Love a good pie me. Don't like those Hollands or pukka type pies though.

The thing is, it's a fairly minor gripe in the scheme of things, I think everyone realises. But it's also one of those "it's bloody obvious you could be making some money here" situations too.

Nobody is expecting the glory days of curry and pizza options across the concourse. But if the food is so low of a standard that you'd prefer to eat outside the ground, it's missing out on revenue. I know there's a sweet van at the back of the stand, so there's no point selling chocolate in the bars. But things like crisps, nuts, scratchings last bloody ages and you can buy them in bulk. They're not "high risk" items that if someone doesn't buy them on Sunday, they go to waste. You can just keep putting em out until you're low and buy some more. If they did get near date, you sell em at cost price.

No doubt the club will have bigger priorirties and I'd rather see them run out of snacks than beer (which is surely a reasonable source of income even with the higher prices this season). But is it that hard to buy a few boxes of Seabrooks from a (very) local supplier?

I think people are less worried about going a little hungry than they are about the revenue the club is potentially missing out on. Whilst it may be fairly small revenue per pie, it adds up. And in our recent situations, you'd think every little helps.

From what HC has observed it looks as if the Club still has credit and cash flow problems, the Management are still doing it as the pay if you can don't if you can't, so it will be a slow build up to a better level of facilities round the concourse!
The local franchises could also be very wary about starting up again in Odsal as well!

As the first person to whinge about lack of pies on here, look, if we can't afford to get in a couple of boxes of pies to warm up in the pie over that we already own, then we might as well pack it in now.

....I'm gonna change my name to CMOT Dibbler and sell pies and sausage inna bun - so fresh the pig don't know it's missing There's a gap in the market and money to be made!!! Just have to make sure the watch don't catch me...

Pretty sure the caterers used to be concessions, so I'm guessing they still are. If so, then the club won't lose by the caterers losing sales, the caterers will, at least until next season when they won't want to pay as much for their pitch. It is in the club's interest to keep their customers satisfied though, so may a re-think would be in order, maybe with the odd extra (pie and crisp) retailer being brought in.

If I have a rucksack with me it means I went to Greggs on the way up to the ground. You may watch me eat mine.

Good call!

Greggs seem to be the purveyor of choice in the district - amazed they don't have some kind of booth set up in the ground.

Greggs? How posh are you?

If you're smart you go to pound bakery.

Just out of curiosity. In the past where have the best pies been? Can't say I have ever had one at Odsal, just the standard £2.50 for 10 chips and £4 for a burger worse than McDonalds.

I remember them having a hog roast though behind the away end! Now that was gorgeous!

The best pies have always been at Batley. Yum !

Pies at Odsal are a relatively recent (but very welcome) addition. Much better than the ratburgers on sale. Usually on sale in the bars on the concourse.

Though not anymore for some unknown reason.

So I'll keep my money in my pocket.

Batley pies are great apparently but I've never made it to the front to the queue to get one.

It takes the boy ages too when I send him for one at Batley.

They did have a pie and pea stall behind the south west terrace many moons ago - I can definitely vouch for those.

Pies are returning to Odsal imminently. We are just waiting for the bloke that makes them to get his visa.