From the club side, what I would have expected if I am honest is that shuttles be organised from the Blue Base or other stations than Sandhills, to allow disabled people to join Merseyrail, other public transport, or access car park outside of the immediate pressure zone. I am surprised they thought a shuttle to Sandhills was a solution.

So yes, I do think some culpability lies with the club. I am bitter about this, but I also think the way the allocation of disabled parking was handled (the ballot) was extremely poor, particularly given the number of people who lost out who had previously had accessible parking. Moreover, there was a potential solution - which was recognising that there isn't enough at BMD itself (rather than press release lines about 'one of the best in the PL') and simply taking the financial hit on leasing a space nearby and liaising with the Council to ensure access was granted to it. They could, and should, have done that.

I agree, I suspect they will over time get worked out, but the iceberg was visible as you say.