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Nightmares usually last longer than six minutes but not today but there is another issue.

Two turnstiles for away supporters and only one for home supporters. After being in the queue at 2.40 I managed to get in seconds before kick off but there must still have been about 100 home fans behind me waiting to get in. Gaining entry was at a snails pace as usual but you can't blame the guy on the entrance.

What is needed is another turnstile at the home supporters end. It's not the first time that home supporters have been unable to get in before kick off so please could something be done about it?

Also thank you to Ian Rainford for taking the trouble to locate a programme (they had all been sold out by the time I got in) for my friend who has been a fan for over 60 years but who has been in hospital and was too sick to attend but was listening on the radio.

Yes ,
Stu, Freya, Adam, in car outside ground I said there would be a turnstiles moaning post tonight.

You all owe me a pint.

RU Shakespeare as well Al !!!!!!!

Graythwaite Nick wrote:RU Shakespeare as well Al !!!!!!!

I'm everything

Everything but not Shakespeare. But I have been around since the 16th century.

Ian Rainford said he would mention it to Pail Casson so hopefully something might be done before the start of the 2016/7.

Hopefully we will get better results which will mean better gates. But fans have to be able to get in.

Just walk around and get a ticket feom the megastore

Arrive earlier it's easy.

Volunteer to be that turnstile operator.

The Real Slim a former member of this forum. I'll pass your message on to everyone else who uses that entrance.

Boyliegladbach. You think that standing in the queue at 2.35 was arriving late? What about the 50+ people in front of me? They arrived late as well?

Holkerbird. How can you volunteer to operate a turnstile that isn't there Elaine?

boyliegladbach wrote:Arrive earlier it's easy.

I think 20 min before KO in early January is early enough for anyone.
I've been in this situation myself too many times recently.
There seems to be a culture that the board are 'too important' to help out in these situations - its short sighted snobbery. On a matchday, 20 min before KO, maximising the attendence should be a priorety because if it gets to kick off, many people with leave the queue and some wont come back.
Another example of doing the important little things wrong again

Perhaps PC has realised that employing old mates who are retired and don’t live in the area to run the club wasn’t a great move. Maybe a better way for the future would be to ask Ian Rainford to put a team of Barrow-based trusted volunteers together to run the club’s affairs for him. PC is a decent bloke and we are grateful for his support but he has to get this off-field stuff right - sooner rather than later.

Calm down everyone, I said "arrive earlier" as a joke as he said he arrived at 2.40

Wintergreen wrote:Perhaps PC has realised that employing old mates who are retired and don’t live in the area to run the club wasn’t a great move. Maybe a better way for the future would be to ask Ian Rainford to put a team of Barrow-based trusted volunteers together to run the club’s affairs for him. PC is a decent bloke and we are grateful for his support but he has to get this off-field stuff right - sooner rather than later.

So Ians mates instead of PCs?

If the turnstiles being mentioned are the popular side i didn`t get there till 2.40 and there was about 5 people in front of me !

I walked past the queue for the seats and straight into the ground via the entrance by the crossbar, no hassle