oneflewover
Following "The Tigers"
sipotential said:
It only cost me £20 this season and I enjoyed it. Very friendly place.
In my earlier post I forgot about about Twerton Park and The Vetch field, thanks for reviving the disgust.
Worse away ends past and present.
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It only cost me £20 this season and I enjoyed it. Very friendly place.
In my earlier post I forgot about about Twerton Park and The Vetch field, thanks for reviving the disgust.
oneflewover
Following "The Tigers"
JTG said:Just stood there laughing as 200 Hull or Cambridge fans got soaked in the pissing rain
The day I watched the Tigers v Bristol Rovers it rained for the whole match. tramped back to Bath station and found the rugby had been on aswell. The train to London ended full of soaking wet sportsfans, the windows steamed up, it got foggy a bit like a cold turkish bath.
Edgeley Road, although I think that was as much about the game as the ground. Cold, open terrace, from which I saw fuck all even when we scored the winner just before half time.
(although I must say I'm pretty fucking bored of turning up at plastic identikit shitholes and all...)
(although I must say I'm pretty fucking bored of turning up at plastic identikit shitholes and all...)
gillingham - shitty scaffolding type stand you can feel moving when enough people stamp their feet
luton - the only away end which u enter via a set of stairs going over people's back gardens and washing
leyton orient - u have to go down the stairs to the toilet so when it rains the floor is covered with a couple of inches of rainwater and piss
oxford - soulless, middle of nowhere concrete dump
cardiff - fine when away end was whole area behind goal. now divided up so u have baying mob 50 yards away from u
wycombe - higgldy piggldy collection of farmyard buildings
luton - the only away end which u enter via a set of stairs going over people's back gardens and washing
leyton orient - u have to go down the stairs to the toilet so when it rains the floor is covered with a couple of inches of rainwater and piss
oxford - soulless, middle of nowhere concrete dump
cardiff - fine when away end was whole area behind goal. now divided up so u have baying mob 50 yards away from u
wycombe - higgldy piggldy collection of farmyard buildings
Andy the Don
Wise men say only fools..
Springfield Park (Wigan Athletic) - Standing on a slag heap, terrace was a couple of railway sleepers..
Layer Road (Colchester United) - wooden terrace which stunk of piss, spent the second half trying to set light to it..( we were young & it was pre-Bradford)
Manor Ground (Oxford Utd) - the infamous Cuckoo Lane end..
Eastville (Bristol Rovers) - under the motorway flyover, getting lead poisining, with the inbred locals chucking tyres, exhaustpipes & anyother rubbish at us from the flyover..
Spotland (Rochdale) - Northern craphole, 'nuff said..
Burnden Park (Bolton Wanderers) - see above ^^
The County Ground (Northampton Town) - Northampton don't like it.. rock the tea bar, rock the tea bar..
Plough Lane (Wimbledon FC) - wind swept & open glad I was a home supporter..
Layer Road (Colchester United) - wooden terrace which stunk of piss, spent the second half trying to set light to it..( we were young & it was pre-Bradford)
Manor Ground (Oxford Utd) - the infamous Cuckoo Lane end..
Eastville (Bristol Rovers) - under the motorway flyover, getting lead poisining, with the inbred locals chucking tyres, exhaustpipes & anyother rubbish at us from the flyover..
Spotland (Rochdale) - Northern craphole, 'nuff said..
Burnden Park (Bolton Wanderers) - see above ^^
The County Ground (Northampton Town) - Northampton don't like it.. rock the tea bar, rock the tea bar..
Plough Lane (Wimbledon FC) - wind swept & open glad I was a home supporter..
marksims68
Have guitar will travel
Swindon in 1993 - bloody freezing AND the burgers were undercooked.
Oxford - Windy, cold and wet, but we won the league!!!
Portsmouth - crumbling terracing, nasty people outside and no roof.
Wolves - nuff said.......
Luton - Crap view, no room, awful.........
