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Post by waddosnavy on Oct 19, 2021 10:07:53 GMT
I rarely go to away matches nowadays. However, Saturday was special. My young Grandsons live in Sheffield and are Blades season ticket holders. Therefore it was an opportunity for some bonding, mickey taking on who would win and of course a family day out. The last time I'd been to Bramall Lane Alan Dodd made his debut - so it was in the old days when most grounds were the same basic structures. I was also looking forward to going to a ground in a city with terraced houses around it, reminiscent of going to the Victoria Ground, and seeing how United had coped with modernising their stadium, whilst at Stoke we had opted for
a modern out of town stadium.
I travelled from the suburbs, with Grandchildren, their Dad and some of their friends, by tram. It was easy, swift and convenient, dropping us off close to the railway station and then a reasonable stroll through the streets to the ground. On arrival, no queues to get in, just put your ticket in the barcode reader and straight in. We were in the John Street stand concourse and I was immediately impressed by how large, bright and airy it was. Far wider than the Mountain Warehouse (or whatever its now called) stand at Stoke. Good selection of beers served in sturdy reusable plastic glasses. We managed to chat and drink beforehand without being pushed around - plenty of space.
We were housed in the Family Corner adjacent to the Kop. Dan, the kids Dad had purposely chosen the top row because right behind it were toilets - out of your seat and seconds later in the loo - very convenient.
The ground looked good and the upgrading over the years had been well planned - even a hotel on one corner!
We all know the match result, so the Grandkids were happy to get one over on Grandad.
Exiting the ground was also easy. The streets were busy with fans and cars that that had used on street parking etc, but we soon got through the throng to a good selection of pubs where we met up with our good ladies who had enjoyed a days shopping. A good chat about the afternoon over drinks, then a short walk to a plethora of restaurants for a good meal.
Personally, I thought the Directors at United had put more thought into developing an 132 year old ground for the benefit of fans than the combined efforts of Stoke Council and Stoke City Management of 'The Community Stadium' aka BET365. It was a thoroughly good old fashioned match day experience, albeit a disastrous final 10 minutes.
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Post by mickeythemaestro on Oct 19, 2021 10:21:27 GMT
I rarely go to away matches nowadays. However, Saturday was special. My young Grandsons live in Sheffield and are Blades season ticket holders. Therefore it was an opportunity for some bonding, mickey taking on who would win and of course a family day out. The last time I'd been to Bramall Lane Alan Dodd made his debut - so it was in the old days when most grounds were the same basic structures. I was also looking forward to going to a ground in a city with terraced houses around it, reminiscent of going to the Victoria Ground, and seeing how United had coped with modernising their stadium, whilst at Stoke we had opted for a modern out of town stadium. I travelled from the suburbs, with Grandchildren, their Dad and some of their friends, by tram. It was easy, swift and convenient, dropping us off close to the railway station and then a reasonable stroll through the streets to the ground. On arrival, no queues to get in, just put your ticket in the barcode reader and straight in. We were in the John Street stand concourse and I was immediately impressed by how large, bright and airy it was. Far wider than the Mountain Warehouse (or whatever its now called) stand at Stoke. Good selection of beers served in sturdy reusable plastic glasses. We managed to chat and drink beforehand without being pushed around - plenty of space. We were housed in the Family Corner adjacent to the Kop. Dan, the kids Dad had purposely chosen the top row because right behind it were toilets - out of your seat and seconds later in the loo - very convenient. The ground looked good and the upgrading over the years had been well planned - even a hotel on one corner! We all know the match result, so the Grandkids were happy to get one over on Grandad. Exiting the ground was also easy. The streets were busy with fans and cars that that had used on street parking etc, but we soon got through the throng to a good selection of pubs where we met up with our good ladies who had enjoyed a days shopping. A good chat about the afternoon over drinks, then a short walk to a plethora of restaurants for a good meal. Personally, I thought the Directors at United had put more thought into developing an 132 year old ground for the benefit of fans than the combined efforts of Stoke Council and Stoke City Management of 'The Community Stadium' aka BET365. It was a thoroughly good old fashioned match day experience, albeit a disastrous final 10 minutes. Last time I went to Bramhall Lane I was that shit faced I thought we had drawn 1-1 when in actual fact we had won 0-1. I was delighted when this was pointed out to me half way home  think Clive Clarke got the goal....but can't be sure |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 19, 2021 10:49:17 GMT
