shildonlad wrote: ↑Tue Jun 02, 2020 1:50 am
AndyPark wrote: ↑Tue Jun 02, 2020 12:50 am
shildonlad wrote: ↑Mon Jun 01, 2020 9:14 pm
RustyAngel wrote: ↑Mon Jun 01, 2020 12:16 pm
loan_star wrote: ↑Mon Jun 01, 2020 11:35 am
Any bad feeling is probably down to the Heed fans who were waving tenners at Darlo fans the last time we met at the arena when we were in the mire financially.
I have no gripe with Gateshead as a club or the fans who didnt turn into piss takers at that match. One other thing I dont like about Gateshead is that stadium that makes the arena feel like the best ground ever built!
Fair enough but that wasn't the majority and let's be honest both sets of supporters have a group of knackers.
The stadium isn't ideal and the away end is rubbish so I can fully see why away fans hate it. But I've been in a lot worse shitholes in non-league and the facilities themselves are well kept. The atmosphere in the home end is decent as we are tightly put together in one area of the stand and it makes a difference.
Theres worse grounds which now host football league clubs like grimsby and luton.
You really believe your athletics track is better than both the Grimsby and Luton football grounds.
Okay mate, lay off the gear and go back to bed
Delusional as anything.
I dont think the football league would have a problem with the running track
You've got to understand this isn't anyone picking on Gateshead. You did the sensible thing. Moved into a council owned ground that you dont pay and awful lot of rent on and is graded for whatever level you can reasonably achieve. But that doesnt make it a good football ground. Ask any fans who went to the Withdean while Brighton played there, it was voted one of the worst grounds. Ask us, we went to Rotherham at the Don Valley 2 or 3 seasons in a row and it was awful (and we used to win there all the time).
Been to both Luton and Grimsby. Both historic grounds with some quirks and character, you can forgive some of the quirks cause there is history around the ground. The tight compact seating, the small roofs which slope down keep in the noise. It gives a bit of a buzz to the match day experience. Give me characterful grounds any day of the week, rather than the identical bowls which are now considered the norm at Championship level and above and are filtering further and further down (Pride Park, The KC, the Riverside. Even the Arena soulless bowl etc).
Been to the international stadium 3 times and the only time there was ever an 'atmosphere' where you could actually hear the home fans was the Trophy semi final. And that required a crowd of a could of thousand in the home end. Any noise or atmosphere is lost instantly cause the roof is so high, the stands are so far apart and the view is so far from the action. As your fellow fan says the atmosphere might sound good where you're sitting packed together all shouting over each others heads. But I think you'd be disappointed if you stood the other side of the ground and realised what it sounds like by the time it gets to the away end.
If it makes you feel any better I think most would confirm you have the best track and field stadium in the league.