I've been confident of a 30k plus crowd tonight for some reason, and it looks very likely now.

I am very concerned however that the kick off may have to be delayed having seen the huge queues building for lesser crowds this season, especially the collection booths.

I hope the club have got extra stewards on to speed up people through the gates / ticket collection.

Those effing bag / coat checks haven't helped but I fear the biggest delays are from the faulty ST cards. Mine were last season's and have worked perfectly, but I believe the new ones have suffered problems.

Being an evening game, most people won't have the option of arriving earlier either.