I really don't see how visits to clubs such as Wigan should be rated so highly. Visits to stadiums that are straight off the motorway in new retail/industrial parks are fairly soulless and dull experiences unless we win of course.
I really don't see how visits to clubs such as Wigan should be rated so highly. Visits to stadiums that are straight off the motorway in new retail/industrial parks are fairly soulless and dull experiences unless we win of course.
Because people are so fixated with everything "now" and new being better, possibly?
Premier League: 1. Cardiff 8.05, 2. Swansea 7.4, 3. Hull City 7.34, 4. Southampton 7.25, 5. Arsenal 7.11, 6. Fulham 7.08, 7. Norwich 6.89, 8. Sunderland 6.87, 9. West Brom 6.78, 10. Newcastle 6.7, 11. Tottenham 6.69, 12. Man City 6.67, 13. Stoke 6.45, 14. Man United 6.41, 15. Aston Villa 6.34, 16. Chelsea 5.96, 17. West Ham 5.89, 18. Everton 5.71, 19. Liverpool 5.41, 20. Crystal Palace 4.79.
I get Cardiff. Like Brighton, they've done a lot to make it a great day out for away fans. Last time we were in Swansea though, we were treated appallingly by the police and "trained" out after the game, with old bill on every station on the way out of Wales and strict orders for the train staff to keep it dry for us...despite the Swansea lads supping cans at the bar and apologising as this is what the police did to all away fans!!
Wigan?? Really?? Awful place for football. Liked the town, but a soulless stadium with an apathetic crowd the last time I was there. Don't get Reading or Blackburn either. MK Dons...seriously...not even worth talking about. Surprised the scousers are so low, especially Everton. Always enjoyed our trips up there.
I get how we're lower reaches. If fans get off at Charlton, there's not many options unless you really know the area and I have often heard that facilities in the away end are not great.
Don't understand those results. Cardiff - nothing special, a standard bowl, unexceptional location (not scenic or even that near to the station), standard catering inside Wigan, Reading, Blackburn? How are Wigan and Reading so much better than say Bolton, as all are in fairly new stadia, and Reading has terrible access unlike Bolton which at least has a station nearby. And how were Sheffield United 11th in L1?
I presume we got marked down by disgruntled Doncaster and Barnsley fans :-)
Only 5k surveyed. Completely meaningless. And was based on things like comfort etc so no wonder the new grounds scored highest.
Ask a bunch of normal lads from each club and you'd get a much more sensible result.
Exactly. Give me a little town with decent pubs, an old school terrace and a win and I'm happy. Would choose that all day long over trips to Wigan, Cardiff, Swansea, etc.
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They got tired of them being ripped out every time we went there. ;o)
Premier League: 1. Cardiff 8.05, 2. Swansea 7.4, 3. Hull City 7.34, 4. Southampton 7.25, 5. Arsenal 7.11, 6. Fulham 7.08, 7. Norwich 6.89, 8. Sunderland 6.87, 9. West Brom 6.78, 10. Newcastle 6.7, 11. Tottenham 6.69, 12. Man City 6.67, 13. Stoke 6.45, 14. Man United 6.41, 15. Aston Villa 6.34, 16. Chelsea 5.96, 17. West Ham 5.89, 18. Everton 5.71, 19. Liverpool 5.41, 20. Crystal Palace 4.79.
Championship: 1. Wigan 7.92, 2. Reading 7.54, 3. Blackburn 7.37, 4. Brighton 7.3, 5. Leicester 7.27, 6. Bournemouth 7.21, 7. Derby 7.17, 8. Huddersfield 7.03, 9. Doncaster 6.91, 10. Birmingham 6.86, 11. Middlesbrough 6.8, 12. Barnsley 6.78, 13. Watford 6.74, 14. Charlton 6.55, 15. Yeovil 6.53, 16. Ipswich 6.46, 17. Nottm Forest 5.94, 18. Bolton 5.65, 19. Millwall 5.29, 20. Sheff Wed 5.27, 21. Blackpool 4.72, 22. Burnley 4.67, 23. QPR 4.67, 24. Leeds 4.12.
League One: 1. MK Dons 7.73, 2. Preston 7.51, Rotherham 7.41, 4. Wolves 7.39, 5. Bradford City 6.94, 6. Crewe Alexandra 6.86, 7. Crawley Town 6.85, 8. Carlisle 6.79, 9. Notts County 6.76, 10. Walsall 6.71, 11. Sheffield United 6.7, 12. Coventry City 6.65, 13. Stevenage 6.62, 14. Brentford 6.44, 15. Tranmere Rovers 6.42, 16. Shrewsbury 6.33, 17. Leyton Orient 6.25, 18. Port Vale 6.2, 19. Bristol City 5.91, 20. Colchester 5.75, 21. Swindon Town 5.73, 22. Oldham Athletic 5.35, 23. Peterborough United 5.14, 24. Gillingham 3.69.
League Two: 1. Plymouth Argyle 8.33, 2. Torquay 7.87, 3. Rochdale 7.86. 4. Chesterfield 7.47, 5. Dagenham 7.2, 6. Fleetwood 7.1, 7. Morecambe 7.06, 8. Wycombe 6.93, 9. Northampton 6.91, 10. Burton Albion 6.69, 11. Southend 6.52, 12. Accrington Stanley 6.29, 13. Portsmouth 6.23, 14. AFC Wimbledon 6.09, 15. Scunthorpe 6.09, 16. Hartlepool 6, 17. Newport 5.83, 18. Mansfield 5.77, 19. York 5.74, 20. Bury 5.6, 21. Oxford United 5.52, 22. Cheltenham Town 5.34, 23. Bristol Rovers 4.6, 24. Exeter 3.83.
Seemingly a lot of people get boners having to walk miles from the station and not being able to buy a beer.
I get Cardiff. Like Brighton, they've done a lot to make it a great day out for away fans. Last time we were in Swansea though, we were treated appallingly by the police and "trained" out after the game, with old bill on every station on the way out of Wales and strict orders for the train staff to keep it dry for us...despite the Swansea lads supping cans at the bar and apologising as this is what the police did to all away fans!!
Wigan?? Really?? Awful place for football. Liked the town, but a soulless stadium with an apathetic crowd the last time I was there. Don't get Reading or Blackburn either. MK Dons...seriously...not even worth talking about. Surprised the scousers are so low, especially Everton. Always enjoyed our trips up there.
I get how we're lower reaches. If fans get off at Charlton, there's not many options unless you really know the area and I have often heard that facilities in the away end are not great.
Was anyone here actually surveyed??
Ask a bunch of normal lads from each club and you'd get a much more sensible result.
Cardiff - nothing special, a standard bowl, unexceptional location (not scenic or even that near to the station), standard catering inside
Wigan, Reading, Blackburn? How are Wigan and Reading so much better than say Bolton, as all are in fairly new stadia, and Reading has terrible access unlike Bolton which at least has a station nearby.
And how were Sheffield United 11th in L1?
I presume we got marked down by disgruntled Doncaster and Barnsley fans :-)