Southampton fans COYR party at Wembley criticised by customers

1:05pm Thursday 1st April 2010 in Sport Photograph of the Author By Corey Stephenson, Senior News and Video Reporter

Saints fans at Wembley Saints fans at Wembley

ORGANISERS of a giant party for Saints fans at Wembley, which has come under fire from ticket holders, say they only encountered problems because revellers were eager to have a good time.

Held at Silver Spoons just metres away from the stadium, the party for 2,000 fans has been criticised for not giving punters the cheaper food and drink that they paid for.

But organiser Nick Illingsworth, of the Saints Trust, said that the party was a success and only ran into difficulty because many fans were drinking so much beer.

Tickets were sold for the party, which started at 9am on Sunday morning, at £10 each with a special offer at the bar for three pints of beer for £10.

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But dozens of revellers have complained about the event.

One who wished to remain anonymous said: “Having paid a tenner on the promise of cheaper food and drink, I was surprised to find that the drink (what little drink they actually had available) was actually more expensive than most of the pubs in the area.

“There was no food available at all, although judging by the state of the place, that may not have been a bad thing.”

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Illingsworth, right, who runs Come On You Reds! which organised the event and sold tickets on their website, said the party was inspected by police, trading standards and licensing officials who were all happy with what they saw.

“The problem was it was a victim of its own success,” he said.

“People were there from 9.30am and they were drinking more beer than the bar could cope with.

“They even had to go buy more in the form of cans to provide enough beer.”

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Illingsworth said the food was also provided by specially set up catering vans and a takeaway next door which offered food at cheaper prices than those at Wembley.

“The vast majority of the fans present seemed brimming with the “spirit” of the day and like ourselves concentrated on enjoying the occasion,” he said.

“But, inevitably as at any event, some are bound to have experienced less than their expectation.

“In this case Silver Spoons itself was taken by surprise by the sheer exuberance of Saints supporters.

“They have had so called bigger clubs than Saints in recent years, but none had displayed the capacity to drink and be merry that Saints supporters showed on Sunday.”

Organisers are asking anyone with problems from Sunday to email them on info@coyr.co.uk

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new_era says...
1:28pm Thu 1 Apr 10

What a load of rubbish!

Not sure what's worse; fans being ripped off or the fact the Echo shamelessly promoted the party beforehand!!

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Walter Kurtz says...
1:32pm Thu 1 Apr 10

Illingsworth is a complete tool - always has been always will be. Why anybody would get involved in anything with the idiotic rotund self-publicist is beyond me!

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johnny80 says...
1:38pm Thu 1 Apr 10

whats the point of nick ruddy illingsworth. represents no one but himself

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THEKILLER says...
1:49pm Thu 1 Apr 10

I don't think Nick is really to blame as he was only the front man for the con men who ran the event.
The main problem was that the bouncers were still letting in fans on the payment of £10 cash (straight into the back pocket) to a sold-out event

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Walter Kurtz says...
1:55pm Thu 1 Apr 10

"I don't think Nick is really to blame as he was only the front man for the con men who ran the event."

I would suggest that makes him equally liable!

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SaintL-Y says...
1:56pm Thu 1 Apr 10

What a farce! Sounds like everyone was duped from Mr Illingsworth down - You're telling me that a pub close to Wembley has the audacity to charge £20K - that's £20K of Saints fans money then wonder why they run out of beer because they're selling three pints for a tenner???? Any fool should have been able to work out that they'd need to drink at least 6 pints to benefit from being ripped off to set foot in the place....dear oh dear. Let's hope people don't make the same mistake when we're back there on the 29th May ;-)

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mas197488 says...
2:14pm Thu 1 Apr 10

GET RID OF ILLINGSWORTH, lets all help get rid of him and put someone who is interested in the club and the fans and makes no profit and able to organise proper events, anyone interested put your message here please. I am a life long fan, and have good contacts and many years of sales, but I am not sure if I am the right person, but I know 1 thing Nick should take a back seat!

