Atlanta, Georgia 30328 | 877.481.5750, Pair of folding cast iron and wooden seats from the Victoria Ground in original conditionNumbers 22 & 23Cast iron frame in very good condition with no cracks or splitsWooden seats and backs in very good condition - some small splits and wear due toageLook great when painted and varnishedCollection from Leek Staffs ST136LX, If this item contains incorrect or inappropriate information please, Relevant The all-seater Bet365 Stadium holds 28,383 supporters, although this has been reduced to 27,500 due to segregation. It filled up as kick off drew closer, but was still relatively easy to get a drink. Not the largest of venues so once it got busy it's almost impossible to move around. Not a lot really, other than a burger van and car retailers there is not a lot around the Britannia, well if there is I obviously missed it. 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. I had heard reasonably good things from fans who had visited the bet365 Stadium before. Penkhull House | By Truestays Serviced Accommodation, Stoke-On-Trent To be fair, Stoke fans had nothing much to sing about, losing 2-0 and lucky to get nil after three successive wins. The away end was located in its usual spot in the South Stand and the allocation was fairly small given the date and time of the kick off. Book now using the blue journey planner above. From behind I could a commotion and a speedy glance in the rear view mirror saw an phalanx approaching, clad in the red and white of our hosts that evening. In the second half Stoke scored first taking the lead, but Schurrle had another great goal, but late on in the 90th minute Stoke won the game with a fantastic strike. Excellent staff, they even looked after some medical kit for me whilst I was at the game. It was good-looking with three stands of the same size and the Main Stand was slightly bigger. Stoke were relegated last season but had up to this point retained many of their better players, Joe Allen, Ryan Shawcross etc, so it promised to be a good work out for Nunos Wolves team. His tactical knowledge was brilliant and kept shouting out crazy things. The wrapper was plain, but I believe they are made by Wrights. We had driven up from Cheltenham and experienced no delays. 6. It was the opening day of the season. Two seasons running now I have been stuck in the Harvester car park for a good 45 minutes while cars try desperately to snake out. We passed a van selling fish & chips on the way back so decided a bit of late night snacking in order as we sat in the car waiting for traffic to get going. Overall it was a good night out and I'd be more than happy to return. We went to the Harvester next to the ground for some food and a few beers. Stoke City is the oldest professional Football League club, having initially been founded in 1863 as Stoke Ramblers. Developer St Modwen has been. 2.90 a pint of lager. The Delilah's bar was a nice touch, plus an entertaining game. I wont tell you what my uncle said. The rest of the stadium is comprised of three single tiered stands that extend around two corners of the stadium. I was in row 8 and a block left of the goal which gave me a fairly decent view of the pitch. The dpdStand Family Area: We provide the likeliest answers for every crossword clue. . stoke city victoria ground | Stoke city, Olympus trip, City After the match all traffic goes south which means you avoid all the congestion by the stadium. The Potters Year Ground Opened: At least you can get a drink/bite to eat nearby though so could be worse. We stopped off in Wolverhampton for a beer while we were waiting for the connection to Stoke and met a few other Baggies fans on their way. Walk up the steps and just a few steps down. Klubben spelade p stadion under en obruten period av 119 r innan den flyttade till Britannia Stadium 1997. The away end nice and spacious, with a very good view and it's easy to drum up an atmosphere. On the other hand there was never much in meetings with Crewe or Tranmere, and even in later years Macclesfield were regarded as no more than the country yokels. I had done my research so had an option of getting a bus or walking from the station depending on weather. in 2nd place, a couple of points behind leaders, (but later to be Trouble was if it was a high category game with a large crowd, sometimes I could only see the top the crossbar. I'd never been so glad to see it in my life! The game itself was a real disappointment. Victoria ground stoke seats No offers posted. Stoke seemed as any a pretty modern ground, covered around three corners, except the away end and with it being a bitterly cold November evening and with plenty of wind blowing against us. After a fantastic last year, culminating in our promotion back to the Premier League, it has felt like a lifetime since the season finished in May. Although theres a good choice of places to park usually charging about 5, weve always found that getting away after the game is a total nightmare. Atmosphere brilliant from Watford, non-stop, loud and proud. