Ach, even when they've got the punters in they're managing to fuck things up.
Arsenal vs Milan during the week and one there's a packed pub. How many staff on at kick off? A mighty one, with all the managers and hangers around disappearing suddenly. I felt sorry for the gal.
Skip to this Sunday and the Carling Cup Final on Sky. A few more staff in this time, but they decided to show the football in the smaller bar. Which,of course, was unpleasantly rammed, grating when the whole barn-like next door was empty apart from the manageress and family eating sunday dinner on one table, and one other group of 4 dining. Now I thought the logic was to the smaller bar as a kind of pseudo restaurant with the main bar being the music room. Instead they're shovelling all the football crowd into the small room, whilst the dining room effectively was a big empty space playing Girls Aloud at breakneck volumes. I'm not a great fan of the Scottish theme, but this seemed just plain daft and good for no one.
To be fair to them, the reason why became a little apparent later on - they'd chose to start the spamtastic Brixton Brunch night (with DJ RelaxSingh) - a kind of world music, easy listening mash up starting at about 3pm. Daft scheduling to say the least.
I appreciate their efforts to become a little more inclusive, but the planning and day to day management are terrible at the mo. A quick glance at a sporting guide abd a bit of forethought would stand them in good stead. They may have a better chance of retaining customers - as soon as the footie finishes the whole clientele drains away quickly.
Arsenal vs Milan during the week and one there's a packed pub. How many staff on at kick off? A mighty one, with all the managers and hangers around disappearing suddenly. I felt sorry for the gal.
Skip to this Sunday and the Carling Cup Final on Sky. A few more staff in this time, but they decided to show the football in the smaller bar. Which,of course, was unpleasantly rammed, grating when the whole barn-like next door was empty apart from the manageress and family eating sunday dinner on one table, and one other group of 4 dining. Now I thought the logic was to the smaller bar as a kind of pseudo restaurant with the main bar being the music room. Instead they're shovelling all the football crowd into the small room, whilst the dining room effectively was a big empty space playing Girls Aloud at breakneck volumes. I'm not a great fan of the Scottish theme, but this seemed just plain daft and good for no one.
To be fair to them, the reason why became a little apparent later on - they'd chose to start the spamtastic Brixton Brunch night (with DJ RelaxSingh) - a kind of world music, easy listening mash up starting at about 3pm. Daft scheduling to say the least.
I appreciate their efforts to become a little more inclusive, but the planning and day to day management are terrible at the mo. A quick glance at a sporting guide abd a bit of forethought would stand them in good stead. They may have a better chance of retaining customers - as soon as the footie finishes the whole clientele drains away quickly.
