Before the game, we just had a quick drink in the Longton rugby club and watched the FA cup tie between Brentford and Leicester. The journey was relatively straight forward but took a little longer than it should have (4 hours 15 minutes) due to road works on the M5. I walked off to grab a programme and then decided to go back inside when I came back ten minutes later. The day was temporarily saved with the arrival of the cavalry literally. The second half consisted of more of the same with Lee Grant frustrating us every time we stuck the ball in the Stoke box and Jay Rodriguez somehow failing to make connection with a cross from the right wing, the ball agonisingly slipping beyond his studs. Comment on getting away from the ground after the game: We was aiming to go to the Harvester pub by the ground, but upon arrival, the place was shut!!! Explore. Great day out considering it's one of the more local away days for us. Atlanta, Georgia 30328 | 877.481.5750, Buy A Seat From A Famous Old Ground - The Victoria Ground Official Directors Box Seat From The Victoria Ground Used between 1950s - 1996 Excellent quality for VIPs Stoke City Football Club This original and very scarce seat was purchase by my company Sporting Past Times after the closer of the Victoria Ground in 1996-97 Has official Stoke City Football Club badge added to the seat. The game was very entertaining and end-to-end but at 3-1 I was confident we would keep hold of the 3 points. The stewards were fine and didn't mind us standing up. Absolutely!". Follow the towpath all the way until you are level with the stadium, where two footbridges take you over the canal and then the railway line, straight into the ground near the South Stand away end. Inside the ground facilities were very basic for a new stadium but the view from the away end is excellent. The dpdStand (Centre): It was about 20 minutes walk from the rugby club to the ground and plenty of home fans were making the same journey on foot. Welcome to Penkhull House. Stoke have a lovely stadium and you can tell they were a good Premiership with the facilities they have. Ci sono 4 modi per andare da Breadsall Priory a Stoke-on-Trent in treno, bus, taxi o in macchina. The Victoria Ground hosted its final Stoke City league game on this day in 1997, Get Stoke transfer latest, team news, match updates and analysis delivered straight to your inbox. It was even more sweet with the three points. Adults 40 (A 30) (B 25), Over 65s 27 (A 21) (B 19), Under 17s 23 (A 17) (B 15), Under 11s 20 (A 14) (B 12) What you did before the game pub/chippy etc, and were the home fans friendly? Shame to see it go. And each and every one of them was a fraught day. [1] At the time of its demolition it was the oldest operational ground in the Football League. Summary of overall thoughts of the day out : Any Premier league away win is brilliant and enjoyable. The journey was okay as I went up on the supporters coach and the coaches parked right up near the away end. "It was a great atmosphere and you were so close to the action. This stand is shared with home fans on the other side. As a middle aged fella in not exactly the tip top health this could not have gone better: very decent pub; excellent transport; excellent policing and stewarding; fantastic view and atmosphere in the ground and a 2-0 win. Sad really as once you leave your spiritual home you lose a tiny bit of character! Last Edit: Aug 1, 2010 at 5:05pm by wigginbird - Back to Top. The canal runs pretty much outside the station, and the towpath takes you right alongside Stokes ground, so if youre looking for a direct route to the ground and dont mind a trek, go for it. in 2nd place, a couple of points behind leaders, (but later to be Roy Ridge had one in his old coal shed in Hanley, Phil Eccleston had one inside his terrace in Cobridge and cousins Ben and Michael Dyer put one in the bar in the Red House in Longton. It's functional but has nothing on the Victoria Ground. I just brought a programme (3.50). 7. 