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Ground Name: Reebok
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| What's The Ground
Like? The Reebok (photo) What Is It Like For Visiting Supporters? Where To Drink? Looking Towards The South Stand (photo) How To Get There By Car & Where To Park By Train Local Rivals Ground Layout Admission Prices Programme & Fanzines Fixtures 2007-2008 Disabled Facilities Record & Average Attendance Fans Ground Reviews Stadium Tours Hotel Accommodation Feedback Return To The Main Menu |
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| What's The Ground Like? | |
| For those of you who visited the old Burnden Park, be prepared to visit a different world. The stadium, which was opened in 1997 and built by Birse Construction, is simply stunning and can be seen for miles around. The design is space age in appearance and is unlike anything else in the country. Each stand has a conventional rectangular lower tier, with a semi circular upper tier above. This is then topped with some diamond shaped floodlights, that sit above the supporting tubular steel supporting structure. The ground is completely enclosed and has a large video screen in one corner, which replays goals from the game. This gives you an opportunity to cheer a goal at least three more times after it has been scored. One unusual feature of the ground is that the teams emerge from separate tunnels at either side of the halfway line. | |
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| What Is It Like For Visiting Supporters? | |
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Away fans are housed in the two tiered South
Stand at one end of the ground, where up to 5,000 supporters can be
accommodated, although the normal allocation is nearer 3,000.
The lower tier is shared with home supporters, but the upper tier is given
entirely to away fans. The leg room and facilities
within this stand are good and the atmosphere is boosted in the home end by
the presence of a drummer. Alex Smith adds; 'away fans should note that the bottom
rows of the lower tier are not covered by the roof and therefore you may
get wet if it rains'. Whilst Paul Kelly warns; 'the stewards at the Reebok
can be a bit over zealous, often throwing out fans for little reason. My
advice to away fans is do not even think about celebrating a goal by going
further forward than the front row. They'll have you even if you're just
on the bit of track behind the adverts. Also you may be told to sit down
during the game, take heed and do so. Fans have been
removed who persistently stand up during the game'. I was particularly impressed with the stadium and for the first time in this country, I felt I could have easily been sitting in a comparable stadium in the United States. The refreshment facilities are good (albeit queuing times can be long on occasion) and I wish that other clubs would copy the way that supporters in the Reebok are served. There are proper queuing barriers and exit lanes. One person takes the order and deals with the money, whilst another prepares your order at the same time. Simple when you think about it, it is just a pity that other clubs seem to think that supporters enjoy the lottery of being in the scrum that develops around the refreshment kiosk. The stadium is certainly one of the best in England, although a capacity of under 30,000 means that by Premiership standards it is on the small side. A 125 room hotel has been built behind the away end of the ground, 19 of which have views of the pitch. I just wonder if hotel guests occupying these rooms may at some time put on their own half time show! |
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| Where To Drink? | |
| Steve Openshaw recommends the Bromilow Arms;
"from the M61, go past the stadium on your left,
move into the right hand filter lane and turn right at the
traffic lights into Lostock Lane, go past the Barnstormers pub on your
right and the Bromilow Arms is further down on
left. Good ale, friendly atmosphere, free car parking. Ten minutes walk away
from
ground". I personally visited this pub before a game and I was well
impressed with the warm welcome and the good mix of home and away fans.
