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Maybe a bit of a variation on the 'Best Championship ground' thread but what's the most hospitable ground you've been to? Obvs not all are Championship.
For me, in recent years, the 'best grounds' in terms of a mixture of facilities, welcome, friendliness.....
1) Swindon.....brilliant the way they give over their members' club to the away support. They also have the world's best burger van. I know this because that's what it says on the sign. Decent, old-fashioned ground too.
2) Wigan. The stadium is a bit anodyne but again, they hand over the members' club to the away support.
3) Forest. Intimidating in many ways but also friendly.
4) Sunderland. Soulless bowl of a stadium but about 30 of them helped me find my hire car when I lost it in some big estate about ten years ago.
5) Charlton. Fond memories of a stunning goal and a friendly crowd.
6) Posh. Brilliant when they had that end terrace. I think it's gone now?
7) Bradford. Two-thirds of the ground is straight out of the PL. One third of the ground is out of non-league. Great crowd.
8) QPR. Just for sombrero man alone. Legend.
9) Bournemouth. Nice but odd. It's like a Lego stadium. A small one. Bigger grounds in the Scottish First Division.
Worst?
1) Port Vale. Just utter toss. The ground, the town, the four other towns, much of the entire county. A stadium designed as a tribute to a dog turd. Vicious, nasty stewards, police and police dogs. Only place where we've been sledged by some potty-mouthed 7yo on the walk to the station.
2) Ipswich. Like watching the game from the back of a large forest. 75% of the pitch obscured by stands and lattice work. Middle of fucking nowhere. Shit pies.
3) Wembley. Obvs not been there with the Wolves but still a shit, plastic ground.
4) Newcastle. Utter tossers putting the away support up on Level 13. Gash but pleasant view of the countryside.
5) Pompey. Shittest away end of all. Cramped concourse, nasty stewards, one loo for 4,000 people, it seems.
6) Sheff Weds. Unpleasant atmosphere all round. Imagine 15,000 Walkley Owls. But decent pies, I recall.
7) Old Trafford. Great noise, but it was all just so corporate and beige. Still I've done what 99.9% of Man U fans have't - actually been there.
I admit that many will probably say Molineux is crap. I've seen our stewards and police all high-handed and unpleasant.
For me, in recent years, the 'best grounds' in terms of a mixture of facilities, welcome, friendliness.....
1) Swindon.....brilliant the way they give over their members' club to the away support. They also have the world's best burger van. I know this because that's what it says on the sign. Decent, old-fashioned ground too.
2) Wigan. The stadium is a bit anodyne but again, they hand over the members' club to the away support.
3) Forest. Intimidating in many ways but also friendly.
4) Sunderland. Soulless bowl of a stadium but about 30 of them helped me find my hire car when I lost it in some big estate about ten years ago.
5) Charlton. Fond memories of a stunning goal and a friendly crowd.
6) Posh. Brilliant when they had that end terrace. I think it's gone now?
7) Bradford. Two-thirds of the ground is straight out of the PL. One third of the ground is out of non-league. Great crowd.
8) QPR. Just for sombrero man alone. Legend.
9) Bournemouth. Nice but odd. It's like a Lego stadium. A small one. Bigger grounds in the Scottish First Division.
Worst?
1) Port Vale. Just utter toss. The ground, the town, the four other towns, much of the entire county. A stadium designed as a tribute to a dog turd. Vicious, nasty stewards, police and police dogs. Only place where we've been sledged by some potty-mouthed 7yo on the walk to the station.
2) Ipswich. Like watching the game from the back of a large forest. 75% of the pitch obscured by stands and lattice work. Middle of fucking nowhere. Shit pies.
3) Wembley. Obvs not been there with the Wolves but still a shit, plastic ground.
4) Newcastle. Utter tossers putting the away support up on Level 13. Gash but pleasant view of the countryside.
5) Pompey. Shittest away end of all. Cramped concourse, nasty stewards, one loo for 4,000 people, it seems.
6) Sheff Weds. Unpleasant atmosphere all round. Imagine 15,000 Walkley Owls. But decent pies, I recall.
7) Old Trafford. Great noise, but it was all just so corporate and beige. Still I've done what 99.9% of Man U fans have't - actually been there.
I admit that many will probably say Molineux is crap. I've seen our stewards and police all high-handed and unpleasant.