Whether people are volunteers or not, that type of behaviour is inexcusable. What is it with people who think they can talk to/abuse other people like that.

Better to have someone trying to control the situation than an "all in." Anonymous, I reckon you should get out there and show then how its done then.

I dont think we were briefed with all the do's and dont's of how the Dome Carpark works to be totally honest. I think credit goes where it is due, and to all my team members as well as the hierachy of the club that helped, sweaty hats off to you. And it also sounds that it was a good thing I were at the back gate when this lady decided to abuse my helpers, lucky for her I wasn't around, or some friendy advice would have been sent her way! Keep up the hard work everyone that helps and pitches in to repay the debt to their club as much as possible.

maybe BSA should sell the rights to managing the car park e.g. to the council to reduce rates - a genuine cost - or to the ticketing agency to possibly lower inside charges on tickets?

reducing the significant debt of the clubs through the volunteer service - and obviously ascribing a value to the service, can't be improving the BSA financial position, especially when revenue from car parking could/needs to be increased?

Hmm ... volunteers or no volunteers, the carparking (specifically organising the exit of) is and always has been a total s**t-fight.

I don't see any solution other than forcing specific lines to exit specific ways. Police control of selected exit points (eg. people that park in the soccer club MUST turn right).. or maybe to create another (offical) exit in the far corner.

One day it may be dealt with... however nothings changed since I have been a season ticket holder there.. which is.. hey.. you'd never guess: since it opened.

ShaneD

No.. The carparking is a s**tfight.. and has ALWAYS needed resolving, and doesn't take Einstein to work out that something (anything) better could be done. There have been a wide range of volunteers of differing ages and skill level.. but all have one thing in common: Its not their fault.

Unfortunately, being in the position they are, they will continue to get the odd angry shot until something better planned is done with the exit rampage.

BTW, the recent trend of making only 1 lane to exit does NOT help at all.

Solution - if you are a season ticket holder, buy a carpark pass. It works out cheaper over the whole season and you enter the carpark from the office side of the building. You can usually park only metres away from the door. It takes me 60 seconds from the time I enter the gate until the time I'm in my seat.

We were in the hold up at the car park on Sat night - one of the problems as we were leaving was because an ambulance was trying to get through to the Dome. I have never seen so many wankers pushing their way forward determined NOT to let the ambulance in. I felt sorry for the parking people who were doing their best to clear a path. In the end, an ambulance guy just got out and hoofed it for the stadium. I hope the person was OK.

Why don't you just park in the backstreets and walk for 5min?

Be active, and you can get away much quicker aswell instead of being stuck in traffic which is more annoying than the carpark situation

Not sure on the exact numbers the Dome Carpark can hold - but with the sheer volume of cars, it is always going to be a problem, not matter who or how it is managed.

The main problem is IMOA is that a fair majority of spectators show up 10 mins before game time, expect to get a park and buy a ticket before the game starts - and get frustrated if they miss tip off.

End of the day - look at a Crows game - people turn up 6-7 hours before the game to avoid traffic and get a good park.

So the question is how do you educate 2000 fans that turn up last minute to get there earlier? Not an easy feat at all, as not everyone can spare 2 hours to get there early.

But if I was to level any criticism at all, is that the side gates are getting opened later and later every game and are not been manned at all, so the corporate people that go to Apollo could not get in - till one smart cookie relaised the gate was not padlocked, and opened and a lot of people snuck in with out paying for parking.