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1. Why you were looking forward
to going to the ground (or not as the case may be):
I was
looking forward to visiting Chesterfield to see what the new ground was
like and to see also whether it was something a bit different to the
normal kit box stadia that seem to be popping up all over the place. It
was also a chance for me to cross another ground off my list on the way to
the 92.
2. How easy was your journey/finding the ground/car
parking?
The journey itself was quite simple, I drove
straight up the A38 and then the A61, which took me straight to the
stadium, and managing to avoid any major traffic hold ups into the
bargain. It was relatively easy to spot the ground with it being a night
match, seeing the tell tale glow from the floodlights in the
distance. Parking proved to be easy too, finding (with blind luck)
free parking on the Stand Park car park behind the couple of industrial
units opposite the Stadium, and from there it was a 150m walk to the
ground.
3. What you did before the game pub/chippy.... home
fans friendly?
Before the game I headed to the new Tesco
store next to the ground, to grab a sandwich and a coffee from the
in-store Costa Coffee, to help warm me up on a bitterly cold night.
4. What you thought on seeing the ground, first impressions
of away end then other sides of the ground?
The ground itself
was very smart and immaculately clean, and just simple touches like the
curved roof of the two stands gives it more character than some of the
other new stadia. There was ample leg room as you'd expect from a new
ground, and despite sitting in the front row, the view of the action was
good.
5. Comment on the game itself, atmosphere, stewards,
pies, toilets etc..
The game itself really surprised
me, I was expecting a tight, tense battle between the top two sides
in the division, but what followed can only be described as total
domination from Chesterfield. They ran out comfortable 4-1 winners in the
end with Jack Lester grabbing the pick of the goals. Twisting and turning
in the box beating 2 or 3 defenders before firing past the helpless Nikki
Bull in goal.
The atmosphere inside the ground was excellent, with
all the noise coming from the Spireites behind the goal in the Karen
Childs Stand. The stewarding was very relaxed, and the food/drinks on
offer appeared to be the same sort of thing available at most football
grounds, with prices around average.
6. Comment on
getting away from the ground after the game:
Getting away
from the ground after the match was easy as you'd like. No traffic to
really speak of, and after a short blast up the dual carriage way I was
back at the junction for the M1 to head back home.
7. Summary of
overall thoughts of the day out:
This was one of the best
trips of the season for me. It was very easy to get to and get away from
at the end of the match, fantastic stadium with good facilities, great
atmosphere from the home fans and superb football on offer too. A great
night’s entertainment and it certainly won’t be my last trip to the b2net
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