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Portsmouth FC
Fratton Park
Away Fans
At long last the Club have erected a roof over the Inter-cash Milton End.
Although there are some supporting pillars along the front of the stand that
may impede you view, at least you will be in the dry. Plus this covered end
should also boost the atmosphere within the stadium even further. The
facilities are not particularly great and the leg room tight,
as this area was a former terrace that has
been converted to all seating.
However, once you put that to
one side then at least Fratton Park is a proper looking
football ground, with a great atmosphere (which is aided by a drummer and
bell ringer in the home end). So sit back and enjoy it as such
grounds now are becoming few and far between with the advent of new stadia
being built.
Away fans are housed in the Inter-cash Milton End
can where around 2,000 can be
accommodated. This end is shared with home
supporters. Praise though to the home support who get behind
their team but in a non-intimidatory way towards the away contingent. Fans were
literally separated by a netted area only three seats wide, but on my last
visit there were
no problems whatsoever. Unlike previous seasons away supporters are now
housed on the other side of this end (towards the North Stand). Entrance to
the stand is gained by inserting your ticket into a bar code reader. The
delicious
Shire Foods Chicken Balti Pie
(£2.20) is available inside the ground.
Chris Saunders a
visiting Middlesbrough fan adds; 'It
terms of facilities the ground is light years away
from Premiership standard, but the atmosphere is
electric with the legendary 'Play Up
Pompey' echoing around the
ground. The Portsmouth fans are a
great bunch and made me most welcome. If you are feeling
hungry then there is a McDonalds and KFC across
the road from the ground'
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