We got in the queue at 10.45 and got in about 80 people ahead of the last one. However from about 11.45 a man was walking up and down the queue saying that doors would shut at 12.30 and thatbwhere we were was in the at risk area not to get in.
Once in we queued another 45 mins before seeing the players. After that we had an hour of the rest of the party.
So all in all my kids saw the players, walked through the tunnel to the pitch side, saw father xmas, did some circus tricks and sideshow type games and went home happy as pigs in muck.
No complaints from me and there wouldve been no complaints if we hadnt seen the players and had 'just' availed ourselves of the free party and seen the players who walked through those areas or when we left.
I doubt there is a perfect way to do these things and i fear that the club may stop it given it must be a logistical nightmare.
Do any other premier league clubs do stuff like this?
Good post, sums it up perfectly. The information e-mailed before was very clear, very well advertised that the door was closing at 12.30pm and some would miss out - You were clearly more organised than us and snuck in, whilst we missed out. Slightly churlish to have a whinge given the amount of goodwill that goes into organising a free event for so many