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. It held 9,700 (at the time of our first visit was the largest capacity terrace in the country), and certainly on our 2nd trip, for the Play Off semi-final was substantially occupied. It was a hairy walk back to the car, but with plod stationed at regular intervals nothing went amiss initially. It was last seen in British cryptic crossword. The facilities here were reasonable enough, nothing spectacular but adequate. A brilliant start and just what we deserved. Very easy, special buses are laid on for visiting fans that run from right outside the train station direct to the Britannia. Delivery Information. Burslem Golf Club in Stoke On Trent Bed and Breakfast, Cheap Hotel and And a decent keeper by the looks of it too. Stoke City FC Victoria Ground Wood/Cast Iron Seats x 1 Pair They directed me to the pick up point. The journey was fairly easy by car and finding parking was very simple as there was an industrial estate with signs pointing to the parking spaces for 5. The seat spacing was as good as any I've seen and the seats were comfortable. Comment on getting away from the ground after the game: This was probably the worst bit of the day! Cue the stands emptying and Stokies filtering out silently matching the mood of their teams performance. I did fear the worst at this point as Stoke were on a bad run and thought we would be on the end of a backlash from them. We saw plenty of locals making the same journey and I must say they were a decent bunch, encountered no hostility even though we had club colours on. The ground reminded me of the Riverside Stadium before we filled the corners in. Went into the Harvester where I met up with my brother in law, up from Dudley and fellow Scunthorpe Spurs. taking the honours with a superb free-kick from Peter Ward. and Stonefield. Stoke. With the Taylor Report of January 1990 requiring all clubs in the top two division of English football have an all-seater stadium by August 1994, the club drew up plans to meet the requirements at the Victoria Ground, in spite of relegation to the Third Division in 1990, as the club was intent on re-establishing itself in the top two divisions which was achieved three years later. It's well known that Stoke has a reputation for a loud and hostile atmosphere and I was keen to experience this atfirst hand. As well as hosting football matches, the ground has also been the location for numerous concerts by performers as diverse as Bryan Adams, Elton John and Bon Jovi. [2] Stoke got back into the league in 1919 and the ground had now been improved considerably. Only moan from me was that Stoke didnt bother with a match programme. 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. 51,380 v Arsenal El Britannia Stadium es un estadio de ftbol de Stoke-on-Trent, Inglaterra. Im led to believe that during League games its split between home and away fans, but with it being a pre-season game, the home fans were just housed in their other two bigger stands. Which upset the City fans!). It looked pretty standard from the outside, nothing particularly special. There was lots of traffic on the way out of the car park, which we were stuck in for about 15 minutes. Victoria Road, Fenton, Stoke-On-Trent ST4. Jon Walters gave Stoke the lead early in the second half before Jonny Howson leveled things up 6 minutes later. Curated and brought to you by TheStadiumBusiness team at Xperiology. The Victoria Ground is no more. The game was filled with more controversy than goals but Danny Rose scored a great header in the first half to give Spurs a 1-0 win. Where: 64 Southwark St, London SE1 1RU. The stewards seemed fine, there was a bar selling beer, pies etc.. but on a cash-only basis. I'm absolutely steaming mad. Sure they turned the turnstile counters off after a while as there were nearly twice as many down that day than what they claimed. I even heard comments like 'we're making Crouch look like Messi'. Prior to then there will be another 33 new grounds and 146 away days to cover. But whats interesting is that two of the stands are joined at the corner, but the other two stands, including the away end, are left separate. Getting away was simple. The first floor provides 3 bedroom living