Same Club different Grounds visited 21:16 - Jan 7 with 4949 views | bonymine | Just thinking about the different away grounds I’ve watched the Swans play at over the years against the same Club ; Scum Onion Park & CCS Newport Somerton Park & Yspytty Park ? (Now at Rodney Parade) Bristol Rovers Eastville Twerton Park & Memorial Ground Man City Maine Road & Etihad Arsenal Highbury & Emirates Spurs WHL & Wembley Reading Elm Park & Madjeski Stadium Stoke Victoria Ground & Bet365/Britannia or whatever it’s called this season ! Lots more out there let’s have ‘em ...??? Edit ; Bournemouth Dean Court & Vitality Stadium [Post edited 7 Jan 2018 21:17]
| |
| | |
Same Club different Grounds visited on 22:12 - Jan 7 with 1350 views | bonymine |
Same Club different Grounds visited on 21:59 - Jan 7 by Darran | On a side note if we go down I’m going to start going away again. |
Definitely Darr me & my sons are looking forward to some new away trips next season they have been used to Arsenal, Chelsea, Man Utd etc away trips and they don’t believe me that we will actually enjoy going away more to ‘less glamorous Clubs’ for a day/weekend away !! | |
| |
Same Club different Grounds visited on 22:14 - Jan 7 with 1349 views | Swanjaxs |
Same Club different Grounds visited on 21:59 - Jan 7 by Darran | On a side note if we go down I’m going to start going away again. |
Same here mate, used to do at least 7 aways per season but haven't been away for 18 month's.... sometimes less is more 👠| |
| |
Same Club different Grounds visited on 22:15 - Jan 7 with 1342 views | bonymine |
Same Club different Grounds visited on 21:41 - Jan 7 by Al_Bundy | Derby Arsenal Reading West Ham Colchester Bristol Rovers MK Dons Stoke Mboro Preston Wigan Bolton Walsall Brighton - Withdean and Goldstone Southampton Charlton Millwall Coventry Northampton Doncaster Darlington Hull Newport Cardiff Oxford |
Rather than just listing the Clubs who have moved to new Grounds I was hoping that we could generate a bit of discussion about the topic ?? .......personal experiences etc .... | |
| |
Same Club different Grounds visited on 22:18 - Jan 7 with 1336 views | Darran |
Same Club different Grounds visited on 22:14 - Jan 7 by Swanjaxs | Same here mate, used to do at least 7 aways per season but haven't been away for 18 month's.... sometimes less is more 👠|
Absolutely. I hate the away Prem grounds. Don’t care what any tossers say it used to be so much fun and now it isn’t. | |
| |
Same Club different Grounds visited on 22:29 - Jan 7 with 1318 views | bonymine |
Same Club different Grounds visited on 22:18 - Jan 7 by Darran | Absolutely. I hate the away Prem grounds. Don’t care what any tossers say it used to be so much fun and now it isn’t. |
Can’t agree more .....the Premier League now is a far different animal to the one in which we were promoted to in 2011. Bigger is not always better and success attracts hangers on and greed......notwithstanding Jenkins & the Sellouts’ actions, we have a squad of ’players’ (I use that word losely) who cannot wait to be relegated (yet again in the case of Leroy ‘Lazy B@stard Fer who is on a hat trick having been relegated with Norwich and QPR previously) and the Premier League for me is moving further and further away from the ‘true’ fans ....... | |
| |
Same Club different Grounds visited on 23:10 - Jan 7 with 1290 views | Swanseajill |
Same Club different Grounds visited on 22:07 - Jan 7 by bonymine | Remember the ‘vision’ for the Ground redevelopment at the Vetch Darr ? Glossy brochures as well very impressive back in those days ..... We opened the new East Stand against West Ham I remember it well when me & the old man had ‘Father & Son’ Season Tickets in the old Double Decker. Actually, Huw Jenkins’ Dad Gordon sat in front of us for many years but he didn’t have a ‘Father and Son’ Season Ticket so I don’t know what his son Huw was interested in back in those days ? ....😉😉 Anyway, me & the old man bought the Club ‘Building Bonds’ to help finance the build then when it all went tits up we had to waive our right to repayment of our money in order for the Club to survive under Dougie Sharpe’s rescue package.... I wonder if Jenkins, Morgan & Dineen lost any money back in those days trying to ‘help the Club’ or did they just stitch us all up at a later date which is well documented ???? ..... |
