preston red Posted October 3, 2005 Report Share Posted October 3, 2005 Sorry if I'm asking people to repeat themselves, but seeing as so many of you have been to so many grounds, can you give us a few handy hints on which away games we should try to avoid I'd say the best club currently in our divison in terms of facilities and style (that I've visited), is Huddersfield. No atmosphere though. The stadium's too big for Huddersfield to fill. Wrexham wasn't bad.Blackpool was awful when they had a temporary stand with no roof, flooded portakabin toilets and cold cups of tea. Is it still like that?Outside of League One, Grimsby was terrible last year. Ajax's Amsterdam Arena was awe inspiring. Tranmere's not bad... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robins72 Posted October 3, 2005 Report Share Posted October 3, 2005 I would have thought that forest has the best stadium in this division. The best ive been to is probably leicester or derby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaz897 Posted October 3, 2005 Report Share Posted October 3, 2005 I remember Twerton park and the county ground being particulaly poo. Especiall the stand behind the goal at Swindle. I wonder why they only made rows A-F, its like a little cow shed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoops Posted October 3, 2005 Report Share Posted October 3, 2005 Bury away on a wet Tuesday night in the 80's was the worst ground I've been to.Nou Camp by far the best I've seen, with City I'd say West Ham the best I've been to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Frank Posted October 3, 2005 Report Share Posted October 3, 2005 Colchester and Chesterfield are both museums dedicated to showing what can be built from some rusty old corrugated iron and a few ill fitting bolts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lee4BristolCity Posted October 3, 2005 Report Share Posted October 3, 2005 u have got to mention millenium staduim havent you, shame its in wales really Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartolona Posted October 3, 2005 Report Share Posted October 3, 2005 The best would have to be the Mill Stad,the worst was probably Wigan's old ground with the grass bank!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedTauntonian Posted October 3, 2005 Report Share Posted October 3, 2005 Best would be Mill stadium, Worst maybe Blackpool last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaz897 Posted October 3, 2005 Report Share Posted October 3, 2005 I was majorly impressed with Southamptons ground. Lovely simple plan and that atmosphere is great. Also didn't cost them to much either I hear. If only, if only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stylus Posted October 3, 2005 Report Share Posted October 3, 2005 Worst : Luton. The ground and surrounding area was shocking. Pathetic Away End and Entrance. Best : Huddersfield. The facilities, view and modern design of the ground was amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich-TWSC- Posted October 3, 2005 Report Share Posted October 3, 2005 I wasn't impressed with the atmosphere at the Madjeski Stadium... disregarding rivalry... Looks good but atmosphere-less!Best? Hmm... Highbury was a great occasion... Great atmosphere/community outside the ground... Good atmosphere inside... Old Trafford was impressive... New Wembley will be awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Em-Gas Posted October 3, 2005 Report Share Posted October 3, 2005 Yeovile's ground is the worst in your division IMO.No covering for away fans, porta loo's, about £3 for a burger and £1.60 for a coke if I remember rightly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cider red Posted October 3, 2005 Report Share Posted October 3, 2005 Luton or colchester the worst, I'm suprised people have put leicester as the best i think its over rated , probably reading was a good ground hull was a bit dissapointing like most bowl type new grounds but had a good atmosphere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristolface Posted October 3, 2005 Report Share Posted October 3, 2005 Yeovile's ground is the worst in your division IMO.No covering for away fans, porta loo's, about £3 for a burger and £1.60 for a coke if I remember rightly.If were on about worst away grounds don't point the finger at yeovil Sir ,have a look at the rugby ground we have to sit on seats that you have to lend out to wimbeldon, and you to have porta loo's but we just went up against the wall at the back quicker and when every where else looks a dump it don't show up :razz: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BCTIDBolts Posted October 3, 2005 Report Share Posted October 3, 2005 The best aside from AG has to be FOREST, the worst chesterfield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex_BCFC Posted October 3, 2005 Report Share Posted October 3, 2005 The best aside from AG has to be FOREST, the worst chesterfieldBest: Sheff Wed- traditional yet still greatWorst: Colchester/Cheaterfield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCFC Wes Posted October 3, 2005 Report Share Posted October 3, 2005 Best ground is Nou Camp without a doubt.With city Reading was nice, and obviously Millenium Stadium.Worst has to be Blackpool or Peterborough because of the legroom, I couldn't actually fit into the seats without putting my legs over the front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex_BCFC Posted October 3, 2005 Report Share Posted October 3, 2005 Best ground is Nou Camp without a doubt.Average. More like Scout Camp than Nou Camp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nitrous_Oxide Posted October 3, 2005 Report Share Posted October 3, 2005 Brighton's was terrible but you don't need to worry about that obviously! