Best Ground/Worst Ground

[PDX_Rover]

Best ground I've been to: Hull's probably.
Worst ground: Has to be Wigan's old ground... But it was the best for mudslides. Always thought Millmoor was a shitehole.

[jonnydog]

For me:-

Best Ground - Belle Vue
Worst Ground - Anfield

[The Red Baron]

Best ground I've been to: Hull's probably.
Worst ground: Has to be Wigan's old ground... But it was the best for mudslides. Always thought Millmoor was a shitehole.

From the shape of Wigan's old Springfield Park I assumed they used to have Speedway or dog racing there. In fact they once had a trotting track!

[BobG]

Old Spotland was quite a dump. Withdean was just not built to be a footy ground. I liked the old Vetch Field though. Helluva place that for me. Don't think much at all of their new place. It's as soulless as ours. In fact, along with the Scunny I'd put them three down as the 3 worst new FL grounds in the country.

BobG

[Armthorpe mickler]

Leek town was bad that New Years day.No toilets or food.Dagenham was bad that 3-3 draw. Locked toilets.Leeds Road Huddersfield was a good terrace and the new grounds ok.What was wrong with the cinder bank at the Shay.

[Peter_Kitchens_Tache]

I was a Millmoor long ago with Rovers when a wall collapsed. Some broken bones I seem to recall. Utter dump.

Someone said they'd never been to Anfield with Rovers but some must remember the 2 - 2 game in the '74 FA Cup 3rd round?

I've lived abroad for years and don't know many current grounds. Belle Vue best and Elland Road worst - just because...

[ravenrover]

Some of us can remember the 1969 game, some of us were there!

[idler]

About 10,000 of us Raven. Trying to ousting the Kop with You'll Never Walk Alone.
Another false dawn but a great day. We were a tad unlucky that day.
One highlight was Pancho Regan leaving ''The Anfield Iron'' Tommy Smith in a heap on the floor.
There was even a young Man U. fan that sneaked in stood with us getting his scarf out from under his jumper.

[Filo]

Worst ground for legroom has to be Wolves

[tommy toes]

Newcastle was OK if you went with a pair of binoculars

[karldew]

Worst ground for legroom has to be Wolves

You've not sat in the Kop end at Liverpool then?

[Copps is Magic]

I have, so tight it forces people to stand which is one of the reasons I like it.

[Donnywolf]

Best ground I've been to: Hull's probably.
Worst ground: Has to be Wigan's old ground... But it was the best for mudslides. Always thought Millmoor was a shitehole.

From the shape of Wigan's old Springfield Park I assumed they used to have Speedway or dog racing there. In fact they once had a trotting track!

... and notably the thinnest goal posts I have ever seen, A Dave Penny "thunderbolt" would have seriously dented them

The old Spotland was really memorable with the floodlights mounted on thick Telegraph Poles but The Shay mentioned several times already was challenging and with its Speedway Track it that meant the corners of the Pitch when Football was on were stood on huge Pallets with Turk on top of them. So if you were taking a corner kick as a Player you would be taking you (short) run up on a Pallet

When Speedway was the sport the Forklifts simply lifted out the Pallets leaving it free for what was at most times a very good Team Halifax Dukes. I managed to find "proof" of this a few years back as my memory was "doubted" but I know some of those on here will remember this as fact !

http://www.drfc-vsc.co.uk/index.php?topic=234896.msg270596#msg270596

Cant find the Photos again !

[Bentley Bullet]

Wasn't the Shay Given a facelift a few years back?

[Donnywolf]

Ho ho ... I see I don't need to get you a new joke book for Christmas just yet !

[RedJ]

Worst ground for legroom has to be Wolves

Luton is a contender.

[Draytonian III]

QPR is worst for legroom

[RedRover]

Lets be honest I bet Belle Vue comes up as worst ground visited for a lot of fans of other clubs. I mean the facilities for home fans weren't great but at least the majority was under cover.