FlintSaidNo Posted May 20, 2018 Report Share Posted May 20, 2018 Thought it could be useful to build up a database of ratings for football grounds to help fans decide which away days to go to etc. criteria: Fan Experience (/5) - facilities, leg room, extra entertainment, generally how nice the experience is for a fan, taking out the actual football Atmosphere (/5) - self explanatory Character (/5) - how much of an identity and ‘soul’ the ground has Location (/5) - how well connected the ground is to the city/town it’s in and to major transport links, as well as how nice the actual area the ground’s in is Overall (/100) - weighted average of the above with the top two being multiplied by 6 and the bottom two by 4 Some examples (that I’ve been to this season): Villa Park (Aston Villa) Fan Experience - 3/5 Atmosphere - 4/5 Character - 5/5 Location - 2/5 Overall - 70/100 Ashton Gate (Bristol City) Fan Experience - 4/5 Atmosphere - 3/5 Character - 2/5 Location - 3/5 Overall - 62/100 Etihad Stadium (Manchester City) Fan Experience - 4/5 Atmosphere - 1/5 Character - 2/5 Location - 4/5 Overall - 54/100 Oakwell (Barnsley) Fan Experience - 3/5 Atmosphere - 3/5 Character - 2/5 Location - 2/5 Overall - 52/100 Riverside Stadium (Middlesbrough) Fan Experience - 3/5 Atmosphere - 3/5 Character - 2/5 Location - 2/5 Overall - 52/100 Loftus Road (QPR) Fan Experience - 1/5 Atmosphere - 3/5 Character - 1/5 Location - 2/5 Overall - 36/100 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chairman Mao Posted May 20, 2018 Report Share Posted May 20, 2018 Fulham Fan Experience - 4/5 Atmosphere - 2/5 Character - 4/5 Location - 5/5 Overall - 78 Brentford Fan Experience - 4/5 Atmosphere - 2/5 Character - 5/5 Location - 3/5 Overall - 74 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBFC II Posted May 20, 2018 Report Share Posted May 20, 2018 Madjeski Fan experience 2/5 Atmosphere 0/5 Character 0/5 Location 1/5 Overall 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellfire Corner Posted May 20, 2018 Report Share Posted May 20, 2018 Ok, who will be the first to post scores for Bristol Rovers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chairman Mao Posted May 20, 2018 Report Share Posted May 20, 2018 Just now, Hellfire Corner said: Ok, who will be the first to post scores for Bristol Rovers? Saw Bolton play there last two seasons they were in L1 (best mate is a big fan) Fan Experience - 0/5 (it's utterly disgusting) Atmosphere - 2/5 Character - 2/5 Location - 1/5 Overall - 28 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Rob Posted May 20, 2018 Report Share Posted May 20, 2018 Surprised you had the Etihad as only a 1 for atmosphere. Whilst Man City were understandably fair quiet (hardly a glamour game for them), I thought we made a fair old noise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Offside Posted May 20, 2018 Report Share Posted May 20, 2018 Millwall Fan experience - 3/5 Atmosphere - 4/5 Character - 1/5 Location - 4/5 (area immediately outside the ground looks pretty grotty but very close to central London. Avoid going by CATS though because it might take forever and a day). Overall - 63 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlintSaidNo Posted May 20, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2018 1 hour ago, Bristol Rob said: Surprised you had the Etihad as only a 1 for atmosphere. Whilst Man City were understandably fair quiet (hardly a glamour game for them), I thought we made a fair old noise. Judging the ground overall, I thought we were great but the home fans were practically silent and I imagine a standard league game there’d be very little atmosphere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1960maaan Posted May 20, 2018 Report Share Posted May 20, 2018 1 hour ago, Bristol Rob said: Surprised you had the Etihad as only a 1 for atmosphere. Whilst Man City were understandably fair quiet (hardly a glamour game for them), I thought we made a fair old noise. I was going to say the same, I guess the OP meant home atmosphere . Burton Fan experience 4/5 .......My first trip and I really enjoyed it Atmosphere 2/5......... not up to much really, shit game mind. Character 3/5 ............ Very little character really , but nice little ground they've done well. The size would suit that lot from Horefield, I'd like 'em that far away too. Location 3/5 .............away from the station but we did have to pass plenty of pubs. Overall 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unan Posted May 20, 2018 Report Share Posted May 20, 2018 1 hour ago, Chairman Mao said: Fulham Fan Experience - 4/5 Atmosphere - 2/5 Character - 4/5 Location - 5/5 Overall - 78 Brentford Fan Experience - 4/5 Atmosphere - 2/5 Character - 5/5 Location - 3/5 Overall - 74 Fulham Atmosphere 1/5 Brentford Fan experience 1/5 (no alcohol??) Atmosphere 1/5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledAjax Posted May 21, 2018 Report Share Posted May 21, 2018 http://www.footballgroundguide.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlintSaidNo Posted May 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2018 3 hours ago, ExiledAjax said: http://www.footballgroundguide.com/ Gives descriptions but not an actual numerical rating - it’s hard to tell which are good and which are bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoystonFoote'snephew Posted May 21, 2018 Report Share Posted May 21, 2018 22 hours ago, Bristol Rob said: Surprised you had the Etihad as only a 1 for atmosphere. Whilst Man City were understandably fair quiet (hardly a glamour game for them), I thought we made a fair old noise. More surprising is the 4/5 for location! There may have been some significant regeneration in east Manchester but the Bradford Berwick areas hardly constitute the city’s elite. On this basis the locations of Elland Road or Portman Road will have to be in the minus figures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chappers Posted May 21, 2018 Report Share Posted May 21, 2018 A lot depends on circumstances, Sunderland this season was not a great atmosphere from home fans, but would be different if they were on the up. Chester was a massive difference between 1982 and 1984! Wolves you factor in that we have not won there since 1931. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlintSaidNo Posted May 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2018 23 hours ago, RoystonFoote'snephew said: More surprising is the 4/5 for location! There may have been some significant regeneration in east Manchester but the Bradford Berwick areas hardly constitute the city’s elite. On this basis the locations of Elland Road or Portman Road will have to be in the minus figures. I based it on the fact that the tram network means getting to and from the ground from central Manchester/your hotel/whatever is very easy. I take your point about the area itself though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarman Posted May 22, 2018 Report Share Posted May 22, 2018 Paulton Rovers Fan Experience - 5/5 Atmosphere - 3/5 Character - 5/5 Location - 5/5 Overall - 90 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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