Quote[/b] (Technician @ Oct. 10 2004,01:49)]There has been lengthy debates about both GK's since we signed Bart in the summer and to be honest, there is little to choose between them.
Granted, our performances have improved since Darryl has been between the sticks, but that [IMHO] is not entirely down to him, but the team collectively. I wouldn't give him more credit for our improved performances than he deserves, nor imply that I have a preference for either.
I do suspect however, that he will be available before Bart is ready to return to action and just MAY be lucky enough to keep his place in the squad after his suspension...
Really thought that there was around 7000 fans at the Hall last night... The East & South were full and the atmosphere was electric, everyone was singing and but for Boston only scraping together a measily handful of fans, I think we could easily have exceeded that figure!
It's a real shame we can't have some of the North Bank for games like this. If we find ourselves in the top 3 at any stage during the season, we will certainly fill the West, East & South stands comfortably, but still only have around 7000 fans in the ground and excluding sterile areas, there will be some 3500 seats going to waste for a handful of away fans...
I wonder if RM has considered this, as financially the club would benefit immensely... He could use the "sterile" block X [West], which holds probably 400 or so and the North West corner holds another 5-600 and he could spend a bit of money segregating the North Bank [Adding an access gate, which could be manned on matchdays and blanket covering the seats not being used, wouldn't cost a lot!]. It's potentially another 1000 seats that could be used, without infringing Health and Safety. Access to these areas would be from the northern side [rear] of the West Stand, whilst the away fans would still gain access the ground from Fairfax Drive and enter the ground from the North-East turnstyles...
I know the idea of getting the North Stand back has been "done to death" but until we move to a new home, we really need to make the best of what's available to the club and IMHO I think this could be feasible.
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