15 quid to watch a glorified kickabout was my dads way of politely declining my offer. It was a slightly odd feeling to be in a rugby club before a football match but it is a new clubhouse with good facilities, serving food too and no hint of bother so I would recommend it. Everything including the attending police were light hearted with lots of banter. Folk are gathered in the clubhouse to support the book launch of 'Angels With Dirty Faces' featuring stories from the legends . . The away end was small but that was to be expected of a Monday night game. Les meilleures offres pour FFG : tasse de terrain de football inspire de Stoke City Victoria Ground par poterie Foley sont sur eBay Comparez les prix et les spcificits des produits neufs et d'occasion Pleins d'articles en livraison gratuite! It cost 5 to park there, but after the game, it took 45 minutes to get out of the car park and then we still had to join a long queue of traffic going up to the main road. I had heard reasonably good things from fans who had visited the bet365 Stadium before. The Rugby Club is only a ten minute walk away from the bet365 Stadium. Not much character but overall a decent ground. It was the opening day of the season. Stoke deservedly held out for a memorable win. The concourse for the away supporters is not that big and does get congested, though this is eased at half time by the stewards opening the gates to allow supporters access to the Coach Park area primarily for smokers and the burger van! After the match all traffic goes south which means you avoid all the congestion by the stadium. It was a stand off. An easy journey for us from Leicester as the bet365 is located right by the A50 and we were able to park for free at the ground. I found it surprisingly difficult to assemble a travelling party for this one. The bet365 Stadiumlooked okay from the outside as we approached it. We were still well positioned, lying 3rd in the table, and when the teams lined up there was another debutant, Mark Lillis, A great servant, for 6 years, In that period he fought off challenges for the No.1 shirt from Dave Redfern; Phil Kite; John Keeley, Matt Dickins and Ian Ironside, and averaged getting on for 40 games a season. Looking forward to our trips to Anfield and the Emirates coming up! As you come out of the away fans section there were stewards and police for 100 yards going both ways along the road about 2 metres apart. Home Ground that they are, indeed, Home We wanted to bottle that feeling, the feeling as you settle yourself into your seat on a glorious Saturday afternoon, . Two seasons running QPR have silenced the home fans with an early goal! Liverpool FC - 2 X Home Programmes - 1973/74 Season - Stoke City/Arsenal, Stoke City FC Football Match Player A Team 1938 Postcard, RARE DIRECTORS BOX SEAT VICTORIA GROUND STOKE CITY 1950's-1996 - COLLECT, Stoke City FC Aerial Photo Of The Victoria Ground, Stoke City Fc - Last League Game @ The Victoria Ground & First @ The Bri, Programme Stan Matthews Testimonial Farewell 1965 ( Stoke City Fc ) Ex C, Porter Athletic Equipment Co. I have to say (as a non meat eater) the cheese and onion pasty I had was probably the best thing I have had at a football ground so bravo to the caterers! Aug 21, 2016 - Victoria Ground, Stoke City in the 1980s. And there had been scorelines which hadn't even happened Well, it was sold to Farnborough for 5,000 after Dave Kemp was contacted by the non-leaguers' then-owner Simon Hollis. Why were you looking forward to visiting the Britannia Stadium? Straight out the ground, back along the towpath, back on the train, home. I was looking forward to visiting Stoke as a Liverpool fan who attends away games very rarely due to not being able to get tickets freely. I have never been to Stoke before and curiosity got the better of me. Just before the break Jamie Mackie and Shaun Wright-Phillips played some lovely link-up play before Mackie teed off Luke Young to smash us in front 2-1. They directed me to the pick up point. 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The stadium was easy to find and the car park was close by and easy to access. Your credit card or PayPal account will be charged. Steven N'Zonzi scored in the final few minutes to really ruin our day. I dont know where the other lads went but they all headed in different directions to us when arriving at Stoke station! We walked from the car park towards the stadium and went into Harvester pub/restaurant next to the Holiday Inn. Amazon.com: Stoke City "Victoria Ground" - Home.Ground.Mugs Football Stadium Graphic Mug Gift Collection : Home & Kitchen I know it's not the only club but it's 2018 and you've just come