JonnyJ
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You have seen football take place at. Doesn't have to be the biggest/smallest, just what grounds you enjoyed/hated visiting
Mine are in no particular order:
Top 5
Kenilworth Road (Luton) - Can create a good atmosphere there, proper old skool ground
Boothferry Park (Hull) - Again, old skool, had a kwik save lodged into the back of the away stand. Nice small standing away end made for a good atmosphere
Kinsmeadow (AFC Wimbledon) - Some quality pubs near the ground including a pub that had strippers on in the middle of the day  awesome tight away stand with a low roof.
St James Park (Newcastle) - Just for the sheer size of it, pretty impressive stadium
Anfield (Liverpool) - Really nice ground with a lot of history behind it. Shame when they move from there.
Bottom 5
Echo Arena (Darlington) - Too big for them, empty, soulless ground in the middle of nowhere
New Wembley - Shite. Boring as fuck, way too corporate.
Nene Park (Rushden & Diamonds) - In the middle of an industrial estate, boring as hell
Rockingham Road (Kettering) - You stand on a concrete slope
International Stadium (Gateshead) - Running track, miles away from the home support.
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Nath
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Top 5:
Emirates (Arsenal) - For a new stadium it's really nice and the seats are comfortable 
Old Trafford (Man Utd)- For it's size!
London Road (Peterborough) - Awesome away end which somehow houses 3000 people!
Molineux (Wolves) - 4 proper stands and a nice size too.
Loftus Road (QPR) - Small, tight, sit on top of the pitch and pretty intimidating.
Bottom 5:
Ricoh Arena (Coventry) - Soul destroying and totally bland, easily the worst stadium I've ever been to.
Walkers Stadium (Leicester) - Boring
St. Marys (Southampton) - Boring
Rockingham Road (Kettering) - Total shit hole.
The DW Stadium (Wigan) - Boring and very, very empty.
[Edited on 20-01-2011 by Nath]
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IvIarkgraham
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camp nou
old trafford
ibrox
hampden
city of manchester
oldhams ground
goodison
jjb stadium - simply becuase there was no atmosphere
thats about it cant think of any more bad grounds ive been to
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IvIarkgraham
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take hampden out for the emirates on mine actually
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Whittie
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Anfield
Neu Camp
Goodison
Old Trafford
Millenium Stadium
Ewood Park
Griffin Park
Elland Road
Can't think of anymore...  (That I have an opinion on).
[Edited on 20-01-2011 by Whittie]
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Ben G
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i've only been to upton park and wembley 
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Cavey
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I haven't been to as many grounds as I probably should of done tbh.
Goodison - Away "area" - Good
Hillsbrough - All right
Vale Park - Shithole, freezing cold on top of a hill
Britannia - Meh, typical new ground
Molineux - Cold, all right I suppose
Kenilworth Road - Didn't like it
Old Wembley - It's wembley!
Pride Park - Really like Pride Park tbh, always full which is nice
"Alexandra Stadium" - Was awesome when terraced, now it's a massive stand and 3 tiny things, no atmosphere anymore
Prenton Park - Well, it was tranmere, I didn't expect to like it, and I didn't
Think that's it tbf
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Mad Moe
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Best
St James Park
Anfield
San Siro
Camp Nou
Mestalla
Worst
The Riverside
White Heart Lane
The Old Wembley
The Emirates
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MJFF88
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I've only recently looked into it but Brightons stadium is looking really good! Rarely go to away games but I'm off to Coventry match next month so I'll add Ricoh Arena in the worst section already as I've heard its terrible!
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MJFF88
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Top 5
The Nest (Palaces new one - I've been to the future & back.)
American Express Community Stadium (Brightons new one - I've been to the future & back)
New Den (Millwall)
Fratton park (Pompey)
Bottom 5
Ricoh Arena (Coventry)
The Nest
American Express Community Stadium (Falmer Stadium)
[Edited on 20-01-2011 by MJFF88]
[Edited on 20-01-2011 by MJFF88]
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smcGSI16V
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Best
Fratton park (im slightly bias)
Old trafford (It is so hard to discribe how good it is.)