Those days in the double decker, I at least sat in the dry whereas now I get soaked if it's raining at the Liberty. The away fans underneath us, kicking the gates to get out! Never be allowed now with current laws. Best view in the Vetch. With wooden benches that you could kick with your heels when the players would go on an attack. Great memories, but I wouldn't mind a few more ...great ones. | | | |
Same Club different Grounds visited on 23:17 - Jan 7 with 1283 views | builthjack |
Same Club different Grounds visited on 23:10 - Jan 7 by Swanseajill | Those days in the double decker, I at least sat in the dry whereas now I get soaked if it's raining at the Liberty. The away fans underneath us, kicking the gates to get out! Never be allowed now with current laws. Best view in the Vetch. With wooden benches that you could kick with your heels when the players would go on an attack. Great memories, but I wouldn't mind a few more ...great ones. |
My favourite stand of all time. Never a queue for a cuppa either. But hell was some noise created stamping on the floor. | |
| Swansea Indepenent Poster Of The Year 2021. Dr P / Mart66 / Roathie / Parlay / E20/ Duffle was 2nd, but he is deluded and thinks in his little twisted brain that he won. Poor sod. We let him win this year, as he has cried for a whole year. His 14 usernames, bless his cotton socks.
|
| |
Same Club different Grounds visited on 23:29 - Jan 7 with 1265 views | Swanseajill |
Same Club different Grounds visited on 23:17 - Jan 7 by builthjack | My favourite stand of all time. Never a queue for a cuppa either. But hell was some noise created stamping on the floor. |
The tea kiosk by the turnstiles.☕ï¸.Where I would kindly offer to hold the tea while the fans dug in their pockets to buy raffle tickets from me. Not that I nagged them of course, not much anyway.😌 | | | | Login to get fewer ads
Same Club different Grounds visited on 00:02 - Jan 8 with 1249 views | swan65split |
Same Club different Grounds visited on 23:29 - Jan 7 by Swanseajill | The tea kiosk by the turnstiles.☕ï¸.Where I would kindly offer to hold the tea while the fans dug in their pockets to buy raffle tickets from me. Not that I nagged them of course, not much anyway.😌 |
ah now i can put a face to a name,lol | | | |
Same Club different Grounds visited on 00:38 - Jan 8 with 1238 views | Dewi1jack |
Same Club different Grounds visited on 21:59 - Jan 7 by Darran | On a side note if we go down I’m going to start going away again. |
Got to agree with you there Dar. Used to do around 15-20+ games in the lower leagues. Even drove the bus to some. Did every ground in our first season up bar for Newcastle- been there, done that and think it's a sh1t ground. Taken my daughter (since 97) and lad to most (about 2000/01)- daughter was brought up (dragged up???) on the NB, boyo on the NB and in the old wing stand. Now taking the grandkids occasionally down the Morfa. Fug I'm getting old! Here's to being around to take the great grandkids! Still rather us beating the likes of Manchester United than Scunthorpe United mind Brilliant thread BTW Bony Dragging my brains (which is good when I have memory problems) to remember the old ground names. Then the new Also the grounds that have been redeveloped/ rebuilt | |
| If you wake up breathing, thats a good start to your day and you'll make many thousands of people envious. |
| |
Same Club different Grounds visited on 08:48 - Jan 8 with 1197 views | whiterock | Goldstone, Withdean and soon to be the Amex (been but not with Swans) | | | |
Same Club different Grounds visited on 10:19 - Jan 8 with 1178 views | STID2017 |
Same Club different Grounds visited on 21:37 - Jan 7 by Darran | I often think of what the Vetch would have looked like redeveloped? Close the centre stand and make everyone go in the east and and North Bank whilst the centre stand was being rebuilt then do the opposite whilst we redid the north Bank. |
With the houses on the back of the Centre Stand, we'd have had to redevope it on the same footprint so very little scope there. The North Bank and West Stand / terrace had more scope | |