I rarely go to away matches nowadays. However, Saturday was special. My young Grandsons live in Sheffield and are Blades season ticket holders. Therefore it was an opportunity for some bonding, mickey taking on who would win and of course a family day out. The last time I'd been to Bramall Lane Alan Dodd made his debut - so it was in the old days when most grounds were the same basic structures. I was also looking forward to going to a ground in a city with terraced houses around it, reminiscent of going to the Victoria Ground, and seeing how United had coped with modernising their stadium, whilst at Stoke we had opted for a modern out of town stadium. I travelled from the suburbs, with Grandchildren, their Dad and some of their friends, by tram. It was easy, swift and convenient, dropping us off close to the railway station and then a reasonable stroll through the streets to the ground. On arrival, no queues to get in, just put your ticket in the barcode reader and straight in. We were in the John Street stand concourse and I was immediately impressed by how large, bright and airy it was. Far wider than the Mountain Warehouse (or whatever its now called) stand at Stoke. Good selection of beers served in sturdy reusable plastic glasses. We managed to chat and drink beforehand without being pushed around - plenty of space. We were housed in the Family Corner adjacent to the Kop. Dan, the kids Dad had purposely chosen the top row because right behind it were toilets - out of your seat and seconds later in the loo - very convenient. The ground looked good and the upgrading over the years had been well planned - even a hotel on one corner! We all know the match result, so the Grandkids were happy to get one over on Grandad. Exiting the ground was also easy. The streets were busy with fans and cars that that had used on street parking etc, but we soon got through the throng to a good selection of pubs where we met up with our good ladies who had enjoyed a days shopping. A good chat about the afternoon over drinks, then a short walk to a plethora of restaurants for a good meal. Personally, I thought the Directors at United had put more thought into developing an 132 year old ground for the benefit of fans than the combined efforts of Stoke Council and Stoke City Management of 'The Community Stadium' aka BET365. It was a thoroughly good old fashioned match day experience, albeit a disastrous final 10 minutes. It's a fantastic modernised historic ground. I had the same thoughts watching on the stream. I went there once (same match as mickey, Clive Clarke long range winner) and it was great back then, but filling in those corners has elevated it from great to special. It's unique and a huge part of the identity of Sheffield United FC. And you can't help but imagine what a modernised Vic would've looked like, and how fortunate we'd feel to still have our traditional home in an era full of bland flatpack out of town stadiums. It's also worth remembering that our ground was built for £14m in 1997, which is about £26m today. You get what you pay for. Even amongst all the broadly similar new grounds, ours was the cheapest. If I was given a billion pound today, I'd set about building us a stadium worthy of our great club. Although, as I keep harking on about, we'd go a long way to making our stadium something to be proud of by rebuilding the boothen end into something iconic. It's a pipe dream though. |
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Post by pottermouth on Oct 19, 2021 11:01:23 GMT
I rarely go to away matches nowadays. However, Saturday was special. My young Grandsons live in Sheffield and are Blades season ticket holders. Therefore it was an opportunity for some bonding, mickey taking on who would win and of course a family day out. The last time I'd been to Bramall Lane Alan Dodd made his debut - so it was in the old days when most grounds were the same basic structures. I was also looking forward to going to a ground in a city with terraced houses around it, reminiscent of going to the Victoria Ground, and seeing how United had coped with modernising their stadium, whilst at Stoke we had opted for a modern out of town stadium. I travelled from the suburbs, with Grandchildren, their Dad and some of their friends, by tram. It was easy, swift and convenient, dropping us off close to the railway station and then a reasonable stroll through the streets to the ground. On arrival, no queues to get in, just put your ticket in the barcode reader and straight in. We were in the John Street stand concourse and I was immediately impressed by how large, bright and airy it was. Far wider than the Mountain Warehouse (or whatever its now called) stand at Stoke. Good selection of beers served in sturdy reusable plastic glasses. We managed to chat and drink beforehand without being pushed around - plenty of space. We were housed in the Family Corner adjacent to the Kop. Dan, the kids Dad had