I will throw Wigan ath at the old springfield park ,god forbid if you was there during a serious down pour since the grass/mud banking in the 

away end would turn i to a mud slide .

saying that after looking at pictures of the away at SB before the rebuild ,that looks quite shocking with no cover what so ever .

Cambridge ..and others like it where the terrace was only a few steps deep. 

52 minutes ago, Stibbs1961 said:

Cambridge ..and others like it where the terrace was only a few steps deep. 

both Cambridge and notts County did cross my mind but at least they had a solid terrace footing unlike Wigan ,which had 

some terrace but the grass bank came into play more when away end was getting full. 
 

recall one game at notts County div 2 and i was that cold i had plaggy bags on me hand to try to keep warm .

jimmy squirel was their manager back then  very early 1980s 

I do remember counting the number of steps at Cambridge. ( it weren’t many)

First away game 82 went there on a National Express coach which you did if you were really skint.

Oakwell karzi was an open to the elements trough, and it was raining. Most grounds back then only had urinals- did think football fans never needed an Ertha Kitt?

 

Edited February 14, 20206 yr by Ewell CFC

51 minutes ago, Ewell CFC said:

I do remember counting the number of steps at Cambridge. ( it weren’t many)

First away game 82 went there on a National Express coach which you did if you were really skint.

Oakwell karzi was an open to the elements trough, and it was raining. Most grounds back then only had urinals- did think football fans never needed an Ertha Kitt?

 

Cambridge 82 they were non league till 1970 I think and they just couldn't cope with the numbers we brought I went by train we had to sit in the carriage on the floor on the way back where they used to put the mail and bikes. Cardiff and Oldham coldest places I've ever stood watching football.

Plough lane or boothery park behind the goal for me.

Both for not enough space for our large away following

1 hour ago, bluehaze said:

Cambridge 82 they were non league till 1970 I think and they just couldn't cope with the numbers we brought I went by train we had to sit in the carriage on the floor on the way back where they used to put the mail and bikes. Cardiff and Oldham coldest places I've ever stood watching football.

When i went to Cambridge v chelsea 0-1 and pop robson scored the goal i think ? IT was a Packed away end but no stress on the train since IT was donny > pboro > Cambridge if memory is correct ,hence no overcrowding carriages .

On 13/02/2020 at 22:28, ddrblue said:

I will throw Wigan ath at the old springfield park ,god forbid if you was there during a serious down pour since the grass/mud banking in the 

away end would turn i to a mud slide .

saying that after looking at pictures of the away at SB before the rebuild ,that looks quite shocking with no cover what so ever .

Wigan's old ground, without a doubt. I remember opting for a soaking after seeing some of ours sliding through the mud on their arses at the game you mention. Honourable mentions for Oxford and Wimbledon. 

Yes agree with Oldham and Cambridge. Carlisle looked open and cold, but was in the seats and they were cold as well.

I find it ironic talking about the Away End remembering our away fans terrace at SB before the Matthew Harding stand was developed. 

Nothing wrong with the North Stand away terrace, other than cover what was wrong with it ? The Shed was the same with a tiny little roof.so I am unable to get your point.

Southampton at the old Dell was the worst, crap ground could not see a thing anywhere you went.

Tottenham you never knew which was the away end every London side including ourselves would kick em out of it so they kept moving around......with 3 tiers it was easy for them to hide in the Shelf.

Edited February 16, 20206 yr by Londons Finest

1 minute ago, Londons Finest said:

Nothing wrong with the North Stand away terrace, other than cover what was wrong with it ? The Shed was the same with a tiny little roof.so I am unable to get your point.

Southampton at the old Dell was the worst, crap ground could not see a thing anywhere you went.

Tottenham you never knew which was the away end every London side including ourselves would kick em out of it so they kept moving around......with 3 tiers it wasforthem to hide in the Shelf.

How did I forget the Dell, terrible end. 

Everton! Unless you got near the wall at the back it was terrible. Especially as the first couple of rows were below pitch level.

 

Fratton park before they slung the dodgy bit of corrugated metal over the top. You had a lovely view of the bogs in places if you looked down, perfect for a spot of voyeurism!

4 hours ago, Richard P said:

Everton! Unless you got near the wall at the back it was terrible. Especially as the first couple of rows were below pitch level.

 

Fcuk me now you remind me of the Everton away end ,that was difficult to say the least 

Unless they opened the centre bit Norwich was horrible with the view blocked by the fence. One time we took so many we filled both pens and it turned into a coin fight. 

Barnsley, Cambridge, Oxford - all crap, all cold. The coldest was Derby but may be that was because I was only wearing a Pringle jumper and the second half got really cold.

Never went to Wigan but heard it was a mare. Pompey was okay in my view.

Spids - used to be strange because the end changed around a lot and even the OB would get confused.

 

Everton was bad because it was so squashed I didn’t see the game, although this kind of thing happened a few times at other games. 

West Ham.

It was so bad one year that I left at half time.

4 hours ago, The Swan said:

Barnsley, Cambridge, Oxford - all crap, all cold. The coldest was Derby but may be that was because I was only wearing a Pringle jumper and the second half got really cold.

Never went to Wigan but heard it was a mare. Pompey was okay in my view.

Spids - used to be strange because the end changed around a lot and even the OB would get confused.

 

Changing ends  that Reminds me of darlington away at their feethams ground ,you be stood in the so called away end for the first half and if your head was not switched or you was in the loop away fans changed parts of ground for 2 nd half .

cant quite figure out how this worked and what part the Police played in this my memory is shot ,but this was during the 1980s when all and sundry were hell bent on knocking 7 bells out of each other .

2 minutes ago, ddrblue said:

Changing ends  that Reminds me of darlington away at their feethams ground ,you be stood in the so called away end for the first half and if your head was not switched or you was in the loop away fans changed parts of ground for 2 nd half .

cant quite figure out how this worked and what part the Police played in this my memory is shot ,but this was during the 1980s when all and sundry were hell bent on knocking 7 bells out of each other .

Those were the days.

Hereford.horrid....carlisle horrid....any uncovered end.....horrid......

Spurs disgusting

Hereford both ends were crap also they could have hosed down the cattle market outside. 

Not much of a view from the Norwich cage.

53 minutes ago, Nitro said:

Not much of a view from the Norwich cage.

Great atmosphere in their barclay end tho....fog fog fog