OK, here I go
then. I guess I'll be in the minority here, and after all, what
does it matter as long as the team's winning? And these really are
quite trivial matters compared with what is right about the new
stadium. It's just that because they are small matters,
surely it would be quite easy (and inexpensive) to put them right.
For instance, I'm no brickie, but it looks so cheap to see the 3-hole
perforated bricks used at the ends of the walls either side of the Devonport End steps. This is not how it's supposed to be is it? Or
am I wrong? Any brickies out there, please let me know! Then
there's the steps themselves (middle picture) - the way that the
rails have been set into the steps is incredible! I cannot believe
that the club has accepted that as a satisfactory standard of
workmanship. Not to mention the general debris, and in the third
row, examples of odd pieces of plastic piping and metal bits
sticking out of the ground, all of which has remained untouched
for a year! Surely it is not beyond the wit of man to sort
this sort of stuff out.
But does it really matter? I say yes.
The fact is that the general public sees this sort of thing,
however trivial it might be compared with the bigger picture, and
it only reinforces a traditional view of the club, one that we are
all trying to shake off. Luggy is completely in tune with
the importance of quality and high standards on the pitch, but
surely that should apply to every nook and cranny within the club.
It's a matter of pride, pride in your club, pride in your city.
Rant over. I think I'm getting old! My daughter says that this is
what happens when you have too much time off over Christmas.
