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Post by GeoFox on Nov 18, 2007 21:23:18 GMT -1
Anybody been?
I'm thinking of going down there for Leicester's match on Saturday.
My sister goes to uni in Bristol so I'm thinking of staying there Friday and possibly Saturday night and making a weekend of it.
Is it a good day? Nice stadium etc? I ask because its expensive and I'll have to pay for her ticket, with her being a poor student. hmmm And there won't be many Leicester people going after our dour performances and results recently, and a home game on the Monday after. Not to mention the fact we'll no doubt lose.
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Post by GresleyRam©®™ on Nov 18, 2007 21:55:31 GMT -1
Ive been but a long time ago - i think the away end is the opposite to when i was there! decent ground, but they do like a fight in Bristol so go steady mate (was mental when i went)
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Post by GeoFox on Nov 19, 2007 18:22:56 GMT -1
Cheers mate. Don't much fancy a fight! And I'm sure my sister doesn't either. The away end looks like a shack but thats part of the fun. Apparently Only Fools and Horses was filmed in Bristol and you can see the tower block from the ground.
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Post by GresleyRam©®™ on Nov 19, 2007 18:39:50 GMT -1
Cheers mate. Don't much fancy a fight! And I'm sure my sister doesn't either. The away end looks like a shack but thats part of the fun. Apparently Only Fools and Horses was filmed in Bristol and you can see the tower block from the ground. It was an open away end when i went, it rained a lot but we won 2-1 and took about 6000 down with us! Great day out! ;D
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Post by bluey69 on Nov 20, 2007 10:53:59 GMT -1
im from bristol actually ! lets help u out away end = a dump no backs on the seats ! so ur stood up basically all game the atmosphere DOESN'T travel much either, so from any of the four stands ( been in away end to see ur fav team coventry !!! ) ur shouting n can't really be heard ! Ipswich fan here ! good game the city cov one tho, 3-2 city on 25 mins !!!!!!!!
how u getting there ? train ? its a good 50 min walk from the trainstation. Be careful with colours, i went when city won promotion and had a PSG top on, n got plenty of dodgy looks !!!
as for a night out, bristol is quality depends what sorta thing ur into, got an oceana / panache / syndicate/ reflex and walkabout as the main clubs
obviously ur usual whetherspoons, hoggs head, etc
if ur into gambling, theres a Gala casino near to Oceana !
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Post by GeoFox on Nov 21, 2007 22:56:05 GMT -1
Cheers bluey. exalted. Going to buy my tickets tomorrow morning on the way to work. Although you don't make it sound a particularly pleasant experience! Haven't stood up all game for ages though, so that could be fun and make for a decent atmosphere. I'm driving down on Friday after work, and parking at my sister's halls of residence which are up in Clifton I think, near the downs. Its really nice out there. No idea where shes taking me, heard her mention Syndicate before though. Can't be bothered to pay parking charges in the city so we'll probably walk into town and hope its not too far from there! I was planning to wear my city shirt and scarf though, but probably a coat too, so hope its not too bad. I think the only safe bit of gambling for the day would be on a Leicester defeat.
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Post by ---------a on Nov 23, 2007 16:05:09 GMT -1
Awful away ground. The exits are really far away so it takes forever to get in and out the stadium, especially if you need to use the loo at half time... You have to queue to get a match programme from one lady selling them at a stall/booth. There are no backs to the seats, not that i sit anyway but some people like to. The steps are really shallow, so if you have someone taller in front of you, you cant see fook all. If you are sat in the left hand corner, you have about 2 or 3 pillars to contend with as you see the goal nearest to you. The sound doesnt travel at all, we had 3000 saints fans singing the whole game and it sounded really really loud but all the Bristol fans after said how silent we were. Hard to think of any positives, though you'll probably win, as Bristol's honeymoon period seems to be over. Have fun
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