accommodation. Further smaller renovations were made in the 1980s, mainly to improve corporate facilities. The home fans weren't overly friendly but weren't any problem. He came in and replaced Marco Silva in January 2018 with a very quick turnaround. The dpdStand (Centre): Two seasons running QPR have silenced the home fans with an early goal! The game itself was pretty good even though there was only one goal, a header by Bournemouth's Ake in the first half. A typical modern stadium located away from residential areas. I'm not usually one to go to the cup games, but I knew Wolves would take a strong following to Stoke, so two mates and I got our tickets along with the other 4,600 Wolves fans. It was a relief to get off and into the fresh air. Clapton CFC vs Newhaven preview: Cup semi-final at the Old Spotted Dog In the event of an error of detail, (but not of opinion! The Norwich fans were in full voice but got jittery as other scorelines came through. When we booked tickets this was a possible decider either way and even on the day it could have been. Stoke fans seemed very optimistic about there next few games which was fair enough considering how easy they made winning the game look. Neil Warnock be ready this guy wants your job! Today's crossword puzzle clue is a cryptic one: Fan might get this seat in Stoke City's original ground. Although the stadium is of a good size, having three corners open to the elements, means that it could be improved further by filling these in at some point in the future. Supporter Andy Bailey had one in his Kidsgrove garden. . Leave the driving to us and enjoy fantastic travel for less with return coaches taking you right to each stadium. Although an unplanned visit, the bet365 Stadium has quite a reputation. The subsequent repair works severely depleted the clubs financials and indirectly led to the clubs relegation in the following year. Not been by train before. Stoke City Victoria Ground Directors Seat VIPs Pre1996 One checks dipstick to get type of oil right. 2018-2019: 25,200 (Championship League) Getting out of Stoke and back onto the A500, was also completed in a matter of minutes. I make no further comment about the circumstances other than to say that neither party emerged well out of the episode. The bet365 is just another, functional though slightly boring modern stadium, though it is a very strange affair as three corners are left untouched. The Boothen and East stands hold 6,006 and 8,789 people respectively. The away end was spacious and had good facilities for the 682 Swans fans that had made the trip. Very impressed with that service especially with the awful weather. Explore. Adults 45 (A 35) (B 30), Over 65s 31 (A 25) (B 23), Under 17s 24 (A 18) (B 16), Under 11s 21 (A 15) (B 13) For twenty minutes we watched him letting other people in in-front of us so I approached him. I and my mate Chris left Swansea at 8.20am in the morning and travelled via the M5 to pick up another mate Mark in Gloucestershire on the way. Whereas in the rest of the country modern concrete stadiums were constructed, Victoria Ground remained nothing more than three uncovered banks and a small wooden stand. Season Date Result Against Stadium Competition; 1892-1893: 15.10.1892: 4 - 0: Nantwich: Nantwich Road: FA Cup 1st Qualifier: 29.10.1892: 9 - 0: Newtown: Anfield: FA . Picking ourselves up after the goal we played the same way again and Stoke didn't have two touches in a row, we scored to make it 1-1 huffed and puffed but it wasn't to be. Train up from Euston was fine. Two weeks without seeing the Rangers is always hard, so imagine what Im like in the summer months! 1997 Undersoil Heating: 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 City FC. Once you get inside the away end you notice just how cramped it gets once more fans spill in. We took the lead after 8 minutes, a great ball from old stoke boy Cameron freed Osayi Samuel down the right and he cleverly made a mug of Butland and teed up Jordan Hugill who netted on his Rangers debut. Arnautovi was given his marching orders just after 20 minutes for a foul on our record signing, Moroccan winger Sofiane Boufal. Els, dokumentlt meccsket 1868 oktberben jtszottk az EW May XV ellen. How easy was your journey/finding the ground/car parking? However, 7 months later things were more than The Swans fan's were okay for the first half but there weren't very many of us so we were not the loudest. FFG: Stoke City Victoria Ground inspired Football Ground Mug By Foley You won't beat that in my opinion.". Watford back in the Premiership and finally enjoying the kind of financial backing that gives a realistic chance of staying thereso the opportunity of visiting a few new venues for an away day. Although loads of Stoke fans use the rugby club, there wasn't a hint of a problem with either the home fans nor the rugby club crowd. A & B category prices are shown below in brackets: Q-railing West Stand (Upper Centre): Facilities were also very good in the ground. The journey was the normal down the M6, left before rush hour arrived in plenty of time, parked by the Rugby club and walked down Stanley Matthews way to the ground. This was his first game back visiting the UK and I thought he'd notice a vast improvement in the Palace team since he left. 