The small pub has a country feel, serves good real ale
from the local Bank Top Brewery and food from a
lunchtime snack menu. All in all it was a gem! Graeme Hayward a visiting Blackburn Rovers fan adds; 'The Barnstormers pub on the same road as the Bromilow Arms also welcomes away supporters. We drank there and it was a good atmosphere inside. Food was available and also real ale'. There is also the Beehive Pub near to the ground where you can also park your car (see below). Otherwise alcohol is served within the ground, although for some games such as local derbies, the Club opt not to sell any. Or on my last visit alcohol was available to away supporters before the game but not at half time, much to the annoyance of the travelling fans. There are a number of bars on the nearby Middlebrook Retail Park (Reebok Stadium is on the Middlebrook Retail estate). However most of these have bouncers on the doors that only admit home fans on production of a matchday or season ticket, There are though plenty of eating outlets on the Retail Park; KFC, Burger King, Pizza Hut and a Bolton Wanderers themed McDonalds as well as several other themed restaurants. Whilst inside the stadium there is the usual array of pies, rollover hot dogs & burgers on sale. |
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| From The South: M6 to Junction 21a, take eastbound M62 leaving at Junction 12. Follow signs for M61 (Bolton/Preston) and leave the M61 motorway at Junction 6. The ground is visible from this junction and is clearly sign posted. From The North: John Walsh adds; 'Because of traffic congestion on the M60 (formerly M62), caused by
the Trafford Centre, I would recommend that those supporters travelling from the South
should take the North directions above. It is about 10 miles further but can save 30
minutes and a lot of frustration!' |
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| By Train | |
| Horwich Parkway railway station serves the stadium, with regular trains from Bolton's main station. Horwich Parkway is only a few minutes walk from the stadium. | |
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| Local Rivals | |
| Manchester United, Manchester City, Bury, Blackburn, Wigan, Preston and from a little further a field; Tranmere Rovers. | |
| Admission Prices | |
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a four category system of ticket pricing (A+, A, B, C) whereby the most popular matches will cost more to watch than the
least popular ones. The highest category (A+) ticket prices are shown
below, with the lowest category (C) ticket prices shown in brackets. Home Fans*: North, East & West Stands (Upper Tier): Adults £39 (£29), Senior Citizens & Students £28 (£20), Juniors £21 (£14) East & West Stands (Lower Tier): Adults £36 (£25), Senior Citizens & Students £26 (£17), Juniors £16 (£10) North & South Stands (Lower Tier): Adults £31 (£21), Senior Citizens & Students £24 (£16), Juniors £16 (£10) Family Area: 1 Adult + 1 Junior £44 (£26), 2 Adults + 2 Juniors £88 (£52) Away Fans: South Stand (Upper Tier): Adults £39 (£29), Senior Citizens & Students £28 (£20), Juniors £21 (£14) South Stand (Lower Tier): Adults £31 (£21), Senior Citizens & Students £24 (£16), Juniors £16 (£10) * Club members can receive substantial discounts on some of these ticket prices. The senior citizen concessions applies to over 65's. |
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| Programme & Fanzines | |
| Official Programme: £3. White Love Fanzine £1. Tripes & Trotters Fanzine £1. |
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| Fixtures 2007-2008 | |
| For the Bolton Wanderers Fixture List click here (to take you to the BBC Sports Website) . | |
| Disabled Facilities | |
| For details of disabled facilities at the ground please visit the relevant page on the National Association Of Disabled Supporters (NADS) website. | |
| Record & Average Attendance | |
| Record Attendance: At The Reebok: 28,353 v Leicester City Premier League, December 28th 2003. At Burnden Park: 69,912 v Manchester City FA Cup 5th Round, February 18th, 1933. Average Attendance: |
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| Fans Reviews Of The Reebok | |
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Andy
Hall (Blackburn Rovers) 13/1/08 Brian Darcy (Liverpool) 14/9/02 Lee Roberts (Doing The 92) 9/12/00 |
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| Stadium Tours | |
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The club offer regular tours of the stadium on most
days. The cost of the tours is Adults £2.50 and £1.50 for concessions or
£6 for a family ticket (2 adults & 2 children).
Tours must be pre-booked at the Club Shop, or by calling the Club on
01204-673650. |
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| Hotel Accommodation | |
| If you require hotel accommodation in the area then first try a hotel booking service provided by Football Hotels who are powered by Activehotels, who specialise in locating accommodation near or within a short travelling distance of the football ground. They also have the added advantage over some other hotel booking services that you pay on departure. Yes this site will earn a small commission if you book through them, but it will go to help with the running costs of keeping the Guide going. To access their Reebok Stadium page click here. | |
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