good stadium no fans

, cracking post as usual

For the first time in a few seasons I won't have attended any of the pre-season friendlies due to so ............



Two of the games have coincided with Salford City FC games



The combined cost of entry/parking



I would much rather make my first visit to the new ground as a season ticket holder for a competitive game, ie Castleford, which hopefully will attract a decent crowd and generate a lively atmosphere as well.



Following the Cas game I will of course be able to post my first impressions of our new ground.

First mpressions........



They have strongbow on draft!



Pitch is superb.

Traffic is/will be chaos.

I can't smell sewage



There are twice as many pie fans in here than Salford fans.

I've not got the goosebumps yet that The Willows game me.

The TC park & ride needs tweaking... took me ages to find!

Feka looks trim!



More to follow after game.....

I hope you do well this year. I have been to the game tonight (Wigan fan) and was quite impressed with everything, apart from the traffic going to and from the stadium. I thought you defended well on the whole tonight but your attack needs tweaking for you to make the top 8. If some of the final balls were spot on you could/should of had a few more tries tonight. Yes Wigan didn't play very well but it was a near full strength team you were up against tonight. Patten/Holdsworth/Smith is a vital combination that needs to stay fit. I certainly will be attending a few of your games this season.

Me too, I'm a Leyther. I sat in the West stand and it's very nice. Didn't like the North stand though when I came for our game but tonight has made my mind up that I will be a casual Reds fan. But Leigh first and foremost.

West stand looked quite good. Yeh not a fan of the away stand either, it wasnt as cold as i expected tonight thought, which helped!

My first attendance at the new stadium



Impressions? Tremendous view, fabulous pitch, crap beer!!



Big worry must be pedestrians crossing the A57 after the game get back to their cars at Barton Airport or up in the layby - that road is lethal, I fear something dreadful will happen before long unless some control is put in

Barton, I am a little confused by your comment about the road. There is a controlled traffic light system right by the exit with an island in the middle.



If people choose to talk up the road and take their life in their hands that's up to them.

hopefully you guys get behind the stadium and who knows, in a few years you may need to expand the ground.

Big up the road!!

What concerned me was that a lot of folk walked left down the road to the other exit onto the A57, where some buses and coaches were parked, towards Barton Airport, then crossed the dual carriageway there - I agree if you choose to do it it's your own lookout and yes there is a controlled crossing - but the traffic coming from the Irlam direction is often doing quite a lick by the time it passes the airport road and there have been fatalities and other accidents there over the years.