Pitch & tidy up

[Power to people]

Didn't the pitch look good last night, looks like new goal posts and netting as well as it is striped red now

The edges of the pitch looked nice and neat and I think it looked better without the advertising boards there, but obviously they are going to return, nice and full I hope.

It was also nice to see the new sign on the Arkells and the side of it painted red, makes the ground look that bit neater as well.

Looks much better than it has for years that's for sure.

Only grumble is the size of the food queues and they haven't cleaned the seats yet like they normally do every year so you end up sitting on a seat with dried on mud from last season, I'm sure things like this will be sorted for the Tranmere game as well though....Rome wasn't built in a day - apparently ! 

And it is a shame the away section seats have not been painted red to blend in

I know little moans and in the grand scheme of things are tiny but if you don't meantion then nobody knows !

[leefer]

Didnt go last night as i finished work late...sounded a good game and fair play to Harry for bringing such a strong team..i think the food huts need sorting,the Town End food is dire,like you said theres always a few things that take a moan and a groan to iron out.

[Luci]

I think wait until the season gets underway properly before moaning about the food and queues, sure we'll see some improvement.

[The Grim Reaper]

Watkins said in the matchday programme that the improvements will not be complete until mid August. Still gives a month to sort out a few things. The away end of the Arkell's seats will be made red but the priority was given to the rest of the stand.

[Batch]

Was also nice to see something for the kids last night, the fair ride and 'win a teddy stall' outside the ground and the jugglers inside.

OK, not relevant for most of us, but if it gets Jr to badger mum and dad to go again then it's good.

Only pity was the game was possibly a bit late for some of the younger ones. Not that it matters too much.

[Don Rogers Shop]

Was also nice to see something for the kids last night, the fair ride and 'win a teddy stall' outside the ground and the jugglers inside.

OK, not relevant for most of us, but if it gets Jr to badger mum and dad to go again then it's good.

Only pity was the game was possibly a bit late for some of the younger ones. Not that it matters too much.

Speak for yourself mate that teddy bear stall was brilliant.

[Leggett]

the advertising hoardings have gone forever, the old style ones the players had to leap over if they ran too fast off the pitch, they're just gonna have the advertising boards around the stadium on the barriers of the stands (if you can see what i mean). thats a pretty poor description but i'm tired, had a long day

[strooood]

i saw the highlights on SSN and the pitch looked like fucking wembley.

bravo triseros

[Power to people]

Anyone know if they are planning on improving the PA System, it is still crap it was a shame that when they bought Hazard onto the pitch thouse of us in the DR Stand couldn't hear what he was talking about properly I was only catching bits of his chat

[Batch]

I though the DR had good PA, is it broken, or has it always been like that?

[DV]

Its always been shit.

Its odd though, when I walk to football I walk down the cycle path that goes down the back of DR and towards Greenbridge....along that path I can hear the PA system fine!!!

In the toilets, the PA system is also fine

In the stand, you cant make out a thing!!!

[janaage]

Is it not to do with the angle of the speakers?  I don't think they positioned them very well acoustically, although I'm no expert on the subject.

[Batch]

Everyone bring egg boxes to the next game and we'll sort out the acoustics.

[janaage]

Actually in true tannoy style that last post should have read

I i no do wih th ngle of the sp   ers?  I on't thi the posit  them very ll acoustically, though I' no ex on the subject

[Reg Smeeton]

  Let's face it....the makeover has been minimal.  Still looks pretty much like the CG I know and love...getting rid of the picket fences was a good move, but the advertising boards still look on a par with Highworth Town.

  The pitch always looks good at the start of the season....there are underlying long term problems which will probably cost 500K + to ameliorate,  to my knowledge these haven't been addressed.

  What the new regime have done so far is worthy, but they surely must realise the extent of the problems with what they've taken on. It's perhaps fair to say they've arrested the decline, but it will take an awful of effort and investment to get forward momentum.