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November 17, 2016, 11:30pm
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http://www.standard.co.uk/news.....ssrail-a3395701.html

Football clubs do seem to love a good conference venue.
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With the growth in the number of conference centres, the charges will tumble and the League will be able to hold their meetings in England.


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I'm struggling to work out how building a conference centre will help with 'an improved match day experience' though. Or will all those sales managers on an awayday boost the atmosphere.


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I'm struggling to work out how building a conference centre will help with 'an improved match day experience' though. Or will all those sales managers on an awayday boost the atmosphere.


It's more to do with finances KM. The conference centre helps pay for the stadium and hopefully improve the squad. Maybe even bog roll for comfy new toilets. Thus an improved match day experience all round


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The Thai's that own Reading have been after this since they bought the club (the first thing they did was change the sponsorship to their energy drink brand).The overall development is Elm Park, they say the "matchday experience" would be improved supposedly by the additional restaurants and bars. Anyone that has visited the Mad Stad will know that the only thing near the ground is a B and Q and a McDonalds. It's basically the owners plan to get a decent return on their investment.


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Idiots, surely they know  "The Andrew Defreitas Conoco Phillips 66 Peakes Parkway Fentydome Conference Centre"  will be up and running by then and taking the lions share of the conference/ event market.....they are   DOOMED...DOOMED ...


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Idiots, surely they know "The Andrew Defreitas Conoco Phillips 66 Peakes Parkway Fentydome Conference Centre" will be up and running by then and taking the lions share of the conference/ event market.....they are   DOOMED...DOOMED ...



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I'm struggling to work out how building a conference centre will help with 'an improved match day experience' though. Or will all those sales managers on an awayday boost the atmosphere.


Imagine if you had a business and it only opened for 25 days in the year, That's 340 days when it earns next to nothing. That's what football is like at places like BP. The matchday experience will be improved indirectly by all that extra money coming in!


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Imagine if you had a business and it only opened for 25 days in the year, That's 340 days when it earns next to nothing. That's what football is like at places like BP. The matchday experience will be improved indirectly by all that extra money coming in!


Bit indirect. Would have been better to say it'll bring more money in to the club.

If I were a Reading fan I wouldn't be holding my breath waiting for better players to come rolling in.


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