Guess the ground - UK

[Nottseagull]

sorry forgot link
http://www.scottishgrounds.co.uk/arbroath.htm

There's no need to make a new post if you omit something; you can edit it up to 59 mins from the time of the post. Also, you can avoid reproducing the pic in a reply by highlighting the link on the post quote and deleting it.

That is a lovely, neat little ground, but I think that £12 for standing there is a little steep for that level of football.

 

[Gully]

Here's one for all the clever folk to hazard a guess at:

 

[catfish]

Gloucester City?

 

[Gully]

Gloucester City?

Exactly...and this is what their ground looks like now!

 

[AMEXican Wave]

Shrewsbury?

 

[Nottseagull]

OMG Gully what happened to Gloucester City? Those stands look fairly new; why aren't they covered in graffiti by now?

 

[catfish]

Exactly...and this is what their ground looks like now!

That's a sadder sight than seeing it submerged

 

[Gully]

Gloucester City play in the Blue Square North. They went on the road following the floods in 07, had one year playing home games at Forest Green, then two seasons at Cirencester, they are now in their second sharing with Cheltenham. I think there are plans for them to return to the old ground, but to carry out work to ensure that they don't suffer a repeat of what happened before, but as they are on the flood plain for one of the country's major rivers it might mean building the ground on stilts or just raising it by about three or four metres.

As for the graffiti, the ground is in a part of town that even vandals leave alone, conveniently located for the local dump...it flipping stinks down there.

 

[Husty]

OMG Gully what happened to Gloucester City? Those stands look fairly new; why aren't they covered in graffiti by now?

Ground share with Cheltenham.

 

[Marc1901]

Shit groundsmen at Gloucester then..

 

[Nottseagull]

... as they are on the flood plain for one of the country's major rivers it might mean building the ground on stilts or just raising it by about three or four metres.

That first pic shows a depth of only about 2.3m; surely it doesn't matter if the pitch and concrete get submerged occasionally? Can't they just rebuild the offices and changing rooms, maybe with the ground floor as garages? I know that is not ideal for the turnstile mechanisms or the catering units, but surely that is preferable to letting the ground rot?

 

[Husty]

That first pic shows a depth of only about 2.3m; surely it doesn't matter if the pitch and concrete get submerged occasionally? Can't they just rebuild the offices and changing rooms, maybe with the ground floor as garages? I know that is not ideal for the turnstile mechanisms or the catering units, but surely that is preferable to letting the ground rot?

There's something on wikipedia about raw sewage making it unfit for human population.

 

[Nottseagull]

There's something on wikipedia about raw sewage making it unfit for human population.

That puts a completely different perspective on the problem. I don't want to make fun of Gloucester's plight, but the chant "shit ground no fans" comes to mind.....

 

[Leekbrookgull]

Here's one for all the clever folk to hazard a guess at:

Thats not Shrewsbury,that side use to curve abit and the floodlights were pylons.

 

[Nottseagull]

Lots of info here on Gloucester's plight Guide to Gloucester - We Only Sing When We're Swimming

 

[Screaming J]

Since I got Bramall Lane right; here is mine. Its a bit of a trick one......

 

[Gully]

There's something on wikipedia about raw sewage making it unfit for human population.

Blimey, I did say that it stank in that part of town...that is the last time I go to the dump!

 

[surrey jim]

Gigg Lane Bury?

 

[Nottseagull]

Gigg Lane Bury?

Not with red crush barriers. I know some clubs hosting FCUM hire League grounds to accommodate the visitors; is it Millmoor, before seats were installed?

 

[Screaming J]

Not Bury or Millmoor; did say its a bit of a trick one!