点评:Working most weekends, visiting to watch the County is a rarity, and after a tough few months, we (my wife and I) decided to take the hospitality option and spoil ourselves!
Booking was easy, personal touch with a club rep on site just a few days before the match who was very nice and helpful. We then arrived just after 1pm and were given a lanyard, match tickets and directed to the suite upstairs. Modern, warm and clean we were spoilt to a great view of the players warming up on the pitch (photo 1), a solid carvery (photo 2) and pricey but decent drinks (£14 for a large wine and a pint).
Everyone was genuinely helpful, approachable, and an ambassador for the club.
We were then offered our seats or a space in a box(!?). Not sure how often this comes around, but we snapped up the box (photo 3) and enjoyed what was the only dampener, a nil nil draw!
Considering tickets are a teeth clenching £24 these days for div 2 footy and hospitality/box was £60, the question of "worth it" comes down to, the £36 difference for a carvery, dessert and feeling a bit special. The answer is yes, it's worth it. The experience was great. We missed the atmosphere of the Hazell Stand, but for novelty, the warmth and feeling a bit special, I would recommend doing this once in a while for sure.
Next game, we will be back in the stands, but we will certainly also be back in hospitality one day too.
#amberarmy
翻译:大多数周末都在工作,很少能去参观县城,在经历了艰难的几个月后,我们(我和我的妻子)决定采取热情好客的方式,犒劳一下自己!
预订很简单,比赛前几天在现场与俱乐部代表进行了个人接触,他非常友善且乐于助人。然后我们下午 1 点刚过就到达了,他们给了我们一条挂绳和比赛门票,并引导我们去了楼上的套房。现代、温暖、干净,球员们在球场上热身的美景(照片1)、精美的烤肉(照片2)和昂贵但不错的饮料(一大杯葡萄酒和一品脱14英镑)让我们着迷。
每个人都真诚地乐于助人、平易近人,并且都是俱乐部的大使。
然后我们得到了座位或包厢里的空间(!?)。不知道这种情况发生的频率如何,但我们抢购了盒子(照片 3)并享受了唯一的阻尼器,零零平局!
考虑到如今 Div 2 足球赛的票价是 24 英镑,而每包厢的招待费是 60 英镑,“值得”的问题归结为,烤肉、甜点和感觉有点特别的 36 英镑的差价。答案是肯定的,这是值得的。体验很棒。我们怀念 Hazell Stand 的氛围,但为了新奇、温暖和有点特别的感觉,我肯定会建议偶尔这样做一次。
下一场比赛,我们将回到看台上,但有一天我们也肯定会回到热情好客的状态。
#琥珀军