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Highfield Rd was crap as an away fan on a par with The Dell which was quirky to say the least. Travel wise Hull and Grimsby for some reason feel like they are twice as far as they are in reality. Booth ferry Park was a proper old school stadium though.2
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Sorry....I was talking about Plough Lane. Similar nondescript area. All electric pylons, industrial units and barely a pub to be seen.Viewfinder said:
@Simonsen - Are you sure Wimbledon weren't still at Plough Lane in 84-85? I'm talking about Kingstonian's old ground, at Kingsmeadow.Simonsen said:
Agree with much of that! We did win there in 1984-85....3-1 Hales Flanagan Moore (I think)Viewfinder said:AFC Wimbledon at that tin-pot little ground in the middle of nowhere between Norbiton and New Malden. Just a load of tyre warehouses and dodgy council estates. When the wind was from the south you got a revolting stench wafting over from the sewage works next to the Hogsmill River. AND we always lost there. Shyte.1 -
Prince of Wales, Youngs pub wasn’t too far from there, Nosher Powell former heavyweight boxer and stunt man used to be the governor and son Greg carried on in his Dads footsteps as a stunt man.Simonsen said:
Sorry....I was talking about Plough Lane. Similar nondescript area. All electric pylons, industrial units and barely a pub to be seen.Viewfinder said:
@Simonsen - Are you sure Wimbledon weren't still at Plough Lane in 84-85? I'm talking about Kingstonian's old ground, at Kingsmeadow.Simonsen said:
Agree with much of that! We did win there in 1984-85....3-1 Hales Flanagan Moore (I think)Viewfinder said:AFC Wimbledon at that tin-pot little ground in the middle of nowhere between Norbiton and New Malden. Just a load of tyre warehouses and dodgy council estates. When the wind was from the south you got a revolting stench wafting over from the sewage works next to the Hogsmill River. AND we always lost there. Shyte.
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Luton have been trying to get a new ground for years. Each time it falls through. Last attempt was for spare land in the middle of town. But it has stalled again. So they are stuck in their ground.
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@Simonsen - Spot-on. Went there by train in mid-80s, when the rail company had a fad for fixing huge signs on the platforms: 'Welcome to...' In the case of Plough Lane, it was Haydons Road. You are indeed welcome to it.Simonsen said:
Sorry....I was talking about Plough Lane. Similar nondescript area. All electric pylons, industrial units and barely a pub to be seen.Viewfinder said:
@Simonsen - Are you sure Wimbledon weren't still at Plough Lane in 84-85? I'm talking about Kingstonian's old ground, at Kingsmeadow.Simonsen said:
Agree with much of that! We did win there in 1984-85....3-1 Hales Flanagan Moore (I think)Viewfinder said:AFC Wimbledon at that tin-pot little ground in the middle of nowhere between Norbiton and New Malden. Just a load of tyre warehouses and dodgy council estates. When the wind was from the south you got a revolting stench wafting over from the sewage works next to the Hogsmill River. AND we always lost there. Shyte.
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Me neither.SouthWest_Addicks said:Stoke. Not desperate to get back there.6 -
Yes, copped Boothferry Park in Hull, 1980-81 (won 2-0); goods trains on embankment at side, and special station open match-days only. Old-school northern ground.TEL said:Highfield Rd was crap as an away fan on a par with The Dell which was quirky to say the least. Travel wise Hull and Grimsby for some reason feel like they are twice as far as they are in reality. Booth ferry Park was a proper old school stadium though.
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Toolbox
Shithurst
Loftus Road0 -
Colchester is shyte......no facilities outside the ground (other than one stall) as its built on a trading estate about a mile out of town I think.....no pubs or eateries anywhere in sight, so you are left with buying any refreshments inside the stadium.
Top dollar and pretty ‘meh’ nothing to write home about products as I remember.😤😤😤4 -
Another vote for Loftus Road on legroom grounds.0
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Layer road was a dump, but it had character. Only ground I've been to which had bats in it. The new ground is an obscenity. All the charm of a motorway service station6
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Got a particular fondness for Luton, even though it's a crap hole, as it's the earliest away game that I can remember my dad taking me to in 1971. A 2-1 win on my birthday, with two Keith Peacock goals, helped it to be a memorable day.
