Boleyn Ground
- West Ham United FC
Saturday 21st April 2007
V Everton, Premier League,
3pm
By Chris
Walsh
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1. Why you were looking forward to going to the ground (or not as the case may be): Yes
very much so , this was my first away game in the Capital and my first visit
to Upton park. Having seen the ground many times
on TV I
thought it looked a good ground and the fact we were at the business end of
the season and we were challenging for a UEFA Cup Place added further
excitement to the trip.
We left Liverpool at 8.30
by coach and arrived in London around 1.15pm enough time to find a decent
boozer, the coaches parked on Barking Road a road full of ale houses
(great!), the journey time was just as I expected but there was a lot of
traffic on the A406 and Barking Road leading to the stadium which delayed
us a bit but that's the capital for you. We got off the coach and a headed up to a pub on the Barking Road called the Central which we were told a lot of away supporters where in there. The place was packed with Evertonians as well as West Ham fans, I found the atmosphere between the two sets of supporters was exceptionally good and the West Ham fans very friendly as we chatted football, I even got in a round with a Couple of home supporters. 4. What you thought on seeing the ground, first impressions of away end then other sides of the ground?
I seen the Ground from the distance on
the North Circular road heading into London and it looked quite large and
impressive, and that proved to be the case when we entered the ground,
apart from the smallish East Stand the rest of the stadium looks smart and
compact. The views of the pitch from the away end where excellent from
where I was sitting in the third row from the goal no obstructed views or
anything, the only down side I would say is the facilities in the away
end, they are very tight and there is not a lot of room when queuing up
for refreshments which could lead to squeeze.
The game itself was not a great
spectacle but I suppose Hammers fans didn't care as they grafted out a
deserved 1-0 win which proved to be the start of their great escape from
drop. With us still in very much in the hunt for Europe it wasn't all doom
and gloom so I didn't let it spoil the day to
much although taking something from the game would of been nice. I thought
the atmosphere at Upton Park
was very good certainly one of the better grounds for atmosphere in the
premier league. Getting
out of the Area around Upton Park took a while
as their was a lot of traffic on Barking road leading up to the North
Circular Road, so if you have travelled by coach or car be prepared for a
wait. Overall I enjoyed the day despite the result, I thought Upton Park was an Excellent ground that has character and a good atmosphere, I would recommend the trip to any away supporter and I will be certainly going back there again. |
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