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mas197488 says...
2:15pm Thu 1 Apr 10

One thing I am certain of if we make the playoffs or get automatic promotion the party will be amazing and we should do a poll for ideas.

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damien thorn says...
2:23pm Thu 1 Apr 10

i trust mr illingsworth will donate all profits from his party and unofficial merchandise before a life club ban is in the offing before its all glossed over ..

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mas197488 says...
2:24pm Thu 1 Apr 10

I have seen his website and it seems they take money and ignore everyone. How embarassing to have someone like him, I expect he is a silent friend of rupert lowe's

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sfcmike01 says...
2:32pm Thu 1 Apr 10

nick cant blame no/s he sold tickets what stated x players food etc 10 pouned for 3 cans carling not cheap at all walked out after 10 mins other teams been there no probs skates useing it next week6 pouned ticket never trust nick anyway fed up him telling me wat i think about saints

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wayborn says...
2:51pm Thu 1 Apr 10

I think it is an absolute disgrace Mr Illingsworth can even try and put a positive spin on any aspect of this. I bought a ticket well in advance of the day but was disgusted by th state of the place when we got there. Numpty bouncers "selling" tickets outside the door when the place was already sold out in advance, you couldn't get near the bar! After about 10 minutes trying to actually get any further into the place I decided enough was enough, people were nose to nose and the place was hot as hell. If there had been an accident the chances of evacuating the place any time soon were minimal, it was a disaster waiting to happen.

CHEAP BEER=NO
FOOD=NO
EX PLAYERS=NO

sorry silly pc, anyway I am horrified that you state that the police, trading standards and the trading standards were happy with this hell hole, have you got the contacts for these organsiations as I would love to speak to them in person as I just simply don't believe what you are saying.

It was a good idea in principle and thanks for tring but I would rather pay the prices inside the stadium and be able to enjoy the atmosphere in safety than ever witness another shambles like this. I want my money back.

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Lucius Curtis says...
2:52pm Thu 1 Apr 10

I'm sure Nick always means well, but my patience with him has run dry. He never misses an opportunity to get his fat face in the media, and he clearly feels he's the spokesman for all Saints supporters. He isn't & I'd rather he quietly disappeared

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IanRRR says...
2:52pm Thu 1 Apr 10

Absolute disgrace. Sold merchandise in direct competion to our club, and appears to have ripped real fans again at this venue. And the Echo promoted it and often asks this guy for his views as a fans representative! Lets be clear here, he does not seem to represent anyone but himself.... Resign!

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gosportsaint says...
3:20pm Thu 1 Apr 10

mas197488 wrote:
GET RID OF ILLINGSWORTH, lets all help get rid of him and put someone who is interested in the club and the fans and makes no profit and able to organise proper events, anyone interested put your message here please. I am a life long fan, and have good contacts and many years of sales, but I am not sure if I am the right person, but I know 1 thing Nick should take a back seat!
Completely agree. I nominate Slugger.
Second thoughts, not a good idea, definately won't be any beer left

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St.Yorkie says...
3:31pm Thu 1 Apr 10

Give some people enough rope...

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Red&White Power says...
3:42pm Thu 1 Apr 10

The echo article is a complate load of garbage. This so called party was nothing more than a money making exercise for illingsworth. All the football events held there have had the same overcrowding problems. They have all featured the "Scam" that the lager has run out and thus get more profit from canned lager instead.

All that illingsworth has stated is complete and utter rubbish.

As for the Daily Echo constantly pulling his chain. How embarrassing.

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G0Rf says...
3:42pm Thu 1 Apr 10

CHEAP BEER=NO
FOOD=NO
EX PLAYERS=NO

I want half my money back, i was unable to use the place as it was far far too packed as the door staff were pocketing £10'ers on the door.

How do i get a refund then?
Trading standards?
CAB ?
product not as described

I believe i was conned in to buying the ticket!

