I dont know the capacity of Dicks but when it closes I imagine this new area will become very busy. Would be good if they could add a few extra covered areas where fans could congregate.
Maybe something like this.....
Regardless of the capacity or whether I'd be able to get a seat it will just be amazing to grab a beer, some food and be able to use a toilet pre match.
My preference is always to enter the stadium as late as possible, my first memories of Brighton games was the buzz of walking on to the stands...
I think there should be wet and dry stands. Personally I'd want to be able to drink at my seat but not everyone would want to be disturbed by peope getting up to go to the bar every 10 minutes or get covered in beer when we score
I think it's a bit of a myth a bit like there's barely any united fans in Manchester. I walked through moss side on route to an England match against iceland about 20 years ago and most of the kids were in United shirts. I remember it clearly because my mate said it was a city area of Manchester
After reading the thread about Wednesday and Reading's struggle it got me thinking about teams I am rooting for at the moment across the lower leagues.
Ipswich town.
Good support, a rich history but haven't graced the top flight for over 20 years. I remember their first season back in the early...
I think in the first couple of seasons in the championship we'd probably still average late 20's. After 5 years probably somewhere around 20-25k.
League one is a different story IMO. If we're winning most games maybe 15-20k, fighting relegation 10-15k absolute max.
Bold statement I know but if...
Never really feel sorry for Wednesday when they are rubbish. When they have a brief period of relative success they lack the humility you'd expect from a well supported team who have been out of the top flight for a generation.
Reading I feel a bit more sorry for. They hadn't seen division 3...
Funny how your memory recalls events. As a 14 year old I remember feeling lot more charged and violent than it appears on the video, were there police dogs on the pitch and did some of our fans run to the home stands. That's my memory of the day but it was 25 years ago!
The malt house??? Used to be pretty rough in the late 90's
Strange town Dorking, very affluent with only one remotely tough housing estate, the Goodwin estate yet often quite rough on a night out, would often attract thugs from nearby towns like guildford, leatherhead and Epsom.