| |
Same Club different Grounds visited on 11:31 - Jan 8 with 1157 views | Libertarian | Oxford Northampton Reading MK Dons Arsenal Spurs West Ham Soon to be Brighton | | | |
Same Club different Grounds visited on 12:23 - Jan 8 with 1124 views | awayjack |
Same Club different Grounds visited on 21:41 - Jan 7 by Al_Bundy | Derby Arsenal Reading West Ham Colchester Bristol Rovers MK Dons Stoke Mboro Preston Wigan Bolton Walsall Brighton - Withdean and Goldstone Southampton Charlton Millwall Coventry Northampton Doncaster Darlington Hull Newport Cardiff Oxford |
Now that's a serious list. What would be the grounds you've felt biggest change in at atmosphere? For me WH gone from one of the most intimating to pretty sterile. | | | |
Same Club different Grounds visited (n/t) on 12:41 - Jan 8 with 1116 views | Landore_Jack | [Post edited 8 Jan 2018 12:42]
| |
| |
Same Club different Grounds visited on 12:44 - Jan 8 with 1113 views | Dewi1jack |
Same Club different Grounds visited on 12:23 - Jan 8 by awayjack | Now that's a serious list. What would be the grounds you've felt biggest change in at atmosphere? For me WH gone from one of the most intimating to pretty sterile. |
Old Den to the New Den. Both an interesting walk and visit | |
| If you wake up breathing, thats a good start to your day and you'll make many thousands of people envious. |
| |
Same Club different Grounds visited on 15:31 - Jan 8 with 1077 views | felixstowe_jack |
Same Club different Grounds visited on 21:20 - Jan 7 by Darran | Dean Court and the Vitality is the same place mind. |
Although they have demolished all the old stands and moved the pitch a bit like White Hart Lane. | |
| |
Same Club different Grounds visited on 15:49 - Jan 8 with 1072 views | 1983 | Millwall.. 1984 Frightening! Brighton.. Held up by scaffolding Walsall.. Roof came off one of the stands when we played them circa 1988 Reading.. Swansea took over Reading say no more Oxford.. Old School [Post edited 8 Jan 2018 15:52]
| |
| |
Same Club different Grounds visited on 17:04 - Jan 8 with 1048 views | shenleymun | Oxford... Old ground had a stand on each side New ground only has three stands and a car park at the open end...???? | | | |
Same Club different Grounds visited on 17:45 - Jan 8 with 1035 views | theloneranger |
Same Club different Grounds visited on 22:29 - Jan 7 by bonymine | Can’t agree more .....the Premier League now is a far different animal to the one in which we were promoted to in 2011. Bigger is not always better and success attracts hangers on and greed......notwithstanding Jenkins & the Sellouts’ actions, we have a squad of ’players’ (I use that word losely) who cannot wait to be relegated (yet again in the case of Leroy ‘Lazy B@stard Fer who is on a hat trick having been relegated with Norwich and QPR previously) and the Premier League for me is moving further and further away from the ‘true’ fans ....... |
Plus Olsson is on a 4 timer, Ayew and Clucas are on a double....no wonder we've got problems with our squad....!! | |
| Everyday above ground ... Is a good day! 😎 |
| |
Same Club different Grounds visited on 17:58 - Jan 8 with 1031 views | Swanseajill |
Same Club different Grounds visited on 10:19 - Jan 8 by STID2017 | With the houses on the back of the Centre Stand, we'd have had to redevope it on the same footprint so very little scope there. The North Bank and West Stand / terrace had more scope |
It was going to be the north bank. The plans were hung on the wall of the Harry Griffiths bar for ages. Mel Nurse desperately wanted the Vetch to be expanded but the council were sure the increase of fans around the Sandfields wouldn't cope with car parking. And of course... It's a dream now parking at the Liberty. | | | |