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saintjak says...
3:47pm Thu 1 Apr 10

ironically got the heads up from a Po*pey fan not to go there... so went to the ground instead and had a great time. (they are good for some things then)

NI is a numpty IMHO. Glad i didnt get ripped off, sorry for those that did

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mas197488 says...
3:49pm Thu 1 Apr 10

Everyone send letters, emails to the club and they will sort him out!! I am happy to colate them if anyone wants me to.

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phil maccavity says...
4:09pm Thu 1 Apr 10

Interestingly a Pompey fan was trying to do something similar for their upcoming S Final

Apparently Police and Trading Standards have refused Silverspoons a licence after a number of breaches of regulations.

Rumour is a well known East London firm, currently residing along the South Coast are the Mr Big's behind the club!!!

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Townhill Saint says...
4:11pm Thu 1 Apr 10

Should of gone to the Green Man.

it was spot on there, 90% out side in tents, 4 bar's and allot of people brought here own anyway, loads of bushes for a waz and an all round great atmosphere

and it cost £0.00p

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Here, There says...
4:12pm Thu 1 Apr 10

When this was first advertised here I warned of how they can't cope with the volume, like me Illingsworth is on record as saying he too had been to the venue, Now I came away from there thinking no way would I go back, clearly Illingsworth came away thinking I know how I can make some money, the place does not serve its purpose, the event was mis sold and Illingsworth and all those connected to COYR should do the right thing, APOLOGISE unreservedly stop with the arrogance and try and suggest it was a success it was not, clearly it was farcical and the organisers should be ashamed of themselves in their attempts to justify why it went so wrong.
Illingsworths mantra always seems to be about doing it for fellow fans, nonsense ! this was for capital gain nothing else, he purports to chair an organisation that has no, i repeat NO members, The Saints Trust is gone and so is the trust that any Saints fan should put in Illingsworth

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tomtex says...
5:07pm Thu 1 Apr 10

absolute disgrace to all the fans who where silverspoons , no tvs ,no ex saints players, no food , 3 cans for a tenner , disgraceful nasty nick illingsworth in my opinion should disappear ,he is no spokesman for the fans , selling tshirts and other saints stuff he should be banned by the club , money should go back into the club not his pocket,, nick do 1 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Red&White Power says...
5:17pm Thu 1 Apr 10

Rumour has it that illingsworth and the owner organiser both pocketed £5000 each !

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Mado says...
5:20pm Thu 1 Apr 10

St.Yorkie wrote:
Give some people enough rope...
With you on this, hopefully at last this will be the last we hear from this burk. I certainly doesn't represent any of the Saints fans I know, we all cringe when the self proclaimed voice of the fans speaks out. Enough rope? I,ll help tie it.

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Becky67 says...
5:22pm Thu 1 Apr 10

It was awful there, I paid £20 for 2 tickets for myself and daughter. Could hardly move inside or outside. Fought my way to one of the 3 bars (not the numberous bars as advertised) once to get us drinks. £4.00 for a pint of cider. Not my idea of cheap drink and it certainly wasn't "family friendly". Going to try my luck opening a dispute with Paypal as this clearly wasn't as advertised.

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saint_luke says...
5:30pm Thu 1 Apr 10

Where does he sit in St Mary's?

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Linesman says...
5:35pm Thu 1 Apr 10

Becky67 wrote:
It was awful there, I paid £20 for 2 tickets for myself and daughter. Could hardly move inside or outside. Fought my way to one of the 3 bars (not the numberous bars as advertised) once to get us drinks. £4.00 for a pint of cider. Not my idea of cheap drink and it certainly wasn't "family friendly". Going to try my luck opening a dispute with Paypal as this clearly wasn't as advertised.
Dissatisfied customers should group together and sue.
Always someone wanting to make a fast buck!

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Red&White Power says...
5:46pm Thu 1 Apr 10

May i suggest that if anyone wants to complain about this venue then they need to contact the licence officers at brent council.

hsl@brent.gov.uk

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Becky67 says...
5:50pm Thu 1 Apr 10

G0Rf wrote:
CHEAP BEER=NO
FOOD=NO
EX PLAYERS=NO

I want half my money back, i was unable to use the place as it was far far too packed as the door staff were pocketing £10'ers on the door.

