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How many away grounds have you been to?

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  1. mustyfrog

    mustyfrog Well-Known Member

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    i have been to Hearts, Hibs, Airdrie, Hamilton, St Johnstone, Dunfermline, Kilmarnock, Motherwell, Gillingham - sad lot of teams i think
     
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  2. Jager

    Jager Well-Known Member

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    Swansea both, Cardiff both, Bristol City, Newport, Wrexham, Hereford, Swindon, Birmingham, Preston, WBA, Liverpool, Reading old, Plymouth, Southampton old, Exeter, Millennium Stadium, Arms Park, Wembley both, Norwich, Ipswich, Spartak Moscow, Dynamo Moscow, CSKA Moscow, Dynamo Kiev, Olympic Stadium Kiev, Olympic Stadium Barcelona, Barcelona Nou Camp, Ancona

    Off the top of my head
     
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  3. Scottswan

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    Swansea both, Cardiff both, Bristol both, Newport County Ground, Arms Park, Millenium Statium, Charlton - The Valley, the new Wembley. I also went to see Brora Rangers play in the Highlands Cup but I forget the name of their ground :p Also, thinking about it, I've been to the Camp Nou as well, that was cool.
     
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    Taffvalerowdy Well-Known Member

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    Swansea both, Ninian Park, Bristol City & Bristol Rovers (Eastville), Arsenal both, Tottenham, Manchester City (Maine Road), Newport County - Somerton Park, Cardiff Arms Park, Millennium Stadium, Wembley both (old & new), Craven Cottage, Wolves and Anfield
     
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  5. Yankee_Jack

    Yankee_Jack Well-Known Member

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    Swansea both. Cardiff Ninian Park. Wembley (old), Arsenal (Highbury). Chelsea, Fulham, Brentford, Charlton, Tottenham, Watford, QPR, Reading, Millwall, West Ham, Man City (Eastlands), Barca Camp Nou, Athletico Madrid, RCD Mallorca, Real Madrid (but not to see a game just tour the stadium - take the tour if you ever get a chance). Half a dozen stadiums over here.
     
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    Are these grounds we have been to with the Swans or can we include neutral games? Just checking the rules ;)
     
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  7. bongojack

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    The thread says AWAY grounds so Cardiff Both,Bristol city,bristol rovers,Reading both,Swindon,Exeter ,Chester , Rotherham, West ham ,West brom,Preston,Portsmouth,Liverpool ,Man U ,Spurs,Everton,Arsenal,Coventry ,Leicester ,Monaco, Hampden park,Celtic, Camp nou(tour) Paradise park, Murton rovers Ashleigh rd and "The Dingle"
     
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  8. Scottswan

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    Ashleigh Road! Represent!
     
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  9. bongojack

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    When i played(sic) Ashleigh rd was a communal park for teams who didn't have their own facilities, dont get down there these days so dont now if its changed much, i know it has a plastic pitch though
     
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  10. Scottswan

    Scottswan Active Member

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    It's still got a number of pitches (last time I was back anyway!) but the astroturf generally needs to be booked. The pitches get used by Saturday/Sunday league teams, and recently we've been kicked off midweek a few times with no-one else using them. Bloody pathetic! It's so hard to get some exercise without paying for it these days.
     
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    wonder if it still floods when the tide is in , it used to be like a water polo event
     
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  12. Scottswan

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    They did a load of drainage work (as far as I could tell, they dug it all up and laid strips of sand vertically in the direction of the hill, facing away from the beach) about 10 or 15 years ago, so it's not as bad any more... still gets fairly chewed up though.
     
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  13. Yankee_Jack

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    "The Dingle" .... OMG what a patch that was.
     
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  14. aswan_dam

    aswan_dam Well-Known Member

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    Is Gillingham in Scotland then? <laugh>

    If anyone is remotely interested I've been to:

    Newcastle, Hartlepool, Wigan, Sheff Wed, Sheff Utd, Lincoln, Ipswich, Tottenham, Crystal Palace, Southampton (The Dell), Swindon & Fenerbahce.
     
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  15. HonkyJack

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    Away grounds: Cardiff (old), Newport, Tottenham, Arsenal (old), Brentford, Leyton Orient, Fulham, QPR, Chelsea, Lincoln
    most enjoyable was the 2-0 win at Highbury back in the old first, least enjoyable probably every time i went to griffin park, Brentford had an uncovered away enclosure it always pissed it down and we always lost
     
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  16. Dilligaf

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    Here goes,

    Wrexham, Shrewsbury, Southend, Rotherham, Oxford, Swindon, Bristol Rovers (3 grounds), Port Vale, Torquay, Cheltenham, Northampton, Hereford, Plymouth, Charlton, Sheff Utd, Preston, Brentford, Tranmere, Scunthorpe, Walsall, Boutnemouth, Yeovil, Wycombe, Bury, Exeter, Orient, Southampton, M'boro, Derby, Cardiff (2 grounds), Hull, Blackpool, Leicester, Leeds, Palace, Ipswich, Pompey, Reading (2 grounds), Birmingham, Barnsley, Forest, Watford, Millwall, Coventry, Bristol City, Doncaster, West Brom, Fulham, Wigan, Arsenal, Wolves, Villa, Liverpool, Newcastle, Man Utd, Chelsea and New and old Wembley.
    I make that 55 league teams and also 1 trip many years ago to Penydarren Park in Merthyr. No tours, all to watch the Swans in action
     
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  17. Loughor Jack

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    i won't make a list ill take too long. i've been to all of them. all with the swans. and a load in scotland (not with the swans). i also saw messi score his first ever goal for barca at the nou camp. been to a few other grounds in europe and other places but they don't count.
     
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  18. bongojack

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    Forgot about the old Sommeton park Newport had some happy memories there ...sneaked off from school at the age of 14ish to see the swans in an evening kick off welsh cup game so that must have been my first away game
     
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  19. Loughor Jack

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    bongo, was that the night of the penalty shootout where dudley lewis was halted by the ref in his run up and was so nervous he missed?
     
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  20. aswan_dam

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    OK, Loughor, you win. <applause>

    Have you been to Crawley? Tell the truth.
     
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