Olé Posted December 28, 2021 Report Share Posted December 28, 2021 Evidently there are a few Gasheads working at FourFourTwo on a wind up 76 Ashton Gate 75 Twerton Park 71 Memorial Stadium https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/ranked-the-100-best-football-stadiums-grounds-britain-uk-england-scotland-wales Bournemouth are 3 places above us, and Stoke and Bolton despite both being new builds in the middle of nowhere are in the top 50 if you want to get the measure of this ranking. Villa Park is below only Anfield, Fulham and Old Trafford in England, proving the people who came up with this nonsense have never been to a real match in their lives. 5 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shepton red Posted December 28, 2021 Report Share Posted December 28, 2021 It’s a nonsense survey, but 442 won’t care, they have got us talking about their magazine and I am sure that is reflected across many forums. No such thing as bad publicity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Team Posted December 28, 2021 Report Share Posted December 28, 2021 18 minutes ago, Olé said: Evidently there are a few Gasheads working at FourFourTwo on a wind up 76 Ashton Gate 75 Twerton Park 71 Memorial Stadium https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/ranked-the-100-best-football-stadiums-grounds-britain-uk-england-scotland-wales Bournemouth are 3 places above us, and Stoke and Bolton despite both being new builds in the middle of nowhere are in the top 50 if you want to get the measure of this ranking. Villa Park is below only Anfield, Fulham and Old Trafford in England, proving the people who came up with this nonsense have never been to a real match in their lives. Thanks for sharing @Olé mate. What a complete load of subjective rubbish! It’s based on “match day experience”?! What does that even mean? This can mean different things to different people and indeed can change each time you visit a ground. Some people might like ease of access, proximity to pubs, food and drink, some people might like the acoustics, atmosphere or the odd confrontation. I’ve been to plenty of those ground and some of the so-say good ones I thought were shit; but I can appreciate some might think them good. Only half decent way to do this would be to survey every fan at every ground but even then the above applies. As people have said here all they will care about is that we are talking about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olé Posted December 28, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2021 1 minute ago, shepton red said: It’s a nonsense survey, but 442 won’t care, they have got us talking about their magazine and I am sure that is reflected across many forums. No such thing as bad publicity It's not even a survey (I think WSC or Football Away Days magazines have done proper ones of those which seemed fairly sensible as a democratic view normally is) this is just their writers coming up with a list. I think you could be right about a deliberate stunt to get publicity by winding up as many supporters as possible - Swansea/Cardiff one place difference, Old Firm one place difference, City/Rovers a few places difference, and Norwich top 20 and Ipswich not even in the 100. They seem to jump around between their criteria - location, atmosphere, history, quirkiness, new stadium design - in a way that makes so many of the selections contradictory. It would be hard to come up with a worse list than this without setting out deliberately with that agenda, which is probably how they started this sh*tstirring. Emirates stadium 11th FFS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pezo Posted December 28, 2021 Report Share Posted December 28, 2021 I'm sure I've seen this exact list in this order at least twice in the last 10 years. Regurgitated nonsense. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted December 28, 2021 Admin Report Share Posted December 28, 2021 1 minute ago, Pezo said: I'm sure I've seen this exact list in this order at least twice in the last 10 years. Regurgitated nonsense. Yeah... Been discussed on here before Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midlands Robin Posted December 28, 2021 Report Share Posted December 28, 2021 The magazine is based in Bath and sponsored Swindle for 3 seasons about 10 years ago. They've always had zero love for City as far as I can recall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Port Said Red Posted December 28, 2021 Report Share Posted December 28, 2021 49 minutes ago, One Team said: Thanks for sharing @Olé mate. What a complete load of subjective rubbish! It’s based on “match day experience”?! What does that even mean? This can mean different things to different people and indeed can change each time you visit a ground. Some people might like ease of access, proximity to pubs, food and drink, some people might like the acoustics, atmosphere or the odd confrontation. I’ve been to plenty of those ground and some of the so-say good ones I thought were shit; but I can appreciate some might think them good. Only half decent way to do this would be to survey every fan at every ground but even then the above applies. As people have said here all they will care about is that we are talking about it. You're right about the subjective side of these polls. I hate the Ricoh and where it is etc, but I have never seen us lose there and the Kings of Leon absolutely blasted the place one year, so I have very fond memories of it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
