Row C in the family stand had at least 6" more legroom that the rows in front and behind so we had much better seating than we were expecting , and with getting them on the season ticket offer they were half price - sorted !

the east stand lower was very quite! no one seemed to want to sing!

No it isn't, I went to Ellend Road for that forgettable Tri Nations final, and the legroom was utterly shocking. I know most footballers are weedy wimps but the fans too?

I'd prefer getting soaked on Headingley's Western Terrace than spend 80 minutes at Elland.

Simple, innit.

Elland Road is a football stadium, and with the exception of the three quarters of the East Stand, and the upper tier of the West Stand, the whole of Elland Road has been terracing, and built for terracing.

The Kop/Gelderd End was rebuilt in 1968 with a roof on, all terraced. The East Stand was finally finished in 1993, but if you notice, the bottom ten or so rows are the remains of the old Lowfields Road end. The South Stand was finished in 1975, year after Leeds won the league title, and this was terracing too. The paddock in the West Stand used to be terracing until the 1960's/1970's.

It was only in 1995 when it became compulsive to have seats in football stadia that the operation had to begin inserting seats. So, seats were crammed into old terracing. Can you imagine seats being inserted to the South Stand, or Western Terrace, or even the old St Michael's end? That's the same scenario we're talking of.

So... Feel free to get off your high horses. You could have got out of your seats and watched it at the bar, or even better, go home and watch it from the safety of your own living room. Moan, moan, moan.

i agree, so much so, that i am currently recruiting 9 fellow upstanding members of the RL community to join me in a box at all RL events, this way I (and my fellow priviledged few) shall avoid the hoards of ts that follow the club!

For the record, I got fed up of the ts around me and I sat with the Manly fans, who happened to be much more informed about the game!

A steward showed me to my seat but i did not think it was worth starting a thread over.

Considering I was sitting in the part of the ground that WAS custom-built for seating, it would appear that the designers have never come across the concept of 'Cranfield Man' .... Jeez, I hope Michael O'Leary of Ryanair doesn't get a seat in the Lower East, I would give him ideas to cram another four rows on his planes.

Agreed. Given the fact we're not exactly anorexic I don't think there were any grounds for complaints. They were light years in front of the seats at Old Trafford and for the money spent were very good value.

So the seats haven't grown any bigger since you last sat in them? If they were bad last time (and I know as long ago as 1995 you/we have mentioned it), then why sit there again?