Anfield
Loftus Road
Griffin Park Brentford Has a pub on every corner of the ground.
Worst
St Marys
The Dell
County Ground Swindon
Roots Hall Southend
New Wembley
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MJFF88
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Fratton park is amazing, how did I forget that
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Nath
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quote:
Originally posted by MJFF88
I've only recently looked into it but Brightons stadium is looking really good! Rarely go to away games but I'm off to Coventry match next month so I'll add Ricoh Arena in the worst section already as I've heard its terrible!
The Ricoh is honestly the most bland thing ever made. That big concrete wall on one side makes me
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MJFF88
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Heard nothing but bad things about it, we've got 6-10k fans travelling up there, we'll show them how to create an atmosphere.
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mwg
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I've only been to Old Trafford, Brunton Park and the old Wembley.
Don't need to go anywhere else although I might go to Blackburn and Wigan to see the United matches there as its relatively cheap for the tickets there. Not sure if its a good idea to sit with the home fans though as I wont be able to stay quiet.
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IvIarkgraham
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i cant beleive whittie thinks goodison is a good stadium
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Nath
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I like Goodison. It's big, old, and makes a good noise.
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Whittie
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I love going to away matches at Goodison. Stupidly easy to get to & park at too.
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IvIarkgraham
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its a fucking dump, prenton park is better
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Nath
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quote:
Originally posted by IvIarkgraham
its a fucking dump, prenton park is better
STFU
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Ben J
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Best 5
Emirates
Highbury
Old Trafford
Camp Nou
Reebok Stadium
Worst 3
Ewood Park
DW Stadium
San Siro
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IvIarkgraham
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quote:
Originally posted by Nath
quote:
Originally posted by IvIarkgraham
its a fucking dump, prenton park is better
STFU
sorry
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Nath
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No worries.
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Dr Pepper
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Best I have been to
1 - Anfield - Best fans in the world imo, been to an fa cup game and a europeon game- was immense
2 - Villa park with the old holt end(most amazing football stand I have ever been in)
3 - Goodison Park - Love the place - been there a few times and its just a proper old ground - just feels like a special place to go and watch football
4- Celtic Park - just mental, full stop
5- The Manor Ground - about 15 different stands around the edge, big old slope, always rocking - under flood lights for a few years oxford had a chance against anyone in the world - was a special place for me
Worst I have been to - and as an Oxford fan ive been to some shockers - so im choosing them based on match day experinace rather than the actual stadium
1 - New Wembley - doesnt feel very big for its size, but its very hard to get an atmosphere going, just doesnt feel right to me.
2- Salisbury - 1 portaloo for 1800 away fans- not pretty
3- Tranmere - horrible place, hell on earth, got kicked out(mistaken identity) and had to spend an hour running from various groups of neds outside waiting for my mate to come out of another stand.
4- The Kassam Stadium - 3 sides, built for about £20, the worst food in the country - parking is horrific
5- Stanford Bridge - fans were arseholes, stewards nearly started a riot, you cant see anything ifyou stand up, terrible atmosphere - hated the place
Honourable mention
Luton - always lively - couldnt decide if it is one of my favourites or one of the worst
Pompey- as above - its scary but exciting too - horrible place to travel as an away fan to
The old Brighton ground - dump
gillingham- cow sheds
Millwall - scary as fuck
Swindon, county ground - the first away local derby I went to - resulted in 3000 of us getting rushed by the police in a tunnel near the station, mate got hit by a batton - was scary as hell, but memorable
Exeter - was in a pub close to kick off that happened to be the meeting place for a couple of firms - I managed to escape out of a window that a beer barrell had been thrown through and ran outside and hid like a little girl behind a couple of big police officers- pub is still shut i believe
Scunthorpe - Left Oxford in a T shirt, pretty nice day - got to scunthorpe for an evening kick off and it was sleeting and blowing a gale - I have never, ever been so cold - thought I was dying at one point.
Forest green - 2000 oxford fans, 900 FG fans - they had to stay in the stands while we were let out first - "5-1 and you cant go home" lol
[Edited on 21-01-2011 by Dr Pepper]
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Nath
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Echo that Millwall comment.
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