Sadly they couldn't find an equaliser but my goodness they tried. Just over a two-hour drive from Bristol. It was going to be my third visit to the beautifully named bet365 Stadium (does it become the bet366 Stadium in a leap year!? The game was a thriller as Southampton went 1-0 up through Jay Rodriguez then Stoke equalized and we went 2 up into half time the scoreline being 3-1. Didnt even see a steward during the game and there were no problems. In February 2022 Stoke announced a five-year multi-million pound refurbishment programme for the bet365 Stadium and the Clayton Wood Training Ground beginning in the summer of 2022 with the replacement of 8,400 seats in the Franklyn Stand and regeneration of The Players' Lounge and Delilah's Bar. The ground stands out on the drive up towards the stadium as it is built upon a hill. Facilities were what you'd expect in a ground at this level. Two bites and I threw it away. Looking in the mirror there was a car which had been parked only a couple of vehicles behind. I would highly recommend the steak and kidney pie. Being hungry I decided to look for somewhere to eat, but not seeing anything on the way I decided to grab something inside the stadium. Just saves me writing a couple of paragraphs describing a dull and dreary 0-0!? The bet365 Stadium is very similar in appearance to Cardiff City, Leicester City, etc so nothing too special. The atmosphere was a bit unusual with Stoke fans looking to next season and enjoying the match like a pre-season friendly. The Swans fan's were okay for the first half but there weren't very many of us so we were not the loudest. It was a pleasure to meet so many Stoke fans before the match and it was a good match for neutrals. The atmosphere was fantastic, both supporters got behind there team and were singing the hearts out. Trees To Plant. The normal method of leaving was ignored by the more excitable of the Stoke contingent who vaulted the fence and charged down the pitch. The concourse for the away supporters is not that big and does get congested, though this is eased at half time by the stewards opening the gates to allow supporters access to the Coach Park area primarily for smokers and the burger van! I went into a Wetherspoons pub that had plenty of home fans inside, but no problems. The open sides at our end ensure, even in May, that it was drafty and cold. The away end was fine though, with a spacious concourse and good views of the pitch. It offers the following services: CrossCountry, East Midlands Trains, London Midland, Virgin Trains and Northern Rail with services to Manchester, London, Birmingham, Oxford, Southampton, Bournemouth, Wolverhampton and Derby stoke city victoria ground seatsandre dickens daughter. Me and my two sons set off at about 12:30pm and the journey was straight forward enough until the last 20 minutes or so as we there weren't a lot of sign posts indicating where exactly to go to get to the ground. The station is located at Station Rd, Stoke-on-Trent ST4 2AA; 2.7 miles away. It was okay for me but I wasn't obviously an away fan. They also disliked Tony Pulis a lot which surprised me a bit. People were delighted to pay 10 for their seat.". 2017-2018: 29,280(Premier League). Section JL9, Row M, Seat 235. There was a good mix inside of home and away fans with no bother whatsoever. The game was fantastic, very end to end, open, feisty. We were just the better team. 5. You Rs!!! Getting into the ground was easy, and from the away end the stadium looked alright, not that impressive but had character. It's a typical identikit out of town ground, it reminded me of St Mary's but without all the corners done. If you require hotel accommodation in the Stoke-on-Trent area then first try a hotel booking service provided by Booking.com. Stoke were relegated last season but had up to this point retained many of their better players, Joe Allen, Ryan Shawcross etc, so it promised to be a good work out for Nunos Wolves team. B. Ken. I can hear the echoes every time i look at this one There were a few burger vans about but nothing other than that. These have been scanned. Instead I ate a burger from a van directly outside the away end and headed straight inside. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. We hit the post and they got a lucky second from a rebound! Because there'd been no other bids they had to take it, though the catch was they all had to be moved by Friday and it was already Wednesday. A & B category prices are shown below in brackets: Q-railing West Stand (Upper Centre): Very easy but I suspect on a first team matchday it would be more difficult. 