Reading - Elm Park, horrible away end, got squashed by the sheer number of Ipswich fans there and ended up down the front.
The memories, the memories......
Oxford - Windy, cold and wet, but we won the league!!!
Portsmouth - crumbling terracing, nasty people outside and no roof.
Wolves - nuff said.......
Luton - Crap view, no room, awful.........
Reading - Elm Park, horrible away end, got squashed by the sheer number of Ipswich fans there and ended up down the front.
The memories, the memories......
But don't Oldham fans want to stay in the Chaddy Road? Away fans only get half (or less) of the other end, home fans can still use it can't they?
Over at Trashton, the away fans get the old home end. It's the worst bit of the ground comfort wise but the acoustics are superb. There's a long running campaign to let home fans back into the whole end.
Over at Trashton, the away fans get the old home end. It's the worst bit of the ground comfort wise but the acoustics are superb. There's a long running campaign to let home fans back into the whole end.
rosa said:Yeah but who wants to sit next to the away fans?
Judging by my experiences, usually a selection of mouthy teenagers who think they're the nuts and a few of the 'men with no necks' making that silly 'come on then' gesture with the wiggly fingers.
Unusually pronounced at Carlisle, what a load of clueless fucking whoppers they are.
Red Faction
Allez Les Rouges
tooting + mitcham...
they spent shitloads on a new stadium etc
the away end behind the goal has a slanted roof with no back/walls
so if its windy + raining ur fucked anyway
grr @ tooting + mitcham
they spent shitloads on a new stadium etc
the away end behind the goal has a slanted roof with no back/walls
so if its windy + raining ur fucked anyway
grr @ tooting + mitcham
steeplejack
seeing off the new ball
Central park, Cowdenbeath. There isn't a dedicated away 'end', but the whole ground is a crumbling, demoralised ruin. A decent view of the game is impossible due to fencing/grandstand poles. What a dump.
East Stirling's Firs Park is like a run down Glasgow juniors ground- dandelions on the pitch last season, out of date advertising hoardings slowly rusting away, and shale terracing under a corroding corrugated roof. Only beats Cowden because one can actually see the game.
Albion Rovers' Cliftonhill ground is a khazi as well. 3/4s of it, other than the main stand, is condemned. View from said stand is poor, owing to thick glass windows at either end of the stand, marinaded in 50 years worth of unfiltered Craven 'A' smoke, and poles. Venture down the front, and you have to avoid the water feature caused by a massive hole in the stand roof guttering, which on Coatbridge's frequent monsoon days can cause water to pish right onto you.
In England, the worst away end I've probably been to is Barnet. Looks like a fucking temporary stand from the summer Open championships, with hideous green plastic seats exposed to the elements.
East Stirling's Firs Park is like a run down Glasgow juniors ground- dandelions on the pitch last season, out of date advertising hoardings slowly rusting away, and shale terracing under a corroding corrugated roof. Only beats Cowden because one can actually see the game.
Albion Rovers' Cliftonhill ground is a khazi as well. 3/4s of it, other than the main stand, is condemned. View from said stand is poor, owing to thick glass windows at either end of the stand, marinaded in 50 years worth of unfiltered Craven 'A' smoke, and poles. Venture down the front, and you have to avoid the water feature caused by a massive hole in the stand roof guttering, which on Coatbridge's frequent monsoon days can cause water to pish right onto you.
In England, the worst away end I've probably been to is Barnet. Looks like a fucking temporary stand from the summer Open championships, with hideous green plastic seats exposed to the elements.
