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Fangirl Three
Posts : 11623 Karma : 398 Join date : 2018-05-03
| Subject: Football grounds that you have driven past (and otherwise seen/entered IRL) Sat Feb 19, 2022 8:46 am | |
| Following on from the discussion about Villa Park in the driving thread.
I have seen from the road Villa Park, Bolton Wanderers ground (just down the road from here) and Celtic Park (I drive right past that often when in Glasgow).
I have entered Portman Rd (Ipswich), Carrow Rd (Norwich) and Layer Rd (Colchester Utd). _________________ ' "Haven't got houses." Where do they live then?'
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The Call of the Wendigo Admin
Posts : 151439 Karma : 1215 Join date : 2018-05-02
| Subject: Re: Football grounds that you have driven past (and otherwise seen/entered IRL) Sat Feb 19, 2022 9:03 am | |
| The only football grounds I've seen from a road are the Sheffield ones, Blackpool's and Rotherham's.
I've seen Derby County's from a railway station. _________________ |
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Nightjar
Posts : 115641 Karma : 946 Join date : 2018-05-05
| Subject: Re: Football grounds that you have driven past (and otherwise seen/entered IRL) Sat Feb 19, 2022 9:04 am | |
| Countless ones. _________________ Disprove the return of a potato (5)
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Nightjar
Posts : 115641 Karma : 946 Join date : 2018-05-05
| Subject: Re: Football grounds that you have driven past (and otherwise seen/entered IRL) Sat Feb 19, 2022 9:05 am | |
| I shall start counting them after I've had a nice cup of tea. _________________ Disprove the return of a potato (5)
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The Call of the Wendigo Admin
Posts : 151439 Karma : 1215 Join date : 2018-05-02
| Subject: Re: Football grounds that you have driven past (and otherwise seen/entered IRL) Sat Feb 19, 2022 9:08 am | |
| - The Call of the Wendigo wrote:
- The only football grounds I've seen from a road are the Sheffield ones, Blackpool's and Rotherham's.
And, also, Don Valley Stadium which was used by Rotherham for a couple of seasons while their fancy new stadium was being built. _________________ |
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Fangirl Three
Posts : 11623 Karma : 398 Join date : 2018-05-03
| Subject: Re: Football grounds that you have driven past (and otherwise seen/entered IRL) Sat Feb 19, 2022 9:08 am | |
| I'm principally interested, btw, in grounds belonging to clubs that were in Divisions 1-4 in 1978, or the contemporary equivalents of those at the time of sighting. _________________ ' "Haven't got houses." Where do they live then?'
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The Call of the Wendigo Admin
Posts : 151439 Karma : 1215 Join date : 2018-05-02
| Subject: Re: Football grounds that you have driven past (and otherwise seen/entered IRL) Sat Feb 19, 2022 9:17 am | |
| I've also been here, which was the site of Wednesday's stadium before they moved to Hillsborough.
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SiberianPrincess’sMidriff
Posts : 50432 Karma : 518 Join date : 2021-07-19
| Subject: Re: Football grounds that you have driven past (and otherwise seen/entered IRL) Sat Feb 19, 2022 9:25 am | |
| I've only been inside Liverpool FC, I think. I've walked past, many. _________________ I saw weird stuff in that place last night. Weird strange, sick, twisted, eerie, Godless, evil stuff…
And I want in |
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Butterfield
Posts : 20608 Karma : 420 Join date : 2018-05-03
| Subject: Re: Football grounds that you have driven past (and otherwise seen/entered IRL) Sun Feb 20, 2022 2:30 am | |
| From the top of my head: Wolverhampton Wanderers West Bromwich Albion Walsall something or other Aston Villa (I think I've driven UNDER part of that!) Birmingham City Stourbridge Town Bilston Town Manchester Disunited Manchester Sh*tty Bolton something or other in the distance Leeds wotsit from the motorway Glasgow Keltic Glasgow Rangas Edinburgh something with a random name that I'd never heard of before but was pointed to it from the ascent to Arthur's Seat which we didn't reachWembley new one with the arch from the train The rugby stand in London whose name escapes me Chelsea Village Harrogate Town Darlington something or other One of the Bristol ones. |
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Butterfield
Posts : 20608 Karma : 420 Join date : 2018-05-03
| Subject: Re: Football grounds that you have driven past (and otherwise seen/entered IRL) Sun Feb 20, 2022 2:34 am | |
| I should also add that the only one I've *almost* been in is the Wolves one - twice - more than 30 years ago my dad took us to the old on-site shop, which was in a portakabin on the car park, then about 15 years ago a friend of mine forced me to go into the new shop which is incorporated into the stand things. I was mildly impressed with the cat beds with Wolves logos on them. I'm sure this isn't unique to this particular football team. |
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Fangirl Three
Posts : 11623 Karma : 398 Join date : 2018-05-03
| Subject: Re: Football grounds that you have driven past (and otherwise seen/entered IRL) Sun Feb 20, 2022 8:46 am | |
| That reminds me that I too have walked round the outside of Wembley, the old proper one with the towers. _________________ ' "Haven't got houses." Where do they live then?'
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Nightjar
Posts : 115641 Karma : 946 Join date : 2018-05-05
| Subject: Re: Football grounds that you have driven past (and otherwise seen/entered IRL) Sun Feb 20, 2022 3:07 pm | |
| I've been in the old Wembley, several times. What a dump it was. _________________ Disprove the return of a potato (5)
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Butterfield
Posts : 20608 Karma : 420 Join date : 2018-05-03
| Subject: Re: Football grounds that you have driven past (and otherwise seen/entered IRL) Sun Feb 20, 2022 5:15 pm | |
| - Butterfield wrote:
- Aston Villa (I think I've driven UNDER part of that!)