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Having spent the early part of pre-season taking on the likes of FC Basel, the Young Boys of Bern and VFL Bochum, Wolves were finally getting their domestic friendlies underway, with a trip to the Potteries. Being just 10 seats away from the line of stewards separating home/away fans, there was a lot of banter being thrown back and forth, with some of the Stoke fans becoming increasingly aggressive once we scored the winning goal six minutes from time. After the requisite number of pints we got the 20 and 23 buses back from Burslem to the railway station (allow 30 minutes for this journey) in time to get the special buses to the Britannia laid on for visiting fans. There was plenty of parking that cost 5, only a few minutes walk from ground and right near the away stand. Today's crossword puzzle clue is a cryptic one: Fan might get this seat in Stoke Citys original ground. The Victoria Ground Football Ground Map > Football Grounds > England > Championship > Stoke City > The Victoria Ground (former home) 20,987 members have visited The Victoria Ground Map of The Victoria Ground Interactive maps are available to logged-in users. Adults 42 (A 32) (B 27), Over 65s 28 (A 22) (B 20), Under 17s 23 (A 17) (B 15), Under 11s 20 (A 14) (B 12) After a short hop along the A500, we parked up at Longton RFC, costing 5, eventually arriving at 7:40pm and arrived at the ground after a 10 minute walk. All in all I liked the Victoria Ground as a football arena, despite it holding other memories. Dave Harold yes, that Dave Harold the snooker pro was happy to be nostalgic. We had a few drinks and food in Hanley centre before the game plenty of pubs to choose from. It was great to sink a few pints of Guinness and catch up with my brother in law. Seats from the Vic's Boothen Stand ended up at places including Fulham's Craven Cottage, Whitchurch Alport and Stonefield Barbers in Stone. It was somewhere Id used on the previous trip. Took my own food. Fairly cheap ticket prices! A complete renovation of Victoria Ground would have been too expensive. I must mention the balti pie as this was the best part of my visit! And each and every one of them was a fraught day. I had heard that the bet365 Stadium was a ground that generated a loud atmosphere and that Stoke fans are famous for there noise, it's also one of the shorter away trips of the season! Top Seating Plans Emirates Stadium Anfield Allianz Arena Old Trafford Football Ground Stamford Bridge Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Etihad Stadium Olympic Stadium London An easy journey for us from Leicester as the bet365 is located right by the A50 and we were able to park for free at the ground. Picking ourselves up after the goal we played the same way again and Stoke didn't have two touches in a row, we scored to make it 1-1 huffed and puffed but it wasn't to be. Roy Ridge had one in his old coal shed in Hanley, Phil Eccleston had one inside his terrace in Cobridge and cousins Ben and Michael Dyer put one in the bar in the Red House in Longton. 2018-2019: 25,200 (Championship League) herbicides containing imazaquin; top 50 richest cities in the world 2021; We spent a couple of hours at a couple of pubs (White Star, Bull and Bush and London Road Ale House). El club haba jugado en Victoria Ground hasta 1997 y la mudanza fue obra del entonces presidente Jez Moxey. What you thought on seeing the ground, first impressions on the away end then the other sides of the ground? At the other end of the pitch stood the Boothen End, an impressive covered terrace which housed the more vociferous of the Potters support. Getting away from the Britannia was the same as any other ground taking a bit to start moving but then you got going. The atmosphere was good as always but it seems to be a theme this year that the home fans dont seem to be as loud as they used to be. And that September afternoon there were a few isolated instances of projectiles launched from above landing in the terraced area. The whole place could hold around 25,000 at that time although in the pre H&S days it had been as high as 50,000. Atlanta, Georgia 30328 | 877.481.5750, Pair of folding cast iron and wooden seats from the Victoria Ground in original conditionNumbers 22 & 23Cast iron frame in very good condition with no cracks or splitsWooden seats and backs in very good condition - some small splits and wear due toageLook great when painted and varnishedCollection from Leek Staffs ST136LX, If this item contains incorrect or inappropriate information please, Relevant Comment on the game itself, atmosphere, stewards, pies, facilities etc.. Turnstiles ended up in all manner of places. However, Stoke bounced back a few years later and saw Victoria Ground further improved with the construction of a new two-tier stand at the Stoke End. It must have taken 10 minutes only to find, obviously, the game had carried on without me knowing.". Expected better from the stoke fans who were a bit of a disappointment not that the swans fans were at our best. It costs 5 and you can get to this car park via Stanley Mathews Way from the A50 or Trentham Road. Times change and progress is made and we move on in all walks of life.". However, you can drag the map around or click on +/- to reveal more hotels in the City Centre or further afield. [2] In front of the seats was a small paddock, room for another 2,000 and it took the ground capacity to around the 45,000 mark. Apr 25, 2018 - The Victoria Ground, Stoke City in the 1980s. 2 each. I will add that I have had parking fines in Stoke before and advise caution when parking as the wardens come out in force when fans are inside the ground watching the game! The