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bigearl79



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PostPosted: Fri Dec 19, 2014 8:59 am 
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Finally doing Bradford on Saturday. Based on the frequency we have played them and the distance, I should have done this before. Which is the one for others you should have done sooner or done at all?
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PostPosted: Fri Dec 19, 2014 11:57 am 
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As a ground hopper i regret having missed visiting Huddersfield's Leeds Road and Wigan's Springfield Park. Don't think I was particularly aware they were on the move til it was too late!
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PostPosted: Fri Dec 19, 2014 12:43 pm 
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Personally.....Deepdale. Preston North End

For the last five seasons I've tried in vain to get to Preston.

I've lost the tickets on the day of the game, been away twice, blocked in Sheffield by snow and this season's game was on a Monday night when I was working. perhaps its not meant to be Confused

The little uns...

Macca....Goodison Park. Me and my youngest went, but Macca said it was too cold.

Danny....Yeovil...He so wanted to go to the play-off semis a couple of years ago..but we were away, following by phone isn't the best.
I told him we'd go this year, but its on a tuesday night in April
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PostPosted: Fri Dec 19, 2014 1:47 pm 
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I still can't believe I've not been to Gillingham, Millwall or Hartlepool
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I always regret not doing the Den, Fellows Park, and Eastville.

They've gone now, and I had a few chances to get there in the 80s watching York but never took the opportunity.
Crying or Very sad


I've always wanted to get a game in at Workington too, as an ex league ground.
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Maine Road, Boothferry Park, Burnden Park, The Baseball Ground.

My days as a regular away fan were from about 74 to 80 and we didn't play these teams much in that period, and I also played a lot of cricket so missed the start & ends of some seasons.

I've tried to cross off a few more in the last few years - Yeovil Town being the stand-out for me.
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Managed Muirton Park before St.Johnstone moved, as well as Boghead (Dumbarton), Bayview (East Fife), Broomfield (Airdrie), however regret not ever getting to Douglas Park, Hamilton or seeing football at Shawfield before Clyde were evicted. As far as England is concerned, glad I saw the last season at Plough Lane.
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PostPosted: Fri Dec 19, 2014 5:35 pm 
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Pete’s Picture Palace wrote:
Maine Road, Boothferry Park, Burnden Park, The Baseball Ground.

My days as a regular away fan were from about 74 to 80 and we didn't play these teams much in that period, and I also played a lot of cricket so missed the start & ends of some seasons.

I've tried to cross off a few more in the last few years - Yeovil Town being the stand-out for me.


Maine Road then and Now Sad



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As a nipper growing up it was always a big ambition of mine to "do the 92," and by 1990 I had been to 84 of the 92 league grounds.

Almost all were with my two teams too (Newport County fan in the main but lifelong closet Liverpool fan as well).

Sadly I all but lost interest after that what with the original County going bust, and need loads now with all the new grounds continually springing up, not to mention most I had visited now being completely unrecognisable to when I went there.

I have no interest whatsoever in these soulless, identikit new stadiums if I'm honest, which given that I can't afford to do many away games nowadays, is probably a good thing.
I'm so glad I did the bulk of them when they were so full of individual character and history.
Forever be grateful I stood on immortal terraces like the Kop, the Shed, the Holte, and even that great upper terrace at the old Wembley.

Two I never ever did were Leeds and Newcastle.
The likes of Roker Park I'd seen both my teams play at, but Newcastle was always one of those "I'll do next year."
But sadly never did.

I don't know about others on here, but I only ever classed it as a visit if I saw a match there too.
For example I went to Maine Road to see Fleetwood Mac in the 80s, but never added it to my list of grounds visited until I saw Liverpool play there in the FAC of 87/8.

Of course with County's chequered history over the last 25 years, I've also been to stacks of non league grounds now too.
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PostPosted: Fri Dec 19, 2014 5:47 pm 
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hydemaine wrote:
Pete’s Picture Palace wrote:
Maine Road, Boothferry Park, Burnden Park, The Baseball Ground.

My days as a regular away fan were from about 74 to 80 and we didn't play these teams much in that period, and I also played a lot of cricket so missed the start & ends of some seasons.

I've tried to cross off a few more in the last few years - Yeovil Town being the stand-out for me.


Maine Road then and Now Sad






Back in the 80s, we used to go to the Maine Road Social Club for a night out after County had played at places like Rochdale etc.

The Supporters Coach would head there after the game and we'd all get changed into decent togs on the bus, before getting royally leathered at City's Social Club.

Can't recall the chap's name, but the bloke who ran it was an ex City player who was originally from Newport, so he always made us especially welcome.
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PostPosted: Fri Dec 19, 2014 6:01 pm 
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@littlewiggy He was the famous Roy Clarke
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littlewiggy wrote:
As a nipper growing up it was always a big ambition of mine to "do the 92," and by 1990 I had been to 84 of the 92 league grounds.

Almost all were with my two teams too (Newport County fan in the main but lifelong closet Liverpool fan as well).

Sadly I all but lost interest after that what with the original County going bust, and need loads now with all the new grounds continually springing up, not to mention most I had visited now being completely unrecognisable to when I went there.

