Britannia Stadium - Stoke City
Premier League v Manchester
City
Tuesday, January 26th 2010, 7.45pm
Jack McLellan
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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 mainly hearing the mighty Potters support. They were the loudest fans in the league by statistics, and they definately proven this. The noise that the home fans produced was amazing, on a few occasions in the match I think the blue army matched it! 2. How easy was your journey/finding the ground/car parking? The
ground is really easy to find! Straight off the
M6 junction and it is there. I travelled by car
and it took about 45 minutes from Manchester.
There was plenty of parking that cost £5,
only a few minutes walk from ground and right
near the away stand.
3. What you did before the game pub/chippy.... home fans friendly? There
is a pub right next to the ground called "The
Harvester", it is very family friendly, with a
mix of home and away support. I didn't see any
trouble in the pub, or outside the ground.
4. What you thought on seeing the ground, first impressions of away end then other sides of the ground? I
liked the look of it, it looked very modern from
the outside. The entarnce to the away end is
closed in, so only away fans can get near the
turnstiles. There is one way into the ground for
away supporters, and one way out which made the
fans feel safe. I thought the stadium looked
bigger on the outside than it actually was on
the inside.
5. Comment on the game itself, atmosphere, stewards, pies, toilets etc.. The
game was quite poor (the referee sent Adebayor
off for a nothing! Which upset the City fans!).
It finished 1-1, but it was a boring game
really. The atmosphere was fantastic, both
supporters got behind there team and wwere
singing the hearts out. There was a scuffle
between a few young Man City supporters and the
stewards, which I thought was handled well by
the stewards. The stewards were friendly, me and
my cousin got talking to one of them and he was
friendly. I didn't have a pie, but I had a
sausage roll and that was delicious! The toilets
were a bit scruffy but did the job! Also, there
were a few queues to wait for the food, but you
have to wait everywhere nowadays!
6. Comment on getting away from the ground after the game: This
was probably the worst bit of the day! It didn't
help drawing 1-1 in a win-able match, but there
was lots of traffic on the way out. As there is
only one way out it was a bit of a wait, but
when you get going it flies by! There was no
trouble leaving the ground, and I didn't feel
intimidated by the Stoke supporters as they were
all fairly friendly!
7. Summary of overall thoughts of the day out: Fantastic
day out, perfect for taking young children!
Fairly cheap ticket prices!
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