A Stoke City FC, az Angol Labdarg Liga egyik legregebb csapata, 1863 -ban alakult Stoke Ramblers nven. Adults 42 (A 32) (B 27), Over 65s 28 (A 22) (B 20), Under 17s 23 (A 17) (B 15), Under 11s 20 (A 14) (B 12) A couple of Rotherham fans did show their colours after removing their jackets and got told by bar staff to cover them up as no away fans are normally allowed in. They were the loudest fans in the league by statistics, and they definitely proven this. We were back on the M6 within ten minutes. The ground is really easy to find! The day was temporarily saved with the arrival of the cavalry literally. Having arrived at the ground just before 5pm, we had a couple of hours to kill before kick off. Norwich pressed in the last 10 but could not get another goal. Would I do it all again? Plus it is an ex-Premiership stadium too. Plans to build 113 houses on the old Victoria Ground - BBC News Stoke City is the oldest professional Football League club, having initially been founded in 1863 as Stoke Ramblers. Facilities were also very good in the ground. Leicester City FC. Boothen End: After quickly deciding that the thought of me driving up the M6 in Wednesday evening rush hour would not be pretty, we decided to use the trains for this game. It has a big screen sport, showing the 12.30pm televised match, has relatively cheap beer and they serve basic hot food. The 6 parking was expected. Probably, on the back of four straight wins they had expected to roll Watford over. The away end is accessed through the away Coach park and has a burger van which is available pre match AND at half time which is unusual. Then the 3 buses. FA Cup 2011 Man City Vs Stoke VIP Programme Book, RARE DIRECTORS BOX SEAT VICTORIA GROUND STOKE CITY 1950's-1996 - COLLECT, 1856 Victoria Australia 1p Green Seated Victoria Imperferate Used. Alternatively, there are still some parking spaces at various commercial sites between the old Michelin Car park and the site of the old Victoria Ground. 01782 367 598 Fax: Leaving the club in the transfer window were Benik Afobe, Joe Allen . My friend was driving elsewhere after this game so as I had booked a train for an hour after the game finished and this time I was told by a steward there was no shuttle bus at all for away fans and if that was true (I have no reason to disbelieve the steward) then I knew I had walk the 2 miles to the railway station, luckily I arrived at the station with just over 10 minutes to spare. I was happy to attend any away possible and Stoke was no exception. "There were some of the maddest mentals ever, including falling off one of those crush barriers against West Brom. The Victoria Ground hosted its final Stoke City league game on this day in 1997, Get Stoke transfer latest, team news, match updates and analysis delivered straight to your inbox. Victoria Ground, often nicknamed The Vic, was for 119 years the home ground of Stoke City FC until the club moved to the Britannia Stadium in 1997. It is for home supporters only, but as we were neutrals they allowed us in. The Victoria Ground site has been vacant since Stoke City moved to the Britannia Stadium in 1997. The day out is always governed by your team's performance and to that end it was poor. PFC Victoria London vs Clapton CFC: 14:30:27 2 . Stoke seemed as any a pretty modern ground, covered around three corners, except the away end and with it being a bitterly cold November evening and with plenty of wind blowing against us. We enjoyed a trouble-free, if sticky journey to Staffordshire. There are return buses after the game back to Glebe Street from behind the Sentinel (East) Stand. This was my Mrs first game and she absolutely loved it! There were two good sized grandstands and an extra wooden one which was situated opposite the main stand and could hold 1,000 supporters. The record attendance of the ground was set in a league match against Arsenal in 1937. First impressions once inside were slightly disappointing. Norwich had the edge in the first half but only had one goal to show for it and probably did not create enough chances. Having said that, for most of the game the Stoke fans were quiet. Stoke City - Britannia Stadium - Away Grounds Very good experience except for the football. Both sets of fans were drinking there on the canal path without any problems. Expect laughs, music, special effects, magic beans and bundles of audience participation in this giant of a pantomime! Port Vale became the new owners of half the floodlights 24 lights which were incorporated into their existing pylons. Buy A Seat From A Famous Old Ground - The Victoria Ground Official Directors Box Seat From The Victoria Ground Used between 1950s - 1996 Excellent quality for VIPs Stoke City Football Club This origin He faded off the scene upon the arrival of Paul Jones in the summer of 1996. Not sure if they do this for every away team? However leaving afterwards takes a very long time. After being met by Police motorcyclists on the A500 we were escorted up to the stadium and then led straight into the away fans compound behind one end of the ground. Leasehold Fish & Chip Takeaway located in Stoke On Trent. That would be beacuse mine ARE NOT RESTORED, the only thing that has been done to them since they left the vic, is some