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. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. As a result the atmosphere in our end was pretty non existent. I was disappointed with the atmosphere from the home fans, they didn't get going until about 15 minutes into the second half. 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The Victoria Ground, Stoke, Stoke-on-Trent - Aerofilms Ltd Google Yes : Stoke On Trent 5-17-75. - Uk rock festivals When we returned there were just 4 cars left!! Inside, the away concourse was spacious but relatively plain. FFG : tasse de terrain de football inspire de Stoke City Victoria We went there 4 times and it was only on the last, (in January 1997), that we tasted victory. between the clubs in 26 days. Instead I ate a burger from a van directly outside the away end and headed straight inside. 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There was a little bit of a queue trying to get away from the stadium, probably took half hour to reach the main road leading to the motorway. It is quite an impressive sight however for a new stadium and can be seen from some distance away when you drive past on the main road. Steven N'Zonzi scored in the final few minutes to really ruin our day. There is one way into the ground for away supporters, and one way out which made the fans feel safe. You really do need to allow enough time if walking as it is a trek from Stoke centre to the stadium. The PA system is loud, in fact very loud, so if bringing youngstersbear this in mind. Inside they were showing the live Premiership early kick off game, plus they also have a betting facility in there if you fancy a bet. This stand is shared with home fans on the other side. You can see the stadium over on your right. [2] In front of the seats was a small paddock, room for another 2,000 and it took the ground capacity to around the 45,000 mark. Royal Victoria Regiment. The attitude we got from this guy was incredible, he said we had been called and that he had to walk through the pub to find us. Wolves were exceptional, coming away 2-0 winners. I haven't been to the new Stoke ground so that's a winner. What a pain. One thing to note is that there is a good sized smoking area which I've only ever seen at Leeds United away. The stewards were good and helpful and I didn't need to experience the facilities. The only issue was that I had to discard my bottle top of my 500cc emergency drink bottle. A great away day with Wolves performing so well, and a cracking atmosphere in the away end. Very good view of pitch and right next to where the players tunnel is. There is a gap between the away end and the double-decker Main Stand so the wind whistles through and I would recommend bringing a hat and gloves with you in the winter. Why were you looking forward to going to the ground (or not as the case may be): I was looking forward to going to Stoke because every football knows that the Britannia, despite being a small stadium, has a fantastic atmosphere. Obviously big Chris has taken plenty of stick for this and rightly so! The turnstiles weren't open on our arrival so it was a case of hanging around for twenty minutes until they were. 17, 29, 30 May, 1, 3 & 4 June 2023. He received a conditional discharge but evidence presented at court revealed that there was what the judge said was extreme provocation after what he, (Stein), claimed to be racial abuse. [2], The final improvements to the ground were made during the 1980s with the Stanley Matthews suite being opened as well as a new club shop and offices.[2]. How easy was your journey/finding the ground/car parking? Developments continued in the following 20 years and by the 1930s the stadium had lost its oval shape and the Boothen End was fully terraced. I was looking forward to going to the game as the bet365 Stadium is a new ground for me and I'm somewhat of a lucky charm watching the Swans (I'd only seen two defeats in our last nineteen games) so I was hoping we could finally improve our dismal record at Stoke.