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Worst away venue has to be Cheltenham. Whaddon Rd is a shocking little ground. Nice views of the Cotswolds though
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Best/Worst Away Venue
- Thread starter Lammy
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surrey jim
Not in Surrey
Worst Oldham,
best Plymouth, nice pastys
best Plymouth, nice pastys
Gully
Monkey in a seagull suit.
Best - Derby
Worst - Portsmouth
Difficult to choose best and worst, I have been to a few grounds that were distinctly average but the atmosphere was superb (Peterborough for the snowy FA Cup game) and others that should be good but aren't, like Stoke. I liked Derby this season, it was the first really modern ground I had been to and reckon they did a good job, the view of the pitch was good, the atmosphere was fine and apart from a little confusion when too many people were in our part of the stand the stewards allowed us to stand. I have some bad memories of Portsmouth, going to one game and getting soaked to the bone and another where the police tried to shephard us back to the station, only for about 50 Pompey to pile into us from a side street. During their attack I saw an innocent passer by with a young child in a pushchair get knocked to the ground, they both looked terrified, not a nice day out.
Worst - Portsmouth
Difficult to choose best and worst, I have been to a few grounds that were distinctly average but the atmosphere was superb (Peterborough for the snowy FA Cup game) and others that should be good but aren't, like Stoke. I liked Derby this season, it was the first really modern ground I had been to and reckon they did a good job, the view of the pitch was good, the atmosphere was fine and apart from a little confusion when too many people were in our part of the stand the stewards allowed us to stand. I have some bad memories of Portsmouth, going to one game and getting soaked to the bone and another where the police tried to shephard us back to the station, only for about 50 Pompey to pile into us from a side street. During their attack I saw an innocent passer by with a young child in a pushchair get knocked to the ground, they both looked terrified, not a nice day out.
SurreySeagulls
Well-known member
Best for me has to Celtic Park, especially when at an Old Firm match. However, for Brighton it has to be by a country mile Highbury, great stadium, always a good atmosphere when we have played there a we won a cup semi final there. Worst - the old ground at Northampton. This seasonb - best Derby and the worst Stoke for obvious reasons.
Curious Orange
Punxsatawney Phil
Not sure about the best, but the worst is the Britannia Stadium by a country mile. Freezing cold, wet, and we always lose.
Tony Meolas Loan Spell
Slut Faced Whores
What about Cambridge when you had to walk thru the allotments?
Tony Meolas Loan Spell
Slut Faced Whores
Lammy said:The clue is in the question;
Best/Worst AWAY venue
I thought it was a rhetorical question
Uncle Buck
Ghost Writer
- Jul 7, 2003
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Tony Meolas Loan Spell said:
That was Watford.
Cambridge you had to go through that field with the cows in it (not your ex wife)....
Infernal Optimist
New member
- Aug 15, 2003
- 169
Worst Five;
Oldham - It has rained everytime I've been there except for the time there was a blizzard. Don't get me started on the friendly pub that was the 'Old Mess House' Oh and we used to get a right hammering there, a 6-1 springs to mind
Canvey Island - Nice friendly locals who tried to kill us. No pubs and we played disgracefully
Grimsby - The clue is in the title. It really is Grim up north.
Barnsley - I will never forget the pub with bathroom cabinets to keep the spirts in and a formica 'bar'. Oh and REAL friendly fans too...
Kingstonians - Place was quite nice. I was having quite a good day until the game. Oh and nice friendly Met. police who kindly decided that we wanted to go to Victoria afterwards and wouldn't take no for an answer.
Brentford gets a dishonourable mention.
Best Five;
Ipswich - I've always liked going there.
Decent pubs, proper ground with atmosphere.
Peterborough - Proper if crap football ground, decentish pubs and always a good Albion turnout.
Blackpool - Terrible ground, but it's Blackpool.
QPR - Excellent football ground that generates a superb atmosphere.
Liverpool - The best day out I've ever had following the Albion, better even than the semi at Highbury.
Oldham - It has rained everytime I've been there except for the time there was a blizzard. Don't get me started on the friendly pub that was the 'Old Mess House' Oh and we used to get a right hammering there, a 6-1 springs to mind
Canvey Island - Nice friendly locals who tried to kill us. No pubs and we played disgracefully
Grimsby - The clue is in the title. It really is Grim up north.
Barnsley - I will never forget the pub with bathroom cabinets to keep the spirts in and a formica 'bar'. Oh and REAL friendly fans too...
Kingstonians - Place was quite nice. I was having quite a good day until the game. Oh and nice friendly Met. police who kindly decided that we wanted to go to Victoria afterwards and wouldn't take no for an answer.
Brentford gets a dishonourable mention.
Best Five;
Ipswich - I've always liked going there.
Decent pubs, proper ground with atmosphere.
Peterborough - Proper if crap football ground, decentish pubs and always a good Albion turnout.
Blackpool - Terrible ground, but it's Blackpool.
QPR - Excellent football ground that generates a superb atmosphere.
Liverpool - The best day out I've ever had following the Albion, better even than the semi at Highbury.
Basil Fawlty
Don't Mention The War
Best- Hillsbrough
Worst- Luton Town by a country mile.
Worst- Luton Town by a country mile.
Dave the OAP
Well-known member
Best Huddersfield ( I would say that wouln't I)
Worst - Luton, The old Den, Roker park, The baseball ground, did I mention Luton...shithole, withdean
Worst - Luton, The old Den, Roker park, The baseball ground, did I mention Luton...shithole, withdean
Tony Meolas Loan Spell
Slut Faced Whores
Uncle Buck said:
Sorry yes thats the one...
And I didnt see any Slut Faced Whores in that field
but she was probably there somewhere!Gully
Monkey in a seagull suit.
Infernal Optimist, you forgot to mention the assault by the police on a disabled Brighton fan following the final whistle at Kingstonian, that so enraged David Mellor on 606, he may have been a somewhat pompous failed MP but he sure stood by us on that terrible day.
Behind Enemy Lines
Well-known member
Best - The Millennium stadium Cardiff. If that doesn't count, City of Manchester stadium.
Worst - Gillingham - the place is an abolsute dive and away end at Brentford - shocking.
Worst - Gillingham - the place is an abolsute dive and away end at Brentford - shocking.
Uncle Buck
Ghost Writer
- Jul 7, 2003
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Lammy said:
Not any more.
Behind Enemy Lines
Well-known member
Agree the drink before game is always the best thing about it as we always get stuffed. But I'm fed up with standing in streams of piss watching the Albion get thrashed 4 - 0. Next time, I'm going to stay in the pub!Lammy said:
Rougvie
Rising Damp
Best for me has ALWAYS been Hillsburgh, the atmosphere in that place even half empty is just fantastic.
Worst, well not just saying this, but Reading now takes the biscuit just due to their plastic rent a fan auora of the dump.
Worst, well not just saying this, but Reading now takes the biscuit just due to their plastic rent a fan auora of the dump.
The Laughing Bluebird
New member
Rougvie said:
No bitterness there.....
