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Burnley 1 Sheffield Wednesday 2
31 December 2005

There's no getting away from it: Burnley's a hole. But at least I only had to be there for about three hours. And we won. Yes, that's right. We won our first match since 5 November. And scored for the first time since 19 November. So I shall forgive Burnley its grotness just this once.

The away fans are housed in the whole of one geriatric stand behind the goal that's definitely showing its age. It still has rather fine wooden seats that must date back to the 60s at least. And – despite potentially housing more than 4,000 supporters – there was a distinct lack of facilities, with just the four loos in each of two extremely cramped ladies' rooms. Yes, so cramped it was rather difficult to get a sensible shot with the mobile phone!


Clean and dry and plenty of loo roll pre-match.


In their favour, they had given the whole room a coat of paint in the recent past, so it didn't look too shabby. But had we taken our normal vast number of fans (instead of only about half the allocation) the compact concourse would have been heaving at half-time, and the queues for the loos would have been vast.

Score: 7/10. They've made the best of the limited resources available. Roll on a replacement stand, though!

Date: 2005-12-31 12:13 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] burkesworks.livejournal.com
Congratulations on beating the Dingles today, that result made me smile. Yes, the seats on Burnley's away end are smoother than Ralph Coates's bonce and even older than he is.

Date: 2006-01-01 07:28 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] burge.livejournal.com
I tell you now and I tell you firmly
I don't want to go to Burnley
What they do there don't concern me
I wouldn't even make the journey.

(John Cooper Clarke)

Date: 2006-01-04 07:23 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] aspartamania.livejournal.com
Heh, many a time I've felt the need to review bogs while out and about, never quite summoned up the prequisite energy to stand there nodding with a clipboard and digicam though, mumbling about quality action on the locks and the like. Or as is usually the case, the horrifying state some pisshead maniac has left the place in mere moments before I entered.

Date: 2006-01-04 09:59 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] sarahx.livejournal.com
My bog-blogging was inspired by the state of the loos at a pre-season friendly at Mansfield back in July. I never take notes - just sort of make it up when I get round to posting them. Even if I have a proper camera in my bag I always take dodgy mobile phone pictures. Which can get amusing if the lighting is poor - as it was at QPR. Follow the tag link if you're bored enough to want to wade through the rest...

Date: 2006-01-04 11:42 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] aspartamania.livejournal.com
Just had a look then, fantastic work. Norwich FC in particular can be very proud indeed, if only for providing top quality facilities for their majority shareholder to keel over on after a raucus sesh of riling up the besht supporters in the world.

Mind if I add ye?

Date: 2006-01-04 11:51 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] sarahx.livejournal.com
Don't mind at all. Welcome! Mind you, the toilets are probably about as interesting as it gets here...

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