Posts Tagged: The Den

Ground Review: A Hammer at The New Den

The famous railway bridge on the way to The New Den.

West Ham United fan Louis Maughan visits a ground and club he should loathe visiting. But as ground hoppers, and supporters on the march to doing the 92, we have to make adjustments. Read Louis’s experience about his visit to The New Den. Ground: The New Den (18/92) Game: Millwall v Bolton Wanderers Date: 12/8/2017 How a Hammer Hates As a West Ham fan, I’ve been conditioned to dislike three clubs above all others. I’m fairly familiar with Spurs, as I live in North East London. I haven’t been to Chelsea yet but due to their success, in recent times,… Read more »

Derby Day: England’s five most hostile football grounds

the Den the home of Milwall FC

With the Manchester derby this weekend, we take a look at five of England’s best stadiums for atmosphere – find out whether your club’s footballing haven features below… Elland Road Leeds United aren’t quite the dominant force that they were during the 1970s but Elland Road remains home to one of the most passionate fanbases in English football – especially when they face Huddersfield Town or Sheffield Wednesday. On their day, the Elland Road faithful are capable of striking fear into Leeds’ opponents and the Whites may be set for a return to the top flight in the near future. And with… Read more »

David Watkins join the 92 club

Colchester Weston Homes Community stadium pitch

If you follow us on Twitter you will no doubt have seen a few tweets from David Watkins over the past year. The Leeds fan has put his time to good use popping up at grounds all over the country in the last 12 months to get his 92 finished. We caught up with David to find out more about his journey. Groundsman: Firstly congratulations on completing the 92! Which was your final ground and did you commemorate the occasion? David: Thank you! My final ground was Roots Hall for the League One game between Southend United and Crewe Alexandra…. Read more »

Bish Talks

Ian Bishop West ham United

Budding journalist Alex Metcalfe caught up with former West Ham and Manchester City midfielder Ian Bishop to find out about his experiences of the 92 league grounds over a 20 year career. Alex: What was the best atmosphere you ever played in? Ian: The old Wembley was up there – or the 1991 FA Cup semi-final at Villa Park, it wasn’t the stadium itself, it was the atmosphere created by those West ham fans that made it. Alex: The worst atmosphere? – a grim one on a Tuesday night. Ian: The Odsal when Bradford had to play there (following the… Read more »