purposely chosen the top row because right behind it were toilets - out of your seat and seconds later in the loo - very convenient. The ground looked good and the upgrading over the years had been well planned - even a hotel on one corner! We all know the match result, so the Grandkids were happy to get one over on Grandad. Exiting the ground was also easy. The streets were busy with fans and cars that that had used on street parking etc, but we soon got through the throng to a good selection of pubs where we met up with our good ladies who had enjoyed a days shopping. A good chat about the afternoon over drinks, then a short walk to a plethora of restaurants for a good meal. Personally, I thought the Directors at United had put more thought into developing an 132 year old ground for the benefit of fans than the combined efforts of Stoke Council and Stoke City Management of 'The Community Stadium' aka BET365. It was a thoroughly good old fashioned match day experience, albeit a disastrous final 10 minutes. It's a fantastic modernised historic ground. I had the same thoughts watching on the stream. I went there once (same match as mickey, Clive Clarke long range winner) and it was great back then, but filling in those corners has elevated it from great to special. It's unique and a huge part of the identity of Sheffield United FC. And you can't help but imagine what a modernised Vic would've looked like, and how fortunate we'd feel to still have our traditional home in an era full of bland flatpack out of town stadiums. It's also worth remembering that our ground was built for £14m in 1997, which is about £26m today. You get what you pay for. Even amongst all the broadly similar new grounds, ours was the cheapest. If I was given a billion pound today, I'd set about building us a stadium worthy of our great club. Although, as I keep harking on about, we'd go a long way to making our stadium something to be proud of by rebuilding the boothen end into something iconic. It's a pipe dream though. I don’t understand the moaning about the Bet365 Stadium (except the name of course). It’s a great stadium well up there with any in the Championship and even in the Premier League we generated amazing atmospheres. Yes the ground could do with some wider concourses and better catering facilities but on the whole it’s fine. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 19, 2021 11:01:53 GMT
I rarely go to away matches nowadays. However, Saturday was special. My young Grandsons live in Sheffield and are Blades season ticket holders. Therefore it was an opportunity for some bonding, mickey taking on who would win and of course a family day out. The last time I'd been to Bramall Lane Alan Dodd made his debut - so it was in the old days when most grounds were the same basic structures. I was also looking forward to going to a ground in a city with terraced houses around it, reminiscent of going to the Victoria Ground, and seeing how United had coped with modernising their stadium, whilst at Stoke we had opted for a modern out of town stadium. I travelled from the suburbs, with Grandchildren, their Dad and some of their friends, by tram. It was easy, swift and convenient, dropping us off close to the railway station and then a reasonable stroll through the streets to the ground. On arrival, no queues to get in, just put your ticket in the barcode reader and straight in. We were in the John Street stand concourse and I was immediately impressed by how large, bright and airy it was. Far wider than the Mountain Warehouse (or whatever its now called) stand at Stoke. Good selection of beers served in sturdy reusable plastic glasses. We managed to chat and drink beforehand without being pushed around - plenty of space. We were housed in the Family Corner adjacent to the Kop. Dan, the kids Dad had purposely chosen the top row because right behind it were toilets - out of your seat and seconds later in the loo - very convenient. The ground looked good and the upgrading over the years had been well planned - even a hotel on one corner! We all know the match result, so the Grandkids were happy to get one over on Grandad. Exiting the ground was also easy. The streets were busy with fans and cars that that had used on street parking etc, but we soon got through the throng to a good selection of pubs where we met up with our good ladies who had enjoyed a days shopping. A good chat about the afternoon over drinks, then a short walk to a plethora of restaurants for a good meal. Personally, I thought the Directors at United had put more thought into developing an 132 year old ground for the benefit of fans than the combined efforts of Stoke Council and Stoke City Management of 'The Community Stadium' aka BET365. It was a thoroughly good old fashioned match day experience, albeit a disastrous final 10 minutes. Last time I went to Bramhall Lane I was that shit faced I thought we had drawn 1-1 when in actual fact we had won 0-1. I was delighted when this was pointed out to me half way home think Clive Clarke got the goal....but can't be sure I was about 13/14 and had a £2 bet on HT/FT stoke/stoke @ something like 7/1. Never been so nervous and so delirious, that £14 profit was all the money in the world to me at the time. Very odd to think about now but the simpler times were better times. |