How do i get a refund then?
Trading standards?
CAB ?
product not as described

I believe i was conned in to buying the ticket!
Why do you only want half your money back? I'm putting in a claim with paypal for the full amount

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bazza says...
5:55pm Thu 1 Apr 10

Well i was one of the lucky ones that got a ticket for this fantastic event only yards from Wembley.
Nick you should be utterly ashamed for putting Saints fans through that disgrace.Never in all my years of going to football have i been ripped off with a place like that.It was a f***ing Pit hole Packed solid could get no where near the bar,Hotter then Arizona and prices shocking for tin cans.Beer ran out and people were pi**ing in all corners. It was a disgrace and why in the hell were they selling tickets at the door.
How he went there last year and decided thats a great place for us Saints Fans I'll never Know.Your a disgrace but i bet some one made a few quid in it.
Never again will i even think about trusting that idiot again.
Im glad The Saints brought my spirits back as you certainly havn't and don't worry i will tell this to your face the next time i see you.And yes still angry

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mack chinnon says...
5:56pm Thu 1 Apr 10

Met him in Bucharest. What a twit. That should be an A in twit.
Result tonight please lads.

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jgale20042000@yahoo.com says...
6:10pm Thu 1 Apr 10

Oh come on, it wasn't that bad!
the venue is one of Londons top hot spots, the DJ would surly be touted for a top post on national radio, only 30-40 mins wait for a refreshing pint, & the bouncers were polite when taking your money :-)

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bazza says...
6:27pm Thu 1 Apr 10

And this Nick comes and says it was a success.This is why I'm still angry when spokespeople lie out of their teeth.Ask the people that were there and maybe he's the only one happy.Someone made alot of money here so yes some of it should be given back.

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sotonexpat says...
6:32pm Thu 1 Apr 10

saint_luke wrote:
Where does he sit in St Mary's?
North Stand, Krap Nottarf I think ?

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Becky67 says...
6:37pm Thu 1 Apr 10

Linesman wrote:
Becky67 wrote:
It was awful there, I paid £20 for 2 tickets for myself and daughter. Could hardly move inside or outside. Fought my way to one of the 3 bars (not the numberous bars as advertised) once to get us drinks. £4.00 for a pint of cider. Not my idea of cheap drink and it certainly wasn't "family friendly". Going to try my luck opening a dispute with Paypal as this clearly wasn't as advertised.
Dissatisfied customers should group together and sue.
Always someone wanting to make a fast buck!
I just received a full refund through paypal

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sotonexpat says...
6:53pm Thu 1 Apr 10

Just seen on another site that Silverspoons will be shut for the Po**ey semi final. This is due to the place being a shed and loads of trouble associated with Po**ey fans. Whilst that decision doesn't surprise me the fact that NI was in bed with the Skates doesn't sit well. He made a lot of money out of genuine Saints fans and shared the pot with his Skate buddies.

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Harleysaint says...
6:57pm Thu 1 Apr 10

Only FIRM entitled to make money out of us is"THE FIRM"
That will mainly be Markus,Nicola and Mr Pardew!
Pay the players obviously!
Anybody looking to make a bit on the side would be either a desperate or Greedy Individual who should not be encouraged or promoted in my less than humble opinion.
Sort it out Daily Echo.....why were you promoting the side issue on Sunday 28th?......OOOOh1..s
o the pub went wrong...oooooh..
If you really want to tell the "truth "for the benefit of your worthy readers.why dont you choose to colour it with a bit of partisan support for "THE TEAM"
Adam!!!...you are "The Man"
Check into the individuals who purport to be Saint Fans who appear to have used the wembley opportunity to line their own pockets.
Either Big It up or dont bother!!!
COYRAWAPMACHINE!!!!

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slugger says...
7:03pm Thu 1 Apr 10

i went there also.....what a dump (reminded me of krap nottarf only worse !)we queued for about 20 mins for an awful beer , drank up and left , went to the first boozer on the right towards wembley central station (thirsty eddies or something),great in there,singing,laughi
ng....and you got served in seconds !!!!!
if i'd payed to get in silver spoons , i'd be furious !

