Salford Carpark : Fri Mar 16, 2012 11:48 pm  

How F@%king bad?????????????????

Just got in, Over an hour to get out!!!!!!!!!!

Nice ground good location, but how can you build something that close to the motorway and have ONE road out.

Re: Salford Carpark : Fri Mar 16, 2012 11:59 pm  

The queues have been bad enough in the previous home games. It was obvious that when we get a good turnout it would be a nightmare getting out of the ground.

Having to pay a fiver to the stadium company and sitting in traffic before and after the game is not a good experience. I would suggest to visiting fans to park at Eccles RLFC, about 10/15 mins away.

As for the one road out, companies like Peel Holdings (who own the stadium) seem to have no problem in developing land and getting the planning permission without spending sufficient money in the local infrastructure.

Re: Salford Carpark : Sat Mar 17, 2012 12:10 am  

Seems we got lucky then, we were on our way by ten. The stadium does seem to have a few problems, nice ground but not sure why they had a system of having to get a ticket before going into the ground, only to have a person on the turnstyle scanning the tickets.
Will have to remember the Eccles advice next time we go.

Re: Salford Carpark : Sat Mar 17, 2012 12:12 am  

If you want to spend a fiver to park, we parked at the Aerodrome about 7 minutes walk from the stadium. No problems getting out at all.

Re: Salford Carpark : Sat Mar 17, 2012 8:15 am  

FoxyRhino wrote:

Aerodrome

Now there's a word you don't hear often outside of a 1950s time warp.

Re: Salford Carpark : Sat Mar 17, 2012 8:21 am  

We only waited 10/15 minutes but then we got there about 5.45 and parked in front of the West stand.
Nice new stadium just a shame the locals don't seem to think so.

Re: Salford Carpark : Sat Mar 17, 2012 9:01 am  

Only took us about 15 minutes. I thought it was pretty well stewarded. I didn't realise how many were behind us after we got out.

Quite liked the ground, but it did seem to have that lack of character typical of new grounds, all of which appear to be virtually the same construction once you're inside.

Re: Salford Carpark : Sat Mar 17, 2012 9:41 am  

What surprised me more was the lack of home support CS i'm sure i read somewhere they need a home average of 8k to break even yet only 6k+ last night and i say at least 2/2.5k were Leeds fans.

Re: Salford Carpark : Sat Mar 17, 2012 9:55 am  

Chief Stinkwort wrote:

Only took us about 15 minutes. I thought it was pretty well stewarded. I didn't realise how many were behind us after we got out.

Quite liked the ground, but it did seem to have that lack of character typical of new grounds, all of which appear to be virtually the same construction once you're inside.

All the grey breeze-block inside is a bit depressing. Couldn't they ask some local graffiti artist to do a mural or something?

Re: Salford Carpark : Sat Mar 17, 2012 9:58 am  

I haven't found the supporters car park at Headingley yet and I've been going 30 years!!! We've only had a handful of games and of course there will be teething troubles. As for a lack of local support, we have not got a winning team. If we start to win a few more then more will come. A new ground will not just bring them in.