I see that the QPR manager played most of his football in the lower divisions in France (clubs that are currently in the 4th, 5th tiers, etc…) - I wonder how he came to be at QPR… Mittal, one of the club’s owners, is worth over £15bn, yet QPR only just manage mid table mediocrity one division above us - can’t imagine what being a QPR fan must be like…

I’m not sure the demand will be there Timmy. I think the likely reality will be that “normal” size bags will be allowed in - with a routine search which is fair enough - and everybody gets on with their day.

The A4 bag thing has been copied and pasted from the daytime outdoor gig venues I suspect - I was at a Hyde Park one a few weeks ago, and it was the rule there, which I think is pretty standard these days…

Blue and white

Afternoon all. Is it just the main stand open today?

There you go then. Club put out a call for two volunteers to man ground floor space where there will be a bag drop open 1hr prior to kick off and up to 30 minutes after kick off. Or if we want paid stewards add a £1/£1.50 charge to drop bag off

Yeah the Yorkshire Rose is ideal for a pre-match pint and there are a few large matchday car parks in the area just up the road from there. Pub gets busy but the staff work their socks off bless em. I like to find the old man boozers when I go to away games - the independent places with sticky carpets from the 70s. Huddersfield town centre isn’t particularly good for that tbh but for good enough reason - their pubs are still highly populated so they cater for their audience with lots of chrome, different coloured bottles of drinks that end with a z and a big screen for the karaoke.

Who can forget the old boys at Norwich walking around the pitch with the score every time we scored a goal .

Ground floor empty. I did suggest a new lounge be created within to complement our pub, where the mature folks could congregate for a pre-match cuppa and a natter.

There was a mention earlier on about pubs in Huddersfield. Not sure about the town centre, but I think the closest pub to the stadium is the Yorkshire Rose [Link] Decent enough pub, serves food and seemed to be okay with Wombles last season.

I remember a match in Sheffield where they updated the time on boards arounnd the ground at 10 minute intervals

That would make sense as when I spotted him it was early in the second half.

They used to have people withe half time scores. The bigger clubs actually would have a scoreboard with them (I think each game was lettered, e.g. A= Chelsea v Man United.

There really wasn’t keefy - some industrial tackles as well and the referee absolutely yelling in the faces of players as they argued with him. No sponsors. One thing I did spot and maybe some of our, er, wiser fans may know/remember… spotted a chap in the footage wandering around the outside of the pitch with a placard-style thing. A long wooden pole with a square wooden frame at the top - could only see the back of it didn’t get to see what was on the front. Was that early pitchside advertising?

I imagine the security boys will be told to take a soft approach initially to avoid crowds issues, particularly at the Reading and MK games.

Trigger, No time wasting in that match.

Big Match Revisited in ItV4 right now is brilliant. Brighton v Bolton from 1972. 3rd division. Teams warmed up like Sunday league sides and the goalkeepers aren’t wearing gloves.

Cheers Laurence, yes, what is in the ground floor now ?

What's is the old office used for?

Does that mean the ground floor is now under utilised?

Timmy - from what I can see the third floor is now well utilised, since the office has moved up from Ground Floor following flood.

Trigger, missed your post yesterday afternoon. We live about 300yds from the flight path for t/o and landing at Fairford.

Found a bag marginally bigger than A4 Will test out security going in . It will be rolled up hanging out of my jeans pocket. Intend to buy some food on my way home.

a4e, and you told me off in January about not talking enough clothes with me on a walk in Thailand (always be prepared remember) and now you question why you want to be prepared?

Lol at spare beds 😀