1. Why you were looking forward to going to the ground (or not as the case may be)

I have always liked the look of St Mary's stadium.  Although a lot of people criticise it as it is similar to others like Pride Park and the Madejski stadium, I still rate it very highly. Also QPR are my team and I don't get to go to many away matches, sp with this being at the beginning of the season, it was one trip that I didn't want to miss. Tickets were also easy to get hold of as we were allocated extra tickets.

2. How easy was your journey/finding the ground/car parking?

I was planning to meet and old friend for a few beers before the game who was travelling down from Bath so taking that into account, I thought getting the train would be a good idea...how wrong could I be! I set off at 12.15 for a one hour journey from Farnborough and just 10 minutes into the journey the train terminated at Basingstoke due to problems further along the line. From there they allocated us another train which was supposed to be direct to Southampton which it was, but they didn't tell us that it was going to be a slow train stopping at every station on route. I eventually arrived in Southampton at 2.45, where I  met my mate who was waiting at the station. We followed the crowds to the stadium, which was a pleasant walk through the city centre.

3. What you did before the game pub/chippy.... home fans friendly?

On approach to the stadium the fans seemed friendly enough and the stadium viewed from a far was definitely very impressive. Due to the time, I didn't have chance to walk around the stadium so it was just a case of polishing off the can of beer brought on the train and getting into the ground.

4. What you thought on seeing the ground, first impressions of away end then other sides of the ground?

The ground as I expected was large and impressive, with two big screens behind either goals at the top of the stands which were helpful. The stadium is all single tiered and runs all the same size around the pitch which to me looked impressive but I can see how people could say it lacks character. One good thing about the stadium though is that every seat in the stadium has a fantastic view, as there are no supporting pillars anywhere and it had ample legroom. The QPR fans were allocated in the normal away end of the stadium which is one half of the stand behind the goal. On one half are the noisy home fans on the other the away fans the only thing separating the two is some netting on the seats and lots of stewards and police.