Agree with everything you say Mrs Warbouys - and I alluded to this in another post.
it was a bit embarrassing as an Alty regular to see the scenes outside the Golf road yesterday - makes us look like a little club that cannot cope with moderate attendances never mind a big crowd.
Two turnstiles open at The Golf Road is not sufficient for most games, and this needs to be addressed on New Years Day, when we can expect another above average attendance. The stewards didn't start directing people to the other turnstile until just before kick-off, and it really isn't a solution to direct people to the away turnstiles - this is clearly potentially risky against a club like Southport where there is a bit of a history of needle and the odd fight breaking out - and it makes a mockery of segregation, which is a necessary precaution at most matches.
I don't think the turnstile operators had been properly briefed about the online ticket scheme, and they should have been. The scheme is a great idea, and it was a moderate success yesterday as I understand it, but it would be much more successful if the club advertised it properly, and encouraged supporters more to use it.
Lessons to be learned - lets hope we learn them