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Harleysaint says...
7:03pm Thu 1 Apr 10

Harleysaint wrote:
Only FIRM entitled to make money out of us is"THE FIRM" That will mainly be Markus,Nicola and Mr Pardew! Pay the players obviously! Anybody looking to make a bit on the side would be either a desperate or Greedy Individual who should not be encouraged or promoted in my less than humble opinion. Sort it out Daily Echo.....why were you promoting the side issue on Sunday 28th?......OOOOh1..s o the pub went wrong...oooooh.. If you really want to tell the "truth "for the benefit of your worthy readers.why dont you choose to colour it with a bit of partisan support for "THE TEAM" Adam!!!...you are "The Man" Check into the individuals who purport to be Saint Fans who appear to have used the wembley opportunity to line their own pockets. Either Big It up or dont bother!!! COYRAWAPMACHINE!!!!
P.S. Please do not have the audacity to tell me that what happens at SOUTHAMPTON FOOTBALL CLUB is not in the Interest of the vast majority of your readers!...think you might find that they are US!!!!
COYRAWAPMACHINE!!!!

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slugger says...
7:10pm Thu 1 Apr 10

gosportsaint wrote:
mas197488 wrote: GET RID OF ILLINGSWORTH, lets all help get rid of him and put someone who is interested in the club and the fans and makes no profit and able to organise proper events, anyone interested put your message here please. I am a life long fan, and have good contacts and many years of sales, but I am not sure if I am the right person, but I know 1 thing Nick should take a back seat!
Completely agree. I nominate Slugger. Second thoughts, not a good idea, definately won't be any beer left
lol.....one thing is for sure,i can organise a p1ss up !

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Harleysaint says...
7:10pm Thu 1 Apr 10

slugger wrote:
i went there also.....what a dump (reminded me of krap nottarf only worse !)we queued for about 20 mins for an awful beer , drank up and left , went to the first boozer on the right towards wembley central station (thirsty eddies or something),great in there,singing,laughi ng....and you got served in seconds !!!!! if i'd payed to get in silver spoons , i'd be furious !
Hello Mate!...Tell Bill that he is in the shed with The Monkjacks if I'm buying the Chinese!!
Lets make Brighton Rock Tonight!!!!!
Speek later ;-)

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Gary Clark says...
7:22pm Thu 1 Apr 10

The silverspoons shanigans was a complete rip off, I paid £10 like everyone else on the promise of cheap food and drink, ex players and good atmosphere, I didn't get any and like everyone else got ripped and conned big time. I saw people going in without a ticket and by ten the place had run out of some drinks and to make matters worse after the game up-stairs was completely shut and I wasn't aloud in even though I had a ticket? I wouldn't recommend my worst enemy to go to Silverspoons it was a dump and the staff didn't have a clue what they were doing, I will say I wouldn't step foot in that place even if it was free! It was the biggest con and scam ever.

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Red&White Power says...
7:31pm Thu 1 Apr 10

sotonexpat wrote:
Just seen on another site that Silverspoons will be shut for the Po**ey semi final. This is due to the place being a shed and loads of trouble associated with Po**ey fans. Whilst that decision doesn't surprise me the fact that NI was in bed with the Skates doesn't sit well. He made a lot of money out of genuine Saints fans and shared the pot with his Skate buddies.
There is a connection to pompey (a meaningless promoter) supposedly but its the east end of london where you will find the main owner.

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down to earth says...
7:34pm Thu 1 Apr 10

well, you might have known that if a complete t#sser like illingworth was involved it was only goiong to be to line his own pocket - no wonder the place was such a dump...
do us all a favour, nick - go and do one

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sotonexpat says...
7:40pm Thu 1 Apr 10

Red&White Power wrote:
sotonexpat wrote:
Just seen on another site that Silverspoons will be shut for the Po**ey semi final. This is due to the place being a shed and loads of trouble associated with Po**ey fans. Whilst that decision doesn't surprise me the fact that NI was in bed with the Skates doesn't sit well. He made a lot of money out of genuine Saints fans and shared the pot with his Skate buddies.
There is a connection to pompey (a meaningless promoter) supposedly but its the east end of london where you will find the main owner.
Any connection to Skates is wrong.

