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[Football] Brentford Stadium
- Thread starter amexer
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ATFC Seagull
Aberystwyth Town FC
I think everything I thought has already been said, but I wasn't at all impressed.
- Strange route in and out for away fans
- No beer, which I had assumed was probably for reasons similar to Watford, where the concourse is so small that it would be dangerous, but the concourses were lovely and spacious, so no logical explanation at all
- Signage in and around the stadium bizarre. At one point there was a sign saying "East stand. West stand. North stand. South stand. With arrows all pointing left. But we were then directed in the opposite direction. Also a sign for the block I was in pointing completely away from the actual steps upto it.
- Ran out of food at half time.
- I don't want to be a stadium snob (I realise how lucky we are) but I don't really get anyone saying it's a bit different or quite impressive. It's just a standard identikit bowl, with a little quirky dip down in two of the corners. The main stand with the huge TV on the roof was a bit of a monstrosity - perhaps it's unfinished like the East Stand at the Amex was when we moved in and they're going to put an upper tier in.
However, decent away day as always given the location, and friendly home fans. And an injury time win, obviously.
- Strange route in and out for away fans
- No beer, which I had assumed was probably for reasons similar to Watford, where the concourse is so small that it would be dangerous, but the concourses were lovely and spacious, so no logical explanation at all
- Signage in and around the stadium bizarre. At one point there was a sign saying "East stand. West stand. North stand. South stand. With arrows all pointing left. But we were then directed in the opposite direction. Also a sign for the block I was in pointing completely away from the actual steps upto it.
- Ran out of food at half time.
- I don't want to be a stadium snob (I realise how lucky we are) but I don't really get anyone saying it's a bit different or quite impressive. It's just a standard identikit bowl, with a little quirky dip down in two of the corners. The main stand with the huge TV on the roof was a bit of a monstrosity - perhaps it's unfinished like the East Stand at the Amex was when we moved in and they're going to put an upper tier in.
However, decent away day as always given the location, and friendly home fans. And an injury time win, obviously.
LANGDON SEAGULL
Well-known member
Agree with this . Complete lack of signs indicating where the away end was, instead asked stewards who directed me round the back of some office blocks .Food choice was bizarre. Flatbreads and Falafel washed down with Coke Zero or Sprite
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Terry Butcher Tribute Act
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- Aug 18, 2013
- 3,672
I had forgotten about the ridiculous away fan detour. Wasn't an issue for us - at 2.55 we were let through a direct route by a kind steward who saw we weren't wearing colours. But it did seem a bit odd.
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Piglets supply Brentford with pies.
Silverhatch
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It’s surely anything but an identikit stadium given the constraints placed upon the architects & Buckingham. Bloody close to Griffin Park and it’s got tons of pubs and restaurants within walking distance. Fantastic effort from Brentford’s owners. Sure Tony would echo that even though he blanks Benham.
babyshambles
Active member
Thought it was great.
Friendly stewards, good facilities, 2 stations, and easy walk to pubs and restaurants.
Did anyone see Jannson spit at Trossard before the corner? Horrible when people do that.
Friendly stewards, good facilities, 2 stations, and easy walk to pubs and restaurants.
Did anyone see Jannson spit at Trossard before the corner? Horrible when people do that.
Deanbha
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They didn't have any pies.
- Nov 3, 2015
- 3,460
Who ate them all, then?
But I'll agree with some previous posters. OK stadium, although seat numbering was odd, mine didn't even have a number, so had to check with the steward where I should sit. Poor food choices, NO ALCOHOL (bloody hell, what was that all about?). Lovely stewards. Civilised away fans. Dreadful signage and ended up walking about a mile to Chiswick rail station for train home, following directions of (un)helpful copper. Great result. Special treat being sat just 4 rows in front of Mr Bloom, who was clearly having a smashing time.
driller
my life my word
I thought it was a bit cheap
Metal stair cases
Concrete block exterior
Cage like interior walks
Nice leg room but horrible quality seats
Terrible ‘big’ screens.
Tinny pa sound.
Quite disappointed.
It’s the little things that was missing and no quality.
Metal stair cases
Concrete block exterior
Cage like interior walks
Nice leg room but horrible quality seats
Terrible ‘big’ screens.
Tinny pa sound.
Quite disappointed.
It’s the little things that was missing and no quality.
- May 8, 2018
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Out of interest did you hear anyone sitting between your and blooms rows moaning about strikers?
Hence my earlier post i assume the home fans have them.
Anyone know for sure why they don't do beer? That seems to be a load of income they're doing themselves out of.
We had mini steak and Harvey pies at ht
Agree with most here, clear teething problems regarding away fan access and beer - which must be a licensing issue. Home and away fans don’t have access, but the kiosks(in the away end) had the think for over 25 notice as part of the rolling advertisements on the till screens.
As for the design of the stadium, it does feel ‘cheap’ with the spec of the finish. I actually thought the space wasn’t optimised particularly well, there was a lot of unused space behind the stands and strange optimisations were seats could have been better placed. Behind the away end there was a metal cage blocking where 3
more rows could be placed. The dipping corners didn’t need to dip as severely, and the main stand had a lot of wasted space above the single tier. I assume there were capacity constraints for that area or needed x amount of space for construction vehicles.
As for the design of the stadium, it does feel ‘cheap’ with the spec of the finish. I actually thought the space wasn’t optimised particularly well, there was a lot of unused space behind the stands and strange optimisations were seats could have been better placed. Behind the away end there was a metal cage blocking where 3
more rows could be placed. The dipping corners didn’t need to dip as severely, and the main stand had a lot of wasted space above the single tier. I assume there were capacity constraints for that area or needed x amount of space for construction vehicles.
clapham_gull
Legacy Fan
- Aug 20, 2003
- 25,876
There have a samosa bar in one the home stands apparently.
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Given the great range of pubs in the close vicinity why would fans want to drink on the concourse other than at HT and just before KO?
Certainly not the revenue driver it is at the Amex
This.
This was the view from our pub bench as we supped a few pints and had some nice food, 10 minute walk from the ground.