Haven trekked the length of England in pretty poor weather I suspect to be at PL and they were poor. 10 flattered them but I have some sympathy.
As for the GL. Well we won and it feels Small Time, which you know I hate, to put the knife ins so let ,e say it feels a pretty standard corporate space with a small bar. I think it can do a job for some: for others they may well wonder what all the ‘fuss’ is all about.

Smithers I missed an open goal here by saying did you not see use against and Widnes and Haven last season. We were beyond parody we were so poor @ bravenewdawnforbroncos@totalmissstep

Ha Ha. Very good point!

I thought Henry was on the pitch as a specialist for our kick-offs? Wasn't it him bringing out and placing the kicking tee then returning it to the sideline? Or was it somebody else?

Hmm. Not sure. The chap who did it last , volunteer with a big old beard, was definitely knocking about today but IIRC did struggle a little bit with mobility last year so may have given up responsibility to someone else.

Happy with a strong performance against an admittedly ordinary Whitehaven side. Seemed to surprise ourselves with the amount of possession we had after the early score and the attack still looked a bit clunky. Plenty of effort and determination though, when the weather, low crowd and squad changes could have caused disruption.

Chatted to a few of their fans at the end and they were impressed with Jared who was man of the match for me. Overall a nice confidence builder to take into the Newcastle game, hopefully with Henry in the driving seat.

Seems like it was a much better effort but how many were there to see it ?

Who knows but I’d guess it made it into three figures. At £10 adults and free for kids it’s not the pricing that’s the barrier so plenty for behind the scenes people to think about. Oddly a decent atmosphere.

I looked at going on Saturday, but no Greater Anglia or Elizebeth Line trains running into Essex and no trains on Thameslink to Haydons Rd put me off. At least Ealing had street parking and plenty of bus routes. PL seems to be around a mile from 3 or 4 tube stations with a fairly sparse bus service and limited car parking nearby. I'm not knocking it as a stadium but it does have access issues.

. Parking issues with Saturdays and trains not running, put paid to me attending on Saturday too.

Never had a problem parking myself - usually find a spot on Keble Street, if not swing round to Huntspill Street.

That's interesting to know.