Great to be back at Belle Vue today and hats off to MC for all his efforts in the off season. Just a few observations from today and would be interested to hear other fans thoughts.
I think the card season ticket is great and like the look of the away card visitors get this season.
Ticket office seemed to run well with no noticeable hiccups on its opening day. Seemed though that away fans looked baffled as to where to enter the ground as no signs up.
I did not get my card scanned today as I entered through cats bar, something they need to tighten up for our next home game.
Great to see the cats bar so packed but disappointed to see so few bar staff serving. A couple more would have ensured the queue would have been much shorter and more would have been buying as I for one couldn't face getting back in it after our first drink.
Only 1 member of staff serving hot drinks and food with a big queue again and she was having to do everything including breaking off to go refill the oven leaving the counter empty each time.
Speakers round the ground brilliant!! What an improvement!
Half time entertainment seems to be none existent and could really do with looking at. I always enjoyed the sumo suits and the battle of the mascots. I would quite like to see 10 mins of the kids playing rather than them doing the lap of the ground.
Overall great to be back and understand the club doesn't have the funding of many others but there seem to be a few missed opportunities for the club to get more money in the bank on home match days.

I don't think the season tickets are scanned. I showed mine and was waved through.

Same here just waved through. Pies with no folks also. First game of season yet same mistakes.

Our cards were scanned on entry last season. On entering via back of east stand today they didn't have scanners so just looked at cards. Speakers were brilliant. Stewards were better than previous seasons, efficient and friendly.

They need to mark the reserved seats and also put the block letter on the outside of the east stand. I have never so many people wandering about looking for the correct section only to find someone sat there because they were blissfully unaware it was reserved.

Agree with marking outside, but our seats did have stickers on them.

A guy in front of us in the North Stand smoked continually throughout the game. Two stewards within five yards did absolutely nothing.
Why continually announce on the loud speakers that Belle Vue is a no smoking stadium when your stewards/security will do nothing about people smoking?

Pointless.

Surprised the season tickets weren't scanned. Assuming problem with the tech and this will start being used soon.

The food/drink stands are terrible. Took a good 10mins queuing pre match for a Bovril. I know the facilities aren't there for big changes on this front but they could manage the turnover quicker. If it wasn't so cold I wouldn't have bothered at all today.

No issues for me, walked straight up to the ticket window about 2:20 and got served straight away. Could be a potential issue when the big boys come to town but so far so good. Well done Trinity.

I'm assuming you mean no forks? If so get a life, Jesus!

Why is the one entrance for the East Stand at the opposite end to the disabled section? Means a long walk for those who come in from the Doncaster Road area. My wife - who was too ill to come today - would struggle to make it.

Can't agree on that one I'm afraid!
I was standing on the corner on the North Stand end of the ground (opposite corner to Donny Road)and the speaker system there was terrible could hardly hear the announcements!

They were much better in the East stand. Definite improvement.

Sorry to hear that, my opinion was based on East stand seating and as we walked in through the North stand, just presumed they were all up to same standard. MC has put on twitter that the scanners for the season tickets hadn't arrived yesterday hence people being waved through with them. I went in through Cats bar and wasn't even asked to show mine at both doors, hopefully this will be in place for next home game. Thought security staff were a definite improvement on last season and we can put can/bottlegate to bed.

Well, I'll not be too critical at the moment. There was a bit of a swirly wind blowing yesterday and sometime that can play tricks!

Totally inaudible on Western Terrace

The 3 seats beside me were marked as for season ticket holders whereas mine was not.

I'm hoping to avoid any disputes in future by the people beside me vouching that it is my seat before some people from the wings decide they would rather randomly sit in the centre seats (as I saw happen numerous times last season).

Our seats were taken. Did not make an issue of it as one was a child and the other older than me. Looked at end of match. No stickers on them.Also a problem getting back in after going to toilet.Son went and people had bolted doors and he couldn't get back in for 5 mins. No stewards around to sort it.

My experience was mixed. Coming through Super Bowl area was a total disgrace with litter. Maybe not ours but first impressions count.
Walked to the usual steps behind East stand, all blocked with new fencing. Walked back to the slope at Cats bar. Wife needing a hip and knee replacement so was in pain. Got to toilet block and a small barrier in place. People were walking along and past the barrier and a bloke randomly stood in my way and said "have you got tickets", I said yes thanks and tried to get past him but he blocked me. He told me he wanted to see mine which in the end I did, meanwhile people were walking past. He had no i.d. or hi viz jacket, just a random bloke with the charisma and intelligence of a slug. Came out at half time for a drink at the East stand love shack but gave up after 10 minutes in the queue. Walked down to the ladies with my wife and at the gents toilet it was mayhem as the outer door was locked to stop people getting into the ground! The new jobsworth at the barrier was telling all those that had gone out could not come back in. He told us that if my wife went to the ladies, she could not come back in, ticket or no ticket and directed us to the disabled toilet at the other end of the stand. We walked down to the toilet being used by blokes not potty trained to lift the seat to another area strewn with rubbish and missed the re-start. Teething problems but unpleasant. Belle Vue is an utter dump sadly but all we have. However... not too despondent in the pub after, as other than errors, the effort was there.

Thought the mint sauce was bit watered down as well

Load of litter blowing about on Heath Common too. Come on Carter, get it sorted.

And Agbrigg as well smart. We can't do much about these areas but our own standards could be better.
I think Carter is doing a brilliant job.

No stewards whatsoever outside the West stand turnstyles, never known that before so no seggragation or bottle snatching.
Burgers excelent but ran out of ketchup not counting the blob flying of my grandsons hotdog into the cup o tea of a Widnes supporter, she never noticed.
Thought the floodlights might have been switched on for the 2nd half at least.
Rather sad the dancers have been sacked. Anyone know why?
Bitterly cold, can't wait for "summer".

A small but I feel relevant point away fans have to.purchase tickets from Doncaster road end then walk all the way round to what is supposed to be the away end I for one dont think the majority will walk back round.

Its things like this thread that can help the club an Mr Carter sort it if only we rather than choose to be negative concetrate on being more constructive.