Quote Originally Posted by mickd1961 View Post
That’s not true though Freer.

When John Motson was asked for his favourite ground to commentate from he said The Hawthorns due to its atmosphere.

He’s seen more grounds than Sam Hubball has kids.

When it comes to atmospheric grounds I think that Albion,Villa,Wolves and Blues in the old days with the Railway End as was and the old Tilton were as good as any.

You don’t need 45,000 to make a great ground.
Good points. It's probably why so many international teams choose to play various fixtures at smaller provincial stadiums rather than national stadia. They get a far better or more hostile atmosphere than in larger seated arenas. For this reason many national teams don't have official national stadiums in the way we do.