Same Club different Grounds visited on 18:09 - Jan 8 with 1021 views | jackharris | The plans for the Vetch would have made it a cracking town centre stadium. The East stand as the older generations know was always meant to continue around the corner and down the South (main stand side), Without the terrace underneath. The stand would have been one tier and extended forward at the front. Perhaps it would have been extended around the West side, eventually. We applied for funding to rebuild the North bank into an all seating stand holding 6,500, but they only gave us a enough money for new turnstiles and the Jewson Stand (all 234 seats, which we gave to away sides in the FA Cup because we had to give a percentage of seating tickets). When I first moved to London I saw my first Premiership Match it was Wimbledon FC v Spurs at Selhurst Park (2000/2001?) John Hartson scored, it was the Super Sunday match and there were 8,000 Spurs fans there but the atmosphere was dead. | |
| Very proud to be voted Planet Swans Poster of the Year 2017 by my fellow posters. Especially on a site that nearly had 20 million impressions last year. | Poll: | What is your favourite Knock? |
| |
Same Club different Grounds visited on 18:33 - Jan 8 with 1000 views | 1983 | The Jewson stand had 321 seats if I remember rightly it was nick named the Ted Rogers stand | |
| |
Same Club different Grounds visited on 19:31 - Jan 8 with 974 views | 3swan |
Same Club different Grounds visited on 00:38 - Jan 8 by Dewi1jack | Got to agree with you there Dar. Used to do around 15-20+ games in the lower leagues. Even drove the bus to some. Did every ground in our first season up bar for Newcastle- been there, done that and think it's a sh1t ground. Taken my daughter (since 97) and lad to most (about 2000/01)- daughter was brought up (dragged up???) on the NB, boyo on the NB and in the old wing stand. Now taking the grandkids occasionally down the Morfa. Fug I'm getting old! Here's to being around to take the great grandkids! Still rather us beating the likes of Manchester United than Scunthorpe United mind Brilliant thread BTW Bony Dragging my brains (which is good when I have memory problems) to remember the old ground names. Then the new Also the grounds that have been redeveloped/ rebuilt |
Didn't want to agree with Darran so will agree with yours. And add Scunthorpe to the list | | | |
Same Club different Grounds visited on 21:16 - Jan 8 with 959 views | Al_Bundy |
Same Club different Grounds visited on 12:23 - Jan 8 by awayjack | Now that's a serious list. What would be the grounds you've felt biggest change in at atmosphere? For me WH gone from one of the most intimating to pretty sterile. |
My favourite was the baseball ground. We played there on a bank holiday where we housed in an upper tier of sorts. When we scored we all jumped down onto a empty terrace. Derby fans were really loud. Walsall had a 8 step terrace behind the goal but no fence as such but the home end was huge. Wigan had a grass bank when we were there it had a lot of snow and sleet which made it a mud bath. Colchester always seem to be on a Friday evening when the squaddies were out in force. Remember an opening game of the season at Bristol Rovers which was played at Bath City's ground which all got a bit nasty. Midweek game at Darlington housed on the side of the pitch when Steve Watkin scored a couple - great hospitality. Special train to Newport (Somerton Pk) when there was also a segregated Cardiff section. Preston's away terrace is my best memory - the new ground is quite sterile but Bodde goal there made it all worth while. Bolton's ground was also a a run the gauntlet from the station with their main fans housed next to the corner away end. Remember Ray McHale putting in a shift there that would today's players to shame. Oxford in a midweek cup game where we got trounced all penned in. The infamous opener at the Old Den was the only game I couldn't risk the away end living local to the ground... carnage all day Reading's Elm Park when we pushing promotion when 3K turned up and the game kept getting stopped with fighting in the home end. West Ham in the cup at Upton Pk couldn't ge tickets in the Swansea end but did in the home end and when we scored pockets of Jacks all celebrated.. I was ejected in the 88 min. Doncaster's Belle Vue was a great ground but on a par with the vetch for facilities. Our 0-4 win up there on a Friday night is up there with one of my best matches. Just a few great memories - all lower league when a day out was right up there wherever you went supporting the Swans. | | | |
| |