Best 3 And Worst 3 Football Grounds ever visited

Best 3
Allianz Arena
Camp nou
St James Park (Exeter) oh no Newcastle

Worst 3

Luton -kenilworth road
Grimsby -Blundell Park
Hillsborough

 

In what context?

I've seen great victories at all those band ones. If mean safety, crampness etc then worst ones include Selhurst Park, Turf Moor, Goodison Park, Layer Road etc

 

Its nothing formal mate just what 3 stadiums you like the best and worst

Reasons can be anything

 

Best
Oakwell
Burnley - how it used to be, no idea what it's like now, haven't been for years, but when it was mostly terracing it was superb.
Huddersfield - when they played at Leeds Road. It was nowt to write home about actually, but I've been when there were 28,000 in it, half of which must have been Barnsley fans. We actually lost the game 1-0 and didn't play at all well, until Neil Copper came on, bringing to an end a 22(?) match unbeaten run. But I remember entering the ground, seeing all our fans and thinking, "this is ******* brilliant." Just how it should have been.

Worst
Any of the new plastic stadiums that all look exactly the same. Blindfold me, take me to any of the new grounds, cover up any signs that state the clubs name and I'd have absolutely no idea where I was.

 

The grounds built between 97-03 are all exactly the same, no character, you've been to one you've been to them all.

Also find Hillsbrough and Elland Road a bit of a nightmare - too many people packed into a small space on the concourse in the upper tier, not a nice experience, especially when sober.

 

Best


Oakwell when there was terracing
Highbury always liked the clock
Millennium Stadium
Though I also have a soft spot for Griffin Park Brentford as you can't best a pub on every corner of the ground

Worst

Brisbane Road when it only had 2 sides
Underhill
Any of the 'new' identikit stadiums that look like they were built from an Ikea flat pack.



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Best

Bramall Lane has a decent away end and is one of the few stadiums that has retained its original character after extensive redevelopment.
The Ethiad is an excellent example of a new stadium, though to be fair I was there for a Manchester derby, which probably added to the experience somewhat. The Donbass Arena in Donetsk is also spectacular inside and out, with a very decent atmosphere. For old grounds always liked Peterborough.

Worst

S****horpe - only built 25 years ago and already in need of demolition
Elland Road - an almighty hell-hole in every repect
The Petrovsky Stadium (Zenit) - looks pretty cool from the outside, but inside is a horror of Soviet design and architecture in every way imaginable. Awful view from 90% of the seats, no roof, and located on a tiny island with one bridge, so any evacuation would end in absolute disaster.

 

No it's great there. Nice compact stadium, Old Farmhouse nearby for pre match drink/food and park spitting distance from the away end.

 

I never liked Roker Park (Sunderland), Victoria Park (Hartlepool), Blundell Park (Grimsby), the Shay before it was developed (Halifax) & Boundary Park (Oldham). I was always freezing cold and/or wet at these grounds, irrespective of the time of year.
I always enjoyed my visits to Bootham Crescent (York) & Boothferry Park (Hull), probably because we nearly always won there!

 

The new Wembley, Millenium Stadium and the Emirate are all nice grounds if you like that sort of thing. It was certainly exciting playing with the roof closed. And Old Trafford was impressive. But my three favourite grounds, apart from our own, are Charlton, Accrington (ramshackle, falling to bits, ridiculous away end, but fab) and I thought Wigan's was impressive for a new ground.

The worst were Halifax in the 70s, Portsmouth (always get thrashed, always get soaked and always have to fear for your life getting back to the station) and Brighton's Goldstone Ground just before it got demolished. They'd really let it go before finally demolishing it.

 

* Best *

Oakwell - home.

Burnley - Turf Moor - proper old ground. Can make some reyt noice in that away end too.

Blackpool - Bloomfield Road - always a great day out drinking in Blackpool. The temporary away end and the portaloo cabins are shocking, but it adds to the experience for me. Like the fact that you might fall through the floor at any time.


* Worst *

Hull - KC

Derby - iPro Stadium

Man City - Etihad

All very, very, very, very, very, very boring. Change the names can colours around and they could easily be each others.

 

Best 3:
Wembley (new & old)
Old Trafford


Worst 3:
Wolves - when it only had 2 sides.
Bath - when we played Bristol Rovers away
Ayresome Park

 

No nostalgia from me. Most of the old grounds were garbage and unsafe.

Worst
Hartlepools - they had a temporary stand that was built after the main stand was bombed during the war. They still hadn't replaced it when Barnsley visited in the late 60's. There was also a wire-netting fence all the way down one side. Surprised no-one went along with bolt cutters

Rotherham (Millmoor) - a death trap, surprised that only one person was killed in that crush down that alley to the away end. Also got a barrage of coins, bricks, spit and anything else from the nutters above.

Darlington. - take a stroll through Locke Park and come across a corrugated iron Anderson shelter type thing - that was Darlo's Ground at the Feethams. Reight dump.

Best
Hamburg SV
Modern covered stadium with standing area behind each goal, Fantastic acoustics make the atmosphere incredible.

Anfield
Never seen Barnsley lose in the three times I've seen them there - two wins and a draw and a fantastic atmosphere. Also been on the Kop when it's been in full voice - most noise I've ever heard.

Newcastle
Been a few times and atmosphere is always electric

 

When I say worst I don't mean i don't enjoy going

I love the grounds with character but let's be honest it's a dump

Same with grimsby horrible ground but loved visiting , bit rough getting back to station


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Best

Ipro
The New Den
DeepDale

Worst

Ashton Gate
Vale Park
Bloomfield road

 

Worst: Springfield Park (old Wigan ground), worst by an absolute distance. Loftus Road, always lose, pretty much always some injustice or bad luck or horror show and it's made out of a mix of lego brick and fused corrugated iron. And Filbert Street. Ridiculous how they could put you in the furthest corner from the pitch, cover just about every viewing angle and actually charge you money for it.... plus i never forgave David Kelly getting two goals in the 2-2 draw when the one from a corner was outside the D!

Best... San Siro (sorry, i'm still smitten from the fans passion!).... St James Park, big but passionate and characterful.....and Oakwell. I love our ground. And i know so many many opposition fans who love the day out and the character of the ground. Different sized stands, giving away fans behind a goal, not a cheap "bowl"... pretty much the one thing to shout about.

I like Anfield too, and Charlton, but apart from those, there aren't many grounds i actually like.

I've not included the identikit grounds. They are just all blah and many of the bigger clubs grounds are dull too. I've been to the Emirates a few times and i just can't get excited about it (once in hospitality for my fiancees dads 70th)

 

Best-

Maine road
Stade de france
New Wembley

Worst-

Millmoor
Blundell park
Hillsborough

 

Worse ever Ashton Gate detest that place

 

Nou camp
Old Trafford
Wembley
Worse
Rochdale
Halifax t
Hillsboro,
Rochdale pure **** house .