Stadiums/Grounds

[ozsaint1976]

I know I could Google this but... When I left England in 1980 We used to play at the Dell, we upgraded to SMS. A lot of teams now play at different venues, or is it just the that has changed?
Man City from Main Road to Etihad
Arsenal from Highbury to The Emerites
Sunderland from Roker Park to The Stadium of Light
Pompey were the only one who downgraded from Fraton Park to Notarf Krap.

How many are new grounds and how many are just changes due to sponsorship etc.

[Pentridge]

All of those are new grounds Oz.

Man City moved to a stadium that was built for the. Commonwealth games, first called Eastlands until the sponsorship deal with Etihad.

The Emirates is a stones throw from the old Highbury.

Not sure about Sunderland's ground and it's new locatio.

[ozsaint1976]

Is the Boleyn Ground the old Upton Park?

[Pentridge]

They move to the Olympic stadium next year I think, it's still having a refurb.

The Boleyn is just another for Upton Park, same place mate.

[proclaimer]

Sunderland is the Stadium of Light. Went there two or three years ago. Not impressed. Have great memories of the old Roker Ground and how friendly everyone was, even in the darker ages of football, but now you are separated and stuck up in the gods. Wouldn't hurry back there.

Brighton moved away, spent a while in Gillingham and then at a temporary ground in Brighton but have a new ground there.

Been to several other new grounds since you were last here.

Bristol Rovers are now back in Bristol having been to Bath.

Northampton. I wasn't keen on that, stuck out on an industrial park.

Wycombe is the same

Derby is also on an industrial park now but at least it has a rail link nearby. It's also changed recently but was Pride Park the last time I went there with Saints.

Been to Leicester's new ground 3 times and I think it has had a new every time.

This year I went to Arsenal's new ground. Pick of the bunch for me, although Coventry's Ricoh Arena is not at all bad and prob

[Charlie_Wayman]

Bolton Wanderers used to play at Burnden Park and moved to a new ground a few years back was called the Reebok now the Macron. I only once went to Burnden , just after I had returned from Australia my two lads wanted to go to a Saints cup match so I had to go. The coldest I have ever been at football, there was a tea vendor under the stand, the drink was foul I think they had pumped it straight out of the canal and warmed it up but it thawed out my hands.

[TurktownAnt]

Is the Boleyn Ground the old Upton Park?

Oz Saint has been chipping away at me for years. And then he comes up with an absolute gem like that. You people are plastic. You know nothing about Association Football. Oz, is Upton Park wear Man U play? FFS

[ozsaint1976]

Is the Boleyn Ground the old Upton Park?

Oz Saint has been chipping away at me for years. And then he comes up with an absolute gem like that. You people are plastic. You know nothing about Association Football. Oz, is Upton Park wear Man U play? FFS [/quote]



TTArce, still a F@3k Wit I see? I don't remember mentioning Old Trafford, Anfield or Stanford Bridge but I am not going to justify my post to the likes of you, surfice to say I wouldn't mind betting I have been to Upton Park more times than you have visited Notarf Krap and you call me plastic. FU(K OFF!

[proclaimer]

Forget about Stoke at the Britannia. Probably best, it's a windy place, cold place at the best of times and especially behind the goal when their keeper scores. :/

I guess Oz and TTA are heading for Hartlepool

[proclaimer]

Hull at the KC.