This site is a disaster

[Kingoftheroad]

I had been away for a long time, came back recently to the “upgraded” site.

Absolutely hopeless, slow, page full of gap. Adverts galore.

very disappointing

Which site?

No adverts on mine.

In chrome there are many adblocker add-ons you can use, e.g. AdGuard
chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/adguard-adblocker/bgnkhhnnamicmpeenaelnjfhikgbkllg?hl=en-GB
Or you can use the Brave browser
there are many ways to stop ads
My VPN software (NordVPN) and antivirus (BitDefender) also have controls to limit adverts and control cookies in addition to the usual settings in your browser.