| Favourite stadium you've been to? ( After the Liberty of course!!) 13:37 - Feb 20 with 7954 views | Jarvo |
On the eve (plus a week) of the young swans taking on Hertha's youth team at the liberty, what's your favourite ground you've ever been to?
You can probably guess from the introduction I'm going to say Hertha Berlin's Olympastadion. Built for the 1936 Olympics in Nazi Germany the stadium is a two tiered bowl with one stand cut out behind the goal for an obelisk style monument. A living museum of a stadium.
Also absolutely love Charlton's The Valley! With clear patches such as the corners, which have been added later, ungracefully. The one solitary tiny 'shed' of a stand for the away supporters makes it feel like the whole massive stadium is surrounding you. As intimidating of a stadium you'll see as an away fan, even if the fans themselves are busy munching on kale and egg tarts and not in the least bit scary!
What ground do you think deserves an honourable mention? [Post edited 20 Feb 2017 13:42]
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| Favourite stadium you've been to? ( After the Liberty of course!!) on 17:45 - Feb 21 with 1523 views | Clinton |
| Favourite stadium you've been to? ( After the Liberty of course!!) on 14:24 - Feb 21 by perchrockjack |
Maine Rd for no other reason than history and a pretty spiky place to get lost
Leeds Rd ,Huddersfield
The Shay ,Halifax
Bloomfield Rd, just because it's nuts or was with only three sides
Anfield in the late 70s |
Maine Road - one visit was one too many for me. |  |
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| Favourite stadium you've been to? ( After the Liberty of course!!) on 19:53 - Feb 21 with 1484 views | AnotherJohn |
| Favourite stadium you've been to? ( After the Liberty of course!!) on 17:45 - Feb 21 by Clinton |
Maine Road - one visit was one too many for me. |
I have a soft spot for the small, old grounds with the odd tree around. I liked Shrewsbury's Gay Meadow before it closed. Exeter's St James Park is still appealing I enjoyed my visits to Darlington's Feetham's ground (now gone) and its stand with the barrel roof. Twerton Park, Bath (used for a while by Bristol Rovers) is also an interesting ground. | | | |
| Favourite stadium you've been to? ( After the Liberty of course!!) on 20:01 - Feb 21 with 1470 views | sP7qupUf |
Footballwise I enjoyed a 0-0 away draw at Oldham in the Tosh era. We had a very warm welcome in their Supporters Club next to the ground. For some reason always enjoyed going to Leyton Orient, probably because the wife dropped me off outside the ground as she went on to visit her grandmother.... and I didn't have to go!!
Outside of football, I was peaking in the gates of the Melbourne Cricket Ground once and the groundsman invited me in and I took it in from the square. Jaw dropping. Also been the the Green Bay Packers stadium which is impressive. Stood outside Petco Park, home of the San Diego Padres a week last Saturday. They had an open gay on but I couldn't go as my flight home was in four hours. Looked an impressive place and a well organised and well attended day. | | | |
| Favourite stadium you've been to? ( After the Liberty of course!!) on 20:04 - Feb 21 with 1465 views | JACKMANANDBOY |
Belper United - Scored a hat-trick in the first 10 minutes |  |
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| Favourite stadium you've been to? ( After the Liberty of course!!) on 20:04 - Feb 21 with 1465 views | pencoedjack |
| Favourite stadium you've been to? ( After the Liberty of course!!) on 20:01 - Feb 21 by sP7qupUf |
Footballwise I enjoyed a 0-0 away draw at Oldham in the Tosh era. We had a very warm welcome in their Supporters Club next to the ground. For some reason always enjoyed going to Leyton Orient, probably because the wife dropped me off outside the ground as she went on to visit her grandmother.... and I didn't have to go!!
Outside of football, I was peaking in the gates of the Melbourne Cricket Ground once and the groundsman invited me in and I took it in from the square. Jaw dropping. Also been the the Green Bay Packers stadium which is impressive. Stood outside Petco Park, home of the San Diego Padres a week last Saturday. They had an open gay on but I couldn't go as my flight home was in four hours. Looked an impressive place and a well organised and well attended day. |
I would say after Onion park Brisbane Rd is the away ground I have been to the most.
