level of the new stand, go in and move down the bar and it was fine, but it'd a bar devoid of daylight and poor lighting so not the best place to be.
None of the above ruins your day, and I'm not sure any venue in history has ever got it right, you have to half expect it to be a ballache...

At near 7 quid a pint you'd at least expect them to be organised. There's no excuse for it to continually be a shambles.

[Joleg]

If this whatsapp group is a thing I wouldn't say no to being added. Another distraction to my mundane day to day is always welcomed.

If this is a thing i'd like an add too, i have a next to zero chance of catching the OFTS thread on a normal day

[Lbur4288]

If this is a thing i'd like an add too, i have a next to zero chance of catching the OFTS thread on a normal day

Count me in if there's a WhatsApp group going. It'll be much better use of WhatsApp than a muted work one.

[Istabraq]

At near 7 quid a pint you'd at least expect them to be organised. There's no excuse for it to continually be a shambles.

To be fair the entire industry is struggling to fill positions.
Racecourses have always been diabolical for bar staff and it's not just Cheltenham, Sandown has always been appalling, Doncaster was poor the few times I've been there, in fact the only place I can remember never having issues is Plumpton, no idea why.
Last week was no worse than normal, so it that sense they're consistent....

[Lobos]

Yeah, give them a break. They need to get money back. Paying an extra ?1.50 over the odds for each pint means you'll be 'donating' the course ?15 if you have the average 10 pints during racing. Each and every one of us would blow that and more on Plenty of donkeys that'll fall or be pulled up at the Fez. We really need to stop belly aching.

[Fouroverthrutwo]

Count me in if there's a WhatsApp group going. It'll be much better use of WhatsApp than a muted work one.

Count me in too please!

[Lobos]

I think we can safely say there is no Whats App group.

[Stormez]

Or whoever it was that outed it earlier is currently getting a right bollocking on there!

[Craigy14]

Or whoever it was that outed it earlier is currently getting a right bollocking on there!

I wouldn’t have thought so, it was created and discussed openly on the forum, I just forgot about and hoped I’d be able to get out before the bookies but as we know it’s proving harder than ever.

Any advantage has to be taken.

[isitmarchyet]

Not really sure of the best place to put this, but SM Media have their jump season preview up. Enjoyed their videos last season and this episode features Gavin Lynch which I thought some might find interesting.

[Kevloaf]

Or whoever it was that outed it earlier is currently getting a right bollocking on there!

It wasn't me that set it up, I've only been made admin on it today, the chap that set it up isn't that active on here so won't have seen the requests, but I'm away for a couple of days with my wife on holidaaaaaaaay so if people message me their mobile numbers I'll add them at the weekend.

[robith]

The staff, where do I start ?
The usual array of clueless students that have been dragged out of lectures and thrown in a uniform; none of them have any idea what a lager top is, guinness and black met with total bemusement and after explanation she asked if my mate wanted a separate cup for the blackcurrant.
Same round half a dozen times, six different totals.
The course was way busier than expected so bars were very busy, See You Then bar was OK until about 12.30pm then it was eight deep and a long wait, members bar no better in the new stand, it may be they were caught out by the size of the crowd and/or had insufficient staff.
The easiest bar to get a beer was the ground floor level of the new stand, go in and move down the bar and it was fine, but it'd a bar devoid of daylight and poor lighting so not the best place to be.
None of the above ruins your day, and I'm not sure any venue in history has ever got it right, you have to half expect it to be a ballache...

You were lucky to just get quizical looks for ordering a Guinness and black....in my opinion hanging's too good for ya

[Ray]

The staff, where do I start ?
The usual array of clueless students that have been dragged out of lectures and thrown in a uniform; none of them have any idea what a lager top is, guinness and black met with total bemusement and after explanation she asked if my mate wanted a separate cup for the blackcurrant.
Same round half a dozen times, six different totals.
The course was way busier than expected so bars were very busy, See You Then bar was OK until about 12.30pm then it was eight deep and a long wait, members bar no better in the new stand, it may be they were caught out by the size of the crowd and/or had insufficient staff.
The easiest bar to get a beer was the ground floor level of the new stand, go in and move down the bar and it was fine, but it'd a bar devoid of daylight and poor lighting so not the best place to be.
None of the above ruins your day, and I'm not sure any venue in history has ever got it right, you have to half expect it to be a ballache...

the bit that made me laugh was “same round half a dozen times, six different totals” Thats so true they aint got a clue…pre poured lager is absolute butters so could only imagine what a pre poured guiness would be like. The only thing that bothers me is men at bars just dont act like gents, if someones before me ill say yep this man first, but never get that courtesy returned!

[Guinness Village]

Could we start a cross country thread? It’s only 2 weeks until the first Cheltenham race. Although I doubt we’ll see tiger or easysland, there’ll be a few interesting entries and sighted for next March. I expect that we’ll see balko after his pootle round in a handicap hurdle the other week. Modus is also an interesting one that might pitch up. Will we get a couple of frenchies coming over??

[Winging The Last]

Could we start a cross country thread? It’s only 2 weeks until the first Cheltenham race. Although I doubt we’ll see tiger or easysland, there’ll be a few interesting entries and sighted for next March. I expect that we’ll see balko after his pootle round in a handicap hurdle the other week. Modus is also an interesting one that might pitch up. Will we get a couple of frenchies coming over??

Here it is

https://www.fatjockey.com/forum/fat-jockey-horse-racing-forum/cheltenham-festival-2021/318422-2022-cross-country-chase