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Sat in C block SAR yesterday for the first time in a year (villa home 2017) and remembered why i hate it so much, despite a good view and built in padded cushion there was no room in the seat for me with people either side! I’m 6’4’’, in shape etc so not fat, but literally couldn’t sit comfortably for the game. Had to sit crooked and hold one leg all game to stop the seat in front from digging into my knees.
Seems to be more room in the paddocks, loft upper just as bad, anyone else have these problems, it’s making me not want to bother going again if I can’t get in the paddocks .. or am I just too tall for these old stadiums
Yeah this is a major problem for me and the older I get the less willing I am to put myself through it. My old ST days in PU, most people stood all game so it wasn't an issue but when we got to the PL a lot of the usually empty spaces behind were suddenly full with people that wanted to sit so it became a problem again and I gave it up. If anyone still believes the club doesnt need a new stadium, they are delierious.
I cant quite understand how its allowed in this day and age, far more prone to injuries from sitting in a space too small for your body for 2 hours plus than you ever were standing on a terrace.
Yeah this is a major problem for me and the older I get the less willing I am to put myself through it. My old ST days in PU, most people stood all game so it wasn't an issue but when we got to the PL a lot of the usually empty spaces behind were suddenly full with people that wanted to sit so it became a problem again and I gave it up. If anyone still believes the club doesnt need a new stadium, they are delierious.
I cant quite understand how its allowed in this day and age, far more prone to injuries from sitting in a space too small for your body for 2 hours plus than you ever were standing on a terrace.
Well put
It’s seriously a factor for me attending games now, think I’ve been spoilt at other stadiums I guess.
On another note, what a great idea for the ellerslie blue ST’s, nice to see that corner filled
I only leave my standing area in R Block when I am forced to (like cup games when the close the stand usually) but I found the leg room in SAR was even worse than Ellerslie, I am only 5 foot 9 but my mate is well over six foot and it is shocking for him. Having said that I am not sure what the club can do about it other than spend a load of money reducing the capacity even more so I guess we are stuck with it for now.
Me and my son are 6 foot 4 and 6 foot 5 respectively. It’s either the back row standing or restricted view aisle seat these days as impossible to get aisles in our part of SAR with unrestricted view.
These dreadful seats have been the same bad design since built 50 years ago, the club are fully aware of the problem but choose to do nothing about it.
There is a solution, install seats with lower back support, that way your knees rest neatly to the side of shoulders of person in front and you’re not having your cartilages permanently rubbed up against hard plastic for best part of two hours.
I used to laugh about the damage to my knees but at an age now where I’m practically falling up the gangway leaving the ground (much to my sons amusement) and usually about half way down South Africa Road before I’m walking in a straight line.
As I say, generally laughed at myself about it but the club hierarchy need to take a look at themselves and confront this issue.
I sit in the back row of Mu in the upper loft the reason being im 6FT 2 and find it much easier to stand most of the game! The seats in our ground are awful if you are tall.
AND WHEN I DREAM , I DREAM ABOUT YOU AND WHEN I SCREAM I SCREAM ABOUT YOU!!!!!
The last time I was in South Africa Road was for the Stan Bowles benefit match and I got the impression that there was even less space per seat than Ellerslie.
On a side note, at half-time the area behind Ellerslie was like Belsen with the mass assembly of vapers.
It's not even just leg room - elbow room, arse room, ball room - all in short supply.
My row in the Ellerslie was full for a change yesterday - in those situations you literally have to synchronise sitting down with the people beside you. I got a text in the second half and couldn't get my phone out of my pocket without sexually assaulting the bloke beside me - case goes to court on the 18th...
One way around this I've decided is to outlaw the use of puffy coats - absolutely no air-trapping, warmth-yielding materials permitted - one merino wool tek layer per person, subsidy for purchase thereof to be provided by the club after a circuitous online application process.
I guess I was lucky getting our season tickets moved to the front row of ML judging by the complaints of people sitting elsewhere in the ground.It was a little less cramped in NL and other parts of the lower loft than other stands,maybe because it’s newer than the others,and that’s possibly another reason to move the family stand to somewhere that the children won’t be pushed for space like the adults are in ellerslie or South Africa road.
It's not even just leg room - elbow room, arse room, ball room - all in short supply.