I have no interest whatsoever in these soulless, identikit new stadiums if I'm honest, which given that I can't afford to do many away games nowadays, is probably a good thing.
Suprised you did not give Molineux a plug there fell in love with it on my first visit has a young Evertonian in the early 60s
I'm so glad I did the bulk of them when they were so full of individual character and history.
Forever be grateful I stood on immortal terraces like the Kop, the Shed, the Holte, and even that great upper terrace at the old Wembley.

Two I never ever did were Leeds and Newcastle.
The likes of Roker Park I'd seen both my teams play at, but Newcastle was always one of those "I'll do next year."
But sadly never did.

I don't know about others on here, but I only ever classed it as a visit if I saw a match there too.
For example I went to Maine Road to see Fleetwood Mac in the 80s, but never added it to my list of grounds visited until I saw Liverpool play there in the FAC of 87/8.

Of course with County's chequered history over the last 25 years, I've also been to stacks of non league grounds now too.


Serprised you never gave Molineux a plug there i fell in love with the ground on my first visit back in the early 60s has a young Evertonian.

Recall visiting Maine Rd same era and looking at the road sign outside the ground and could not believe that i was actualy standing in Maine Rd.
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PostPosted: Fri Dec 19, 2014 6:16 pm 
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hydemaine wrote:
@littlewiggy He was the famous Roy Clarke


Roy Clarke is one of these chaps I believe

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PostPosted: Fri Dec 19, 2014 6:18 pm 
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yes and then there was really Kippax Street and Platt Lane....they were named because they were actually on them and no one could think of something fancy to call them Love
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PostPosted: Fri Dec 19, 2014 6:26 pm 
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5th from the left as you look at the pic
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PostPosted: Fri Dec 19, 2014 6:34 pm 
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110 different league grounds, but regret not doing The Den.

Other grounds I didn't quite go to as the last game we played there was just before I started travelling to aways are

Leeds Road Huddersfield
Odsal, Bradford
Newport County
Fellows Park Walsall
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PostPosted: Fri Dec 19, 2014 6:37 pm 
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hydemaine wrote:
@littlewiggy He was the famous Roy Clarke


Yep, that's the guy HM, I had an inkling it was Roy something.

Ta mate.
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PostPosted: Fri Dec 19, 2014 6:42 pm 
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nozer wrote:
littlewiggy wrote:
As a nipper growing up it was always a big ambition of mine to "do the 92," and by 1990 I had been to 84 of the 92 league grounds.

Almost all were with my two teams too (Newport County fan in the main but lifelong closet Liverpool fan as well).

Sadly I all but lost interest after that what with the original County going bust, and need loads now with all the new grounds continually springing up, not to mention most I had visited now being completely unrecognisable to when I went there.

I have no interest whatsoever in these soulless, identikit new stadiums if I'm honest, which given that I can't afford to do many away games nowadays, is probably a good thing.
Suprised you did not give Molineux a plug there fell in love with it on my first visit has a young Evertonian in the early 60s
I'm so glad I did the bulk of them when they were so full of individual character and history.
Forever be grateful I stood on immortal terraces like the Kop, the Shed, the Holte, and even that great upper terrace at the old Wembley.

Two I never ever did were Leeds and Newcastle.
The likes of Roker Park I'd seen both my teams play at, but Newcastle was always one of those "I'll do next year."
But sadly never did.

I don't know about others on here, but I only ever classed it as a visit if I saw a match there too.
For example I went to Maine Road to see Fleetwood Mac in the 80s, but never added it to my list of grounds visited until I saw Liverpool play there in the FAC of 87/8.

Of course with County's chequered history over the last 25 years, I've also been to stacks of non league grounds now too.


Serprised you never gave Molineux a plug there i fell in love with the ground on my first visit back in the early 60s has a young Evertonian.

Recall visiting Maine Rd same era and looking at the road sign outside the ground and could not believe that i was actualy standing in Maine Rd.


I almost did mention it too Nozer, I stood on that huge South Bank terrace in Aug '85 when County played at Wolves, and despite the place being in general disrepair at the time (two sides of the ground completely closed), I remember feeling completely in awe of Molineux mate.

I spent ages gazing around thinking about all that history, the great Wolves of the Fifties, Billy Wright etc.

That South Bank terrace really was something else, goodness knows what it was like when full.

So sad to think of all the wonderful history that has disappeared from grounds in my lifetime.
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Manged to miss two games in Prague in one weekend in about 2000. In the days before ubiquitous wifi we had planned to get to games at Viktoria Zizkov's frankly brilliant old school ground, but apparently arrived a day late. And we were sitting in a restaurant when we remember Slavia were kicking off early.
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PostPosted: Fri Dec 19, 2014 6:56 pm 
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hydemaine wrote:
Pete’s Picture Palace wrote:
Maine Road, Boothferry Park, Burnden Park, The Baseball Ground.

My days as a regular away fan were from about 74 to 80 and we didn't play these teams much in that period, and I also played a lot of cricket so missed the start & ends of some seasons.

I've tried to cross off a few more in the last few years - Yeovil Town being the stand-out for me.


Maine Road then and Now Sad




That image of Maine road full must have Been when United were playing their home games there 1946-49! Laughing Wave
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