Barnsley away in 1999, I think, sticks in the memory due to being so bloody cold. We stayed in the pub longer than most and when we got into the ground the only seats available were single seats next to the webbing that covers the seats between home and away fans. It felt so high, looking above the opposite stand into icy Yorkshire. I've never felt so cold at a match.0 -
Luton is king of the grotty grounds, without the saving grace of being in a great area for pubs etc
Stoke, Reading, Colchester and Coventry (if they ever go back) are all kings of the soulless dull out of town experience1 -
QPR isn't that bad, it just depends upon where exactly you are.
I was quite happy where I was to see the Phil Chappel header in the 4-2 win.0 -
Loftus Road is at least a great location, so many places to gosuperclive98 said:QPR isn't that bad, it just depends upon where exactly you are.
I was quite happy where I was to see the Phil Chappel header in the 4-2 win.
And yes I was at the 4-2 though can't remember anything about it!2 -
Lots of pubs to choose from.killerandflash said:
Loftus Road is at least a great location, so many places to gosuperclive98 said:QPR isn't that bad, it just depends upon where exactly you are.
I was quite happy where I was to see the Phil Chappel header in the 4-2 win.
And yes I was at the 4-2 though can't remember anything about it!
We must have been directly behind the goal, in the 4-2 win, as I remember the seas opening and Phil Chappel powering through to score the header.
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I sat in the Ellerslie Rd Stand for that one. A few Sunday's earlier I'd top-edged a cricket ball into my eye. This was my first game since the patch was removed and everything looked a bit yellow....pitch, ball, Mark Bowen ..everything! (vision corrected itself after a few months).superclive98 said:
Lots of pubs to choose from.killerandflash said:
Loftus Road is at least a great location, so many places to gosuperclive98 said:QPR isn't that bad, it just depends upon where exactly you are.
I was quite happy where I was to see the Phil Chappel header in the 4-2 win.
And yes I was at the 4-2 though can't remember anything about it!
We must have been directly behind the goal, in the 4-2 win, as I remember the seas opening and Phil Chappel powering through to score the header.
Great game though!0 -
I hate the rusty den but I like going there as it reminds me how much better off I am (non financially) than 10,000 other south London folk1
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I know what you mean, it’s like taking part in a channel 5 documentary.Todds_right_hook said:I hate the rusty den but I like going there as it reminds me how much better off I am (non financially) than 10,000 other south London folk2 -
Most away fans rate us as an away day. ... closest club to central London, one stop from London Bridge, walking distance from The Bermondsey Mile, numerous old traditional pubs nearby on the river, Tower Bridge just up the road, plenty of history. Ok, certain parts of the surrounding areas are a bit of a shithole but away fans don’t have any reason to wander around those.bobmunro said:Toolbox
Shithurst
Loftus RoadI’d say it has a lot more going for it than Charlton, which is set in a pretty soulless area, like a big industrial/trading estate. Not the greatest to get to either.Greenwich is nice though, I’ll give you that. Love it there.2 -
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Subbuteo, ho ho ho hoRedChaser said:
Modelled on the Subbuteo table football game stadium. Their fans don’t like that quoted at them, well the one I regularly mention it to certainly doesn’t 😈.Solidgone said:QPR - absolutely shyte hole. I’ve been in both away tiers and in the home area along the sides. Shit view in cramped seating.Only time it was okay was when we shared the terraces behind the goal.And selhurst. kharsi
as the song used to go....0 -
Had an away day, late 70s can't remember either Bury or Rochdale, came out went get a bag of chips and was asked "Does thou want gravy on thous chips?" Told the chippy did i look like a savage, then had a frank exchange of views concerning the north south cultural differences. Do remember the ground being in absolute disrepair.5
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Sounds great, you forgot a couple of things.MillwallFan said:
Most away fans rate us as an away day. ... closest club to central London, one stop from London Bridge, walking distance from The Bermondsey Mile, numerous old traditional pubs nearby on the river, Tower Bridge just up the road, plenty of history. Ok, certain parts of the surrounding areas are a bit of a shithole but away fans don’t have any reason to wander around those.bobmunro said:Toolbox
Shithurst
Loftus Road
Having to dodge spanners and being kept in after the game.2 -
You wouldn't expect an anorak to let that go unchallenged....MillwallFan said:
Most away fans rate us as an away day. ... closest club to central London, one stop from London Bridge, walking distance from The Bermondsey Mile, numerous old traditional pubs nearby on the river, Tower Bridge just up the road, plenty of history. Ok, certain parts of the surrounding areas are a bit of a shithole but away fans don’t have any reason to wander around those.bobmunro said:Toolbox
Shithurst
Loftus RoadI’d say it has a lot more going for it than Charlton, which is set in a pretty soulless area, like a big industrial/trading estate. Not the greatest to get to either.Greenwich is nice though, I’ll give you that. Love it there.
