Post by Dave on Sept 20, 2009 7:57:14 GMT
Pictures taken by Romfordkev
For the benefit of those of you who don't travel to away games to watch Torquay, here's a few pictures of Victoria Road - home to D & R.
I'll keep it brief (not like my usual ground reviews) - because having followed Romford FC for many years, I fecking HATE them!!
Don't worry though, I won't let my feelings for "THEM" spoil the posting.....
THE MAIN ENTRANCE TO D&R's CAR PARK AND "THE LONDON BOROUGH OF BARKING AND DAGENHAM STADIUM"........WHAT A STUPID NAME FOR A GROUND!!
D&R MANAGER JOHN STILL.
UNFORTUNATELY, NICE MAN THAT HE IS, JOHN HAS MANAGED "THE DAGGERS" UNDER VARIOUS GUISES (REDBRIDGE FOREST BEING ONE OTHER), AND HAS BEEN FAIRLY SUCCESSFUL IN EACH TENURE.........PERHAPS IT'S TIME TO MOVE ON JOHN - THEN HOPEFULLY THE CLUB WILL SLIDE BACK INTO THE BSP!!
VIEW OF THE BURY ROAD TERRACE (HOME END) FROM THE NORTH STAND TERRACE.
WHY WAS I IN HERE YOU MAY ASK....WELL £20 TO SIT IN THE CORNER OF THE GROUND WAS TAKING THE P*** - SO I SAVED MYSELF £4 AND STOOD WITH THE CAST OF STAR WARS NEAR THE HALFWAY LINE!!
VIEW OF THE MAIN OR "CARLING STAND" (AS THEY LIKE IT TO BE KNOWN), FROM ACROSS THE PITCH. (THE PLAYERS TUNNEL CAN BE SEEN JUST TO THE RIGHT OF THE HALFWAY LINE).
THE SHELL OF THE NEW STAND BEING ERECTED AT THE PONDFIELD ROAD END OF THE GROUND.
THIS USED TO HOUSE AN OPEN TERRACE FOR THE AWAY FAN - BUT I EXPECT THAT GIVEN D&R's POOR GATES AT HOME, THEY WILL MAINTAIN THIS AS AN AWAY END - FOR A PREMIUM!!
THE TRAVELLING YELLOW ARMY - HOUSED IN THE GROTTY LITTLE "BARKING COLLEGE STAND" - WITH ITS NON EXISTANT VIEW OF THE OTHER END OF THE PITCH, DUE TO IT BEING STEPPED BACK SLIGHTLY BEHIND THE LINE OF THE MAIN STAND!!
£20 - AND YOU CAN'T EVEN SEE THE WHOLE PITCH. DISGRACEFUL!
THE "KNUCKLE DRAGGERS" FILE OUT FROM THE "NORTH STAND", ALONG BEHIND THE "BURY ROAD END" GOAL AND OUT THROUGH THE CAR PARK - TO MEET THEIR PROBATION OFFICERS!!
IN THE BACKGROUND, THE CARLING STAND - JUST LIKE THE DRINK.......FLAT, LIFELESS AND STALE!!
THE VIEW OF THE NORTH STAND FROM BEHIND THE GOAL.
CROOKY AND MERSE TRY TO MIX IN WITH THE VAST ARRAY OF (AS YET) UNDEFINED LIFE FORMS THAT MAKE UP THE CROWD.
AND FINALLY, THE VIEW OF THE STAND UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
DON'T BE SURPRISED IF IT'S NAMED AFTER A PROMINENT LOCAL BUSINESS.........I CAN SEE IT NOW: "THE PONDFIELD ROAD END SPONSORED BY CASH CONVERTERS STAND".
WHO KNOWS, THEY MIGHT EVEN JUST GET THE NAME SQUEEZED IN ALONG THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE BLOODY THING!!
FOOTNOTE:
Of all the games to lose, WHY did it have to be this one.
For the benefit of those of you who don't travel to away games to watch Torquay, here's a few pictures of Victoria Road - home to D & R.
I'll keep it brief (not like my usual ground reviews) - because having followed Romford FC for many years, I fecking HATE them!!
Don't worry though, I won't let my feelings for "THEM" spoil the posting.....
THE MAIN ENTRANCE TO D&R's CAR PARK AND "THE LONDON BOROUGH OF BARKING AND DAGENHAM STADIUM"........WHAT A STUPID NAME FOR A GROUND!!
D&R MANAGER JOHN STILL.
UNFORTUNATELY, NICE MAN THAT HE IS, JOHN HAS MANAGED "THE DAGGERS" UNDER VARIOUS GUISES (REDBRIDGE FOREST BEING ONE OTHER), AND HAS BEEN FAIRLY SUCCESSFUL IN EACH TENURE.........PERHAPS IT'S TIME TO MOVE ON JOHN - THEN HOPEFULLY THE CLUB WILL SLIDE BACK INTO THE BSP!!
VIEW OF THE BURY ROAD TERRACE (HOME END) FROM THE NORTH STAND TERRACE.
WHY WAS I IN HERE YOU MAY ASK....WELL £20 TO SIT IN THE CORNER OF THE GROUND WAS TAKING THE P*** - SO I SAVED MYSELF £4 AND STOOD WITH THE CAST OF STAR WARS NEAR THE HALFWAY LINE!!
VIEW OF THE MAIN OR "CARLING STAND" (AS THEY LIKE IT TO BE KNOWN), FROM ACROSS THE PITCH. (THE PLAYERS TUNNEL CAN BE SEEN JUST TO THE RIGHT OF THE HALFWAY LINE).
THE SHELL OF THE NEW STAND BEING ERECTED AT THE PONDFIELD ROAD END OF THE GROUND.
THIS USED TO HOUSE AN OPEN TERRACE FOR THE AWAY FAN - BUT I EXPECT THAT GIVEN D&R's POOR GATES AT HOME, THEY WILL MAINTAIN THIS AS AN AWAY END - FOR A PREMIUM!!
THE TRAVELLING YELLOW ARMY - HOUSED IN THE GROTTY LITTLE "BARKING COLLEGE STAND" - WITH ITS NON EXISTANT VIEW OF THE OTHER END OF THE PITCH, DUE TO IT BEING STEPPED BACK SLIGHTLY BEHIND THE LINE OF THE MAIN STAND!!
£20 - AND YOU CAN'T EVEN SEE THE WHOLE PITCH. DISGRACEFUL!
THE "KNUCKLE DRAGGERS" FILE OUT FROM THE "NORTH STAND", ALONG BEHIND THE "BURY ROAD END" GOAL AND OUT THROUGH THE CAR PARK - TO MEET THEIR PROBATION OFFICERS!!
IN THE BACKGROUND, THE CARLING STAND - JUST LIKE THE DRINK.......FLAT, LIFELESS AND STALE!!
THE VIEW OF THE NORTH STAND FROM BEHIND THE GOAL.
CROOKY AND MERSE TRY TO MIX IN WITH THE VAST ARRAY OF (AS YET) UNDEFINED LIFE FORMS THAT MAKE UP THE CROWD.
AND FINALLY, THE VIEW OF THE STAND UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
DON'T BE SURPRISED IF IT'S NAMED AFTER A PROMINENT LOCAL BUSINESS.........I CAN SEE IT NOW: "THE PONDFIELD ROAD END SPONSORED BY CASH CONVERTERS STAND".
WHO KNOWS, THEY MIGHT EVEN JUST GET THE NAME SQUEEZED IN ALONG THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE BLOODY THING!!
FOOTNOTE:
Of all the games to lose, WHY did it have to be this one.