The Kop in Asia? I want my $$ back!!!

Gee! ... Looks like the ST editors really know how to tone down my story :(

http://www.straitstimes.com/ST+Forum/Online+Story/STIStory_409819.html

here is the original ...

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No! Not from Liverpool, but the organizers of the Kop's Asian Tour.

Seems like on match day, Profitable Group had offered the sole rights to Harry's to serve food & drinks at the Stadium. Aparently, Harry's only know how to serve beer in a pub.

When we arrived at the stadium, I vaguely remembered that we were not suppose to bring water bottles into the stadium. So as obedient Singaporesns, we did not. We thought that drinks should be available.

As it turned out, a friend offered to get some drinks before the match started. He must have left his seat at 5.45 or so.

More than 1/2hr later, I wondered if he had lost his way. After almost an hour, he turned up. Thankfully with drinks (water & isotonic drinks!). His response was that he was delayed because there was an order of about 40 cups of beer from someone in front. No problems with that except the beer is poured off a can into plastic cups! How slow was that? Only after that did the stall operator decided to split the line between beer & other drinks.

At half-time, we headed straight for the drink queue, to get water for the kids. Even when the match re-started, I hv not moved more than 10ft! I thought that water was more important for my kids & continued to stay in the Q. Seems like the beer & drinks queue have merged again. We were still in the Q at the end of 1/2 time.

More than 15mins into the 2nd half, did we realize that they had run out of soft drinks & water and only had beer to serve!

Why did they not:
1) mention/shout-out that they were out of drinks? Their answer - "we are too busy"
2) know that 45,000 fans needed water? This is NOT a pub, but a family event! Stock up on soft drinks & not just alcohol!
3) split the queue. Don't they know that not everyone drinks beer!

We returned to our seats, exasperated, having missed the 2nd goal. Worse still, I went home with 2 kids suffering from fever. Probably from the lack of fluid!

It was poorly managed by F&B operators who had no experience. I am sorely disappinted by the way it turned out.

Being a die-hard Liverpool fan, I was still thrilled to see the likes of Torres, Alonso (please don't go), and Carragher on the pitch playing football.

Unfortunately, it still leaves a sour taste in my mouth thinking ...
What happened to the good ol days when there were shouts of "Drinks, karri-pap, kuay-chee!"

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ok ... they edited it well ... I was really sleepy when I emailed this from my iPhone ;-) but still .... justice not done!

- chatboy

Number 15 at 16-14 in the final set! Go Roger!

Wow! What a marathon of a tennis match! Personally, I have never watch a match that lasted this long. Funny tho', at the point when the score was at 10-all in the final set ... I was begining to wonder if it was a live telecast or did someone put in the 2 service games from 6-all ;-)

The FedExpress didn't seem to have the answer to the Rod's service. Everytime, Roddick served, he'd win the game ... then again ... so did Fed when he served.

Only at 14-all did I finally realised ... the only time that Fed won the points was when Roddick faulted on his service! True enough ... the final started. I told my wife and said "Look ... if Rod faults on his first service, Fed will win that point.

And so it did! - Advantage Federer. Roddick serves ... FAULT! whooohoo! "He's gonna win it now!" I shouted.

2nd serve, and Federer makes history! He wins his 6th Wimbledon title, but more noticeably his 15th Grand Slam title.

Looking back ... Fed was not the best player that day, and Rod deserved to win ... but such is life .. till the US Open ... c ya!