stadium will appear over on the right and then leave the A500 at the next junction and turn left to go down to this area. Comment on getting away from the ground after the game: All the Stoke fans that we spoke to were nice enough. Don't miss a second of her amazing tour. 15 quid to watch a glorified kickabout was my dads way of politely declining my offer. The game from our point of view was terrible. Pre-season and friendlies. Visitors stood on the terracing with the seats for the home fans. Martin Armstrong wrote: "I loved the old Victoria Ground. Sometimes it was worth going if all you could see for 90 minutes was a fleeting glimpse of a striker's head. If arriving by train then Police are normally on hand giving out leaflets and directing fans to either the Terrace Bar on Leek Road, or the Venue Bar (at nearby Staffordshire University). The third ticket wasnt to popular to sell and we thought we might have to sell it on the day. "It took me ages but I never looked back. Vereiste velden zijn gemarkeerd met *, Bundesliga stadiums Eredivisie stadiums La Liga stadiums Ligue 1 stadiums Premier League stadiums Serie A stadiums Scottish Premiership stadiums, Europes Largest Football Stadiums Champions League Final venues Europa League Final venues World Cup Final venues Euros Final venues Latin Americas Largest Football Stadiums. Required fields are marked *. 7. The view from the away end was excellent and I could see all the pitch and stands. There was a police presence outside of the pub but overall it was fine. Only five buses in total, could have done that in one go rather than wait 20 minutes or so. But its fair to say that the period from September 1991 to April 1993 covered 20 months of acute bitterness both on and off the field as County faced Stoke on 7 occasions. The fabled Britannia home support atmosphere was a bit of a let down, whereas the away support was vocal and very lively. I did think the West Stand was also too far away from the edge of the pitch but was the nicest looking side of the ground. When Stoke City took down their old scoreboard after a brilliant 2-1 win over Arsenal in 2008 - what a way to bow out, by the way - did you ever stop to wonder where it went? Also, I was in a confident mood as Reading have picked up form of late. I live in Manchester so had a fairly good idea of how to get the ground on the M6. Upon advice from the above mentioned Police officers, we headed to the Terrace Bar. Those Were The Days. Stoke City FC fixture list(takes you to the BBC Sports Website). A good day out, even my non-footballing wife enjoyed it! Having said that, for most of the game the Stoke fans were quiet. Stoke-on-Trent Central MP Jo Gideon has been forced to deny rumours she's seeking re-election in a so-called 'safe seat' in the south of England. In the second half the atmosphere was fired up when Rose was the victim of a bad tackle from Shawcross who was sent off and Rose was booed by Stoke fans. bet365 Kit Victoria Road, Fenton, Stoke-On-Trent ST4. We took the scenic route, along the Trent-Mersey canal. Adults 50 (A 40) (B 35), Over 65s 35 (A 29) (B 27), Under 17s 27 (A 21) (B 19), Under 11s 24 (A 18) (B 16) We beat them at the Den but they have a new manager. Id actually been there some years previously when the Stoke End was a reasonable large uncovered terrace, and since that trip the Butler Street Stand roof had been replaced after being severely damaged in a gale. Overall two points lost and I think every Stoke fan almost sympathised that we didn't win. Sign In; Popular. Police motorcyclists escorted the coaches back to the A500 then it was a few minutes back to the M6. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. The stewards were nice enough, there decent facilities and the food inside the ground not too bad. There is a pub right next to the ground called "The Harvester", it is very family friendly, with a mix of home and away support. 1997 Undersoil Heating: It is a real derby atmosphere given the dislike of each other by the supporters and is a good day out. I will say, there was only two of us on this trip which may have helped. It was crumbling in places but it was a second home to many and it is clearly still a huge part of a lot. Este es el campo del Stoke City. Football rivalries are as old as the game itself, and certain of these meetings can almost be said to convey a vitriolic hatred. Would definitely go by train again, even though the town centre itself offers so few options for food etc. Two weeks without seeing the Rangers is always hard, so imagine what Im like in the summer months! Bjrn Sandstrm adds; To catch this bus, turn right from the station and head down Station Road. The stadium looked very impressive as we got close. His tactical knowledge was brilliant and kept shouting out crazy things. I liked the look of it, it looked very modern from the outside. [2] 1935, when the likes of Stanley Matthews was beginning to draw in the crowds, the Butler Street Stand was built, giving seating to 5,000 people. There is a footpath leading to the stadium just follow the other fans on their way to the match.
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