TBH as much as I like Emma and Tracey they’d shot themselves in the foot long before the tender came up, the old cafe was a shit-tip long before it closed and they’d shown how uninterested they were in improving that or in offering a better service to the FC’s visitors. I liked it, for what it was, but it’s no wonder the FC weren’t happy. I wouldn’t have put them in charge of a flagship new building.
The new place is pretty disappointing too, it’s been so up and down and I don’t think you can blame the tender because a lot of what they do wrong shouldn’t be expensive to fix. But the basic design of the location is bad too and can’t encourage visitors. (the cafe should be right beside the car park, which should be about 3 times as big as it is…)
Profits didn’t go into JD Sports or whoever either.
Er, what? Cafe is run by the same guys as Boni’s Steakhouse down the hill.