Favourite ground?

[BLUENOSE]

Personally i enjoy going to Seaview due to how close the crowd get to the pitch. However Glenavon can now boast the second best ground in the irish league behind Windsor with their new stands.

However the worst ground has to be the Ballymena Showgrounds as it is freezing cold in Winter.Also when the grandstand was full earlier this season i found myself having to watch the game from over 30 yards behind the goal. Still at least i won't have tio visit there this season <IMG SRC="smilies/laugh.gif" border="0"> <IMG SRC="smilies/laugh.gif" border="0">

[Dean]

Had to get a wee dig at the glens in, didn't you? Glenavon's ground does look good now but the Oval is regarded by near every Irish league supporter as the best ground apart from the International stadium.

My favourite ground also has to be Seaview because the two sets of supporters seem to get on very well together.
I also liked Midgely park in 1998 <IMG SRC="smilies/laugh.gif" border="0"> <IMG SRC="smilies/laugh.gif" border="0">

[alanglentoran]

Mine has to be Whinger, just so that we can beat the home team in front of a rigged crowd and then we can RUN ROUND WINDSOR WITH THE CUP!!

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[colerainefc]

I also like Seaview, we always seem to do well and the "interaction" between both sets of fans is good.

[AndiW]

Hoggy,

"...regarded by near every Irish league supporter as the best ground apart from the International stadium"

Not by me. I hate the place. I try to avoid Windsor and the Oval as much as I can.

Coleraine and Crusaders are my favourites

[colerainefc]

Whitey just likes singing about shoes up at our Showgrounds.

[Dino-the-Cat]

My views on Irish League Grounds :
Premier League :
Linfield - Only proper ground in the league, pity about some of the fans.
Glentoran - My favourite as has best view of the pitch from the high terraces.
Ards - Don't let my fellow Bangor fans see this but I actually liked Castlereagh Retail Park but it's fixtures were striped out.
Crusaders - close to the action but toilet facilities a disgrace.
Cliftonville - Has seen better days. Poor facilities for away fans.
Coleraine - Best ground outside Belfast but have experienced fan trouble there.
Glenavon - Likely to take over from Coleraine when fourth side covered.
Portadown - Seen better days.
Omagh - Dump
Newry - Could do better.

First Division :
Distillery - For it's facilities, very poor vantage points. Don't like it.
Larne - From the spectating point of view, it's one of my favourites.
Ballyclare and Carrick - Not bad but could be better
Armagh, Limavady and Institute - Similar intermediate level grounds but quite pleasant.
Ballymena - Haven't been there much but it always seen damp and cold. Away side was a disgrace.
Dungannon - Cosiest ground in the league with a cover the full length of the away terrace.
Bangor - Disgrace. Poor spectating facilities. Far end has no terracing and people can watch the match without paying (few bother). Away end closed. The Club need to sort out whether thay are going to move to a new ground or not. If not, they should make some improvements like opening p the fence that prevents access to the away end. Only good feature is that all open terraces and seats are well protected from the elements.
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[fleegal]

It's not the best, but it's certainly not the worst.....

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[K@mpso]

Do you get many folk watching the game from up on the dual carriageway as you head to the port?? <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin2.gif" border="0">

[fleegal]

Originally posted by Kampso:
<STRONG>Do you get many folk watching the game from up on the dual carriageway as you head to the port?? <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin2.gif" border="0"></STRONG>

It's hard enough getting punters into the ground never mind from the dual carriage way!!
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