Crappiest away ground you've been to

[Old Popsider]

The Crabble for me.  

[The L J Monk]

The Withdean. Not fit for purpose at all, unless you've taken a pair of binoculars and an umbrella.

[big fat yorkshire pudding]

The old ground at Colchester was terrible aswell.

[goalkick]

leigh rmi lancs no wonder thet went bust

[ctay]

Never liked Hartlepool, no room for your legs, crap view.

Nuneaton, crap view, bouncers as stewards.

[Old Popsider]

ctay wrote:

Never liked Hartlepool, no room for your legs, crap view.

Nuneaton, crap view, bouncers as stewards.

Have to agree with you on Nuneaton. Never had the displeasure of going to Hartlepool.

[mushRTID]

Elland Road - shithole.

[Hounslowrover]

The Withdean, the old MK Dons ground was crap, we sat in temporary stand - no roof and no atmosphere.

[Bentley Bullet]

York city was a disgrace. The away end 'toilet' was six inch deep in urine, and no cubicles if you were unfortunate enough to want a crap.
Mind you I think they might have got away with it legally, claiming the whole ground was one big shithouse.

[roversam]

Harrison Park, went there with white trainers on, which were black at the end of the game, ash bank for the away end, a right shithole.    

[Chris]

Luton.

[Bikka]

Workington Town, the floorboards had 2ft holes in them.

Hartlepool is OK, and the away end has the gorgeous Lawrence in it  

[snods big brother]

Old Belle Vue wasn't up to much at the end

[roversam]

snods big brother wrote:

Old Belle Vue wasn't up to much at the end

yeah, especially the away end  

[Bentley Bullet]

Rotherham united. More of a duty than a pleasure visiting there.
The annual visit to the doctors to top up the innoculations prior to visiting there was more of a gratifying experience rather that a happy one.
There was much more to the occasion than seeing Rovers pick up three easy points, the grateful faces of the locals opening their food parcels was much more important.
Travelling to such places carrying out vital missionary work far exceeded the discomfort of spending a couple of hours in that Millmoor hovel.

[gillinghamrover]

The Crabble was pretty poor,however at least it had a bar/portacabin! Must have been pretty dire at the good old Belle Vue for away fans \"housed\" in the Rosso end mid winter!

[5minstogo]

Rigoglioso wrote:

Top Field - Hitchin Town. Absolute death trap of a ground with rotten wooden terracing on two sides.
In the FL, Layer Road was an absolute disgrace.

Shocking call Rigo!

[BobG]

Farnborough Town! Either that or the San Siro. (the south London version of course). Actually, thinking some more, Hayes was pretty shit as well.

BobG

[DMnumber4]

Southport wasn't up to much.

[DonnyBazR0ver]

Just got me thinking. How many grounds have you been to that are no longer in use ? (Other than Belle Vue)

Fellows Park Walsall
Seamer Road Scarborough
The Shay Halifax ?
Boothferry Park
Leeds Road
Millmoor
County Ground Northampton
Drill Field Northwich

I'm sure many of you have a longer list and have possibly done old AND new.

[RedRover45]

DonnyBazR0ver wrote:

Just got me thinking. How many grounds have you been to that are no longer in use ? (Other than Belle Vue)

Fellows Park Walsall
Seamer Road Scarborough
The Shay Halifax ?
Boothferry Park
Leeds Road
Millmoor
County Ground Northampton
Drill Field Northwich

I'm sure many of you have a longer list and have possibly done old AND new.

Mmmm, interesting question. I've done 188 different grounds with Rovers, seen them at all of the above plus The Den, Roker Park, Ayresome Park, Highbury, Ninian Park, Vetch Field, Feethams, and probably a load more ex-league that I cant remember at the moment. Got a complete chronological list at home, so I'll have a nosy when I get home.

[acacia94]

BobG's right on his collective summary. Hayes and Welling have got to be up there with the best (worst) but I'd raise the bet with Ossett Town, Halesowen or Sutton United. Sometimes the weather, state of mind, journey and performance can have a huge effect on your view of the ground - actually you're right it's Welling United. Absolutely bloody shite.

[NigelJ]

acacia94 wrote:

BobG's right on his collective summary. Hayes and Welling have got to be up there with the best (worst) but I'd raise the bet with Ossett Town, Halesowen or Sutton United. Sometimes the weather, state of mind, journey and performance can have a huge effect on your view of the ground - actually you're right it's Welling United. Absolutely bloody shite.

At least at Welling you got a Christmas Card! However, it remains the only ground I've been to (following the Rovers)where I've seen a man take his dog!

In seating, the worst are: Leeds, Aston Villa and Sheffield Wednesday - no legroom whatsoever.

[RedRover45]

NigelJ wrote:

acacia94 wrote:

BobG's right on his collective summary. Hayes and Welling have got to be up there with the best (worst) but I'd raise the bet with Ossett Town, Halesowen or Sutton United. Sometimes the weather, state of mind, journey and performance can have a huge effect on your view of the ground - actually you're right it's Welling United. Absolutely bloody shite.

At least at Welling you got a Christmas Card! However, it remains the only ground I've been to (following the Rovers)where I've seen a man take his dog!

In seating, the worst are: Leeds, Aston Villa and Sheffield Wednesday - no legroom whatsoever.

  I'll raise your worst seating legroom with Kenilworth Road, Luton.

[acacia94]

You're right! I remember a bloke in the far corner of the away 'end' with a Border Colley. Surely a new thread? - away games and animals.....

[NigelJ]

acacia94 wrote:

You're right! I remember a bloke in the far corner of the away 'end' with a Border Colley. Surely a new thread? - away games and animals.....

Alan Little played numerous away games.  

[copps123]

it wasnt too great getting hammered by blackpool while getting soaked in their \"new ground\" while they all sat in luxury, they had a roof and everything in the home end  

While on the subject of animals, I seem to remember when I was about 14, a man selling programmes in the main stand at BV, used to have a rat in his coat   Now surely I didnt dream this??? I'm sure sammy chung was manager at the time, and as a young girl, I remember not being too pleased when I saw it for the first time.  Go on, someones gonna tell me it was a ferret or something, but i'm pretty sure it was a rat.  Either that or I'm going crazy on the approach to 30...old age???

[The Red Baron]

Luton is a ghastly place- the town as well as the ground. Anyone who comes out with the \"it's grim up north\" stuff should have to spend a week in Luton.

Newport's Somerton Park was something else. I couldn't believe how bad it was when I went there in the mid-80s. The site is now covered with a housing estate, as I noted when I travelled back on the train from Cardiff the other week.

Standing on what appeared to be wet sand at The Shay was an interesting experience. They've tarted it up quite a bit now.

[The Red Baron]

DonnyBazR0ver wrote:

Just got me thinking. How many grounds have you been to that are no longer in use ? (Other than Belle Vue)

Fellows Park Walsall
Seamer Road Scarborough
The Shay Halifax ?
Boothferry Park
Leeds Road
Millmoor
County Ground Northampton
Drill Field Northwich

I'm sure many of you have a longer list and have possibly done old AND new.

Halifax (or rather their successors) still play at the Shay. I have been to all these, plus The Old Showground, Highfield Road, Sealand Road, Plough Lane, Watling Street, Layer Road and several more.

I've even stood on the pitch at Park Avenue, although I never saw a game there.

[WSBBA_Ben]

Hayes - poor terrace, two sheds either side & we got locked down one end of the ground in the 2nd half; no toilets, no snack bar.

Leek Town - Flood lights didn't reach the middle of the park.