That's what last night felt like. Too many times I've left the KC thinking I hadn't really got my moneys worth, but last night felt different. Credit to the players for their efforts during the game, but big raps to Pearson and all those involved in the prematch build up last night.

Thought the lights, and more so the song choices for the show, were great and really built the atmosphere. Having the previous North East corner group now in the south east is possibly a blessing in disguise. I don't remember singing so much at a game for a long time. The players look up for it, the fans look up for it, roll on the rest of the season!

Quote ="Faithful One"That's what last night felt like. Too many times I've left the KC thinking I hadn't really got my moneys worth, but last night felt different. Credit to the players for their efforts during the game, but big raps to Pearson and all those involved in the prematch build up last night. Thought the lights, and more so the song choices for the show, were great and really built the atmosphere. Having the previous North East corner group now in the south east is possibly a blessing in disguise. I don't remember singing so much at a game for a long time. The players look up for it, the fans look up for it, roll on the rest of the season!'" https://youtu.be/fa_CabDjOm0

Quote ="Faithful One"That's what last night felt like. Too many times I've left the KC thinking I hadn't really got my moneys worth, but last night felt different. Credit to the players for their efforts during the game, but big raps to Pearson and all those involved in the prematch build up last night. Thought the lights, and more so the song choices for the show, were great and really built the atmosphere. Having the previous North East corner group now in the south east is possibly a blessing in disguise. I don't remember singing so much at a game for a long time. The players look up for it, the fans look up for it, roll on the rest of the season!'" https://youtu.be/fa_CabDjOm0

Fantastic lights display and great music choice. Really gets the atmosphere building. Then a performance to match too. Long may it continue

We've got the pack and we are now just a flag waving woman on a quad bike from being the Bradford Bulls. And the title of course.

Loved it, a much improved prematch routine. Just need the Cas Tigers cheerleaders and someone who actually tries to kick the ball into the boot of the car.

The only downside was a few Salford fans causing trouble and whichever imbecile who's in charge of the stewards decided that with only 15-20 minutes to go it was too late in the game to throw them out.

The end of the match was ruined due to this. It's a spectacularly moronic idea putting away fans so close.

Apparently this is down to the Safety Officer. This is the same cretin that upset Middlesbrough fans when she was there.

So, Sue Watson is getting a pretty strongly worded email next week.

AP said in just programme notes that the charge for the lights isn't cheap so no guarantee of using in the future. But he also mentioned the relationship with the SMC is "ever-improving".

Yeah I spoke to James Clark on Thursday when I got a sneak peak and the SMC are trying to charge him a four figure sum for every home game if we want to use them.

Not sure it needs to be every week, it was would be nice, but v costly. Some sky games would be good, and maybe for some of the big boys. Was great though!

wonder if it was the same salford fans kicking off in parkers?

Agreed. Not all games will be evening ones either, needs to be dark for full effect.

I'd just do it for Leeds, Rovers and Wigan games otherwise it gets a bit tedious

Rovers and Leeds game are both in July so it wont have the same effect.

Really wouldn't surprise me. A few of them are apparently Manchester United 'hooligans'.

Be good to get it against Cas. Thursday night on sky, nay need all the help we can get for getting the fans in.

They put a Salford flag up in parkers and it kicked off a bit

I know, I was stood right next to the bar when it happened. It was one of my friends they went for but it was a stupid thing he did. The reaction he got was also stupid and I tried my best to try and calm some of them down.

playing Bye Bye Baby when Lee was binned was brilliant, first time I've felt like it was actually our home ground for a long time.

you'd think floodlights were part of a standard user agreement that has not changed

Yeah but floodlights have changed. One of only a few of them in the country

Floodlighting will be part of the deal, in use they will be on anyway. New LED ones use less juice.

so how can it COST a FOUR FIGURE sum to have a spud press play on a laptop each game??

What it actually costs the SMC is less the point than what the SMC charge us for the privilege of using their equipment. IIRC they altered the deal terms to start charging us for putting pictures of Johnny Whiteley on the walls, the direct incremental cost of which to the SMC was probably less than what they charged us?

It obviously doesn't cost a four figure sum, just like it doesn't cost anywhere near the amount the SMC wants to start charging to open up The Dugout for the Disabled Group to meet for one hour every 3 months. They are pulling figures out of thin air and loosing custom for it. If they used a realistic figure then they may actually make a profit because we would use the lights more and the Disabled Group could afford to use the Stadium for meetings.

The Parkers trouble was down to a Hull fan pinching a Salford flag. There was no need for it. The Salford lads were great, just wanted to talk rugby and wish us well, then enter the idiot.

I think they have the same sort of power consumption as standard lamps when run at full brightness (from the initial press releases) but last longer, have better light coverage and have instant on/off. You also don't get the flicker on TV that you get from lamps running at 50Hz.

I wonder if City pay £2k if they want to use the special lighting effects?