Question Leicester away

[seany t]

Anyone been up there before or thinking about going?

Fares from London St Pancras (ooh, nice shiny new station!) seem to be around the £23 mark so not too bad. Is the ground far from the train station and worth a visit? Quite fancy making the trip...

 

[BrettieAngell]

I went in the championship season, its one of the most spirit-crushing grounds i've been to!

 

[Pubey]

i went to uni in leicester, it's worth the trip if you haven't done it before... it's a typical 30k identi-kit stadium and the leicester fans aren't the loudest. the ground is about a 15-20min walk from the station and there are a good selection of pubs near the station (a few around the ground but not really recommended, i dunno which one is away fan friendly). If you want directions let me know but http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/town/park/yfh45/leicester_city.htm explains it well

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

Hmm, if only we had a section of SZ dedicated to such questions....

http://www.shrimperzone.com/vb/showthread.php?t=43642

 

[A Century United]

I went in the championship season, its one of the most spirit-crushing grounds i've been to!

Agreed, worst sort of new stadium with seats too far from the pitch and the fans depressingly quiet. Drove all the way down to that match, watched us take a creditable 1-1 with Gower scoring a good goal from a sublime flick-on from Harrold, then drove all the way back - got a mention on 6-0-6 for the length of the round trip, and was immediately phoned by my brother who said "That's so stupid it had to be you..." :tumbleweed:

 

[Interpol Shrimper]

Agreed, worst sort of new stadium with seats too far from the pitch and the fans depressingly quiet. Drove all the way down to that match, watched us take a creditable 1-1 with Gower scoring a good goal from a sublime flick-on from Harrold, then drove all the way back - got a mention on 6-0-6 for the length of the round trip, and was immediately phoned by my brother who said "That's so stupid it had to be you..." :tumbleweed:

That was Coventry.
We got thumped by a couple of goals at Leicester didn't we?

 

[BrettieAngell]

That was Coventry.
We got thumped by a couple of goals at Leicester didn't we?

You are right except that we lost 1-0 at Leicester, they scored with there only chance and Guttridge missed our only decent chance and that was about it.

Total over stewarding/policing crushed any chance of an atmosphere.

 

[The Turpinator]

That was Coventry.
We got thumped by a couple of goals at Leicester didn't we?

We lost 0-1 at Leicester in the Championship. Patrick Kisnorbo scored their goal.

 

[Interpol Shrimper]

You are right except that we lost 1-0 at Leicester, they scored with there only chance and Guttridge missed our only decent chance and that was about it.

Total over stewarding/policing crushed any chance of an atmosphere.

All I remember about that day was 2 of the guys from Kasabian were on Soccer AM and they gave it the usual Billy Big Bolleaux attitude that clubs like Leicester City were too big to be in the same league as "little Southend" - TWUNTS!!!!

 

[Moridin]

All I remember about that day was 2 of the guys from Kasabian were on Soccer AM and they gave it the usual Billy Big Bolleaux attitude that clubs like Leicester City were too big to be in the same league as "little Southend" - TWUNTS!!!!

I really really want us to give them a good kicking this time, been listening to the for the last 10 years!!! :D

What has been said about the fans and the stadium is exactly correct. It is spirit crushing. the home fans will sit in total silence for the majority of the game......

 

[Clarky_Blues]

All I remember about that day was 2 of the guys from Kasabian were on Soccer AM and they gave it the usual Billy Big Bolleaux attitude that clubs like Leicester City were too big to be in the same league as "little Southend" - TWUNTS!!!!

It was Saturday 26th August 2006 - I should remember as it was my wedding day. Dad and I were gutted to miss out on a visit to another new ground that needed adding to the list! Anyway, will be there on Sat 6th Dec.

 

[Suffolk Blue]

It was Saturday 26th August 2006 - I should remember as it was my wedding day. Dad and I were gutted to miss out on a visit to another new ground that needed adding to the list! Anyway, will be there on Sat 6th Dec.

I missed this one too as my missus had bought us tickets for Reading Festival that weekend. Since then I've spent quite a few nights in the Holiday Inn Express where you're about 25yds from the turnstiles.

I'll be there in December!

 

[A Century United]

That was Coventry.
We got thumped by a couple of goals at Leicester didn't we?

Oops quite right, my memory is shocking these days. My comments about the stadium still apply, though.

 

[jerseyshrimper]

Got my train ticket booked and got my match ticket, i must say i am disgusted at the £21 for an o a p ticket surely the most expensive in league 1?

 

[sufcalways]

Was a good day out last time, fairly friendly club who gave Prior a warm reception. Plenty of stuff to do outside the ground if I remember rightly, some very nice pubs too :) Looking forward to this one again.

Agree on the dodgy seats being away from the pitch.

 

[Interpol Shrimper]

fairly friendly club

Absolute scum, only time I went to Leicester in 1993, we got thumped 0-3 :(
Filbert St had one of the worst away ends (prior to my City Ground experience)!

 

[ldnfatso]

Hmm, if only we had a section of SZ dedicated to such questions....

http://www.shrimperzone.com/vb/showthread.php?t=43642

Being sarcastic Matt?:unsure:

 

[Skyblue]

If anybody saw their FA cup highlights at the weekend its testament to how awful a large ground with too many spare seats can sound like. Although there was 7,600 there it had that horrible hollow echo sound when the players kicked the ball and you could als hear what they were all saying with no crowd noise at all. Leeds was exactly the same for their tie with Northampton. If you compare that to a tight little sadium with low roofs with half as many people but generating ten times more noise like at Telford.

 

[chapperzUK]

I went their a few seasons ago and I want to go.

 

[BrettieAngell]

If anybody saw their FA cup highlights at the weekend its testament to how awful a large ground with too many spare seats can sound like. Although there was 7,600 there it had that horrible hollow echo sound when the players kicked the ball and you could als hear what they were all saying with no crowd noise at all. Leeds was exactly the same for their tie with Northampton. If you compare that to a tight little sadium with low roofs with half as many people but generating ten times more noise like at Telford.

The Walkers is like that when its full though!