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Are the pies really more important than the game or team? |
| View Poll Results: How important are the pies at half time to you? | |||
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6 | 22.22% |
| Not a high priority when going to a football match. |
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14 | 51.85% |
| I would consider changing allegiance for a club with better pies. |
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4 | 14.81% |
| I would not consider changing allegiance for a club with better pies. |
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8 | 29.63% |
| Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 27. You can't vote on this poll right now - are you signed in? | |||
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Are the pies really more important than the game or team?
According to this programme shown today on BBC1, for some fans the pie at half time is a key part of the match as well as the game (from about 0:19).
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06rjn1g In fact, some fans have said that they would consider changing allegiance for a ground with better quality, larger and lower priced pies! I wouldn't have thought this to be the case, so have set up this poll to see what others think. How important are the pies to you? Would you ever consider changing team because of them? Bit of trivia: Apparently, in the top 92 clubs Bradford sell the worst pies as they are bought in, poor quality and cost £3.20. The most expensive is Brighton and Hove Albion at £4.10, however, these are hand made award winning pies. The average cost in the country at football grounds is £3.03 Rochdale costs the least at £2. |
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In fact, some fans have said that they would consider changing allegiance for a ground with better quality, larger and lower priced pies!
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I don't really want a pie at a match. I sit at half time and reflect on the half or talk to other fans.
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Did any fans actually say they'd switch teams based on pies?
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I go to about 30 games a season and I buy food in the stadium at about 3 games so not important for me, especially pies i've had 1 this season I think at Hampden last week for the Cup final.
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The quality of the pie is irrelevant for me - I've *never* had a pie at a football match.
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I bought the Brighton one when I visited their ground two months ago. It was the best pie I had ever had at a football match but 4.10 is ridiculous
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I never understand this surge to go for a pie, or even a drink or a piss at half time. Do them all at 14::50, then again at 17:00 if you have to. That should be ample.
I like a nice pie, but as part of a dinner. I don't think that I could eat one out of a packet, surely it just spills out everywhere? |
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I never understand this surge to go for a pie, or even a drink or a piss at half time. Do them all at 14::50, then again at 17:00 if you have to. That should be ample.
Most seem to close around the 60 minute mark. |
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Did any fans actually say they'd switch teams based on pies?
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I never understand this surge to go for a pie, or even a drink or a piss at half time. Do them all at 14::50, then again at 17:00 if you have to. That should be ample.
I like a nice pie, but as part of a dinner. I don't think that I could eat one out of a packet, surely it just spills out everywhere? |
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Not fussed on pies anyway
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I never buy anything at games. Partly because we don't own our ground so won't get anything from it, also because it's a load of shite.
Shy bladder mainly though, can't do urinals. |
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Sometimes I have had a pie at the match. Nevertheless the quality of the pie is not as important as seeing the team win, nor would I consider switching teams because of the pies.
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Who said that?
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Did any fans actually say they'd switch teams based on pies?
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There was a great joke about pies in the 1960s:
Man arranges to meet his friend at Maine Road to watch Man City. The bus gets held up in the trafiic and he is a few minutes late. Getting inside the ground he hears a mighty cheer from the crowd. He gets to his friend and says, what happenned have we scored? No says his friend, that was just the man with the pies coming on.....!! ![]() Those were the days.
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IIRC it was the Bradford fan.
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Man Utd must have brilliant pies, that's why Rooney left Everton
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It was non-league, but Kidderminster have great pies. Served in tin foil that you need a fork for. Gorgeous.
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It was non-league, but Kidderminster have great pies. Served in tin foil that you need a fork for. Gorgeous.
Morecambe's are very good as well. |
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I don't eat pies.
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as important as the game itself I have family in Scotland and whenever I was there& Brechin city were playing a home game I remember my dad taking me& always loving the pie at half time as much as the game itself so that's why I went for that option
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IIRC it was the Bradford fan.
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I would change my socks before I changed my team.
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I've had theirs before, top quality.
Morecambe's are very good as well.
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