Honestly, why are you even taking him up??


The ground is superb, and any of the remaining little issues will no doubt be rectified as the season progresses.

Feeding trolls can be entertaining when you're bored.

Slightly off topic but Ben Fogle tweeted about being at the game last night and said it was a great atmosphere. I don't particularly have any feeling either way on him but it's great advertisement from a well known national figure.

There were empty seats actually, but I have a funny feeling they belonged to the posh folks and VIP's, who may have stayed inside watching rather than coming out in the cold with the rest of us.

The seats are sold but we can't force people to sit in them.


One things about the seats, I did not have to squash my knees for 80 minutes. Hurrah a stadium built for tall folks.

Yeah that is a very good point, at 6 foot 2 I very often find myself with sore knees at half time, however the leg room is plentiful and I could even move my legs!

Also wasn't the ceremony fantastic before the match, I choked up at one point at the sheer magnitude of the whole thing. Full credit to whoever thought that up because it was brilliant.

Might be because you turned up on the wrong day mate, you don,t play until tomorrow.

There were empty seats too as it was limited capacity, no?

Much better experience than the Widnes game - parking was a doddle, I got a better spec in the west stand. Still yet to try a pint of Saints Gold - I did have a bovril though but that was mainly so I could feel my fingers again.

I think when the cl*****g has been sorted and the weather improves, Friday nights at the Langtree are going to be very special indeed.

Salford fan here- Can I just say I had a wonderful night! Magnificent stadium, think it's my new number 1 now (just beats hulls) am obviously happy with our performance as I thought we worried u a bit and the lads gave100% mr long showed his influence. Back to the stadium, thought u showed us how to do it! Very dignified and emotional! Wonderful to see some of the heroes of past! Loved the little touches around the ground and loved the fact that I was there for the 1st game. Great day, great game and hope you guys have a good seaso. The main thing that bugs me about our new stadium is that our chairman and the powers that be keep referring to it as a facility! Your chairman referred to your's as a home, and it felt like it! Good luck and hope u stick the pies there!

Sorry to go on, but I thought it was wonderful to see all the fans pour out of the stadium into the night! We struggle getting then I'm on a Friday night as people would rather go out into Manchester!#loverugbyleaguetowns!

Really pleased to see this thread appear, very refreshing to read so many positive posts without them being drowned out by negatives.

I think some certain posters had their head in the sand after the Widnes game and couldn't bring themselves to admit the was a lot of teething problems as we posted on here.

We wasn't bagging the club or the stadium, we was putting our constructive views on the problems yet certain posters like pinner took it to heart.

IMHO these problems wouldn't have been sorted without the feedback of the fans. Anyone with half a brain knows what the McManus and club have done to get this stadium and everyone is so greatful and proud.


The difference on Friday to the game against Widnes was unreal, it run like clock work and big credit to the fans for giving the club the feedback and hiding their head in the sand and pretending everything is all good and well

I already can't wait for the Catalan game!

Yeah, fully agree with that.