Stadium News Discussion Thread

Discussion in 'St. Louis City SC' started by Sport Billy, Oct 29, 2019.

  1. Sport Billy

    Sport Billy Moderator
    Staff Member

    May 25, 2006
    I hate seeing this.
    Not what you want it or need in downtown. A successful business being forced to close in the city.

    So much for the team named "City" actually being pro-city.
    https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/l...lding/63-0495fa15-f88c-4386-9b06-1e2e064d7192

     
  2. DCW531

    DCW531 Member

    City SC
    Jan 31, 2017
    St. Louis, MO
    Stadium almost done, season ticket holder preview upcoming..

    https://www.stlcitysc.com/news/st-l...ing-kc-ii-in-early-preview-of-centene-stadium

    From the Article: Centene Stadium, the home of St. Louis CITY SC, will host its first official match when St Louis CITY2 take on Sporting KC II in MLS NEXT Pro action on Sunday, September 18. The match will kick off at 6 p.m. CST, with only the lower bowl of the stadium being opened to season ticket members as an early preview of Centene Stadium.
     
  3. JRHokie

    JRHokie Member+

    Aug 23, 2001
    Fairfax, VA
    Hi, native St. Louisan (only my first 5 yrs but multi-generations from South City) My parents were in the same HS class as Harry Keough at Cleveland)

    Been a DC United fan since the beginning in 96. Was in StL Labor Day weekend and saw the stadium. I'm excited for you guys and i hope to come back for a game some time. You'll have a better stadium than us and probably a better team too.
     
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  4. DCW531

    DCW531 Member

    City SC
    Jan 31, 2017
    St. Louis, MO
  5. DCW531

    DCW531 Member

    City SC
    Jan 31, 2017
    St. Louis, MO
  6. DCW531

    DCW531 Member

    City SC
    Jan 31, 2017
    St. Louis, MO
  7. Sport Billy

    Sport Billy Moderator
    Staff Member

    May 25, 2006
    I went to the game last night

    Beautiful place
    Views and sight lines are the great.

    I know it was the first night, but the food situation needs improvement.
    35 minutes for food doesn't work for soccer games.
     
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  8. DCW531

    DCW531 Member

    City SC
    Jan 31, 2017
    St. Louis, MO
    Hey SB,
    would you care to elaborate? did you hit one of the portables? or a fixed stand? The grab-n-go markets? just curious as to what the issues were?
     
  9. Sport Billy

    Sport Billy Moderator
    Staff Member

    May 25, 2006
    Went to Balkan Treat Box about 10 minutes pregame.
    Order on kiosk.
    Waited 35 minutes for food.
    They have a nice board where they can display order numbers but never updated it.
    Instead, they screamed names from credit cards.
    There was zero indication how long food should take, so people had to stand there instead of watching the game.
    Thank God I didn't use the preorder app. Those sat on a cold metal counter.

    This isn't rocket science.
    You should:
    Order
    Enter phone number
    Go back to seat.
    Get a text, "Your food is ready"
    Go get food.
    You'd miss 3-4 minutes of the game.

    So easy and they failed so badly.
    It was a total cluster********.
    Also, nobody checked anything.
    They'd call a name and someone would say, "That's mine"
    They were given the food with out being asked for a receipt.

    I will just eat pregame before going to the stadium from now on.
    None of the food stands looked like they were getting food out very quickly.
     
  10. Sport Billy

    Sport Billy Moderator
    Staff Member

    May 25, 2006
    I should add that having Foodtruk in the concourse was a short-sided idea.
    The traffic in the concourse came to a stop there and you literally had to force your way through the crowd.
     
  11. Misha of IL

    Misha of IL Member

    Aug 15, 2004
    Gurnee, IL
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    My wife and I were at the game last night. We were in the Ultra Club. Stadium is beautiful. Agree with the comments about food and service. Waited way too long for overpriced beer an bland tasting pretzels. However, The most serious "service failure" was the City of St. Louis. Parking was a nightmare. And safety is a huge issue. We had to walk from the hockey arena to the soccer stadium. Did not see one cop. Hate to say this to the woke ownership group, but down-town St. Louis is really not a safe place to be, especially at night.
     
  12. Sport Billy

    Sport Billy Moderator
    Staff Member

    May 25, 2006
    Did you not get the memo? They are going to revitalize downtown.

    The first time someone dies coming from a game due to crime or because they were stuck by someone running a red light, the team is going to have a hard time holding onto fans.
     
  13. DCW531

    DCW531 Member

    City SC
    Jan 31, 2017
    St. Louis, MO
    Thank you (And Misha) for elaborating. Figured there would be some issues when they started announcing local restaurants instead of generic concessions. Hopefully they get some productive feedback and make improvements prior to the regular season.
     
  14. Sport Billy

    Sport Billy Moderator
    Staff Member

    May 25, 2006
    A survey went out today.
    Whether they read, understand, and respond to the answers is up to them.
     

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