Comments on: WHAT IS THE WORST STADIUM YOU HAVE EVER SEEN ARSENAL AT

By: GodWoreTen

GodWoreTen — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:36:12 +0000

Is it just me, or do we seem to have stayed on BST here?

By: GodWoreTen

GodWoreTen — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:31:09 +0000

Steww – while I have to agree the away end at Ashton Gate is pretty poor, are you a Gashead (supporter of Bristol Rovers for the uninitiated) in disguise? Anyway I once saw the Rolling Stones there, and more recently the Who, so my memories of the place are fine!

By: steww

steww — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:17:35 +0000

Ashton Gate. No question. Worst team worst ground in the world.

By: Jonny

Jonny — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:50:41 +0000

Shite Hart Lane is pretty bad, I once went during a downpour and it leaked so badly I nearly had to move. Though I was under cover the rain all coalesced into enourmous, fat drops which fell from the underside of the stand’s roof. Every 20 seconds a drop the size of a golf ball would land on my head or shoulder soaking all around me in a metre radius. My neighbour’s were to busy screaming disgraceful obscenities at Sol to care about it.

What about favourites? I went to Craven Cottage this year for the first time and really, really loved it.

By: Abhishek

Abhishek — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:51:23 +0000

Just like the achievements of Arsene Wenger. Unfortunately never been to any Arsenal matches just hoping to seem them in real for once atleast.

By: walter

walter — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 07:41:45 +0000

It looks like we have been spoilt at our home ground(s).

By: Pete the First

Pete the First — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:46:56 +0000

As mentioned before Stamford Bridge in the 80s, The Bates Motel. Metal detectors on the way in; terrace 1/2 a mile from the pitch; lack of toilets meaning the tube line behind was used as an impromtu urinal (I don’t recall anyone connecting with the live track); the pick & mix tables at half time; celery?

Or Barnsley if you fancy being ankle deep in p!ss at half time.

By: LRV

LRV — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:25:36 +0000

Quite a few are no good, but the DEN quite literally murdered sleep to never sleep no more.

By: eduardo

eduardo — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:08:19 +0000

plough lane, a non league ground unprepared for top flight football

By: rasta_cactus

rasta_cactus — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:54:21 +0000

The N13 Toilet obviously.. Shite heart lane.. Something to do with the 150 million quids worth of manure they they insisted on spreading over the pitch over the last 16 months..lol

By: Ian B

Ian B — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:13:27 +0000

Swansea City. Visited there in the 80s. After entering through the turnstiles we had to walk through urine as the toilets had over flowed. Another team that had made there way up from the lower divisions and unable to cope with the number of Arsenal fans.

By: stuartlondon

stuartlondon — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:05:14 +0000

Only been to one League away match, at Citeh’s Eastlands stadium. Sat with the home fans. Not a good idea, really. Tiny seats and no legroom. Fans never stopped moaning about Citeh’s performance, even when they were winning. Threatening looks when I booed Adebayor and involuntarily lept to my feet when we scored.

By: Ronan

Ronan — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:48:00 +0000

Hands down, White Hart Lane. A fookin’ kip, ha ha!

By: 26may1989

26may1989 — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:51:12 +0000

Worst: the old Stamford Bridge, the old Den (full of psycho nut jobs living in the worst part of London), the old Wembley and the current Old Trafford (a boring, lopsided hole). Brisbane Road is also crap, but in a more charismatic way.

Best: Schalke (though we lost 3-0), Craven Cottage, Loftus Road, Stade de France and Anfield. I also enjoy going to WHL (but I’ll be in a minority of one on that!) and Goodison.

By: Kieron

Kieron — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:44:25 +0000

There are a whole host of terrible stadiums that I’ve been to watching the Arsenal! Off the top of my head:

Bradford = only about 5 rows behind the goal of a run down ground
The old Wembley = Shallow incline in a terrace miles away from the pitch. Difficult (crowded) travel too.
Villa Park = crowded away end, poor facilities, horrible area (Aston) and idiotic fans
Old Trafford = very cramped seats in away end (home fans have much more room)
Plough Lane = “this way for the away pen”
Portsmouth = open away end, tea bar is a caravan and toilets are portaloos, stand in the rain for entire game!
The old Stamford Bridge = cars parked inside the stadium. Inside!
And I really don’t like all those new, generic, one-tier stadiums with no character (Sunderland, ‘Boro, Derby, Leicester’s new ground, Southampton etc.)

