Does that VIP entrance lead straight inside the arena or does it bring you into the area where the cafe is? If straight inside, it's the easy solution.
Firstly it's a lot more than 20 people. It is also for all match sponsors and box holders.
Secondly it comes out by the toilets into the cafe behind the programme stand manned by Sean so makes no difference.
Thirdly, as regards the comments from CalKlein and pjj365, I'm not sure if people understand what being a tennant of the rink actually means. As we've seen we are not allowed to have any branding or memorabilia up in the bar or around the rink (excluding retired shirts etc in the rafters. More importantly the club are not allowed to leave anything out after matches and can't start getting things ready until an hour or two before a game. Furniture, fridges, drinks, stands etc all have to be put out and stocked etc before each game and put away afterwards. IAW are adamant about this which is farcial.
All of the ridiculous problems that are now being experienced by us fans were highlighted by several people in the New Rink thread last year. The design of the rink is atrocious and the blame must firmly sit with whoever was in charge of building it. You would think someone would have thought to have built separate entrances with all the years planning we had.............
All of the crowding and queues would not exist if some thought from people who knew what they were doing were involved in the planning, design and construction of the building.
As regards the queues, I've given up on the cafe downstairs. One game I went at the start of the first break to get some food and didn't get back in my seat until 5 mins left in the second period.
And don't get me started on the bar closing when it's packed full of people spending money!!!!!!