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Celtic, Newcastle United, Liverpool, Rangers, Leeds United - Who has the most intimidating ground in Britain?
Posted by: Jerome Johnstone , on Thu 3 Jul 2008
Tagged: Premiership
 
 

Football FanCast columnist Jerome Johnstone is on the search to find the most intimidating football ground in Britain.

They say that there are certain football grounds in the country where you never get a decision. Ref's go with the crowd, linesmen follow suit and people wonder why there are inconsistencies within football. Who can ever forget the Andy D'Urso decision to award Middlesbrough a penalty at Old Trafford. How very dare he...you can't do that at the theatre of dreams. I'm using United here as an example and in truth there are many clubs who are just as guilty. St James Park, Anfield, Goodison Park, Celtic Park, Ibrox can get raucous at times. What chance have officials got in keeping 40,000+ restless natives happy?

It is certainly not just the Premier League and SPL that it is rife. Ninian Park, Elland Road, New Den, Molineux and even the old Vetch in Swansea could all get their way and for me it's the make-up of football and as well as intimidating the refs it does just as much for the fans.

How many times do you follow your team, bold and brash all coloured up until you reach within a ¼ of a mile from the ground and the old zipper goes up on the coat? You walk into a pub and suddenly your accent mysteriously changes? You come out of the ground, even though you have won with your head down bemoaning your luck?

We at Football FanCast are trying to find out what you consider to be the most intimidating ground in Britain, either from a fans or teams perspective. Which grounds do you get perennial injustices? What matches do the club colours stay at home? Does it pay to have a hostile atmosphere? Let us know your views as this debate will be up for discussion in next week's WKD Shed Sports show on Nuts TV


 

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You aint get a decison at

You aint get a decison at Ibrox Park,

I would have to say that

I would have to say that Elland Rd is certainly one of those grounds where even the 30/70s go there way. West Ham can be intimidating as does St James Park.

Elland Road has to been in

Elland Road has to been in the list at least.

Elland Road, Leeds Utd is

Elland Road, Leeds Utd is the loudest by far.

has to be elland

has to be elland road....just wish the liberty could sound like that. Singing at us from three sides., not seen anything like it..no wonder we never turned up on the pitch.

St James's park is one. Im a

St James's park is one. Im a Toon supporter. I agree with the last post. Why is not Elland Road on the poll list???????????

No doubt in my mind- JJB

No doubt in my mind- JJB Stadium

As a Man Utd fan I have to

As a Man Utd fan I have to agree that Elland Road is missed out, although they are not in the premiership the ground was always among the intimidating

when we went to Elland road

when we went to Elland road I was petrified. thousands of Leeds supporters singing for 90 mins

Elland Road 2001. first time

Elland Road 2001. first time I visited.Hated the place..and so did the players by the looks of things We lost miserably(pompey)
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