SMG - The small print
SEE ALSO - COWAN PLANS OWN RINK
(from the archive)

Its no wonder Gary Cowan is finding running the Storm less profitable (Ha!) than he thought. Thunderflash has uncovered the small print costings of hiring the MEN Arena on match nights. Quite frankly we were shocked.......

TICKETBAST*$D
Ticket master will take 25% of the price of all tickets sold
SMG will take another 25% of the price of all tickets sold

LIGHTS
Switch on lights at Arena £100.00
Switch off lights £300.00
(applies at start of hire and each time lights switched on or off inc start sequence)

JUMBOTRON
Video screens£2500.00
(at least two sides working guaranteed)

SCOREBOARD
£25.00 per change of score
£25.00 each penalty countdown
£25.00 each timeout

LOOS
Toilet facilities for audience FREE
Flush of loos £5.00 (per flush)

PA HIRE
£500.00 (so everyone can hear)
£400.00 (so most people can hear)
£300.00 (so most people go "eh, what??")

PENALTY BOX
Opening sin bin door £20.00

SECURITY
Yellow coated people
£400.00 per internal security person with happy demeanor
£200.00 per internal security person with the grumps

Also Storm's hire of the Arena is subject to the following conditions:
SMG can cancel booking at any time
SMG can mess fixtures up continually
SMG reserve the right to charge for anything not included in main rental agreement.
SMG are really nice people
SMG reserve right to cancel all March April fixtures to host Kylie Minogue concerts
SMG give no refunds .. Credit Cards accepted (35% surcharge)