Where would you metaphorically blow up?

[Auchinleckian]

The case of the guy who tweeted his mates about blowing up Robin Hood airport because it was snowbound has seen a relatively new low in the British law courts. It did set me thinking though....is there anywhere in footballing circles that you would also like to similarly destroy, past or present?
My own nomination would be the toilets at Haig Avenue, Southport's ground, in the early 70's. They were literally a hole in the ground under a stand with no form of lighting whatsoever, with only the occasional handful of lime slung in to avoid an outbreak of black death or some other deadly disease. The smell was sufficient to rot the stitching in the levi flares. You had to hope there was nobody else in there with you - because of the lack of lighting you could experience "football warm leg" syndrome.
A most unpleasant place, and I nominate it for being blown to smithereens the noo.

[sharrowblade]

There's a place in S6, which hasn't had anything done to it for years.

It's liable to get flooded at anytime, sections of the ground can't be opened for safety reasons, and basically, is an outdated relic. Now let's see if I can remember it's name.........

[surfinjim]

sharrowblade wrote:

There's a place in S6, which hasn't had anything done to it for years. It's liable to get flooded at anytime, sections of the ground can't be opened for safety reasons, and basically, is an outdated relic. Now let's see if I can remember it's name.........

Would that be Sheffield's World Cup nominated ground????


I'll avoid the obvious choice which would be Bumhole Stain, but instead I'd go for the Royal Victoria Hotel in Sheffield. Home of the Sheffield programme fair.

If the fair organisers are reading.......it isn't a big enough room.


Jim
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Chester and Shrewsbury

[sharrowblade]

Yes Jim, that would be the one.....a totally unbiased decision.

One which was going to be entirely privately funded, whilst the other costing £22 million of the taxpayers money, supported by the likes of Blunkett & Betts, and on the advising committee none other than Sir Dave Richards, former chairman of your club. Anyway, back to Auchlinleckian's original question not football but rugby. Went to Huddersfield's old ground Fartown in 1986 to watch the Eagles. Went to the toilets, no roof, four breeze block cubicles with no toilet in the first three and a paint pot in the fourth with a hole in it. That's glamour for you.

[Tynie Topics]

Auchinleckian wrote:

They were literally a hole in the ground under a stand with no form of lighting whatsoever, with only the occasional handful of lime slung in to avoid an outbreak of black death or some other deadly disease. The smell was sufficient to rot the stitching in the levi flares. You had to hope there was nobody else in there with you - because of the lack of lighting you could experience "football warm leg" syndrome.

Sounds very much like the toilets in the home end at Plough Lane, the black hole I used to call it and it was pot luck whether you pished up the wall or someone next to you, it was pitch black in there.

Them were the days.
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[manchesterunitedman1]

Wembley toilets in 1975, 1976, 1979, 1983[twice], 1985, 1990[twice], 1994,1995,1996,1999 swimming along at half time with the stink and the fact if you could get in there, those who could not just sprayed it all over the floors-then most of them went and got a burger or a pie!!! not happy those days!!!!!. In 1963 and 1968 we had VIP seats on the Royal Box side and the toilets were better somehow or was it that people waited their turn in order as against 2000+ slapping it out all at the same time!!!hahahaha

[onthebox]

I'd blow up the housing estate that stand on the once home of Newport County (Somerton Park), it wasn't a great ground but at least I could get to it as the new Newport Stadium is on the outskirts of Newport and is a bitch to get to if you don't have a car

[onthebox]

onthebox wrote:

I'd blow up the housing estate that stand on the once home of Newport County (Somerton Park), it wasn't a great ground but at least I could get to it as the new Newport Stadium is on the outskirts of Newport and is a bitch to get to if you don't have a car

Although you needed bloomin waders and a torch when you went into the bogs at Somerton Park

[oldbolt]

My recollection of Somerton Park is rain dripping through holes in the roof and getting soaked circa April 1987 when Newport beat Bolton as both clubs were en route to Division 4.I think it was the lowest attendance at a post war Bolton league game partly due to the weather and Wales playing a rugby union match in Cardiff the same day.

I'd bomb the Reebok Stadium, move the club back to Bolton and move Leigh RMI back to Horwich as it should be.

[cornwallwhite]

I would bomb Bolton fullstop :D

[onthebox]

oldbolt wrote:

My recollection of Somerton Park is rain dripping through holes in the roof and getting soaked

Yes we beat The Millenium Stadium in Cardiff to having a retractable roof, only ours wouldn't close back up again.

[BertD]

There's a housing estate in Plough Lane and a stadium in Denbeigh that spring to mind ...
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[lambie the leap]

Ewood Park - build a library on it to improve the atmosphere.

[ToffeeDan]

Treading very carefully ... I had a comment moderated in the Guardian for suggesting (discussion on War damaged football grounds) that I could think of a few places that needed bombing... (no names mentioned mind)

Bloomfield Road was one huge toilet - I realise they have updated a lot of it in recent years but you get the drift. I remember all those places you've mentioned above as well.

Not sure Prenton Park is much to write home about - even now.

Liverpool fans call Goodison "Woodison" - but pot kettle black I say - with regard to The Pit (aka An(al)field)

[Wulfrunian]

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