Your Ground !

[Urchin fan]

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Nitetime Neil said:
Doesn't matter what food you got or how many burger vans or even if you have a nice flat pitch - any ground with a running track round it is poxy and an instant atmosphere killer. Go enter a tournament with Harlow, Croydon and walton & hersham and see if you are still awake by the final!!!

How can you say that grounds with running tracks have no atmosphere what about league teams like Manchester City or even Brighton.
Many years ago maybe before your time but Romford used to have a speedway track at their ground and they had a very large following that made an awful lot of noise, perhaps you could go away and rethink your statement and then return with a realistic argument........

[Ryan.c]

Brighton want out of Withdean and into a proper football ground, and Man Citys ground will eventually have the running track removed if it hasn't already.

[Simon BTFC]

The athletics track at the "City of Manchester Stadium" was only ever there temporarily for the Commonwealth games. It was taken out before Man City moved in to allow for more seating and because the fans didn't want a running track at their new stadium.

[Barry Proudfoot]

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Urchin fan said:

How can you say that grounds with running tracks have no atmosphere what about league teams like Manchester City or even Brighton.
Many years ago maybe before your time but Romford used to have a speedway track at their ground and they had a very large following that made an awful lot of noise, perhaps you could go away and rethink your statement and then return with a realistic argument........

hmmmmmmm maybe its you that that should go away and rethink your statements, and return with a realistic arguement me thinks.....

i'm not gonna critize your ground but wouldn't you rather NOT have that disused running track between the stands and the pitch?

might even be allowed to stand behind the goal!

[Urchin fan]

unfortunatly because Havering athletic club also use the facilities and have done so for some years, i understand that they have a very big say in what happens at the stadium as do the council, yes i'm sure given the chance to get rid of the running track Hornchurch F. C would be only too pleased for it to go, we wait and see.............