My row in the Ellerslie was full for a change yesterday - in those situations you literally have to synchronise sitting down with the people beside you. I got a text in the second half and couldn't get my phone out of my pocket without sexually assaulting the bloke beside me - case goes to court on the 18th...
One way around this I've decided is to outlaw the use of puffy coats - absolutely no air-trapping, warmth-yielding materials permitted - one merino wool tek layer per person, subsidy for purchase thereof to be provided by the club after a circuitous online application process.
Should we have a Kick Out Puffies campaign? Or maybe install a puffy detector at the turnstiles?
On the phone thing I have noticed some people really seem to thrash around when getting their phones out.
I think ellerslie has more room than SAR as I’ve sat there without issues, all be it tight still. The lowering the seat backs could work.....
"I think ellerslie has more room than SAR"
I wouldn't say that. I'm the same height as you (6' 4") and also average build and I think the last time I sat in ER was the League Cup game against Sunderland a few seasons ago and the seat I had that night was absolutely dreadful for leg room (V Block I think). Right at the back of the stand I was in agony by the end and the leg room issue wasn't helped by the overhang of the commentary gantry giving a generally poor view as well.
The cramped seating along with the generally average to poor refreshment facilities is one factor that will prevent us attracting new, long term fans.
I wouldn't say that. I'm the same height as you (6' 4") and also average build and I think the last time I sat in ER was the League Cup game against Sunderland a few seasons ago and the seat I had that night was absolutely dreadful for leg room (V Block I think). Right at the back of the stand I was in agony by the end and the leg room issue wasn't helped by the overhang of the commentary gantry giving a generally poor view as well.
The cramped seating along with the generally average to poor refreshment facilities is one factor that will prevent us attracting new, long term fans.
Makes you wonder how they can’t speed up the bar service, what about selling beer tokens and having a dedicated section of the bar just to swap token for plastic bottled beer?
Ellerslie is the smallest. My boots were longer than the concrete the seat was fixed to last time I was in there.
Unfortunately I forgot this and when we scored promptly felt myself going into the row in front. Luckily the bloke in front of me was quite big so I I used him to stop myself. (he was cool about it)
Beer and Beef has made us what we are - The Prince Regent
Always very grateful to be of average size at Loftus!
At the Ipswich game a bloke in front (Ellerslie, Block W) tried to start a fight with my partner (5 foot 8) for 'digging' their knees into his back! He was only about 5 foot 6. Every other person just leans forward a bit to negate this but he decided to dig his elbow into their thigh until we gently suggested he put up and shut up...
Anyone else ever had unnecessary aggro from 'fans' at the ground around this? Ev is a good luck charm this year with 100% win record from six games! We've drawn 2 and lost 1 of the games they haven't come to so best to keep them happy!
I have sat in every stand at your place and the legroom is shocking in each of them. We ended up coming to some unofficial arrangement where all my lot sort of swivelled our bodies to the right or left and sat at 45% to our seats in a sort of semi-side-saddle arrangement. That helped a little bit. I like LR a lot as a ground, but it is seriously uncomfortable. I don't need an Emirates style padded seat and 4' of legroom, but I couldn't put my shins through more than the odd game at LR now.
I have sat in every stand at your place and the legroom is shocking in each of them. We ended up coming to some unofficial arrangement where all my lot sort of swivelled our bodies to the right or left and sat at 45% to our seats in a sort of semi-side-saddle arrangement. That helped a little bit. I like LR a lot as a ground, but it is seriously uncomfortable. I don't need an Emirates style padded seat and 4' of legroom, but I couldn't put my shins through more than the odd game at LR now.
I sit in Ellerslie P block and have probably the tallest bloke in the ground behind me so spend the entire season with two knees in my shoulder blades, so have to lean forward for 90 minutes to get out of range. Like the view and people so don't really want to move. Another reason to bring back standing.
It's not even just leg room - elbow room, arse room, ball room - all in short supply.
My row in the Ellerslie was full for a change yesterday - in those situations you literally have to synchronise sitting down with the people beside you. I got a text in the second half and couldn't get my phone out of my pocket without sexually assaulting the bloke beside me - case goes to court on the 18th...
One way around this I've decided is to outlaw the use of puffy coats - absolutely no air-trapping, warmth-yielding materials permitted - one merino wool tek layer per person, subsidy for purchase thereof to be provided by the club after a circuitous online application process.
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