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Post by Laughing Gravy on Oct 19, 2021 11:07:03 GMT
I rarely go to away matches nowadays. However, Saturday was special. My young Grandsons live in Sheffield and are Blades season ticket holders. Therefore it was an opportunity for some bonding, mickey taking on who would win and of course a family day out. The last time I'd been to Bramall Lane Alan Dodd made his debut - so it was in the old days when most grounds were the same basic structures. I was also looking forward to going to a ground in a city with terraced houses around it, reminiscent of going to the Victoria Ground, and seeing how United had coped with modernising their stadium, whilst at Stoke we had opted for a modern out of town stadium. I travelled from the suburbs, with Grandchildren, their Dad and some of their friends, by tram. It was easy, swift and convenient, dropping us off close to the railway station and then a reasonable stroll through the streets to the ground. On arrival, no queues to get in, just put your ticket in the barcode reader and straight in. We were in the John Street stand concourse and I was immediately impressed by how large, bright and airy it was. Far wider than the Mountain Warehouse (or whatever its now called) stand at Stoke. Good selection of beers served in sturdy reusable plastic glasses. We managed to chat and drink beforehand without being pushed around - plenty of space. We were housed in the Family Corner adjacent to the Kop. Dan, the kids Dad had purposely chosen the top row because right behind it were toilets - out of your seat and seconds later in the loo - very convenient. The ground looked good and the upgrading over the years had been well planned - even a hotel on one corner! We all know the match result, so the Grandkids were happy to get one over on Grandad. Exiting the ground was also easy. The streets were busy with fans and cars that that had used on street parking etc, but we soon got through the throng to a good selection of pubs where we met up with our good ladies who had enjoyed a days shopping. A good chat about the afternoon over drinks, then a short walk to a plethora of restaurants for a good meal. Personally, I thought the Directors at United had put more thought into developing an 132 year old ground for the benefit of fans than the combined efforts of Stoke Council and Stoke City Management of 'The Community Stadium' aka BET365. It was a thoroughly good old fashioned match day experience, albeit a disastrous final 10 minutes. It's a fantastic modernised historic ground. I had the same thoughts watching on the stream. I went there once (same match as mickey, Clive Clarke long range winner) and it was great back then, but filling in those corners has elevated it from great to special. It's unique and a huge part of the identity of Sheffield United FC. And you can't help but imagine what a modernised Vic would've looked like, and how fortunate we'd feel to still have our traditional home in an era full of bland flatpack out of town stadiums. It's also worth remembering that our ground was built for £14m in 1997, which is about £26m today. You get what you pay for. Even amongst all the broadly similar new grounds, ours was the cheapest. If I was given a billion pound today, I'd set about building us a stadium worthy of our great club. Although, as I keep harking on about, we'd go a long way to making our stadium something to be proud of by rebuilding the boothen end into something iconic. It's a pipe dream though. The thing that Sheffield has that Stoke doesn't (well one of the many) is great public transport links. The tram system means you can park anywhere in Sheffield and still get to the city centre easily. It's bad enough getting to, and parking at the 'new' ground but the Vic slap bang in the town centre would have been impossible even if it was easy to re-develop it (think of all that ground at the back of the Butler St stand). The problem is is that our 'new' home was badly designed, badly positioned and built totally on the cheap. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 19, 2021 11:08:06 GMT
It's a fantastic modernised historic ground. I had the same thoughts watching on the stream. I went there once (same match as mickey, Clive Clarke long range winner) and it was great back then, but filling in those corners has elevated it from great to special. It's unique and a huge part of the identity of Sheffield United FC. And you can't help but imagine what a modernised Vic would've looked like, and how fortunate we'd feel to still have our traditional home in an era full of bland flatpack out of town stadiums. It's also worth remembering that our ground was built for £14m in 1997, which is about £26m today. You get what you pay for. Even amongst all the broadly similar new grounds, ours was the cheapest. If I was given a billion pound today, I'd set about building us a stadium worthy of our great club. Although, as I keep harking on about, we'd