Away Days

From the mighty to the minuscule. After last weeks visit to the Bavarian capitol of Munich, we crash back to planet earth with a less glamorous location. Once known as "Bradford by the Sea" due to the amount of mill workers who holidayed there, we are off to the faded sea side resort of Morecambe, to Christie Park. I have to confess a soft spot for this place, I remember coming here as a kid, and although the pier has gone, and Frontier Land is a derelict building site, it wasn't the ghost town I imagined it had become. This year was Morecambes inaugural season in the football league, and it was a healthy crowd who showed up for the game against the Mighty Bantams. The atmosphere was good, and the ground itself was close enough to a few pubs, that you could have a beer, and walk onto the stadium, and there were plenty of folk doing just this, which made it feel like you were going to a footie game instead of a B&Q. Of course the ground was basic, it was a non league venue the season before, yet I thought it had a certain charm, and it is always good to be stood on an old terrace again. The game was what you'd expect at this level, lots of honest graft and a little bit of skill, and the home side probably just deserved to win. Afterwards it was back to the pub, plenty of City fans had elected to stay overnight, and there was plenty of mixing with local fans, who were good value. A most enjoyable destination indeed.

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• Capacity-6,400
  
• Concessions-Plenty of Pies, good range-mediocre quality. No beer!!
  
• Built-1921
• Did You Know?-The Carwash Terrace is named so because there is carwash behind it.(You try and find something more interesting)
  
• Visited By-Euro Bri, The Boy Dazzler, Crespo and Dr Shotgun
  
• Rating-Field of Dreams, the stadium is very much garden shed, but there is is something about the place you can't quite describe. I liked it.