Plymouth Argyle has apologised to disabled fans after some had their view blocked at last week's FA Cup replay by a temporary stand.
More than 1,800 seats were installed along the Mayflower Terrace, at the foot of Home Park's Grandstand, ahead of the Liverpool clash.
Retaining the temporary seating - hailed by fans for increasing attendance - is a possibility for the Devon Derby against Exeter City on February 11.
But some members of the Plymouth Argyle Disabled Supporters Association (Padsa) say they were unable to see the far touchline.
The club says it has met with Padsa and taken "constructive criticism" on board should the seating remain in place for the clash with Exeter City.
Padsa secretary Steve Helley said: "We turned up on the night not knowing anything about this. We knew there was going to be temporary seating, but we were quite horrified to see that around a third of the pitch was restricted view.
"Some of our members went home in disgust and watched the rest on the TV. Others sat in the stand watching it on their phones."
Mr Helley wants assurances that disabled fans will get a better view at the next home match.
"They are going to have to come up with some ideas," he said. "The ball is firmly back in Argyle's court at the moment, we are waiting to hear what they say."
"We certainly didn't make a profit from it. It was really just to try to get another 2,000 fans in the ground if we could."
Chief executive Martyn Starnes said: "We put the temporary seats in in good faith and it was a cost to the club.
"We did our up-most to make sure our fans could see as much as possible and other agencies checked it with us.
"We felt it would be satisfactory but we knew it wouldn't be perfect.
"At Liverpool they had restricted view and severely restricted view seats, it's not just something that Argyle have experienced.
"Clearly we regret the situation where anybody has not enjoyed the game as much as we would have liked but we have met with the PADSA since.
"The meeting was amicable and the criticism was constructive, which we will take on board for the next game against Exeter.
"We need to explore how we can help the fans to have a less restricted view, one idea is a raised platform so they have a higher sight line."
A final decision as to whether the seats will be in use for next months' Exeter match is not yet confirmed.
Mr Starnes told Herald Sport: "I wouldn't rule anything out but it was hugely expensive to bring the seats in.
Neil Hendy, Labour councillor for Efford, was at the match with his father, former Padsa chairman Barry Hendy.
"This is a clear lack of consideration for the disabled, many of whom were away to Liverpool and then really enjoying the build-up and looking forward to a big game at Home Park," Cllr Hendy said.
"I feel if the temporary seating had been erected elsewhere in the ground, it would have caused a riot if they had restricted their view. How is it justified to inflict this on the disabled supporters?
"I have been involved with the Padsa organisation for several years and hoped they would do more. I feel as a city councillor it is my duty to support the disabled as well as able bodied people."
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