Associating Warrington with Ikea? Er...actually, you're right.

The beer problem happens fairly frequently, but then it's also happened to us both times I've been to Salford and on my one trips to Knowsley Road.

- dump (3/10)



I have rated on the basis of I don't give a toss if there are baby changing facilities, carpets in the bog, al a carte restaraunts or any other fancy gimmick, I rate on whether I enjoy WATCHING rugby in them. Cas for me has always been my favourite place to go for away games and I will mourn the day they move to a 'clinic'

odsal (bradford) -
Complete shiit-tip. No atmosphere and far too big for what it's needed for. The council ought to rent it out for landfill, and use the cash to build a new ground.

stade gilbert brutus (catalans) -
Never been. But I don't like it because it's French, and too far away.

the racecourse (cru) -
Not bad, actually, and close to the town centre, so handy for the post match booze up, for which Wrexham comes very highly recommended, particularly if you're a single bloke.

the jungle (cas)
Never been, for some reason. Not sure why. Never got around to it.

headingly (leeds)
Marvellous ground. Good selection of pubs round the ground, the food and beer aren't all that bad. Corporate facilities are good as well, and the on site hotel is fabulous, and not only for the eight free cans of ale that were left for me, compliments of the management.

galpharm (hudds)
Can't stand the place. A nothing stadium in a nothing town, ocupied by two nothing teams. Boring.

kc stadium (hull fc)
Great ground, but the pies are rubbish. You can't half tell the council own it - it's full of rules and regs, and the staff are over-zealous as hell, as evidenced by the jobsworth who refused entry to a long-established RLFANS user for being drunk, by giving him some politically correct diatribe about him being a risk to not only himself, but other stadium users. Conversely, at the DW, the steward would simply say "eff off, yer p155ed, yer not comin in". Very pretty blue lighting around where the roof meets the rear wall.

new craven park (hull kr)
Clearly a shoe-string effort that looks a lot older than it is. Built in 1987 I believe, but looks about the same age as the Willows. In 1987 it was perfectly possible, for instance, to build a cantilever stand, yet they chose to support the roof using steel uprights IN FRONT OF the seats!

the stoop (quins)
Never been.

halliwell jones (wire)
Smashing. Little. Ground. The two pint pots are inspired; even the women like them - one particuularly dim specimen near me was particularly excited as she shouted to her husband "ooooo! Look at the SIZE of them pints!"

dw stadium (wigan)
Better than people - Wiganers included - give it credit for. Sort the pies out, and reinstate some terracing when Latics get relegated, and it will be as damn near perfect as you'll get.

the willows (salford)
I really like it, in a 'going back in time' sort of way. Awful burgers.

belle vue (wakey)
Like the Willows, and a conspicuous-by-its-absence Knowsley Hole, you get a damn good atmosphere despite the lack of facilities.

Don't think thats very fair. Have you had a balti pie yet

The RFL should read this thread, it's quite evident people don't actually care about new stadiums as long as you can watch the game and have a pint

Headingley. Love the area, old fashioned stadium mixed with new, good atmosphere.

The Crumbling Terrace is probably the worst accommodation on offer to visiting fans anywhere in Super League (bar KR's option of some scaffolding or some crumbling terracing in the next county, where you can't even see the pitch from)

Fully agree with this - appalling view on the West Terrace IMO - can barely see the corners. Parking is pretty rubbish too. Inexplicably though Leeds v FC is the first game I look for when fixtures are released.

Except for the huge fairground area next to it that can park thousands of cars, as well as the actual stadium car park itself.

Other than that, no. You can't park anywhere near the ground

So that's two he's got wrong so far then …

on that basis, if ever coming to salford, park anywhere off the M25 and walk, happy to meet you on arrival.

Salford.....


It's not going to happen.

I'm off to the USA tomorrow night... back in the UK midway through November.. then about 5 weeks until I go home to Oz for Christmas. Those 5 weeks in London will be spent packing, drinking, packing...and maybe a bit of work thrown in


Consider my touring around the UK done and done

odsal (bradford) Cold and you need good eyes 5/10


stade gilbert brutus (catalans) - not visited



the racecourse (cru) - Not the best 5/10



the jungle (cas) - Can't help but like visting the old ground 8/10


headingley (leeds) - Always seems to rain and parkings poor but still don't mind visiting 7/10


galpharm (hudds) nice ground but way too big 7/10


kc stadium (hull fc) - superb ground and my fave 9/10

new craven park (hull kr) - Horrible place to visit 3/10

the stoop (quins) Good fans and a decent set up 7/10

halliwell jones (wire) - I like to stadium and atmosphere 7/10

dw stadium (wigan) - Pushes the KC close, great view 8/10

the willows (salford) - Don't mind visiting the Willows, good viewing and decent fans 7/10


belle vue (wakey) - Old and worn out, passed the sell by date but love the place to bits 11/10

your right about that but it was quick walking back into the town centre, might had been to me been ed up lol