go a long way to making our stadium something to be proud of by rebuilding the boothen end into something iconic. It's a pipe dream though. I don’t understand the moaning about the Bet365 Stadium (except the name of course). It’s a great stadium well up there with any in the Championship and even in the Premier League we generated amazing atmospheres. Yes the ground could do with some wider concourses and better catering facilities but on the whole it’s fine. It's architecturally bland and lacks character. Any character that the ground does possess comes largely from the supporters. I understand there's complexities maybe beyond what I'm about to say, but I view the modern period of clubs relocating and demolishing historic homes as a period of cultural self-mutilation. It saddens me but there are many examples showing that you don't have to be either modern/historic. There is a clear middle ground. Places like Bramhall Lane prove that. For context, our ground (inflated) cost £26m, which is £10m less than the combined cost of Imbula/Wimmer. I get that there were reasons why we decided to relocate when the club was in a totally different position to the one it finds itself in today, but I also can't help but feel a bit salty at times when comparing to clubs that were fortunate enough to end up with modernised historic homes. edit: I say cultural self-mutilation but I take it back, it wasn't self-mutilation because it wasn't supporters who drove these changes - it was largely authorities who put the wheels in motion on these changes and it should be viewed as an assault on working-class culture as far as I'm concerned. Knocking down historic stadiums not much different to knocking down cathedrals. |
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Post by mickeythemaestro on Oct 19, 2021 11:09:14 GMT
It's a fantastic modernised historic ground. I had the same thoughts watching on the stream. I went there once (same match as mickey, Clive Clarke long range winner) and it was great back then, but filling in those corners has elevated it from great to special. It's unique and a huge part of the identity of Sheffield United FC. And you can't help but imagine what a modernised Vic would've looked like, and how fortunate we'd feel to still have our traditional home in an era full of bland flatpack out of town stadiums. It's also worth remembering that our ground was built for £14m in 1997, which is about £26m today. You get what you pay for. Even amongst all the broadly similar new grounds, ours was the cheapest. If I was given a billion pound today, I'd set about building us a stadium worthy of our great club. Although, as I keep harking on about, we'd go a long way to making our stadium something to be proud of by rebuilding the boothen end into something iconic. It's a pipe dream though. I don’t understand the moaning about the Bet365 Stadium (except the name of course). It’s a great stadium well up there with any in the Championship and even in the Premier League we generated amazing atmospheres. Yes the ground could do with some wider concourses and better catering facilities but on the whole it’s fine. The Brit (will always call it that) is just about alright, passable as a modern stadium for a club of our profile. It could and should have been a lot better though. I know there were technical difficulties but they should have moved heaven and earth (literally) to stay at the Vic. A much more sustainable location as well. |
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Post by stokemark on Oct 19, 2021 11:22:40 GMT
I remember being sent a voting form regarding 'leave or remain' long before 2016 !!
I voted remain at the Vic but I am pretty sure that 'referendum' was rigged in favour of 'leave' !!!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 19, 2021 11:24:53 GMT
I remember being sent a voting form regarding 'leave or remain' long before 2016 !! I voted remain at the Vic but I am pretty sure that 'referendum' was rigged in favour of 'leave' !!! If there was a vote I can't for one second imagine our supporters voted to leave. It must've been a poll rather than a vote. It would be extremely interesting in fact to know the results of that. They must exist somewhere even if only in dusty archives. It makes me even saltier TBH because we clearly weren't listened to. (tiny chance IMO that most voted to leave which would depress me TBH) |
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Post by redstriper on Oct 19, 2021 11:27:53 GMT
Bramwell Lane was the scene of the most crucial defeat in our entire history in 1947 (a game my late father was at) - given the magnitude of that game alone Bramwell lane deserves to be called a shit hole for all eternity regardless of how much work is done to it  |
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Post by tuum on Oct 19, 2021 11:32:44 GMT
I would bulldoze all those new homes on Victoria Park or whatever it is called and have Uncle Peter rebuild a new stadium on the old site.
The current stadium is shit. It has always been shit and it will continue to be shit.
Having to walk 20mins+ to the ground from a proper pub is shit as well.
