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Galpharm Stadium  - Huddersfield Town
Saturday August 9th, 2008
V Stockport County, League One, 3pm
By Paul Ashton

1. Why you were looking forward to going to the ground (or not as the case may be):

I was really looking forward to this game because it was the first match of the season and the first since Stockport's promotion to league. 1. I was also looking forward to seeing the stadium because I had heard good reports about the Galpharm stadium. 
 
2. How easy was your journey/finding the ground/car parking?

I came by coach and was fairly easy to get to the ground. The journey was mostly motorway so took about 1 hour. There is a large car park around the ground which is available to all . The ground is fairly easy to find with it being fairly close to the city centre.
 
3. What you did before the game pub/chippy.... home fans friendly?

Before the game I went into the ground at about 2.30pm. The home were friendly and I didn't see any trouble at the game.
 
4. What you thought on seeing the ground, first impressions of away end then other sides of the ground?

There certainly was a 'wow factor when seeing the ground from inside for the first time. The most impressive stand is to the left of the away end. It is 2 tiered and looks over the pitch brilliantly. Behind the opposite goal is another 2 tired stand which is very steep so would offer a great view. To the right of the away end a single tiered stand which was full on my visit. All the stands have curved roofs which makes the stadium unique and brilliant. It reminds me of the Reebok stadium at Bolton. The away end is impressive. offers a great view, has good facilities with a Ladbrokes outlets and a program seller.
 
5. Comment on the game itself, atmosphere, stewards, pies, toilets etc..

The game itself was a good one with the legendary Booth giving Huddersfield the lead. Just before half time the impressive Tommy Rowe scored. There were no to be any more goals in the second half. A draw was probably a fair result. The atmosphere inside the ground was decent all game with the 2,000 plus travelling fans singing all game. The pies inside the ground were good, but there were no burgers or hot-dogs on sale which I found a bit strange.
 
6. Comment on getting away from the ground after the game:

After the game getting away was fairly easy with there being hardly any traffic even though there were 16,000 people attending the game.
 
7. Summary of overall thoughts of the day out:
 
I would recommend this ground to anyone as it offers a great day out with a good atmosphere and  great stadium and your unlikely to encounter any problems.

 

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