Morning all. If you read the OS blurb, it does say it's a trial so it will probably be fine tuned if it continues. TBH the big problem seems to be the location - if you could change it so that it's virtually outside the main entrance that will be more useful for home fans

I assume it makes the search process more efficient therefore reducing or at least not increasing the already-at-times long queue times to get in (South Stand).

There's a huge gulf between the list of "banned" items (which seems very reasonable) and the leap to "only bags smaller than A4", which doesn't make sense at all.

Arsenal also have the A4 rule, apparently.

Smaller than A4? This suggests you can't buy anything from the club shop and take it into the ground?

Feel the same Nick which is why I’m interested as to whether other clubs have had and are following the same guidance. Maybe just London clubs?

Moreover, the bag collection point will mix home and away fans, not something that the Police will be happy with, esp 19th Sept!

Credit to the club for offering the bag drop, but I would be pretty sure that it won't be used enough and will be dropped after a couple of games. It's obviously possible to work around the rules (by carrying / having in a pocket what you need rather than having it in a bag) but it would have been much better to simply allow small (but slightly bigger than A4) bags and rucksacks - which would have achieved the underlying objective without undue inconvenience. I can't help thinking that this is coming from some sort of external guidance, as the new rules, as written, seem pointlessly annoying and I can't see any benefit to the club in introducing them as they stand.

I’d have Forss back in a heartbeat.

That bag drop idea isn't going to work. Apart from the additional walking to (and from) the drop-off, you have the small matter of queueing after the game, when everybody just want to go home/to the pub

I see Marcus Forss is a free agent. Currently on trial at Bolton.

Yep maybe ok for people coming in from Earsfield station but no where else. Sorry that's a pretty poor efforft from the Fan's club again! Must be somewhere onsite.

[Link] just saw that Sandy and it’s only a 14 minute round trip from the main entrance.

Dons 4-3 Newport. Att 4,004

I see the club has introduced a free bag drop for today's game. Credit where it's due.

Well even if I don’t really care about the league cup I can’t deny that it feels good waking up knowing that football is back. Checked the schedule to see what game is the first one of the season to be shown live on TV… 1pm today Cambridge v Barnet. Might take the mother in law to the village show instead.

Thanks STD for your post at 4.24 pm. Very helpful.

Reckon Leo Castledine is currently playing at close to an equivalent level of league quality to his dad at the peak of his premiership career.

Just got back from a wedding in the Netherlands and my ST is here, happy days

Airsy-to answer earlier question they don’t seem to reckon there will be a huge crowd tomorrow maybe 3,000 so it’s a free for all like a friendly would be

Rouge A in that...

Just seen ManU v Leeds a PSF, A is on prime time ITV main channel next Wednesday wtf

If they got us 3rd place I'd be overjoyed

Tuchel tactics Silk.

I think Reeves will make a decent enough squad player. Definitely good to come on and manage games for us - especially narrow leads.