After the game we looked at the new stuff on the pavilion wall - a list of
every player to turn out for us with those who have 100 appearances in gold
lettering. The various electrical boxes painted by the Burley Banksy and Klichs
" champions" graffiti all looked good too.
At some stage we want to do a tour of all the big murals
Dave
On Monday, 24 May 2021, 18:50:13 BST, david.keddie
<[email protected]> wrote:
On the wearing of masks I thought it was well observed inside the ground and
the stewards offered reminders by showing a mask if required.
Much better respected than it looked like at the Cup Final which was a complete
joke judging by the pictures on the telly.
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-------- Original message --------From: nattan--- via Leedslist
<[email protected]> Date: 24/05/2021 15:13 (GMT+00:00) To: leeds list
<[email protected]> Subject: [LU] West Brom addendum
A few have asked off list what it was like covid restriction- wise , so here
goes
Firstly an apology to Liam Cooper, although it was a daft an unnecessary pass,
Kalvin was the one mainly at fault. We were sat ( stood ) first row from the
front right by the corner flag so not the greatest view of action down the
other end) All my STs have been in upper tiers- lowfields seats, then top of
south stand, then upper east and now N10 at the back of the Kop ( where I used
to stand when I first started going in the mid 70s) so it really gave a new
perspective on the game - the camber on the grass is amazing, it looks flat
from above but at pitch level but is almost a very shallow dome. You also
realise quite how fast they are , one bit when Ayling was not even in my
peripheral vision and a second later was keeping the ball in play was
incredible, also a trick from Raphinha was outstanding so close up. It also
showed how much the lad was acting / exaggerating in the first minute when
Coops " smacked him in the face"
As for the day itself it was weird enough having to wear a mask both on the
train itself and inside both Victoria and Leeds stations, coming back only
window seats were in use and after each stop the announcer said the police
would be giving fixed penalty notices to anyone not wearing a mask correctly
without a medical exemption
We were booked in the West Ridings fron 12noon to 3.15 and because there was 7
of us we had to have 2 separate tables (6 being the allowed maximum) . My lad
and myself were outside queueing up at 11,45 and were first through the doors.
We had to give our names to the doorman then fill in a form with name and
phone number.. It was waitress service , worked well except the landlord told
me one of the girls having been on furlough for 15 months on 70% pay had failed
to show up. Masks were supposed to be worn when moving through the pub ( eg
going to toilets or outside fir a cig) but not everyone complied and we even
moved our tables closer together
At the ground itself there was a massive air of expectation, excitement and
relief. There were barriers surrounding the Revie Stand and everyone had to
show their ticket, the email sent from the club confirming you had completed
the medical questionnaire and some photo ID. A group of 3 lads were being
denied entry and were arguing the toss with stewards over a lack of ID (
clearly asked for when we got match instructions) I dont know how / if it was
resolved.
You entered as normal using ticket machine but once inside all the drinks and
food outlets were shut including the Fanzone bar outside the Kop. Toilets were
open as usual ( good job given the 7 pints I had in the Ridings)
Masks were compulsory inside the ground for fans and stewards etc and I did
not see / notice anyone failing to comply or having issues ( i was front row so
it's possible there were issues behind me ??)
It was odd only having 8,000 in the stadium although i have been in such low
crowds before- the difference yesterday was that all stands had fans in, there
were empty seats surrounding everyone and the mood was buoyant, usually for
such a poor turnout ( eg first round of league cup) some stands are empty, fans
are sat in groups, and most are thinking " why did i bother "
The kneeling brought some small applause but no booing ( thankfully- the press
would have had a field day) but seemed so much quicker in real life than on TV
and was over and done with as soon as it began. Not sure it would even give
fans pause for thought let alone actually affect behaviour
Overall it was quite emotional especially the double substitution ( although
they went off one at a time) of the two 'retirees' and then the lap of honour
at the end
So whilst I enjoyed it and was immensely grateful to have been lucky in the
ballot, I hope to never experience the like again- here's to full houses and
no restrictions and no masks next season
Dave
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