I thought as much |
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Nightjar
Posts : 115641 Karma : 946 Join date : 2018-05-05
| Subject: Re: Football grounds that you have driven past (and otherwise seen/entered IRL) Sun Feb 20, 2022 5:26 pm | |
| So...
Been in in
Wembley (the old one) - status: demolished Old Trafford - MUFC - status: barely still standing Highbury - Arsenal - status: turned into luxury flats White Hart Lane - Spurs - status: demolished Stamford Bridge - Chelsea - status: still standing Upton Park/Boleyn Ground - West Ham Utd - status: demolished Selhurst Park - Crystal Palace - status: still standing Craven Cottage - Fulham - status: still standing Loftus Road - QPR - status: still standing Vicarage Road - Watford - status: still standing Champion Hill - Dulwich Hamlet - status: still standing The Valley - Wimbledon - status: demolished Manor Ground - Oxford Utd - status: still standing Abbey Stadium - Cambridge Utd - status: still standing Portman Road - Ipswich Town - status: still standing Goldstone Ground - Brighton & Hove Albion - status: demolished Filbert Street - Leicester City - status: demolished Carrow Road - Norwich City - status: still standing The Dell - Southampton - status: demolished
Cricket Grounds
Lords The Oval Fenner's
Been past or outside of of
The Emirates - Arsenal - status: still standing The (New) Den - Millwall - status: still standing Brisbane Road - Leyton Orient - status: still standing Underhill Stadium - Barnet - status: demolished St. Mary's - Southampton - status: still standing County Ground - Swindon Town - status: still standing Ricoh Arena - Coventry City - status: still standing Ashton Gate - Bristol City - status: still standing Brunton Park - Carlisle Utd - status: still standing Vetch Field - Swansea City - status: demolished Ninian Park - Cardiff City - status: demolished Huish Park - Yeovil Town - status: still standing Parc de Princes - PSG - status: still standing Stade Pierre-Mauroy - Lille OSC - status: still standing Stade de Genève - Servette - status: still standing La Rosaleda Stadium - Malaga CF - status: still standing Ferenc Puskás Stadium (the old one) - Hungary nation team - status: demolished
Other sporting venues
Twickenham (rugby) Croke Park (various Irish sports) Linford Christie Stadium (athletics) Crystal Palace National Sports Centre (athletics) _________________ Disprove the return of a potato (5)
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Butterfield
Posts : 20608 Karma : 420 Join date : 2018-05-03
| Subject: Re: Football grounds that you have driven past (and otherwise seen/entered IRL) Sun Feb 20, 2022 6:00 pm | |
| - Nightjar wrote:
- Twickenham (rugby)
That's the one I couldn't think of the name. |
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Nightjar
Posts : 115641 Karma : 946 Join date : 2018-05-05
| Subject: Re: Football grounds that you have driven past (and otherwise seen/entered IRL) Sun Feb 20, 2022 6:48 pm | |
| Twickers ( ) is quite good inside... ...but outside it's a veritable eyesore. _________________ Disprove the return of a potato (5)
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The Call of the Wendigo Admin
Posts : 151439 Karma : 1215 Join date : 2018-05-02
| Subject: Re: Football grounds that you have driven past (and otherwise seen/entered IRL) Sun Feb 20, 2022 7:44 pm | |
| I like it. I like stadium exteriors that look like they were designed by Aztecs. _________________ |
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Nightjar
Posts : 115641 Karma : 946 Join date : 2018-05-05
| Subject: Re: Football grounds that you have driven past (and otherwise seen/entered IRL) Sun Feb 20, 2022 7:56 pm | |
| Where they did all heart-ripping-out sacrifices? _________________ Disprove the return of a potato (5)
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Fangirl Three
Posts : 11623 Karma : 398 Join date : 2018-05-03
| Subject: Re: Football grounds that you have driven past (and otherwise seen/entered IRL) Mon Feb 21, 2022 8:59 am | |
| - Nightjar wrote:
- So...
Been in in
Portman Road - Ipswich Town - status: still standing Carrow Road - Norwich City - status: still standing
That makes us double football ground siblings! - Quote :
Cricket Grounds
That reminds me I have driven and walked past Essex's ground in Chelmsford millions of times. And also watched part of a match from the top of the multi-story car park which overlooks it. - Quote :
Other sporting venues
Twickenham (rugby)
I have driven past Twickenham, when I took a wrong turn at the Crooked Billet roundabout and got on the A30/A4 instead of the A308/A316 for Richmond. I had to plough my way down through the rush hour in Hounslow and Isleworth, past Twickenham, to get back to the A316. And when I did park in Richmond I still had my 4¼ mile walk to Hammersmith. I had to jog most of the way, and I made it to my appointment on time, covering the distance in 64 minutes. An athletic feat comparable to any performed inside Twickenham, I'll wager. _________________ ' "Haven't got houses." Where do they live then?'
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Nightjar
Posts : 115641 Karma : 946 Join date : 2018-05-05
| Subject: Re: Football grounds that you have driven past (and otherwise seen/entered IRL) Mon Feb 21, 2022 7:00 pm | |
| _________________ Disprove the return of a potato (5)
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