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pewsham Posted October 4, 2005 Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 The best: Nou Camp. A truly awesome stadium.The worst: Aldershot. A "stadium" in a public park Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedTauntonian Posted October 4, 2005 Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 Average. More like Scout Camp than Nou Camp.I'd also say it is average, it looks so basic from the outside! Inside it is good though to be honest, but i've seen better facilities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCFC Taunton Posted October 4, 2005 Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 worst: diss thats a cow shed in a fieldbest: mill stadium Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedTauntonian Posted October 4, 2005 Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 worst: diss thats a cow shed in a fieldbest: mill stadiumDiss town, now that was a ground and a half! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob k Posted October 4, 2005 Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 Best - celtics ground is quite impressiveworst - rovers, the view from the away end terrace is shocking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Colby-Tit Posted October 4, 2005 Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 Best I've been to - Sunderland's Stadium Of LightWorst - Exeter, closely followed by Chesterfield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annanimo Posted October 4, 2005 Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 I've been to some bad grounds, largely due to my time in Scotland and watching lower division stuff, also my interest in non-league football. If you eevr go to Scotland, Cumbernauld United really is a must-go. It is so bad it's brilliant. I can't put into words how awful it actually is, but just to illustrate the point, my immortal memory is the toilet there - a brick shed with a hole in the ground. And it was unisex. Seriously.But I suppose the point is the worst ground we've been to following City. In that case, Blackpool. Not only is it a poor ground, the atmosphere is rubbish and the stewards treat away fans terribly, or at least that was my experience. Also, didn't like Burnley when we were on that awful terracing caged in like animals, but that's gone now. I understand some of you not liking Doncaster or Luton, but at least there is a decent atmosphere there and Doncaster is friendly enough. Chesterfield, I don't know, I've never been there (do I want to?)Best ground. I don't necessarily think all these new stadia are that great. As someone said, the Madejski looks great but there is no atmosphere. The Walkers Stadium similarly. Same for Oxford's Kassam Stadium (or whatever it's called). I'd have Belle Vue any day over the Madejski, because a ground is about more than superficial appearance. I like Preston North End because it is a fantastic new ground which at the same time manages to relate directly to its history and its roots. Also get a decent atmosphere there. Haven't been to watch City there for a few seasons (obviously) but have been to watch other games and I think it really is the best ground around. Facilties are also excellent.Also like Forest, Walsall, Huddersfield and Bradford. Disliked Hillsborough but I think that's for other reasons, because it is a decent ground.As for the Mem - can you really call that a football stadium? I've played in better non-league grounds! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyKat87 Posted October 4, 2005 Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 Best: Old TraffordWorst: The Vetch (Swansea)I have to say I liked the Madejski alot too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
repro-red Posted October 4, 2005 Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 Best ground been to - Villa ParkWorst - Trumpton, was unfortunate enough to get a tour of it day made even worse by the gas beating us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke_Ciderhead Posted October 4, 2005 Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 http://www.pyramidpassion.co.uk/html/teversal_.htmlThe most amusing ground ive ever seen. The sheer comedy value of what they are using as a stand makes this ground one of the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Cyril Posted October 4, 2005 Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 Not the most impressive, but Loftus road is kind of cosy - close to the pitch, high, fully enclosed. Potential for great atmosphere if Holloway wasn't in charge etc. The terraced Kippax running the length of Maine Road was the best terrace I ever stood on.The Milennium when full is great, as is Old Trafford but the latter has areas where one part of the ground can't hear others (and I got a nose bleed and altitude sickness at the back of the North Stand).My most memorable "worsts" were (as mentioned by someone else) the grass bank terrace at Wigan in the nineties (20 of us slipped over jumping up and down when we scored a penalty in the first 5 minutes), and the away terrace at Barnsley on New years day c.1992 - a hangover coupled with no roof and horizontal sleet up your nostrils was the pits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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