And some of my favourites, since we’re on the subject:

Anfield, Millennium Stadium, Bernabau, St James’ Park before they moved away fans into the heavans (shame about the fans – never really feel safe there)

By: lordgunner

lordgunner — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:36:30 +0000

except the barnet opening friendly i never been to away arsenal match.but i ve been quiet a few match around europe and some of the worst are the old stadio Delle Alpi (juve),velodrome(Marseilles),louis II(Monaco),l0ndon road(peterborough)and 1 or 2 in eastern Europe.
for me by far the best are in Germany,modern and fantastic ambiance . i ve gone to watch Dormund VS Schalke and Bayern vs kaiserlauntern,both match were brilliant with brilliant supporter,cheap beer ,cheap match ticket and good food unlike i ve to agree with Goonergetya the emirate where thanks god we can watch great football

By: Paul C.

Paul C. — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:14:32 +0000

The Old Den was a scary, scary place to go and see a match. It was miles away from the train station, through fields and back streets it seemed, and around every corner seemed to lurk neanderthal-looking Millwall fans that stared at you and you just knew that if there wasnt the policemen standing every 10 feet you’d be knifed to death in two seconds flat.

I saw Arsenal-Millwall there in the late 80’s (Marwood scored the winner with a screamer) and I spent it in the Millwall end. This was due to a roundabout sequence of events that are of no importance. The fact was that when Marwood scored, I found myself biting my lip to keep from smiling, surrounded by masses of people who made it quite clear that as soon as the final whistle went, they were heading for the “spot” (wherever the heck that was, they all seemed to know it) where they were going to “do” the away fans. Suddenly I was quite glad I was in amongst the Millwall fans.

The next day the national media had nothing about violence. I was relieved. Then I spoke to a friend of mine who had been in the away end and he related the horrors of being chased through New Cross streets, of knifings, of police not knowing what the heck was going on. By all accounts it was a nightmare for fans who wnet a certain way back to the train station.

The Den was a horrible, horrible place.

By: walter

walter — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:19:47 +0000

Also the fact that after the game the food and drink stand was closed was rather silly. After the screaming and shouting and singing we could with something to put down our throat. They could have made lots of money. Not only disrespectfull, also stupid.

By: walter

walter — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:15:39 +0000

As I only went to one away game with the Arsenal it has to be the Liège game.
As it was a stadium rebuild for the euro2000 one could expect a little bit of quality. Well I must say I was ashamed of the lack of respect for us and other awayfans. And to think we consider our selves as civilized people.
But can tell you to put your bottom in a seat covered with birds sh*t is not a pleasant thought. It was to make you sick, as the young girl did like mentionned in my match report then.
The fact that the dad was trying to get it cleaned up was on second thought rather ridiculous. It was like bringing a bucket of water to the sea. Well one could say there was one place cleaned in the away stand.
And then to see the home fans sitting 10 meters further on a nice and cleaned stand. Totally disrespectfull.
I think the last time they cleaned that part of the stadium was in 2000.
If you think you have class and then treat your guest without respect, you dont have any class at all.

By: Stu

Stu — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:32:35 +0000

I think I would have to vote for Steuea Bucharest (apologies on the spelling folks!)….. Couple of years ago we played there in Champions League. The ground was run down as you might expect but before the game kicked off the whole row of seats behind me broke! They were all attached to a long metal bar and this proceeded to fall from the seat attachments – I don’t know if I am explaining this very well but suffice to say a certain Keith Edelman came down to inspect these seats and he couldn’t believe what he was seeing. It was very funny getting Keith to pose for a picture in front of this row of seats that had fallen away! All would be ok though because shortly after this the refreshment bar opened…… a table with paper cups and a bottle of local lemonade. I proceeded to go and see what refreshments were available….. a paper cup of lemonade and a paper cup full of SUNFLOWER SEEDS!!!! YOU WHAT???? SUNFLOWER SEEDS????????? Enough said eh! I have been to some lower league grounds with The Arsenal but I am a bit of a romantic when it comes to these grounds and I always look forward to away games at lower league opposition, especially when terraces are involved……