I went to the stadium yesterday & was reasonably impressed, like everyone else it had it's teething problems like no bar, long queues for food etc, seats not numbered & having to turn left towards Irlam leaving the ground but hopefully these will be resolved in time for the new season.
I called in the reception to pick up my ticket for the Leigh game on the way out & picked up a leaflet which gave details of the buses running to & fro from the the Trafford Centre & the Willows which is excellent news for me although if you do not have access to the internet or managed to get one of the leaflets I just wondered how people would get to know.
I hope that it will be advertised somewhere else.
Anyway thanks for the feedback & Happy New Year to all..........

My first attendance at the new stadium

Impressions? Tremendous view, fabulous pitch, crap beer!!

Big worry must be pedestrians crossing the A57 after the game get back to their cars at Barton Airport or up in the layby - that road is lethal, I fear something dreadful will happen before long unless some control is put in

Barton, I am a little confused by your comment about the road. There is a controlled traffic light system right by the exit with an island in the middle.

If people choose to talk up the road and take their life in their hands that's up to them.

hopefully you guys get behind the stadium and who knows, in a few years you may need to expand the ground.

Big up the road!!

What concerned me was that a lot of folk walked left down the road to the other exit onto the A57, where some buses and coaches were parked, towards Barton Airport, then crossed the dual carriageway there - I agree if you choose to do it it's your own lookout and yes there is a controlled crossing - but the traffic coming from the Irlam direction is often doing quite a lick by the time it passes the airport road and there have been fatalities and other accidents there over the years.