Intimidating Grounds

[perseus]

Intimidating Grounds

What is the most intimidating ground you have been to?

Alas, when Albion wnet up to the top division, I lost my job and I was a bit skint and I have not been to Anfield, although I have been to Old Trafford, the Old Den, Highbury, and most grounds in London but not Stamford Bridge.

White Hart Lane with 48,000+ was by far the most intimidation ground I have been to. The huge Albion contingent was lost in the huge mass of people.

Not the most aggravating, quite a few of the smaller grounds had nuisances. I expect Luton was the tops.

 

[Beach Hut]

The Cement Works - it was horrid

 

[clapham_gull]

In recent years, Bristol City (not last season) outside the ground.

Must admit Millwall was a bit bad, before the game rather than afterwards.

I remember going to Out Trafford (league cup?) in the early 90s and getting spat on.

However the Palace game where Ryan? broke his leg. Were pelted with coins etc.. from Palace.

 

[saafend_seagull]

outside the ground - port vale away when we were already champions but was just jealousy esp with Stoke in the playoffs.

 

[The Large One]

2007 - Pende. Shat myself when I thought a plane was going to land on the stadium.

 

[Gully]

Rembember that game at Palace well Clapham, a kid stood near me was hit by a coin, during half time I think. Not a good game for many reasons, was only my second away game following the Albion, think there was quite a bit of scrapping outside the ground too.

 

[clapham_gull]

outside the ground - port vale away when we were already champions but was just jealousy esp with Stoke in the playoffs.

We missed all that, walk straight out the stadium and onto the police coach convoy.

Actually, Grimsby walking back from the ground to the station wasn't great.

We were also at St. Pancreas going to Oldham (via Derby to pick up a mate) when we "bumped" into our friends from Millwall who were playing Leciester? away.

They were very polite but let it be known that they knew we were there.

 

[clapham_gull]

Rembember that game at Palace well Clapham, a kid stood near me was hit by a coin, during half time I think. Not a good game for many reasons, was only my second away game following the Albion, think there was quite a bit of scrapping outside the ground too.

Seem to recall small pieces of masonry as well, I clearly remember something which resembled pebble dash landing near my feet.

 

[Uncle C]

The most intimidating ground is one with a 6ft deep hole dug in it.
Chris

 

[saafend_seagull]

We missed all that, walk straight out the stadium and onto the police coach convoy.

Actually, Grimsby walking back from the ground to the station wasn't great.

We were also at St. Pancreas going to Oldham (via Derby to pick up a mate) when we "bumped" into our friends from Millwall who were playing Leciester? away.

They were very polite but let it be known that they knew we were there.

we had people chasing after our car going through the high street!

Remeber going past a chip shop with some kids shouting some abuse so we reminded them who the champions were and they got pissed off so we went round the block 3 times and reminding them each time we passed them

 

[Starry]

The Ali Sami Yen Stadium in Galatasaray, I have been to plenty grounds here and mixed with plenty of perhaps not so nice fans but nothing here has ever come close to the real, raw terror of going there.

 

[perseus]

And at White Hart Lane it was a rather uneventful 0-0 draw. Gawd knows what would have happened if Albion had scored.
Mayhem broke out when we got a corner. That was mainly cause we couldn't see and everybody surged forward.

 

[Blackadder]

Intimidating Grounds

What is the most intimidating ground you have been to?

White Hart Lane with 48,000+ was by far the most intimidation ground I have been to. The huge Albion contingent was lost in the huge mass of people.

That was a scary day!

We (4 of us) got there late and had to stand in front of the Shelf! There was a lot of trouble at half-time in the Park Lane End, where most of our fans were, and at the end of the game Brighton fans had to get on to the pitch for their own safety!

The walk back after the game wasn't much better!

 

[clapham_gull]

There was a Spurs game in the 70s when the fans coach got bricked and it had to travel all the way back to Brighton without a back window.

I wasn't there (too young) but my brother and dad remember it well.

 

[Blackadder]

There was a Spurs game in the 70s when the fans coach got bricked and it had to travel all the way back to Brighton without a back window.

I wasn't there (too young) but my brother and dad remember it well.

We had the same problem going to Chesterfield (last day of the season) when West Ham fans smashed in the back windows of 3 of our coaches at Scratchwood Services at 09:30 in the morning!

The police still allowed us to go the game!

 

[StephenWrexhamFc]

Wolves and Burnley

 

[Cian]

Dalymount on occasion can seem pretty intimidating

 

[Yorkie]

Back in the 70's I went to Elland Rd with my ex to watch them play Manure a few weeks after Jordan & McQueen had transferred. That was intimidating and I was with the home supporters

Recently I found Swindon away in the play offs pretty intimidating. We had to walk back sandwiched between the stadium and the outside broadcast vans with Swindon fans walking the opposite way. Someone grabbed Locky by the throat and it was his own mates who dragged him off.

 

[Icy Gull]

The last time we played Spurs they needed a win to go top of the league. The ground was being redeveloped and one side was closed which meant that the "away" section was packed with Tottenham fans and there was a nasty atmosphere in there. Then having been hammered by a Hoddle inspired team, Michael Robinson only runs half the length of the pitch and scores Spurs fans were not happy and the atmosphere turned from hostile to very aggresive. It was worse than the second leg of the Millwall play off semi final leg imo

Great result, scary day but I imagine we will have our own area with just Albion fans in it this time, so should be a great day out.

 

[Stumpy Tim]

Millwall away in the 91 play-offs was horrendous for a 15 year old like me! Watching them set fire to the policeman's helmet will stay in my memory forever