I am 59, however, I have been forced to retire early due to ill health. I was diagnosed with Parkinson's about 10 years ago and carried on working for as long as I could. Although I consider my pension to be generous, under the circumstances, it is still considerably less than I would have received had I been able to complete 40 years service. Thus, I am relatively poorly off compared to many others who are catergorised as pensioners but I do not qualify for the concessionary rate due to my tender age. Would it not be fair to consider extending the concessionary rate to include disabled supporters?
Whist I am sounding off, I also feel that something needs to be done (I have no idea what) about the lack of legroom in 99% of the seating in the main stand. As well as being painfully stiff in my legs, I am 6' 2'' tall and find it almost impossible to obtain a position in which to be comfortable. I did initially manage to find a spot with a bit more legroom when I attended the final game of the season against Torquay but was moved on by Bill who told me that the seats myself and my 12 year old daughter had sat in were reserved for someone else. We moved and I spent the game in some discomfort and now that I am not really fit enough to stand on the terraces anymore I have to decide whether or not I can continue to attend games.
The Family Stand offers some hope. I have found that there is ample legroom there but, alas, whenever we play teams like Stockport and Chester, for example, the stand is given over to their supporters.
I would be interested to hear other peoples opinions and ideas and I am sorry to be a miserable old git.