O'Garlandinho Posted December 28, 2021 Report Share Posted December 28, 2021 1 hour ago, Olé said: Evidently there are a few Gasheads working at FourFourTwo on a wind up 76 Ashton Gate 75 Twerton Park 71 Memorial Stadium https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/ranked-the-100-best-football-stadiums-grounds-britain-uk-england-scotland-wales Bournemouth are 3 places above us, and Stoke and Bolton despite both being new builds in the middle of nowhere are in the top 50 if you want to get the measure of this ranking. Villa Park is below only Anfield, Fulham and Old Trafford in England, proving the people who came up with this nonsense have never been to a real match in their lives. I read this list earlier Via a clickbait pop-up, instantly thought what a load of nonsense and not worth any more thought! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CotswoldRed Posted December 28, 2021 Report Share Posted December 28, 2021 Produced by a bunch of ignorami who - no doubt - have been to very few of the grounds listed, especially on a match day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun Taylor Posted December 28, 2021 Report Share Posted December 28, 2021 The clown who wrote this would do well as a salesmen in real estate, although he missed out its idyllic location Many grounds don’t have one memorable stand. The Memorial has two. The blue East Stand rises high above the rest of the ground, while the lighter West Stand looks more like a cricket pavilion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBW Posted December 28, 2021 Report Share Posted December 28, 2021 Do love the argument that older means more character and is ultimately better... The Memorial Stadium is SO good they've been begging for ways to leave for years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tin Soldier Posted December 28, 2021 Report Share Posted December 28, 2021 (edited) I’m surprised AG is 76 TBF as it is a soulless stadium in my opinion. Go and sit in the Lansdown, it is like a library up there. Edited December 28, 2021 by Tin Soldier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merrick's Marvels Posted December 28, 2021 Report Share Posted December 28, 2021 (edited) Surprised that sh!te rag is still going. Obsolete and irrelevant. Edited December 28, 2021 by Merrick's Marvels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyTonyTony Posted December 28, 2021 Report Share Posted December 28, 2021 Total bollocks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshtonGreat Posted December 28, 2021 Report Share Posted December 28, 2021 (edited) 13 hours ago, Midlands Robin said: The magazine is based in Bath and sponsored Swindle for 3 seasons about 10 years ago. They've always had zero love for City as far as I can recall. Edited December 28, 2021 by AshtonGreat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eardun Posted December 28, 2021 Report Share Posted December 28, 2021 14 hours ago, Olé said: Evidently there are a few Gasheads working at FourFourTwo on a wind up 76 Ashton Gate 75 Twerton Park 71 Memorial Stadium https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/ranked-the-100-best-football-stadiums-grounds-britain-uk-england-scotland-wales Bournemouth are 3 places above us, and Stoke and Bolton despite both being new builds in the middle of nowhere are in the top 50 if you want to get the measure of this ranking. Villa Park is below only Anfield, Fulham and Old Trafford in England, proving the people who came up with this nonsense have never been to a real match in their lives. Yeovil 33! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phileas Fogg Posted December 29, 2021 Report Share Posted December 29, 2021 13 hours ago, Tin Soldier said: I’m surprised AG is 76 TBF as it is a soulless stadium in my opinion. Go and sit in the Lansdown, it is like a library up there. I think aesthetically it looks quite nice as new builds/redevelopments go - but agree it is pretty soulless. Atmosphere is generally pretty poor due to location of vocal fans relative to away support and the insistence on keeping lights on during night games doesn’t help. All these little touches add up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Offside Posted December 29, 2021 Report Share Posted December 29, 2021 I know these things are subjective, but it’s a weird list. I don’t know how bland stadiums like Bournemouth’s make the list, whereas decent traditional grounds like Portman Road don’t. Villa Park often features quite high on lists like these, and even though it’s a nice looking stadium the facilities for away fans were awful considering they have mostly been a Premier League team for a long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeneys Penalties Posted December 29, 2021 Report Share Posted December 29, 2021 Memorial Stadium ranks higher than Ashton Gate in list of Britain's best stadiums - Bristol Live (bristolpost.co.uk) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unan Posted December 29, 2021 Report Share Posted December 29, 2021 Have you heard we’ve won the bid for the 2012 Olympics? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeneys Penalties Posted December 29, 2021 Report Share Posted December 29, 2021 apologies to admin. I didnt know this thread was around. Thank you for merging Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazooka Joe Posted December 30, 2021 Report Share Posted December 30, 2021 Will they now rename their ground " The Quirkier Features Stadium"? Nothing "Quirkier" than a Sag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinmans Love Child Posted December 30, 2021 Report Share Posted December 30, 2021 On 29/12/2021 at 08:41, Phileas Fogg said: I think aesthetically it looks quite nice as new builds/redevelopments go - but agree it is pretty soulless. Atmosphere is generally pretty poor due to location of vocal fans relative to away support and the insistence on keeping lights on during night games doesn’t help. All these little touches add up. The atmosphere is soulless because we’ve been crap at home for years so nobody is singing, nothing to do with the stadium design. Via Man Utd it wasn’t soulless was it, why do people keep pumping this untruth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted December 30, 2021 Report Share Posted December 30, 2021 This crappy poll is so totally subjective. I mean ,atmosphere, unless you attended at least ten games at said stadium, you couldn't judge............I went ,crap game/away team won etc. If the poll was worth anything, it would be about the actual ground, bricks & mortar. Is it comfortable, have you got a good line of vision where ever you sit ? THAT'S the important questions ! So obviously Trumpton would be better than AG ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan Posted December 30, 2021 Report Share Posted December 30, 2021 I don’t know how they’ve come to the final standings in this table? Unlikely to be based on atmosphere as the Emirates ranks very highly, as does Wembley. Watford, Hull, Swansea and Cardiff all rank lower than us. Whilst I think CCS is pretty ugly from the outside you can’t really say the same about the Liberty Stadium and Vicarage Road has got tonnes of history and an old school feel. Never heard of ‘the Dripping Pan’ but that’s in the top 20. Its all just rubbish really isn’t it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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