Spiderpig

The overwhelming concensus so far re the "seat upgrades" in the POD seems to be that it has been a shambles and resulted in the pod now having the worst seats in the stadium. For me i hope the club are taking note and acknowloging an error has been made. The only decent response would be to admit the error and try to resolve the issue asap, if that means ripping the new seats out and replacing them with a proper fit for purpose seat then so be it. I know the ST prices were partially standardised over the 3 home stands,but now those fans in the pod are paying a premium price for the worst seats in the stadium, which is a disgrace.

Far too much pessimism on here re this game, we will pump them, a repeat of the last time we played them for me, a comfortable aggregate win.

Apart from the pay a decent deposit and take out a mortgage for the balance scenario, just like everybody else buying property does. Sell the naming rights for the stadium, rent out the facilities for corporate events etc,etc there are lots of ways to finance and raise the cash to service said finance.

Wilson is not up to the standard we need , hes too slow, and his final ball is average at best he struggled for game time on loan last season and i cant see him getting much game time this year as well.

Looks a promising signing, a former Derby county Academy player, 52 apperances for Burton in league 1, as always time will tell.

Our potential ECL Q3 opponents if we beat Havnar from the club whatsapp Third Qualifying Round Potential Opponents 1. LNZ Cherkasy (UKR) KAA Gent (BEL) 2. Beşiktaş JK (TUR) FC Midtjylland (DEN) 3. HJK Helsinki (FIN) Coleraine FC (NIR) 4. FC Twente (NED) - Ferencvárosi TC (h*n) 5. FC RFS (LVA)- Vestri (ISL)

All they had to do was fix some plywood to the back of the existing seat legs, some foam padding and paint, and the seats would have a back and be comfy and compliant, and no doubt a lot cheaper than the plastic tat we got.

It would only be selfish if nobody else got them as well, re the new pod seats if the well shop started selling inflateable cushions they will do a roaring trade.

Well said, thats a bit of positive action that needs to be taken, as the only viable solution for the POD is to demolish it and rebuild it fit for purpose for the demands and needs of the modern game.

I hope so Dave, as the team that started against Genk was all over the place.

Use the 140th anniversary top as the away kit, and dont waste it by putting a tacky sponsors logo on it.

Probably 75% of the teams who qualify for Europe know they will " do nothing of note" as you put it, we are in that position, we will never win a euro trophy but qualifying for the group stages would be the next best thing. Euro qualification is a wee bonus for having done so well in the previous season, when we ended up as the 4th best team in the country. We are a small provincial club but weve had quite a few euro adventures over the years, seeing how far we can get and having a great time in the process, and giving me some of my proudest moments as a well fan, ie champions league in the olympic stadium in Athens. So however we end up in this years ECL we have earned the right to be there and give it our best shot. So why dont we all get right behind AJ and the team and see where the adventure takes us the experience is worth it.

We tried to play the same, given the limitations of the team selection,, but until we can field our strongest 1st choice 11, with the new signings up to speed etc its hard to compare.

I take your point re the academy players, but we are 5 days away from the Euro qualifiers, and two weeks tomorrow the Premiership campaign starts, so last night should have been about getting our 1st choice 11 up to speed etc but it was a shambles. It was a decent enough performance against a good team but, we were all over the place, 3 goals gifted to Genk by shocking defending, the new signings did not look fit especially Vogts,he looked like a competition winner getting his chance to play with the 1st team. When you add to this the ever expanding injury list and the ongoing uncertainty over players leaving or not we are heading into the season in a pretty unprepared state. I really hope it all comes together this week and we can concentrate on getting past Havnar and into Q3, that will give us the boost we need to get off to a good start in the league, hopefully with the injury list reducing quickly.

From what i saw tonight it look like the majority of the seats have been replaced (incidentily by cheap uncomfy plastic crap , not as good as the old ones) The only section i could see from my seat with the orihinal seats was above me to the left of the good padded seats in the members area.