It must have been Rogues

For me the big issue with the night was that the tills were very slow.



Its not the staff. The girl that served me pressed the buttons and was stood there saying sorry while she waited for the till to open. Sort this issue with the tills and the queues will move far quicker as they had a counter full of beer waiting to be given to people. Could be a software issue that needs tweaking, or a network issue due to the lan not having the capacity to send enough data to the till servers quick enough to process payments.Or maybe it was just that the till itself had a rubbish touch screen interface.



I also noticed that in the North West turnstile that i went through that the electronic ticket machine wasnt working, and instead a bloke was in the booth just looking at tickets. He wasnt even scanning them. However the queues were far smaller getting into the groundt han for the Widnes friendly.



A good thing from the night was that they had blocked off the walkway down the sides of Tesco's. I had raised this with the police after the Widnes friendly, and it looks like the problem was taken onboard with people being sent down the proper Boulevard.



Didnt go over the bridge this time post match, instead went via Peasley cross. Quite a lot of people were using this route compared to the Widnes friendly. Probably after seeing the hassle getting over the bridge last time out.



Oh and tried to park on Ravenhead retail park but they had signs up saying they would tow match day cars away. They also had people in yellow jackets walking round taking down number plates. Ended up on Birchley street which is a bit of a trek 15 mins , but was a breeze to park in and get away from.



I also noticed plenty of cars using St.Helens retail park, despite there being barriers to this retail park. The barriers were up, but on another day they may be down, in which case you have a bit of an issue getting out

I understand your frustration as I have heard Wigan friends tell me similar stories, but to be fair people did have a choice. This is precisely the reason we chose not to sit for the season even if the view is better, you are taking a chance if you end up sat next to people that wind you up.

Enjoyed the night very much - aside from the most bitter cold I've sat through in many years. Took the wife and kids and they had a great time. The only problem we had was finding our seats. The labelling on the turnstiles leaves a lot to be desired and we ended up going through the wrong one and asking a steward to clear us past the barriers to the other side (not far away from the Typhoo family stand). Aside form this temporary issue I have no complaints at all.



Given Saints' financial situation and the wider economic difficulties I think the McManus has managed to deliver a stadium that is undoubtedly better than we had any right to expect. Hopefully it will form a stable basis for success long into the future.

Did you bring your glasses? as the turnstiles at Saints are all clearly numbered up, and have in big white writing on them signage saying things like NW TURNSTILE, E TURNSTILE, there are also signs outside the ground pointing you to the locations of the turnstile blocks







This probably explains how when you drove us to Headingley that time, and we ended up near Harrogate

Brighter lighting outside the stadium would help people find the right turnstiles.

Where was you sat so I can avoid it?

I think you may have been served by the same girl as me. She looked bloody freezing (her teeth were chattering) and was really apologetic. Me and the guy stood in front of me (young and good looking bloke) were both saying 'don't worry, it isn't your fault' and I took the coffee that had been mistakenly poured. Paid for it too, which was decent of me.



Service in the West Stand bars was great. Just the tills. Likewise one of the turnstiles was out of action which caused longer queues than were necessary but we got in and that's what counts.



I had no problems whatsoever in any regard at all. Could hear the PA, great view, got served quickly and by pleasant people freezing their butts off. The only downside was that it was fecking freezing but that one I can't pin on Saints!



One of the great things about our new stadium is that going there feels like going to an event, something really special. There is just that feel about the place. Wonderful, wonderful. Loved the evening.



The rugby from Saints in the first half was dire but once Royce had reminded them that the tryline was actually in front of them, necessitating them to go forwards rather than sideways, they upped their game and played some lovely stuff. We have a number of attacking threats, which is reassuring. We just need some of our forwards to man up.

All of my concerns from the widnes friendly were all fixed i.e Service at the bars, PA system you could now hear, West stand was more organised and gangways were clear and i've found a great parking speck 5 mins from ground free of charge





Great night great atmosphere well done the club for listening to the fans gripes

I doubt it was the same person as i sit down in the north stand. I was queuing at the "beer only" section of the Kiwi bar.



Was talking to Mclennan and Billinge lump re the ground and they also said you feel you are going somewhere special. The ground also feels a lot bigger than it actually is. Especially the North stand concourse. Lumpy said the walk through town reminded him of going to Anfield, with huge crowds all heading in the same direction. You never really got that at Knowsley road. Though i remember you used to get it at Wigans Central Park.



Loved how walking through town many of the pubs were decked out in red and white.

Yea great init

What a let down, no atmosphere at all, empty seats and standing areas with gaps.



On a plus side pitch looked ok