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Post by mickeythemaestro on Oct 19, 2021 11:33:07 GMT
Bramwell Lane was the scene of the most crucial defeat in our entire history in 1947 (a game my late father was at) - given the magnitude of that game alone Bramwell lane deserves to be called a shit hole for all eternity regardless of how much work is done to it 14th June. Cost us the league title. Just googled it. Bastards  |
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Post by Gods on Oct 19, 2021 11:39:26 GMT
I don’t understand the moaning about the Bet365 Stadium (except the name of course). It’s a great stadium well up there with any in the Championship and even in the Premier League we generated amazing atmospheres. Yes the ground could do with some wider concourses and better catering facilities but on the whole it’s fine. It's architecturally bland and lacks character. Any character that the ground does possess comes largely from the supporters. I understand there's complexities maybe beyond what I'm about to say, but I view the modern period of clubs relocating and demolishing historic homes as a period of cultural self-mutilation. It saddens me but there are many examples showing that you don't have to be either modern/historic. There is a clear middle ground. Places like Bramhall Lane prove that. For context, our ground (inflated) cost £26m, which is £10m less than the combined cost of Imbula/Wimmer. I get that there were reasons why we decided to relocate when the club was in a totally different position to the one it finds itself in today, but I also can't help but feel a bit salty at times when comparing to clubs that were fortunate enough to end up with modernised historic homes. edit: I say cultural self-mutilation but I take it back, it wasn't self-mutilation because it wasn't supporters who drove these changes - it was largely authorities who put the wheels in motion on these changes and it should be viewed as an assault on working-class culture as far as I'm concerned. Knocking down historic stadiums not much different to knocking down cathedrals. In this context I always think of the great Plaza de Toros de Ronda and Hemingway's 'Death in the afternoon'. It's a treasure. Were it a football ground in the UK someone would say knock it down, move it out of town and put in a shit load of nasty plastic seats after all it only has 5000 seats and there's barely enough room in the concourse to launch a plastic cup of lukewarm beer !  |
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Post by Davef on Oct 19, 2021 11:46:33 GMT
I remember being sent a voting form regarding 'leave or remain' long before 2016 !! I voted remain at the Vic but I am pretty sure that 'referendum' was rigged in favour of 'leave' !!! Moxit. |
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Post by crowey on Oct 19, 2021 11:53:43 GMT
It's architecturally bland and lacks character. Any character that the ground does possess comes largely from the supporters. I understand there's complexities maybe beyond what I'm about to say, but I view the modern period of clubs relocating and demolishing historic homes as a period of cultural self-mutilation. It saddens me but there are many examples showing that you don't have to be either modern/historic. There is a clear middle ground. Places like Bramhall Lane prove that. For context, our ground (inflated) cost £26m, which is £10m less than the combined cost of Imbula/Wimmer. I get that there were reasons why we decided to relocate when the club was in a totally different position to the one it finds itself in today, but I also can't help but feel a bit salty at times when comparing to clubs that were fortunate enough to end up with modernised historic homes. edit: I say cultural self-mutilation but I take it back, it wasn't self-mutilation because it wasn't supporters who drove these changes - it was largely authorities who put the wheels in motion on these changes and it should be viewed as an assault on working-class culture as far as I'm concerned. Knocking down historic stadiums not much different to knocking down cathedrals. In this context I always think of the great Plaza de Toros de Ronda and Hemingway's 'Death in the afternoon'. It's a treasure. Were it a football ground in the UK someone would say knock it down and put in a shit load of nasty plastic seats after all it only has 5000 seats and there's barely enough room in the concourse to launch a plastic cup of lukewarm beer ! …. went there in the early eighties for my one and only bullfight. We were on the terraces “Sol”. Bloody hot it was too. Read the book too |
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Post by maninasuitcase on Oct 19, 2021 12:39:59 GMT
Moving from the Vic killed a town, a way of life and the hearts of many fans.
Imagine how Everton will feel when they leave goodison.
Grounds like bramell lane, st James park and other town centre grounds are now rarer than anything.
I look at a lot of non league clubs, mainly in London, who have been homeless for years, ground sharing miles away, but never going home.
I guess we are lucky to still be in the same postcode and have somewhere else to go to albeit perched on an poorly accessible hill.
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Post by The Drunken Communist on Oct 19, 2021 12:48:57 GMT
You could make a question for Who Wants To Be A Millionaire with the posts on here.
For £32,000 - Where do Sheffield United play?
A Bramall Lane
B Bramhall Lane
C Bramwell Lane
D Bramell Lane
I'll have to ask the Oatcake, Chris...
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Post by maninasuitcase on Oct 19, 2021 12:52:58 GMT
You could make a question for Who Wants To Be A Millionaire with the posts on here. For £32,000 - Where do Sheffield United play? A Bramall Lane B Bramhall Lane C Bramwell Lane D Bramell Lane I'll have to ask the Oatcake, Chris... C Chris final answer 😉 |
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Post by GreaterGlasgowstokie on Oct 19, 2021 13:11:07 GMT
Our stadium is atrocious in comparison, really wish we had a stadium with a bit of character, something by which you can identify the club.
