CORRECTION: We're eating more pies and drinking more beer than ever before

[Horses Arse]

That Paul Barber is an absolute marvel. Catering queues have gone down dramatically and yet sales have increased.

I've certainly moved across to the Barber In crowd. Marvellous stuff

 

[Gazwag]

Bit of a snide thing to say, any feedback is good. Surely?

To be fair, that is exactly what quite a few ignorant posters on here plus the keyboard warriors on facebook/twitter/argus website have done and continue to do, so good on him for saying it

 

[Gazwag]

There are a couple of things in the accounts that I don't understand. Maybe someone who knows about these things does?

First, presumably the P Godfrey whose company was paid around £250,000 by the club last year is Peter Godfrey, the Albion director and former Amex European head. That's quite a lot of money. I wonder what it was for, but I suppose the club doesn't have to say?

And 250,000 new £1 shares were created. All the other issued shares are accounted for (the four directors who bought in at £5000 each, and TB) but not these. Does the fact that no new owner is named mean that it's secret, or perhaps that they went out of the country?

Company's have to report related party transactions, don't know what his business is but if you find that out it will give you a good idea of its purpose.

The annual return was filed at Companies House on 1 December 2014, it will only cost you a pound to download a copy, that will tell you who the shares were issued to.

 

[timbha]

FT: 1 (Barber) - 0

 

[Lincoln Imp]

There are a couple of things in the accounts that I don't understand. Maybe someone who knows about these things does?

First, presumably the P Godfrey whose company was paid around £250,000 by the club last year is Peter Godfrey, the Albion director and former Amex European head. That's quite a lot of money. I wonder what it was for, but I suppose the club doesn't have to say?

And 250,000 new £1 shares were created. All the other issued shares are accounted for (the four directors who bought in at £5000 each, and TB) but not these. Does the fact that no new owner is named mean that it's secret, or perhaps that they went out of the country?

Is this the same Peter Godfrey who once said he didn't have much interest in football but if he had to say which club he supported then he'd say it was Southend United because that's where he grew up? (Actually, it can't be. Mr Barber has made it quite clear that the directors are huge Albion fans. Must be someone else.)

 

[timbha]

Is this the same Peter Godfrey who once said he didn't have much interest in football but if he had to say which club he supported then he'd say it was Southend United because that's where he grew up? (Actually, it can't be. Mr Barber has made it quite clear that the directors are huge Albion fans. Must be someone else.)

Fancy that, someone supporting a small team from where they grew up! Bring on the plastics

 

[Superphil]

Maybe just ask him:

1. How many pies sold yr/yr?
2. How many pints sold yr/yr?

I doubt they'd answer, likewise they won't say how many ST sold yr/yr. I wonder if they'll tell us how many replica shirts they sold in 2014/15 compared with 2013/14, 2012/3 and 2011/2.

 

[chaileyjem]

I doubt they'd answer, likewise they won't say how many ST sold yr/yr. .

?? The club has always talked publicly and made public the # of ST Holders. This year they are down by 7%. In 2013/14 they were 23K and so on.

They also make such data available to the Football League who then quote it online via articles/spreadsheets like this
http://www.football-league.co.uk/ne...-league-attendance-analysis-2014-2006743.aspx

 

[chaileyjem]

they've also often quoted the # of pies and pints sold at the club.
"an average of around 8,000 being sold at every game"
via http://www.seagulls.co.uk/news/article/piglets-pantry-pies-scoop-top-awards-799369.aspx

numerous articles et al.

 

[Bozza]

Bit of a snide thing to say, any feedback is good. Surely?

It's not referencing feedback, it's referencing people looking at the accounts in an ill-informed manner and saying that the club are struggling with catering sales.

There must be lots of invisible people eating and drinking in the BUPA lounge if the takings have gone up on last yer because the place is never very busy, apart from half time, unlike previous seasons,

That Paul Barber is an absolute marvel. Catering queues have gone down dramatically and yet sales have increased.

I've certainly moved across to the Barber In crowd. Marvellous stuff

Remember these figures relate to last season when the catering seemed to be as busy as ever on the concourses. The reports that cover this season could be very interesting given the reduced queues that most of us are experiencing.

 

[SIMMO SAYS]

Personally, I'm eating less pies but drinking more Guinness so it's even stevens

 

[Horses Arse]

It's not referencing feedback, it's referencing people looking at the accounts in an ill-informed manner and saying that the club are struggling with catering sales.





Remember these figures relate to last season when the catering seemed to be as busy as ever on the concourses. The reports that cover this season could be very interesting given the reduced queues that most of us are experiencing.

I'm out again

 

[chaileyjem]

Remember these figures relate to last season when the catering seemed to be as busy as ever on the concourses. The reports that cover this season could be very interesting given the reduced queues that most of us are experiencing.

Nb: Barber says in the notworththat blogpost that spend per head has in fact still gone up *this* season and also argues that the reduced queues can mean better sales/less waste etc... So altho ticket sales/st holders are of course down , a bit, then PB is still being very bullish ...as we'd expect

 

[Stat Brother]

Bit of a snide thing to say, any feedback is good. Surely?

So it's ok for countless ill-informed people to beat the club with a stick, at every perceived opportunity.
Mainly in a cowardly, underhand, faceless, snidey way. (myself included, occasionally)

But not ok for PB to point it out.

 

[Mackenzie]

So it's ok for countless ill-informed people to beat the club with a stick, at every perceived opportunity.
Mainly in a cowardly, underhand, faceless, snidey way. (myself included, occasionally)

But not ok for PB to point it out.

PB can do what he wants, doesn't stop it sounding snidey though.

 

[skipper734]

Wasn't he the old boy in Dad's Army?

 

[Stat Brother]

PB can do what he wants, doesn't stop it sounding snidey though.

I can't help thinking we're lucky to just get snidey.
Personally I think he's paid £1 for every time he DOESN'T scream

"GO F**K YOURSELF"

to an Albion 'fan'.

Not a contract I'd sign

 

[Mackenzie]

I can't help thinking we're lucky to just get snidey.
Personally I think he's paid £1 for every time he DOESN'T scream

"GO F**K YOURSELF"

to an Albion 'fan'.

Not a contract I'd sign

Half a million a year would soften the blows.

 

[Not Andy Naylor]

Company's have to report related party transactions, don't know what his business is but if you find that out it will give you a good idea of its purpose.

"Development of building projects" according to Endole.com - so maybe something to do with the hotel? I wouldn't have thought the training ground needed developing ...

 

[Not Andy Naylor]

Half a million a year would soften the blows.

Actually a bit more than that, according to the accounts. More than the CEOs at most Premier League clubs get, in fact. But they don't have to deal with NSC.