from the Premier League and you don't accept card payments and the food and drink kiosks. The stadium was very easy to get to and we parked at the Harvester pub just off the A50. The stadium looked very impressive as we got close. Stoke fans always create a good atmosphere and today was everything I expected. Train up from Euston was fine. You won't beat that in my opinion.". I remember ripping up the Sentinel on a Friday night with my brother to throw paper up when the players came out on a match day. The corners on 3 sides are open which allows a cold swirling wind in, which can be biting. Select the 'Free delivery on first order' option at checkout. We jumped on a bus right outside the away end, which cost 2 each and was Police escorted straight to the train station which was fantastic. It finished 1-1, but it was a boring game really. Attendance: 27,274 (1,277 away fans). They then had a police escort back to the railway station. I will add that I have had parking fines in Stoke before and advise caution when parking as the wardens come out in force when fans are inside the ground watching the game! In the Summer of 2016, the stadiumwas renamed the bet365 Stadium, in a six-year corporate sponsorship deal. The game was a thriller as Southampton went 1-0 up through Jay Rodriguez then Stoke equalized and we went 2 up into half time the scoreline being 3-1. What you thought on seeing the ground, first impressions on the away end then the other sides of the ground? With our bus being parked so close there was no bother getting on fairly quickly. The locals were rocking it violently and as I turned into the main road my last sight was of it being rolled onto its roof. With the match ticket, travel, food etc, it probably cost me less than 35, which is not too bad for a day at the football. At the same time two out of four floodlights were replaced, giving the ground a unique look with two different sets of floodlights. Otherwise alcohol is available on the concourses at the back of the away end, in the form of Carlsberg lager (4.20 pint), Marstons Pedigree Bitter (4 pint), Cider (4.20, 500ml bottle) and Smirnoff Ice (4.20, 275ml bottle), plus small wine bottles and miniature spirits (all 4.30) but queues can be lengthy, especially if there is a big support. Capacity: REG PRESLEY Of The TROGGS DEMO *LUCINDA LEE/ WICHITA LINEMAN* PAGE ONE 1, Emma Bridgewater POLKA DOT Mini Mugs BNIB BEST, Manchester United 09/10 Giggs 11 L/S Home Shirt, Super Vintage Modernist Italian Ceramic Figurine Flambe Sculpture - 4 Ph. Upon advice from the above mentioned Police officers, we headed to the Terrace Bar. 1982&83 Lombard RAC Rally Mixed Programme & Rallypak, Large British Lions New Zealand 2005 Tour Shirt, Wade 1st Whimsie Camel - Set 8 - Zoo Animals, Selection Of Rally Stickers Colin McRae Subaru Pirelli, 1972 FA CUP FINAL - ARSENAL V LEEDS UNITED, 70's Esso Uniflo Road Rally Sticker Triumph Escort Mini, Corinthian Prostars PIRLO ITALY 2006 World Cup RARE. You can also park at the Harvester itself for a cost of 3. Club: Stoke City FC | Opening: 1997 | Capacity: 27,743 seats | Description: The bet365 Stadium, previously known as Britannia Stadium, was one of the first newly built modern stadiums of England. Just over 4. My only previous visit to the Britannia was a 2-1 win back in 2005 with some ugly scenes on and off the pitch. 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The ground remained this way for 30 years during which time Stoke had become members of the Football League. There is also the option of renting a private driveway near the bet365 Stadium via YourParkingSpace.co.uk. We have 1 possible answer in our database. Further smaller renovations were made in the 1980s, mainly to improve corporate facilities. Eventually got home to bed at 3am and then up for college at 7am! The . A very early goal from Chris Beaumont put County in the driving seat with a two goal lead on aggregate. However, Brentford being Brentford our keeper thought we'd give them a hand and ran past the ball that was headed back to him to allow Afobe to tap in from a yard out. Stoke was a great away day and the Sunderland fans made a great atmosphere. In all honesty, we could've played all night and not scored, the final score being no goals apiece. The first of these was at Edgeley on a Sunday dinnertime with County