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Linesman says...
7:51pm Thu 1 Apr 10

Becky67 wrote:
Linesman wrote:
Becky67 wrote: It was awful there, I paid £20 for 2 tickets for myself and daughter. Could hardly move inside or outside. Fought my way to one of the 3 bars (not the numberous bars as advertised) once to get us drinks. £4.00 for a pint of cider. Not my idea of cheap drink and it certainly wasn't "family friendly". Going to try my luck opening a dispute with Paypal as this clearly wasn't as advertised.
Dissatisfied customers should group together and sue. Always someone wanting to make a fast buck!
I just received a full refund through paypal
Well done Becky!

Excellent news.

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BAP HYTHE says...
7:59pm Thu 1 Apr 10

dear oh dear, paid £40 for 4 tickets and stood at the bar next to someone who got in thru the advised back door and didn't even know it was supposed to be an all ticket event, waited 45mins at bar to get served by staff who didn't have a clue, NO pint plastic glasses, tried to charge me £14 for 4 half pints, struggled to get a seat for my pregnant daughter and lady with hip problems and two grandaughters, overcrowded, dirty, noisey, no food and NO indication of where it was available, couldn't find it before match, police didn't have a clue nor did stadium staff, wish I hadn't bothered after match, full of loud mouth drinkers, not the relaxed atmosphere advertised,will certainly not bother when we get to the play offs, it seems there are much more civilised places near the stadium. Have complained directly and asked for refund but after Echo article where Illingworth blames saints supporters, and not crap organisation, I don't hold out much hope.

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Optimism rules OK says...
8:28pm Thu 1 Apr 10

HAMMOND!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!! HE STOOD IN FRONT OF THOSE BRIGHTON **** AND CELEBRATED!!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
!!!!!!! LEGEND!!!!!!!!!!!!! **** OFF BRIGHTON!!!

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polite saint says...
10:20pm Thu 1 Apr 10

Truly awful, nothing like it was advertised. Can Nick confirm who the ex players booked for this so called "event" were? What makes it so much worse is him trying to fob off the complaints I was with a party of 30 and not one of us has a good thing to say about it. He must have made money out of this, most of us paid cash I should think so no chance of a refund, how about a donation to a local charity????

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down to earth says...
10:22pm Thu 1 Apr 10

Becky67 wrote:
Linesman wrote:
Becky67 wrote: It was awful there, I paid £20 for 2 tickets for myself and daughter. Could hardly move inside or outside. Fought my way to one of the 3 bars (not the numberous bars as advertised) once to get us drinks. £4.00 for a pint of cider. Not my idea of cheap drink and it certainly wasn't "family friendly". Going to try my luck opening a dispute with Paypal as this clearly wasn't as advertised.
Dissatisfied customers should group together and sue. Always someone wanting to make a fast buck!
I just received a full refund through paypal
good for you, girl. Great news.

Go on the rest of you, put in the claims to paypal and maybe this could be the last we ever hear of this sh'tty self-serving c#nt who has no place anywhere near our great football club.
FO NI for good

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warness says...
10:38pm Thu 1 Apr 10

Anyone who flocks like sheep behind these cardboard gangsters deserves to be shafted. The sad thing is that half of you will go back for seconds

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kski says...
8:01am Fri 2 Apr 10

Having paid £20 in advance I was surprised to see tickets being sold on the door.
The venue was overcrowded. It took me 38 minutes to get a drink. The DJ was atricious. The TV clips consisted of an intermittent Sky 2 feed, no food, not enough beer and poor bar service ( only 9 bar staff, but they were very slow). Ex -players ( were?)
the carlisle fans were havng a better time with cans on the concourse!.

Contrast with wemberlee £4 for a pint - wait time nothing.

