Away View

Friday 25 April 2014

Point Taken!

Car Parking: S.P. Rating: (2) There a car park but its at least 500 yards from the ground itself and fans of a certain age, like Omar, will find it a bit of an obstacle. There's an industrial estate about 200 yards past the entrance to the ground proper where we parked, but its not ideal, a bit like parking at the scum's ground, but on a lesser scale.

Access: S.P. Rating: (1)  Access is not great, there's quite a slope to go down on foot and the official car park in the ground for team officials and the like and includes handicapped fans, was bunged. There was one car actually parked covering the path which we had to go down, which meant we had to walk on the grass and I feel sure that with a big crowd this would get pretty churned up and is an accident waiting to happen. I only saw two turnstiles and this with a huge crowd  I feel wouldn't be adequate.

Spectating Facilities: S.P. Rating:  (2) There's is a small stand adjacent to the turnstiles and there looked be a similar construction on the other side, but as it was pleasant we stood  at the fence which was okay and there's a bit of a slope, not terracing as such, where a few of our fans stood. When the rain came on late in the game, we got a bit wet as there's no covering, back to the dark ages.

Toilets: S.P. Rating: (4) The toilets although basic were clean, with toilet roll in the one cubicle and a bar on the door. The walls were not plastered, like so many and they had washing facilities and paper towels but no bin to put used paper towels in, but all in all I thought they were adequate, but with a big crowd say for an Irish cup match, I don't think they will cope.

Playing Surface: S.P.Rating (1) There was a grass on the pitch, but it looks to be flat with no apparent drainage and I think it will struggle when the winter comes and will be a glar hole, but I stress that's only an opinion.

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