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Post by Gods on Oct 19, 2021 13:12:24 GMT
Moving from the Vic killed a town, a way of life and the hearts of many fans. Imagine how Everton will feel when they leave goodison. Grounds like bramell lane, st James park and other town centre grounds are now rarer than anything. I look at a lot of non league clubs, mainly in London, who have been homeless for years, ground sharing miles away, but never going home. I guess we are lucky to still be in the same postcode and have somewhere else to go to albeit perched on an poorly accessible hill. I absolutely love Goodison Park and the area around, that December day when Steven N'Zonzi strutted the stage like a colossus and the wonder waif Bojan shot them down, and as we sang 'Oh what fun it is to see City win away' the snow started to fall, there was a tear in my eye! |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 19, 2021 14:01:49 GMT
Wasn’t there talk at some point that the new ground was gradually sinking? Would that be covered by the insurance? This thread is making me hopeful that the Brit sinks and we relocate. Hypothetically of course, where could we move to? We couldn’t go back to stoke and I don’t like the idea of Etruria as it’s too far north. Maybe towards Longton or Fenton which are inarguably Stoke City towns? I’m sure there’s somewhere along viccy road we could setup shop.
I know I’m being silly now but fuck it.
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Post by simple on Oct 19, 2021 14:16:42 GMT
For those of us who followed the mighty reds in the 70s can remember Bramall Lane been 3 sided ,it was owned by the council and Yorkshire CCC.There was plenty of room for improvement not like the Vic,the Kop end is still dated with obstructing supports.We were owned by local businesses men,development of the Vic would of cost millions which none of our Directors had.There would of been no parking problems as no one would of be able to park within 2 miles.
Northampton Town was the other cricket ground.
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Post by lawrieleslie on Oct 19, 2021 14:43:18 GMT
You could make a question for Who Wants To Be A Millionaire with the posts on here. For £32,000 - Where do Sheffield United play? A Bramall Lane B Bramhall Lane C Bramwell Lane D Bramell Lane I'll have to ask the Oatcake, Chris... C Chris final answer 😉 Jeremy…..when did you last watch WWTBAM |
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Post by tnbiscuitswithtone on Oct 19, 2021 14:44:01 GMT
I remember going Bramhall Lane in 62/63 with my dad.
3 sides with a cricket ground.
We lost that night as well 😢
& don't forget the late 70s when we should have won the league,
I still blame Shilton 😭.
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Post by Dutchpeter on Oct 19, 2021 15:11:18 GMT
I believe Sheffield United sold Geoff Salmons to us as the cost of their new south stand escalated.
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Post by rambo61 on Oct 19, 2021 16:07:11 GMT
Anyone who queued up for 40 mins at £4.50 for a can in a concourse smaller than the boothen may not wax so lyrical about its character!!!
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Post by silsdenstokie on Oct 19, 2021 16:43:14 GMT
Wasn’t there talk at some point that the new ground was gradually sinking? Would that be covered by the insurance? This thread is making me hopeful that the Brit sinks and we relocate. Hypothetically of course, where could we move to? We couldn’t go back to stoke and I don’t like the idea of Etruria as it’s too far north. Maybe towards Longton or Fenton which are inarguably Stoke City towns? I’m sure there’s somewhere along viccy road we could setup shop. I know I’m being silly now but fuck it. At the time of the move, wasnt their talk of land in Shelton behind the post office sorting office, close to the railway station? That would have been a great spot; close to Stoke and Hanley and a stonethrow from the station Have to say when I see Bramall Lane and the Hawthorns it depresses me as to what we coukd have done with the Vic ☹️ |
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Post by Rednwhitenblue on Oct 19, 2021 21:44:56 GMT
I rarely go to away matches nowadays. However, Saturday was special. My young Grandsons live in Sheffield and are Blades season ticket holders. Therefore it was an opportunity for some bonding, mickey taking on who would win and of course a family day out. The last time I'd been to Bramall Lane Alan Dodd made his debut - so it was in the old days when most grounds were the same basic structures. I was also looking forward to going to a ground in a city with terraced houses around it, reminiscent of going to the Victoria Ground, and seeing how United had coped with modernising their stadium, whilst at Stoke we had opted for a modern out of town stadium. I travelled from the suburbs, with Grandchildren, their Dad and some of their friends, by tram. It was easy, swift and convenient, dropping us off close to the railway station and