Guest firetotheworks Posted August 12, 2007 Share Posted August 12, 2007 Hurrah, cheers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted August 12, 2007 Share Posted August 12, 2007 What IS the best away day, then? Always fancied going to Barca or Milan for an away game - preferably the semi-final of the champions league The club paid for us to have a free day in Barcelona when our Champions' League tie was postponed for rain until the next day. It was fucking mint. I went to that one, luckily we were there for 4 nights anyway (including the following day) so we were ok. I didn't realise you'd gone. I love Barcelona, great place. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aphrodite Posted August 12, 2007 Share Posted August 12, 2007 The chants were submitted by individual fans and the best ones chosen by the editors, which would explain our one (I've never heard it either! What tune is it to?) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarrenBartonCentrePartin Posted August 12, 2007 Share Posted August 12, 2007 Any links to the full article? nah, its in a supplement with the observer, you'll have to buy the paper. I was bored and typed all that out EDIT: I replied then read on and saw its on the website, sorry. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoreboard82 Posted August 12, 2007 Share Posted August 12, 2007 Boro is a proper s*** away day like. Aye, hope they go down. The 2 headed mutants aren't very welcoming and you always get made to hang around a car park for ages by the local coppers as you approach the horrible place. Oh, and all those chemicals in the air too. Please go down this season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted August 12, 2007 Share Posted August 12, 2007 just for a bit of alternative discussion, we get 9/10 and are considered to be the best away trip. Here's what their little piece had to say... What's it like? Full of half-nude Geordies with moobs. Brilliant cathedral-like ground looming over the city, all stands enclosed with distinct, slightly uneven stands. Features the largest cantilevered structure in Europe for the beardies to admire, and its still full of character. And the away end? The sky. It's up 14 flights of stairs at the top of the St John Hall Stand. Room for 3,000. Great views of the city, but you're a long way from the pitch - shirt numbers can be a blur. Good acoustics, though, and the legroom and steepness of the tier are perfect. To Eat...Football's famous chicken balti pie? Yes, plus the usuals in all branded Toon packaging, served in big concourses full of plasma screens. Decent facilities. Where to drink? There's beer in the ground, but there's no reason to drink there when the billions of pubs and bars in town are a short walk away. Most away fans tend to congregate near the station. Make a weekend of it - the best local attractions Saturday night in the Bigg Market. Marvel as semi-naked youths pub-crawl in deep midwinter. Or for a more sedate trip, stay in Whitley Bay. Best home fans chant "Me brother's in Borstal, me sister's got pox, me mother's a hooker down Hartlepool docks, me aunty got murdered, me uncle went mad, and Jack the Ripper's me dad. Lalalalalalalalalalala TOON!" Must say I've never heard that one In local pub row, don't insult... Shearer's not boring on TV, Peter Beardsley isn't ugly and Gazza's not mad. Overall trip rating 9. Doesn't get much better than this. Massive ground, city-centre location, huge range of pubs and usually ultra-friendly, in a non-cheesy way. It's a must-visit. The list in full... Newcastle - 9 Everton & Villa - 8 Villa, Portsmouth, mackems, West Ham, Spurs, Birmingham - 7 Man Utd & Arsenal - 6 Bolton, Chelsea, Liverpool, Reading - 5 Blackburn & Man City - 4 Wigan & Derby - 3 smogs - 1 it's actually "me uncles got rabies,me aunties gone mad" fucking observer for ya! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crumpy Gunt Posted August 12, 2007 Share Posted August 12, 2007 Everton an 8??? Have they never been in the away end? Can only thnk his favourite program is Life on Mars Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danh1 Posted August 12, 2007 Share Posted August 12, 2007 Worse is Pompey. Impossible to make any noise in that shit pit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest nufcandy Posted August 12, 2007 Share Posted August 12, 2007 just for a bit of alternative discussion, we get 9/10 and are considered to be the best away trip. Here's what their little piece had to say... What's it like? Full of half-nude Geordies with moobs. Brilliant cathedral-like ground looming over the city, all stands enclosed with distinct, slightly uneven stands. Features the largest cantilevered structure in Europe for the beardies to admire, and its still full of character. And