Not keen on the new walk-on either. My sister thought there was going to be a minutes silence, which kind of tells it's own story. Much better when the away team runs on first followed by Leeds.

Yeah I agree. I recall them doing it at Peacock's testimonial but thought it was just because of that/his occasion. When they lined up I thought it was for a certain reason. Doubt it'll last though too much longer, maybe for the Sky games.

Me too. I muted my phone in anticipation. Then forgot to un-mute it afterwards. Missed lots of calls and texts in the last two days before I realised.

I went home at HT.

Were you given a lift home by some of Widnes's defensive line?

Did anyone else notice a lot of new people at the game?
As a creature of habit I stand in the same place as do many many around me. Yet Friday night I saw a lot of new people and they were very quiet.

To be clear, having new fans is fantastic and great for growth but if replicated around the ground could explain a dip in atmosphere.

That said, a poor opponent, bad weather and a shockingly bad first 50 minutes also explains a lot.

What about the fireworks machines? Forgot about those! Would you rather some slightly underwhelming fireworks before each home game this season, or an extra new signing in / around the squad?

I blame the drummer and the band.

Because the reason we don't make marquee signings is because the fireworks budget is too big

Well no, I understand that the 'fireworks' and 'player signing' budgets are not specifically linked but was imagining some people who have been clamouring for extra recruits might have got a bit het up seeing unnecessary fireworks pre-game and only one person having been brought on through the summer.

I find the whole 'fireworks before' and 'music after scoring' thing a bit unnecessary anyway - I don't need some fireworks to help me feel excited, or a song to help me to celebrate - I do that spontaneously when the mood takes me.

Take your point but all the fireworks and other fanfare is to stimulate interest in kids - our future fans, if you will. Irritating, yes, but rather that than the possible alternative, i.e. youngsters too cold and bored to want to return.

In fairness I didn't think about it from a kid's perspective - good point. In response though, I would say that what happens on the pitch probably should keep the kids interested / wanting to go back most.

I went to watch the Bradford City game with a Leeds fan yesterday - we noticed there were lots of kids / young people there and Bradford's brilliant performance and show of effort would (I imagine) be enough to see many go back again in the future.

I know those circumstances are slightly different, but I imagine (rightly or wrongly) efforts like yesterday (and past cup games over the last couple of years) will probably have won over loads of those 'impressionable' kids and I applaud Bradford on it.

I will probably be going back to watch them in the coming weeks and months because it was a breath of fresh air!