Swindon, Oxford & Portsmouth as mentioned I didn't find were too bad as I don't mind being in the open air (& luckily the times I went there the weather was good - too good at Pompey as I ended up getting sunburnt as I wasn't expecting it). Worst was definitely Selhurst Park, not only was it shit wooden seating with an huge pillar obstructing the view, but we got stuffed 5-0 by Wimbledon (although with that in mind, some might argue the pillar was a blessing in disguise!).
worst ends
crewe : cinder floor in the away end and crap fencing
swansea: when it rained the away end toilets area flooded, had to wade to them through a foot of water.
bolton : the famous superstore away end you could'nt see the corner on your right past the frozen food isle.
doncaster : when it was fenced in by a five a side cage( and now the've removed it its still crap).
reading: old ground had to leave the main stand for a smoke and stand at the side of the pitch.
luton: crap view and having to walk through someones house without disturbing them while they watch t.v.
wigan :dirtiest away end more grass under your feet than bob marley's living room.
exeter : just for having a park fence keeping you off the pitch( and the flood lights were old search lights).
these are a few of my favourite things
crewe : cinder floor in the away end and crap fencing
swansea: when it rained the away end toilets area flooded, had to wade to them through a foot of water.
bolton : the famous superstore away end you could'nt see the corner on your right past the frozen food isle.
doncaster : when it was fenced in by a five a side cage( and now the've removed it its still crap).
reading: old ground had to leave the main stand for a smoke and stand at the side of the pitch.
luton: crap view and having to walk through someones house without disturbing them while they watch t.v.
wigan :dirtiest away end more grass under your feet than bob marley's living room.
exeter : just for having a park fence keeping you off the pitch( and the flood lights were old search lights).
these are a few of my favourite things
away ends to forget
blackpool: i think there just waiting for the big one to fall over so the can get enough steel cheap to finish their ground
chester: god bless leggo
scunthorpe : well it's like someone forgot to turn the lights out on the way out(the old ground was better).
one forgotten from earlier-
blackburn: biggest toilets in an away end they even had there own breeze block maze on the way in kept the kids happy for an hour or so( pre- old jack and his council grant) there's a new thread the best bogs in football grounds?
blackpool: i think there just waiting for the big one to fall over so the can get enough steel cheap to finish their ground
chester: god bless leggo
scunthorpe : well it's like someone forgot to turn the lights out on the way out(the old ground was better).
one forgotten from earlier-
blackburn: biggest toilets in an away end they even had there own breeze block maze on the way in kept the kids happy for an hour or so( pre- old jack and his council grant) there's a new thread the best bogs in football grounds?
For nostalgia
Wembley
A shithole within a shithole that stood for about 20 years too long
A symbol of FA shitiness
Wembley
A shithole within a shithole that stood for about 20 years too long
A symbol of FA shitiness
Rangers Ibrox: surrounded by neanderthals and placed in the lower tier guaranteeing you go home covered in spit, coke and god knows what else.
Recently defunct Falkirks Brockville: steep stairs to get in and out that permanently threatened to collapse on you.
Mortons Cappielow: (since they reclaimed the whole cowshed). All seated, but in reality just wooden benches with no cover in the wettest town in Scotland. Good for 3 points tho!
In fact many of the Scottish away ends were just uncovered terraces behind the goals meaning miserable soaked afternoons. Motherwell and Hibs especially and Easter Rd was never a nice place to be walking around in the 80s.
Oh aye and for modern stadia St Johnstones McDiarmid Park because it appears to have been specifically built to ensure any kind of atmosphere is impossible.
And to make it UK wide Exeter - tiny piece of terracing, almost flat behind the goal.
Recently defunct Falkirks Brockville: steep stairs to get in and out that permanently threatened to collapse on you.
Mortons Cappielow: (since they reclaimed the whole cowshed). All seated, but in reality just wooden benches with no cover in the wettest town in Scotland. Good for 3 points tho!
In fact many of the Scottish away ends were just uncovered terraces behind the goals meaning miserable soaked afternoons. Motherwell and Hibs especially and Easter Rd was never a nice place to be walking around in the 80s.
Oh aye and for modern stadia St Johnstones McDiarmid Park because it appears to have been specifically built to ensure any kind of atmosphere is impossible.
And to make it UK wide Exeter - tiny piece of terracing, almost flat behind the goal.
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