the away end? The sky. It's up 14 flights of stairs at the top of the St John Hall Stand. Room for 3,000. Great views of the city, but you're a long way from the pitch - shirt numbers can be a blur. Good acoustics, though, and the legroom and steepness of the tier are perfect. To Eat...Football's famous chicken balti pie? Yes, plus the usuals in all branded Toon packaging, served in big concourses full of plasma screens. Decent facilities. Where to drink? There's beer in the ground, but there's no reason to drink there when the billions of pubs and bars in town are a short walk away. Most away fans tend to congregate near the station. Make a weekend of it - the best local attractions Saturday night in the Bigg Market. Marvel as semi-naked youths pub-crawl in deep midwinter. Or for a more sedate trip, stay in Whitley Bay. Best home fans chant "Me brother's in Borstal, me sister's got pox, me mother's a hooker down Hartlepool docks, me aunty got murdered, me uncle went mad, and Jack the Ripper's me dad. Lalalalalalalalalalala TOON!" Must say I've never heard that one In local pub row, don't insult... Shearer's not boring on TV, Peter Beardsley isn't ugly and Gazza's not mad. Overall trip rating 9. Doesn't get much better than this. Massive ground, city-centre location, huge range of pubs and usually ultra-friendly, in a non-cheesy way. It's a must-visit. The list in full... Newcastle - 9 Everton & Villa - 8 Villa, Portsmouth, mackems, West Ham, Spurs, Birmingham - 7 Man Utd & Arsenal - 6 Bolton, Chelsea, Liverpool, Reading - 5 Blackburn & Man City - 4 Wigan & Derby - 3 smogs - 1 it's actually "me uncles got rabies,me aunties gone mad" f****** observer for ya! its a tune like, first heard it from scud when he sat near me a few season back Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danh1 Posted August 12, 2007 Share Posted August 12, 2007 Hah, indeed, he still chants it by himself in Level 7. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest nufcandy Posted August 12, 2007 Share Posted August 12, 2007 he was/is mint, was gutted when he went up in the gods miss the dodgy keeper chants for every goal kick.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superior Acuña Posted August 12, 2007 Share Posted August 12, 2007 he was/is mint, was gutted when he went up in the gods miss the dodgy keeper chants for every goal kick.. He's the solo guy i could always hear from the opposite end of the ground? Dodgey keepaaaaaaaaaaaa What's with villa at joint second? And aye, pompy's crap - impossible to make an atmosphere Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted August 12, 2007 Share Posted August 12, 2007 Best away game would be going to the bernabau as a barca fan. Nice to see our class stadium finally recognised. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted August 12, 2007 Share Posted August 12, 2007 he was/is mint, was gutted when he went up in the gods miss the dodgy keeper chants for every goal kick.. there is a dodgy keeper soloist in the gallowgate middle tier aswell Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarrenBartonCentrePartin Posted August 12, 2007 Share Posted August 12, 2007 he was/is mint, was gutted when he went up in the gods miss the dodgy keeper chants for every goal kick.. there is a dodgy keeper soloist in the gallowgate middle tier aswell would this be the fellow who wears the 96 grandad collar top, often chants alone during games and is more often than not mortal, but also fuckin hilarious? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted August 12, 2007 Share Posted August 12, 2007 he was/is mint, was gutted when he went up in the gods miss the dodgy keeper chants for every goal kick.. there is a dodgy keeper soloist in the gallowgate middle tier aswell would this be the fellow who wears the 96 grandad collar top, often chants alone during games and is more often than not mortal, but also fuckin hilarious? dunno,sits behind me in an over the shoulder type way,half way up the middle tier,on line with the left hand (as we look from the stand) goal post. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbydazzla Posted August 12, 2007 Share Posted August 12, 2007 I moved from the Leazes level 7 to the Gallowgate last season and still miss that blokes "doddddddddddddgy keeeeeeeeeeeeeeepah" shouts. I must have only heard him a couple of times last season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brummie Posted August 12, 2007 Share Posted August 12, 2007 My favorite away trip is Fulham. Old style ground, with an Archibald Leitch stand, without a doubt the most impressive location, a cramped, old fashioned away end, plus the neutral end next to it which always ends up being 90 percent away supporters. It might be an old, small, run down ground, but if you get Fulham away towards the end of the season, and the weather is good, there really are fewer better football trip experiences. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest andynufc84 Posted August 12, 2007 Share Posted August 12, 2007 I really enjoyed portsmouth last season, cracking boozers, hot sunny wheather and good banter Tin pot ground but give me that over any flat pack. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brummie Posted August 12, 2007 Share Posted August 12, 2007 Tin pot ground but give me that over any flat pack. That's another favourite of mine. And I couldn't agree more about the flat packs. Compare and contrast the Reebok and Boro to Fulham and Portsmouth. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest andynufc84 Posted August 12, 2007 Share Posted August 12, 2007 Tin pot ground but give me that over any flat pack. That's another favourite of mine. And I couldn't agree more about the flat packs. Compare and contrast the Reebok and Boro to Fulham and Portsmouth. Aye, the likes of the JJB and Riverside are truly awful. Souless. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Southern Geordie Posted August 12, 2007 Share Posted August 12, 2007 Think Spurs and reading are far too high up. Feck all to do around their grounds! Any idea where fulham came? That's got to rate quite highly Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarrenBartonCentrePartin Posted August 12, 2007 Share Posted August 12, 2007 he was/is mint, was gutted when he went up in the gods miss the dodgy keeper chants for every goal kick.. there is a dodgy keeper soloist in the gallowgate middle tier aswell would this be the fellow who wears the 96 grandad collar top, often chants alone during games and is more often than not mortal, but also fuckin hilarious? dunno,sits behind me in an over the shoulder type way,half way up the middle tier,on line with the left hand (as we look from the stand) goal post. could well be the same person. He always brings humour to the games Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
1878 Posted August 12, 2007 Share Posted August 12, 2007 Everton is a f*cking horrid away day. Crap facilities in a crap ground in the crappiest area of a crap city. Not that many pubs around, if you want food, then it's a manky Burger van, McDonalds, or what's available inside the ground - which isn't great. Liverpool - similar, maybe slightly more food wise as there's a chippy beside the ground, but then again there were rats in the lane behind. Haven't been to Villa for ages, but have been a few times in the past, and found it OK, but nothing particularly fantastic. Wigan - a bit boring, only one pub beside the ground, although it was a cracking atmosphere in there. Arsenal, don't know about the Emirates, but going to Highbury was canny. Man U - so-so. There's probably more chippys, cafes and fast food chains on Goodison Road and Walton/County Road than the whole district of Anfield. Did you go round with a blindfold on? There's tons of pubs as well- Winslow, Spellow, Elm, Brick, Harlech Castle, County, Thomas Frost, Orry's and a few others. Especially compared to places like Wigan which you praise for it's pubs. Not sure what most of them are like for letting away fans in though? The views are terrible mind. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Posted August 12, 2007 Share Posted August 12, 2007 Everton is a f*cking horrid away day. Crap facilities in a crap ground in the crappiest area of a crap city. Not that many pubs around, if you want food, then it's a manky Burger van, McDonalds, or what's available inside the ground - which isn't great. Liverpool - similar, maybe slightly more food wise as there's a chippy beside the ground, but then again there were rats in the lane behind. Haven't been to Villa for ages, but have been a few times in the past, and found it OK, but nothing particularly fantastic. Wigan - a bit boring, only one pub beside the ground, although it was a cracking atmosphere in there. Arsenal, don't know about the Emirates, but going to Highbury was canny. Man U - so-so. There's probably more chippys, cafes and fast food chains on Goodison Road and Walton/County Road than the whole district of Anfield. Did you go round with a blindfold on? There's tons of pubs as well- Winslow, Spellow, Elm, Brick, Harlech Castle, County, Thomas Frost, Orry's and a few others. Especially compared to places like Wigan which you praise for it's pubs. Not sure what most of them are like for letting away fans in though? The views are terrible mind. Dunno about the other pubs but we drank in Orry's last year pre match before we played you lot, no problem at all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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