Always enjoyed a trip to the East end. |  | | |
| Favourite stadium you've been to? ( After the Liberty of course!!) on 20:08 - Feb 21 with 1458 views | dailew |
| Favourite stadium you've been to? ( After the Liberty of course!!) on 19:53 - Feb 21 by AnotherJohn |
I have a soft spot for the small, old grounds with the odd tree around. I liked Shrewsbury's Gay Meadow before it closed. Exeter's St James Park is still appealing I enjoyed my visits to Darlington's Feetham's ground (now gone) and its stand with the barrel roof. Twerton Park, Bath (used for a while by Bristol Rovers) is also an interesting ground. |
You'd have liked the old tree in the middle of the terrace at St Albans (now gone).
Prenton Park was another stadium I liked.
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| Favourite stadium you've been to? ( After the Liberty of course!!) on 23:29 - Feb 21 with 1386 views | TNT |
| Favourite stadium you've been to? ( After the Liberty of course!!) on 20:08 - Feb 21 by dailew |
You'd have liked the old tree in the middle of the terrace at St Albans (now gone).
Prenton Park was another stadium I liked.
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That'll be the supporters' branch. | |
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| Favourite stadium you've been to? ( After the Liberty of course!!) on 23:39 - Feb 21 with 1378 views | builthjack |
| Favourite stadium you've been to? ( After the Liberty of course!!) on 11:19 - Feb 21 by pencoedjack |
Surprised Eastville has got a mention from a few a dire shitehole close to the St Paul's district of Bristol if I remember correctly |
Huge bank one end, stinking of gas, wooden stand down half a side, dog track around the pitch, full of character |  |
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| Favourite stadium you've been to? ( After the Liberty of course!!) on 23:50 - Feb 21 with 1368 views | Muteswan |
| Favourite stadium you've been to? ( After the Liberty of course!!) on 23:39 - Feb 21 by builthjack |
Huge bank one end, stinking of gas, wooden stand down half a side, dog track around the pitch, full of character |
Went to Eastville Boxing Day 1970(?). We travelled up in a Morris Minor and it started snowing and the windscreen wipers were the vacuum type on older vehicles , useless . Spent a lot of the journey with one arm out of the window wiping snow off the windscreen. The terraces were completely covered in ice, it was freezing and the game ended 0-0 . Merry Christmas Bristol.
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| Favourite stadium you've been to? ( After the Liberty of course!!) on 23:56 - Feb 21 with 1365 views | trampie |
Flinders Park [Australian tennis centre]
Del Mar [Californian horse racing track]
Somerton Park [Newport County old ground] |  |
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| Favourite stadium you've been to? ( After the Liberty of course!!) on 00:04 - Feb 22 with 1358 views | builthjack |
| Favourite stadium you've been to? ( After the Liberty of course!!) on 23:56 - Feb 21 by trampie |
Flinders Park [Australian tennis centre]
Del Mar [Californian horse racing track]
Somerton Park [Newport County old ground] |
I played at Somerton park for Clydach Utd in the 80s. About 80 watching! Against Newport YMCA. | |
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| Favourite stadium you've been to? ( After the Liberty of course!!) on 00:25 - Feb 22 with 1350 views | jruss1 |
Westfalenstadion - Dortmund. Nothing else compares. | | | |
| Favourite stadium you've been to? ( After the Liberty of course!!) on 08:54 - Feb 22 with 1310 views | trampie |
| Favourite stadium you've been to? ( After the Liberty of course!!) on 23:56 - Feb 21 by trampie |
Flinders Park [Australian tennis centre]
Del Mar [Californian horse racing track]
Somerton Park [Newport County old ground] |
If I had to pick one in England I would go for Walthamstow dog track. | |
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| Favourite stadium you've been to? ( After the Liberty of course!!) on 11:19 - Feb 22 with 1287 views | rock1n |
The Vetch, miss that place.
A proper football ground. |  |
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| Favourite stadium you've been to? ( After the Liberty of course!!) on 11:53 - Feb 22 with 1275 views | Daggyjack |
The Vetch
Station Park - Forfar
Stadio Artemio Franchi - Fiorentina |  | | |
| Favourite stadium you've been to? ( After the Liberty of course!!) on 13:42 - Feb 22 with 1245 views | malagajack |
Old San Mames, El Sardinero, Mestalla, Matmut Atlantique | | | |
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