From the statue of Charles I in Trafalgar Square (the point at which all distances to London are measured) the centre spot of the The Toolbox is 3.63 miles, behind both Stamford Bridge (3.26 miles) and The Emirates (3.41 miles).10 -
Dodge spammers? You have your own walkway in to the away end these days!guinnessaddick said:
Sounds great, you forgot a couple of things.MillwallFan said:
Most away fans rate us as an away day. ... closest club to central London, one stop from London Bridge, walking distance from The Bermondsey Mile, numerous old traditional pubs nearby on the river, Tower Bridge just up the road, plenty of history. Ok, certain parts of the surrounding areas are a bit of a shithole but away fans don’t have any reason to wander around those.bobmunro said:Toolbox
Shithurst
Loftus Road
Having to dodge spanners and being kept in after the game.0 -
But the centre of London is classed as Charing Cross, which makes us the closest.SporadicAddick said:
You wouldn't expect an anorak to let that go unchallenged....MillwallFan said:
Most away fans rate us as an away day. ... closest club to central London, one stop from London Bridge, walking distance from The Bermondsey Mile, numerous old traditional pubs nearby on the river, Tower Bridge just up the road, plenty of history. Ok, certain parts of the surrounding areas are a bit of a shithole but away fans don’t have any reason to wander around those.bobmunro said:Toolbox
Shithurst
Loftus RoadI’d say it has a lot more going for it than Charlton, which is set in a pretty soulless area, like a big industrial/trading estate. Not the greatest to get to either.Greenwich is nice though, I’ll give you that. Love it there.
From the statue of Charles I in Trafalgar Square (the point at which all distances to London are measured) the centre spot of the The Toolbox is 3.63 miles, behind both Stamford Bridge (3.26 miles) and The Emirates (3.41 miles).0 -
We won there in 2018-19 too.Simonsen said:
Agree with much of that! We did win there in 1984-85....3-1 Hales Flanagan Moore (I think)Viewfinder said:AFC Wimbledon at that tin-pot little ground in the middle of nowhere between Norbiton and New Malden. Just a load of tyre warehouses and dodgy council estates. When the wind was from the south you got a revolting stench wafting over from the sewage works next to the Hogsmill River. AND we always lost there. Shyte.0 -
Repeating what I said on another thread:
One of my fave things about the Valley is its a modern(ish) stadium in a traditional football ground location. You walk down a row of terraced houses and real places people live in to get to the ground.
Its sad to me that a lot of kids who support teams with new stadiums will only ever know a matchday "experience" of going to a bland industrial estrate with a stadium attached.
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It's not, but even if it were, the centre spot at The Toolbox is 3.59 miles from the cross outside Charing Cross Station, The Emirates is 3.31 miles and Stamford Bridge is 3.39 miles.MillwallFan said:
But the centre of London is classed as Charing Cross, which makes us the closest.SporadicAddick said:
You wouldn't expect an anorak to let that go unchallenged....MillwallFan said:
Most away fans rate us as an away day. ... closest club to central London, one stop from London Bridge, walking distance from The Bermondsey Mile, numerous old traditional pubs nearby on the river, Tower Bridge just up the road, plenty of history. Ok, certain parts of the surrounding areas are a bit of a shithole but away fans don’t have any reason to wander around those.bobmunro said:Toolbox
Shithurst
Loftus RoadI’d say it has a lot more going for it than Charlton, which is set in a pretty soulless area, like a big industrial/trading estate. Not the greatest to get to either.Greenwich is nice though, I’ll give you that. Love it there.
From the statue of Charles I in Trafalgar Square (the point at which all distances to London are measured) the centre spot of the The Toolbox is 3.63 miles, behind both Stamford Bridge (3.26 miles) and The Emirates (3.41 miles).
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