Verdict 16th July. Opening game at falmer/Amex

[Djmiles]

My review

Club Shop nice a roomy and all the staff very helpful. My sister picked up her ticket she ordered this morning no problem. Lots of shirts being bought (I bought three) and got them numbered no problem. They certianly have cracked how to run the shop. For those who can remember the club shop at the Goldstone this is a million miles from it. Finally the Club have moved into the 21st century and I am poorer for it.

Food kiosks, I appreciate there will be teathing problems but being able to speak a basic level of English would certainly help.

The North Stand only had one shutter open out of four and our server was frankly an embarrassement. He couldn't use the till, couldn't understand the order, didn't realise you had to pull the silver foil off the hot chocolate before adding hot water. My order of pie and pint meal deal and hot chocolate came to three different prices!!! Had to tell him it should cost £8.30.

His supervisor ended up taking the till over. Hopefully with a few more training days for them they will be much better. Would be a good idea to have pints ready pulled (they did have this cracked during half time) Noticed at half time my server was no longer serving. There was a guy at half time selling fosters from a cool bag so when people have clocked on to that they should reduce the queues.

Lots of tv screens which is good and the concourses are large and spacious rather than the type you get a Bournemouth for instance.

When the North Stand is full the stand will be rocking. The atmosphere will be superb and I for one can't wait for the night game against Palarse when there will be a cracking atmosphere. The acoustics will be the making of this stadium.

The walk to the station was great and trains every ten minutes to Brighton will help the flow of people leaving the ground. What people have to remember is that if you went to Villa for the cup tie the nearest station is Whitton and with 40,000 leaving the ground there were only trains every 30 minutes so makes Falmer Station more like Kings Cross. So we are lucky in that respect.

So my first impression of our new catherdral was one to bring a tear to my eye and roll on Donnie.

Thank you Mr Bloom and Mr Knight

You're not wrong about the Villa comment. The train service there was nothing short of a farce.

 

[bluenitsuj]

....Also was it just me or did the white pitch markings look very faint?

Yes I agree. they did look a little 'under the weather'

 

[Pinkie Brown]

Ah, right, cheers. Thing is tho, it was so grim weather-wise between half 12 and 1pm tho that the last thing I wanted to do was circumnavigate the stadium looking for shelter. Shouldn't have to really, it's a no-brainer. What will they do for a proper match, have 20,000 people sheltering in the club shop til they deign to open the concourse?

Its ironic I got probably got soaked more today than at anytime at Withdean! I always had the full waterproof works when the forecast was seriously dodgy.

Everyone was told the gates would be open at 1pm. By the time the WSU opened at 1.20, everyone was drenched. You knew if you went back to the shop to shelter, that would be the cue for the gates to open so we stayed put. - Bad choice.

 

[StanmoreSeagull]

You seriously queued an hour for a burger?

Exactly what I thought. Who would actually do that... oh.

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

Still got no idea where Dick's Bar is. Apparently it wasn't open today, but you'd think there would be some TRACE of it.

it's above the club shop isn't it? you can see the windows with the 'legends' from the shop........anyway

-i think a lot has been said about the catering......it's good but it is VERY slow, but remember that for all the staff it was essentially their first day in the job, so hopefully it'll improve

-the stadium is just fantastic isn't it? i especially love the pictures in the concourses, they make it so much better than the plain concrete at basically every other ground

-seats are RUDDY comfy

-i had a walk round the ground and had a pint after the game, and by then the queues for the train were minimal, i'd really recommend doing this

-we have some cracking youngsters on our books

 

[trueblue]

Why are people bellyaching about a clock!? Don't any of you have a wristwatch, or a phone?

It makes sense not to have the time displayed to me, less complacancy in the team.

If you have to worry about players looking at the clock, I'd suggest they're not players you'd want in your team anyway. In any case, there are times when knowing there are just a few minutes to go will instil a much-needed sense of urgency rather than complacency.

 

[whitelion]

....Also was it just me or did the white pitch markings look very faint?

Glad you mentioned that because I thought so too from my seat in West Lower. However on some of the photos taken from WSU they don't look too bad.