What's your choice of sustenance at half time?

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Are you a 2 pints of lager type or a Bovril and pie epicure?

My old man always had a bag of classic Haribo handy so they conjure up gratifying memories of the Riverside.
 
Bottle of pop, crisps, chocolate bar. Or sometimes a pie and pop. I have to share it with my little one. Oh and we always have a bag of chews
 
Been a burger man for the last few years but last match they introduced pie and peas, I think my head has been turned.

Best half time grub was at Feethams just before they closed, the pie, peas and chips were top notch.

Best at Boro for me was at Ayresome, the pork pie and scalding hot Bovril combo.
 
I've often thought of writing a book on the quality of pies across football grounds.

For me the best is a steak and mushy pea pie I had at Norwich when we drew 4-4- with them, or possibly a mince one at Wigan the year we won the Carling cup.

The worst, a chicken balti one at Highbury which was inedible.
 
I'm forgetting Tow Law some years ago, they had a leg of roast pork and carved for a sandwich with stuffing on an excellent bun. I think I had to go back for a second.
 
Going to the football two or three times a week at the moment, Marske tonight and Thornaby tomorrow, usually go with my Dad, a good chance for a socially distanced meet up, so we take it in turns to provide a flask, usually contains soup midweek and a nicely peppered bovril if it’s a Saturday game, my turn tonight and got a bit of homemade roasted red pepper, tomato and basil, my old man tends to go with the shop bought stuff with Hot and Sour being a particular favourite. It’s funny how quickly something can become tradition.
 
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What's the most extravagant/expensive offering that has been spotted at a football ground? I went to Minute Maid Park to watch the Houston Astros and an IPA, hot dog and fries set you back $30.
 
What's the most extravagant/expensive offering that has been spotted at a football ground? I went to Minute Maid Park to watch the Houston Astros and an IPA, hot dog and fries set you back $30.

Cant remember the exact price, but a BBQ pork sandwich and IPA when I went to watch Reno 1868 FC take on the Tulsa Roughnecks FC at the Greater Nevada Field Stadium.

Probably the best thing about the game which was my one experience of American "soccer" and was so bad I left at half time.
 
Cant remember the exact price, but a BBQ pork sandwich and IPA when I went to watch Reno 1868 FC take on the Tulsa Roughnecks FC at the Greater Nevada Field Stadium.

Probably the best thing about the game which was my one experience of American "soccer" and was so bad I left at half time.

I saw the NY Red Bulls play and it was a decent experience, especially their attempt at "ultra" imitation. Once is probably enough to be fair but there were plenty of "genuine" fans.
 
Flask of coffee with drop of rum in it and a Blackwells steak pie, better than the football most of the time.
 
I watched Houston Dynamo for a few years, old ground and new. Plenty of 'Holgate End' fans, more vociferous and colourful than anything I've seen over here. They were more restricted by the design of the new ground but doing their best to keep it going.

In stadium prices for food and drink in the States can be eye watering.
 
In stadium prices for food and drink in the States can be eye watering.

Agreed, apart from a bar on the slopes of Mont Tremblant, they're the only place I've winced when told the price of a round.

I remember getting two white wines at AT&T Park in San Francisco during the Rugby Sevens, and paying something like $60 - I should have expected it like, when a small bottle of Bud Light was something like $14 even during the regular baseball season.
 
I've often thought of writing a book on the quality of pies across football grounds.

For me the best is a steak and mushy pea pie I had at Norwich when we drew 4-4- with them, or possibly a mince one at Wigan the year we won the Carling cup.

The worst, a chicken balti one at Highbury which was inedible.
Somebody has already done a book on football food quality at grounds. Every ground in fact. Football Fans Guide by Janet Williams. Hasn’t been updated for some time though.
 
I've often thought of writing a book on the quality of pies across football grounds.

Actually, a fella wrote a book several years ago called "92 Pies", where he did the 92 in one season and rated the pies at each stadium. I had very high hopes for this book as I love stuff like this, but unfortunately it turned out that he was only about 22 and the book was self-published (or at least un-edited), so it was full of appalling grammar and spelling mistakes. Plus the 92 has vastly changed in the decade or so since the book came out. So maybe it's time for an update...


Edit - I think I still have it somewhere, so I can dig it out and reveal his final pie-related results, if anyone cares.
 
Actually, a fella wrote a book several years ago called "92 Pies", where he did the 92 in one season and rated the pies at each stadium. I had very high hopes for this book as I love stuff like this, but unfortunately it turned out that he was only about 22 and the book was self-published (or at least un-edited), so it was full of appalling grammar and spelling mistakes. Plus the 92 has vastly changed in the decade or so since the book came out. So maybe it's time for an update...


Edit - I think I still have it somewhere, so I can dig it out and reveal his final pie-related results, if anyone cares.

Can you post a picture of the cover and a couple of pages? I am interested in the idea of people self-publishing books.
 
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