New Meadowlands Stadiums likes/dislikes

Things we like

1. Train to the game

A game-day rail spur from Secaucus stops steps from the stadium via an indirect but sort-of-scenic (no, really) path through the Jersey swamps, er, meadowlands. Traffic? What traffic?

2. Nonna Fusco's meatball sub

The recipe, from the grandmother of chef Eric Borgia, is an example of the variety of quality food available. The price is an example of what you will pay for the privilege: $9.

3. TV or not TV

Your choice. In addition to video boards in each corner, the stadium is full of TVs so you won't miss a thing if you leave your seat. That's crucial given all the enticements to

leave your seat.

Things we don't like

1. Personal seat licenses

PSLs erased both teams' long waiting lists and still left some seats unsold. The teams insist they were necessary. I insist they are like buying a house then paying rent to live in it.

2. Coaches Club

People have every right to spend huge bucks for prime seats. The problem, as at Yankee Stadium, will be chairs left empty by fans taking advantage of unlimited food and climate control.

3. Gray day

Perhaps in 2050 Next Meadowlands Stadium will have seats that change color game-to-game. For now, the forced neutrality of the palette at the current stadium has led to a relentless grayness.

- NEIL BEST