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1.
Why you were looking forward to going to the
ground (or not as the case may be):
I am always excited to see an away ground I
haven’t been to before. Added
to this, the way Albion had started the season
meant I was going to the cottage with optimism
despite us having an awful record there in the Premier League.
2. How easy was your journey/finding the
ground/car parking?
I headed down by car with four friends and we planned to park a good 25
minute walk away from the ground near Westfield’s
shopping centre. This meant
we could take in a bit of London before the game
making it a great day out. Parking was £8,
so between the five of us,
very cheap. In this day and age finding the ground
was very easy using the
mapping on our mobile phones.
3. What you did before the game pub/chippy....
home fans friendly?
Before the game we had some lunch at the
Westfield’s centre. Also
that day Chelsea were playing away at QPR so there
was a great atmosphere around London with Chelsea
and Rangers fans everywhere. Once we headed
towards the Cottage, Fulham fans were great as we
looked around the ground.
4. What you thought on seeing the ground, first
impressions of away end then other sides of the
ground?
Craven Cottage grew on me immediately, just
walking around the place, I love the old style
ground whist the cottage had modern touches to it,
the character of this classic stadium remained.
The TV lorries and satellites all parked out on
the road, I doubt there is another Premier
League ground where this as
to happen. They have worked it very well. Walking
into the ground there are televisions everywhere
and staff on the food courts are very helpful.
5. Comment on the game itself, atmosphere,
stewards, pies, facilities etc..
The game itself from a West Brom point of view was
disappointing, with Peter Odemwingie getting sent
off very early on for a ridiculous piece of
retaliation. We then surrender our unbeaten start
to the season losing 3-0 with little to shout
about. Albion fans were loud throughout, home
support is very quiet, they don’t really get
excited about much.
The
teams coming out
at the start of
the game:
6. Comment on getting away from the ground after the
game:
Getting away from the ground wasn’t bad, we had the
25 minute walk back from the ground to the car park
which gave us plenty of time to catch up on other
results and have an in depth conversation about the
game. The traffic seemed very heavy whist we were on
foot, after all the cottage does have the river
Thames one side with housing estate the other side.
I would imagine if you park near the ground it would
take some while to get going.
7. Summary of overall thoughts of the day out: Game
attended:
Without taking the result into consideration it was
a top day, there is something special about the
cottage, it’s an ideal location and great compact
small ground. I will defiantly be visiting the
cottage again in the future, would also love to
visit there for a night game.
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