OK, I can see the logic now.
Though I do wonder if demand for this one will mean they could have opened the whole ground up from the start, and we all could have had our usual seats :shrug:
Maybe my memory's going but I could have sworn STH were given a day or two to secure their usual seats for the Palace Cup game before they were thrown open to the fray? Will have taken plenty by surprise, including our little crew. I've managed to nab one of our seats but all the rest have gone...