then a reasonable stroll through the streets to the ground. On arrival, no queues to get in, just put your ticket in the barcode reader and straight in. We were in the John Street stand concourse and I was immediately impressed by how large, bright and airy it was. Far wider than the Mountain Warehouse (or whatever its now called) stand at Stoke. Good selection of beers served in sturdy reusable plastic glasses. We managed to chat and drink beforehand without being pushed around - plenty of space. We were housed in the Family Corner adjacent to the Kop. Dan, the kids Dad had purposely chosen the top row because right behind it were toilets - out of your seat and seconds later in the loo - very convenient. The ground looked good and the upgrading over the years had been well planned - even a hotel on one corner! We all know the match result, so the Grandkids were happy to get one over on Grandad. Exiting the ground was also easy. The streets were busy with fans and cars that that had used on street parking etc, but we soon got through the throng to a good selection of pubs where we met up with our good ladies who had enjoyed a days shopping. A good chat about the afternoon over drinks, then a short walk to a plethora of restaurants for a good meal. Personally, I thought the Directors at United had put more thought into developing an 132 year old ground for the benefit of fans than the combined efforts of Stoke Council and Stoke City Management of 'The Community Stadium' aka BET365. It was a thoroughly good old fashioned match day experience, albeit a disastrous final 10 minutes. Last time I went to Bramhall Lane I was that shit faced I thought we had drawn 1-1 when in actual fact we had won 0-1. I was delighted when this was pointed out to me half way home think Clive Clarke got the goal....but can't be sure The only time I've been to Bramall Lane was the infamous time the goal net in front of the Stoke fans was festooned with dozens of oatcakes. Pretty sure that was the best bit of a routine 2-1 away loss. |
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Post by Malcolm Clarke on Oct 20, 2021 8:04:53 GMT
I rarely go to away matches nowadays. However, Saturday was special. My young Grandsons live in Sheffield and are Blades season ticket holders. Therefore it was an opportunity for some bonding, mickey taking on who would win and of course a family day out. The last time I'd been to Bramall Lane Alan Dodd made his debut - so it was in the old days when most grounds were the same basic structures. I was also looking forward to going to a ground in a city with terraced houses around it, reminiscent of going to the Victoria Ground, and seeing how United had coped with modernising their stadium, whilst at Stoke we had opted for a modern out of town stadium. I travelled from the suburbs, with Grandchildren, their Dad and some of their friends, by tram. It was easy, swift and convenient, dropping us off close to the railway station and then a reasonable stroll through the streets to the ground. On arrival, no queues to get in, just put your ticket in the barcode reader and straight in. We were in the John Street stand concourse and I was immediately impressed by how large, bright and airy it was. Far wider than the Mountain Warehouse (or whatever its now called) stand at Stoke. Good selection of beers served in sturdy reusable plastic glasses. We managed to chat and drink beforehand without being pushed around - plenty of space. We were housed in the Family Corner adjacent to the Kop. Dan, the kids Dad had purposely chosen the top row because right behind it were toilets - out of your seat and seconds later in the loo - very convenient. The ground looked good and the upgrading over the years had been well planned - even a hotel on one corner! We all know the match result, so the Grandkids were happy to get one over on Grandad. Exiting the ground was also easy. The streets were busy with fans and cars that that had used on street parking etc, but we soon got through the throng to a good selection of pubs where we met up with our good ladies who had enjoyed a days shopping. A good chat about the afternoon over drinks, then a short walk to a plethora of restaurants for a good meal. Personally, I thought the Directors at United had put more thought into developing an 132 year old ground for the benefit of fans than the combined efforts of Stoke Council and Stoke City Management of 'The Community Stadium' aka BET365. It was a thoroughly good old fashioned match day experience, albeit a disastrous final 10 minutes. I agree with some of that, particularly the location and transport links, but you were in a home area. The away end was a much less pleasant experience. The huge crush around the bar in a very narrow concourse caused problems. If of course we had a more sensible law on drinking and fans were allowed to take their drink to their seat (once they finally got one ! ) that problem could be reduced. |
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think Clive Clarke got the goal....but can't be sure 
