Not Astute!

Car Parking: S.P. Rating: (2 ) Yes there is a car park and for the first time in all my visits to Drumaho I actually managed to get parking in it, at all other times I have been refused entry. Maybe the secret is to drive up to the gate as if you're a regular, as I did on this occasion, otherwise there is only about ten spaces on the road, nowhere near enough for even our wee crowd of travelling fans.

Access: S.P. Rating: ( 6) Access is fine but there seems to be only one turnstile, but on the plus side staff are courteous, a lot better than some I could mention (Linfield please take note).

Spectating Facilities: S.P. Rating: ( 4) Institute's ground looks as if it should be okay as there is a small stand for visiting fans. Unfortunately they decided to 'plonk' two dugouts on that side and as a result it's impossible to see about 20% of the pitch.

Toilets: S.P. Rating: ( 2) Like most clubs this is where Institute fall down, there's only one cubicle, there's no light in it no paper and no way of securing the door. This toilet remains well short of the 20th century, never mind the 21st. I realise some fans do sometimes behave like animals (one of our fans actually brought a glass bottle into the ground), but the remainder of us deserve, nay demand something better.

Playing Surface: S.P. Rating: ( 4) I'm giving the surface a (4) as it was in fair nick even with all the rain we've had recently, but like the majority of Irish league grounds it hasn't had a roller for quite a considerable time. Is there a new F.I.F.A. rule that says you can't use a roller on your ground once the season has kicked off? That of course is a rhetorical question, as it's just yet another example of clubs blind economism, save a little money and get 2nd rate football.

Footnote: Institute's ground is adequate but it's basically a first division ground and need some drastic updating!