Fans' Forum tonight

[matt_magpie]

The point about sides still being energetic in the last 3rd of a game I think has largely passed people by. By this I took it that actually is US that’s getting tired in the second half whilst our opponent is getting stronger- hence why our performances are dropping and teams are scoring second half goals against us.
I wonder what Luke is doing to combat this ?

I took as maybe more mental, said quite a lot of games we could just go into cruise control last season and I think it’s more keeping that mental tenacity up for the whole game as there’s no reason the side shouldn’t be as fit as other L2 sides.

[Magpies1959]

I don't know if it was said jokingly, or more of a barbed comment about RR by LW last night, when he said towards the end of his time here, he was running around like he was king of the castle, or words to that effect. It may go someway to explain how below par RR was in the play off semi and final.

[matt_magpie]

I don't know if it was said jokingly, or more of a barbed comment about RR by LW last night, when he said towards the end of his time here, he was running around like he was king of the castle, or words to that effect. It may go someway to explain how below par RR was in the play off semi and final.

Think it was more saying he had totally come out himself. I never doubt Rubens commitment, I think that’s what held him back in some big games he was trying to hard at times.

[marky]

It's very clear that the ground is becoming old and tired and several claims from previous owners that they had undertaken a lot of renovation work now looks laughable. It's simply not as nice as some people seem to think and the people in charge have realised this. However I'm not really sure that much can be done other than the safety rails to the steps. Also the club need to look at encouraging children to use the Family Stand like when it was first built in 1992, for the first 3 years that stand was full of "Junior Magpies" I was one of them, since then it's looks empty, depressing and frankly crap.

[nw6pie]

It's very clear that the ground is becoming old and tired and several claims from previous owners that they had undertaken a lot of renovation work now looks laughable. It's simply not as nice as some people seem to think and the people in charge have realised this. However I'm not really sure that much can be done other than the safety rails to the steps. Also the club need to look at encouraging children to use the Family Stand like when it was first built in 1992, for the first 3 years that stand was full of "Junior Magpies" I was one of them, since then it's looks empty, depressing and frankly crap.

It find it slightly odd that the ground is being described as old given that the oldest stands are only 30 years old. The Kop, County Road and Family Stand probably suffer from being built in a hurry and without frills, though the Pavis Stand is a little better in that regard. I suppose it feels a little worse for wear for Joe Palmer as he’s come from a new stadium at Wimbledon.

All these years later, though, I’m still not sure if the generally poor atmosphere is due to the ground or the fans.
I’m still not sure

[marky]

It was also very interesting to hear them describe the Kop as "not really fit for purpose" in response to the lady who asked about the ladies/disabled toillets, but the problem is that's the most popular stand.

[Magpies1959]

I think I must have imagined all the development going of on Meadow Lane, which the club are hoping to build on, pardon the pun.
It is also very obvious the huge lick of paint given to the ground, both literally and in terms of new signage, and sound system.
Must have missed the covering of bird poo as well.

[Chicken Balti Pie]

Let's be honest, Meadow Lane was redevelop with no real clear plan. Pavis had pinned his hopes on the council building a "super stadium" where Toys R Us was and is ground sharing with them over the river. As soon as that went up in smoke, they redeveloped Meadow Lane to have a similar capacity as before but had no real plan on how to monetise it l, the kop having minimal options for catering for example.

The family stand is effectively a semi permanent stand that isn't really part of the building behind it and the Sirrel stand was a best they could do within the footprint they had job.

The only stand they took time on was the Pavis/Main stand and that has its issues now.

It would not surprise me if in the next few years we had a new stadium elsewhere or even in the same area built and paid for those who want us out of Meadow Lane

[SmiffyPie]

Nowt wrong with the ground!

[marky]

Nowt wrong with the ground!

I've got 1994 on the phone. They'd like their year back.