Post by adambrid on Nov 8, 2008 10:32:53 GMT 1
Adam’s Weekly Blog no. 9
Ground hopping
This week I am reviewing a couple of contrasting away days. I really enjoyed my short spell at the West Riding County Football Association’s Woodlesford ground despite Guiseley slumping to Goole in a poor West Riding County Cup final. But I disliked Ossett Albion’s Queens Terrace despite Guiseley winning a closely fought friendly 3-2 this past summer. You might think that logic doesn’t add up but since well have I done well in Maths?
Ground: Woodlesford, home of the West Riding County FA
Match: West Riding County Cup Final: Guiseley 1 v 3 Goole (11 April 2007)
The Adam Touch
My first impression was that the ground was much bigger than Nethermoor with a lot more room to put your belongings down. The pitch was longer and wider than our own and this helped the ground stand out. Tickets may have more expensive than you’d usually find in the lower leagues but may be this price was justified. I sat in the main stand which was only a few sheets deep but stretched right down our side of the ground. Despite being hard to get to (we did get lost a few times, I blame my brother for that one!) this ground is well worth a visit. Mr brother tells me the food was also good. If we do make it there again, hopefully we’ll put in a much better performance than the woeful one that night.
Ground: Queens Terrace, home of Ossett Albion
Match: Pre Season Friendly: Ossett Albion 2 v 3 Guiseley (29 July 2008)
The Adam Touch
I always talk about the poor state of the men’s toilets at this small stadium. But then I stop and think: there weren’t any. When I went for a post match wee, I was astonished to find the men’s toilets were simply a wall you aimed for. I understand ground work was, at the time, still going on, but it only appeared to be a three sided ground clattered with random trees behind one goal. There was a bizarre car park behind our seated stand which was surrounded by a fence with a noticeably large hole and a sign which read “Please do not drive through here”. Why anybody would bother to do so I’ll never know. We just about won this friendly having surrendered a two goal advantage but I will not remember this ground fondly.
Next week I will reflect on a string of poor home performances which will hopefully have been halted by the visit of Boston United tomorrow (or much later today for the observant among us)
AB
Ground hopping
This week I am reviewing a couple of contrasting away days. I really enjoyed my short spell at the West Riding County Football Association’s Woodlesford ground despite Guiseley slumping to Goole in a poor West Riding County Cup final. But I disliked Ossett Albion’s Queens Terrace despite Guiseley winning a closely fought friendly 3-2 this past summer. You might think that logic doesn’t add up but since well have I done well in Maths?
Ground: Woodlesford, home of the West Riding County FA
Match: West Riding County Cup Final: Guiseley 1 v 3 Goole (11 April 2007)
The Adam Touch
My first impression was that the ground was much bigger than Nethermoor with a lot more room to put your belongings down. The pitch was longer and wider than our own and this helped the ground stand out. Tickets may have more expensive than you’d usually find in the lower leagues but may be this price was justified. I sat in the main stand which was only a few sheets deep but stretched right down our side of the ground. Despite being hard to get to (we did get lost a few times, I blame my brother for that one!) this ground is well worth a visit. Mr brother tells me the food was also good. If we do make it there again, hopefully we’ll put in a much better performance than the woeful one that night.
Ground: Queens Terrace, home of Ossett Albion
Match: Pre Season Friendly: Ossett Albion 2 v 3 Guiseley (29 July 2008)
The Adam Touch
I always talk about the poor state of the men’s toilets at this small stadium. But then I stop and think: there weren’t any. When I went for a post match wee, I was astonished to find the men’s toilets were simply a wall you aimed for. I understand ground work was, at the time, still going on, but it only appeared to be a three sided ground clattered with random trees behind one goal. There was a bizarre car park behind our seated stand which was surrounded by a fence with a noticeably large hole and a sign which read “Please do not drive through here”. Why anybody would bother to do so I’ll never know. We just about won this friendly having surrendered a two goal advantage but I will not remember this ground fondly.
Next week I will reflect on a string of poor home performances which will hopefully have been halted by the visit of Boston United tomorrow (or much later today for the observant among us)
AB