How that venue passed a fire test ?
There must have been another 200 outside the exits lookiing for fresh air.
I can handle a bit of crowding or a busy pub, but that events just made us all look like mugs. No one inthe 20 + supporters group I was with has a good word to say.
Poor venue, poor planning, good location. Not going back - will be looking for a refund.

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Red&White Power says...
8:39am Fri 2 Apr 10

Does anyone know who the other organiser was aside from nick illingsworth ? I am in the process of taking legal action against this disgraceful scam.

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jandat44 says...
9:54am Fri 2 Apr 10

Red&White Power wrote:
May i suggest that if anyone wants to complain about this venue then they need to contact the licence officers at brent council.

hsl@brent.gov.uk
Good shout!

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saintrooty says...
1:37pm Fri 2 Apr 10

The club was awfull, its was filthy, smelly, and quite possibly one of the worse places I have had the misfortune on setting foot in. For the profit Illingsworth has made, you would have thought a little decoration wouldnt have gone a miss. I have seen vid footage from other fans taking the place over and it looked great. Last sun it looked like the zoo, local concil estate and asylum all let thier residents out on day release to Silverspoons. shame on you nick, this was hyped up to be something it really wasnt.

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nicksweb says...
6:37pm Fri 2 Apr 10

What a disgusting whole that place was. If NI had been to visit beforehand and still gave it the thumbs up it is worrying how his new venture can ever be trusted to hold any event.
Sadly for NI he is recognised as the face of COYR and the others will be able to slink away and not face the same aggrovation that NI is likely to get by disgruntled punters. The way it has been handled has inflamed the 'party goers' as they have tried to side step rather than hold their hands up.
I suggest anyone who bought tickets by PayPal or credit card put in complaints and the quantity will alert these people to the problem and quickly withhold any money due.
As for the Echo, you have also been damaged by the promotion of the event and then the publication of the statement without actually questionng the uproar it has caused. Find another spokesman, perhaps Daren Wheeler who seems to be fair minded IMO

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nicksweb says...
6:40pm Fri 2 Apr 10

oops sorry for spelling!! wholele, aggrovation lol

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ghk230473 says...
7:09pm Fri 2 Apr 10

The place was dangerous, another Hillsborough in the waiting. The echo should take responsibility as it advertised this in a full page spread and needs to redeem itself by doing the following
* Getting N.I. to apologies publically. His statement 'the majority enjoyed themselves' is incorrect. Fact is fans were in high spirits any way and enjoyed themselves in SPITE of the venue. Had we lost the game I think club 2000 would of taken a hammering from fans venting frustration.
*Give Nick and his cronies no more paper space. He is seen as a laughable Danny Dyer wannabe and his views are not creditable, He couldn't play football and knows little about it.
* Most importantly spread the word so no more fans from any teams suffer the same fate at the hands of these london yobs who put lives at risk by pocketing tenners at the door, The Echo could seriously save lives.

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comeonyoureds says...
9:20pm Fri 2 Apr 10

Come on Nick just come clean and admit that you were out to make a quick buck and you managed to do that well.
I for one felt that the place was a complete dive and felt ripped off. I would never trust Nick again and will not give him any of my hard earned cash and neither should anyone else.
Come On You Reds!!

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G0Rf says...
11:09pm Sat 3 Apr 10

has anone else had a refund through paypal yet?

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thomasupton says...
6:59pm Sun 4 Apr 10

Paid £30 for my brother myself and his mate for tickets into the club. Managed after about half an hour to get 10 tins of Carling between us, which cost us a further £30. Had to go upstairs to drink them as the club was hotter than the centre of the sun. After we finished them we went downstairs to which can only be described as a sewage works. Stunk like the drains were blocked. Floor was soaking wet and the bar was again about 20 people deep all round. Police came in and closed the bar atleast an hour before the game kicked off. All in all I have never been to such a disgusting place in all my life. Basically we paid £60 for 10 tins, which would of cost a fiver in the super market. Nick should be ashamed of himself!!!

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