clear weather proof varnish, some black hammerite on the metal, some grease on the tilt mechanism, and attached to some wood. B. Ken. I heard that Stoke was pretty bleak but found it okay and visited a couple of places before meeting with my nephew who lives not far away. . I didn't see any trouble in the pub, or outside the ground. It was a poor atmosphere from Stoke fans even when they went 2-0 up in the first half. Where: 64 Southwark St, London SE1 1RU. I didn't have my colours showing but there weren't many Stoke fans choosing the same option as me until you hit a crowd coming from the right near the Oatcake canal boat and bridge across to the stadium. A & B category prices are shown below in brackets: Q-railing West Stand (Upper Centre): I travelled by car and it took about 45 minutes from Manchester. If you are considering an order please allow plenty of time as our waiting list is 3-5 months. Only a few minute walks then to the away end. But this may change soon as I believe that Stoke are going to fill in one of the corners during the Summer. Q-railing West Stand (Upper Wings): Sports Me and my two sons set off at about 12:30pm and the journey was straight forward enough until the last 20 minutes or so as we there weren't a lot of sign posts indicating where exactly to go to get to the ground. Stoke. With our bus being parked so close there was no bother getting on fairly quickly. Victoria Park is a flourishing modern development on the banks of the River Trent. A bit further away on Dennis Viollett Road (off Sir Stanley Matthews Way) is a Power League complex that also has a bar, which also allows in away supporters, shows Sky Sports and you can even park in their car park for 4.50. Whereas in the rest of the country modern concrete stadiums were constructed, Victoria Ground remained nothing more than three uncovered banks and a small wooden stand. The corners on 3 sides are open which allows a cold swirling wind in, which can be biting. The scouting mission identified me as an invader as they saw the Lockwoods sticker. The rumours of an intimidating atmosphere were not true and the home fans only started singing at 3-1. Stoke City FC fixture list(takes you to the BBC Sports Website). There was nowhere to turn. Im led to believe that during League games its split between home and away fans, but with it being a pre-season game, the home fans were just housed in their other two bigger stands. Once you pass this stretch of police/stewards there was nothing anywhere else. Your credit card or PayPal account will be charged. I went into a Wetherspoons pub that had plenty of home fans inside, but no problems. Sure they turned the turnstile counters off after a while as there were nearly twice as many down that day than what they claimed. The journey from there up to Stoke took us 2 and a half hours with no stop offs. You do not need to book a ticket in advance, just turn up. The facilities otherwise fine, stewards as youd expect in an away end. County held on to get the win and the prospect of promotion when they faced Peterborough 10 days later. Without being bias we steamrolled them from start to finish. Woah, wait, what!? Your compere without compare, Toby Hadoke, introduces some of the world's best comedians for the lowest prices every week since 1997! It was just 2 if you did not have a return ticket. That atmosphere that night will never be beaten. Seats which were replaced in last summer's re-brand were donated to clubs including Newcastle and Hartshill Cricket Club and Abbey Hulton United FC. Complete Line (ca. I had no particular enthusiasm for visiting Stoke nor the bet365 Stadium. 64/65 EUROPEAN CUP : LIVERPOOL V COLOGNE / KOLN 17/03/65. Taken in April 1997a few days before the last Derby match with Vale. got there about 13.40 plenty of space on street and 25 minute walk to ground. The Potters Year Ground Opened: And it is not the only old feature from Stoke HQs past and present to extend its life beyond the Potters. The lack of places to drink near the stadium really lets this away day down. Stoke City FC Poster of The Victoria Ground, Digital Artwork A2 unframed 29.50 Click & Collect Free postage Back Of The Net Football Spectacular Goals Pictures Diagram Analysis - Various 2.95 6 x STOKE CITY Postcards Jimmy Greenhoff Mark Stein John Ritchie Victoria Ground 3.00 1.20 postage The game itself was one to forget, a 3-0 defeat when the Spurs players looked like they were already sat on a beach somewhere. A very poor first half by Everton, even after Charlie Adam was sent off after half an hour. Great idea. The connections from the local station were ideally timed and we had no hassle of car parking. If arriving from the M6, follow signs to the Bet365 Stadium on the A50. One time against Man Utd (early 1960s) this was the situation. However, after a few years, Stoke chairman Peter Coates instead decided to move the club to a new location and so in 1997 Stoke left the Victoria Ground after 119 years for the new 28,000-seater Britannia Stadium at Trentham Lakes. The Awaydays video of Southampton fans at the Bet365 Stadium Stoke was produced by the Ugly Inside and made publicly available via YouTube. We were driven onto a big coach park behind the away end which was sealed around us.