on August 12, 2025, 7:57 am, in reply to "First impressions of “Club View” - Upper East Stand"
It was only later that I actually realised there were different queues for specific items. Queues seemed longer than I expected but the service was quick and effective.
On the way up to our seats after purchasing our sausage rolls £7.00 and £7.50 (loaded!) I spoke with a woman who was carrying salt ‘n’ pepper chicken pieces with fries. It had cost her £12 - “…or £9.00 just plain’ she said. The queues behind where we sit didn’t offer that option - so I’m assuming there are different queues/areas for that - with, as a result, more choice than before at GP. I also heard that the self serve beer outlets were not functioning.
Will have a longer and better look around at the next game.
A mate from LB who went around to the south stand concourse texted to say it was really busy and a little like the Bullens version!
Overall though, it was for us a completely different feel to the old days. And the view - well, that was astonishingly good - given the posts/balconies etc we’ve been used to for so many years. It was really good to be able to see the play in the bottom left hand corner perfectly. In LB sometimes that was impossible because of the pillars/people standing, so that we were reliant on the screen opposite which had a delay on it anyway!
Although it’s about the same positionally as our seats in LB, we could see the play develop SO much better than before. Everywhere was so much more open and yet better defined.
Still not sure it’s sunk in that this is now our new home.
COYB. :-) 
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Anyone else sat here?
Got to see where our season tickets are on Saturday. Pretty much halfway line, amazing view in my opinion.
The actual concourse facility has got a lot of stick online from what I’ve seen though from gripes that it is not “exclusive” (you could go in and out of it easily….I'm told they will have stewards manning it for the league games), that the queues for the bar were too long, there was no seating, the self serve machines were not working (I assume they will be for the league game) and that it wasn’t dressed with EFC pics etc. as per the images that sold it.
What were peoples views anyway?
I thought it was a no brainer. The approx £15 per game extra it cost is being given back to you via a £10 credit to use at the bar and a copy of the matchday programme. That’s probably £ I’d have spent anyway but by doing so upfront it gives access to amazing seats.
I’ll judge fully at the Brighton game but perhaps people’s expectations were a little too high for what they’d get in the concourse?
Interested to hear any views on it….
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