Advice for an away fan for next week

[Rob1920]

Re my post above, why was the word m e l t automatically replaced with ****!? Is it also a swear word I was unaware of?

 

[Danshrimper]

As you can probably guess by my name and several posts I've made I'm Stevenage fan. Ticket details have been confirmed for the return leg at your place (we only get 900 which raised an eyebrow for me) and me and my girlfriend hope to purchase our tickets tomorrow.

We do however have a few questions.

Firstly and perhaps most importantly as its my girlfriends first ever away match and with recent issues with a few of your fans at the Morecambe game and other matches this season (I assume the troublemakers are in the 1% that every club have) we have questions about what areas to avoid and whether we should keep our colours under wraps until inside the stadium. We'll be travelling in by train to Southend Victoria station and plan to spend a little time down by the front before the game. Does anyone know any particularly good chippies and pubs along there and on the way to the ground (which pub do away supporters tend to frequent?)? Also what are food prices like at Roots Hall in case we decide to eat inside the ground?

Finally if anyone has any other advice it would be great :smile:

Looking forward to welcoming you our place this Sunday :smile:

Whilst some of our supporters may be considered idiots (mainly for kicking advertising boards and letting off smoke bombs so I wouldn't be that scared if I were you) I highly doubt they will threaten yourself or your girlfriend in any way simply for wearing Stevenage colours.

In regards to chippies there is an excellent one called the 'fish house' about a 5 minute walk away from the ground. Would highly recommend eating there, the chips are amazing. Food prices inside the ground are around about the same as most grounds really, whilst many complain about the burgers I actually think the cheeseburgers have been really good recently so don't be to put off them.

 

[SHRIMPERPETER]

Are the burgers in the ground that bad? I have this thing about trying a burger at every ground I go to (Even St Albans City with their mystery meat haha).

Yes,dry flavourless and the buns are sometimes hard like they've not long been defrosted:thumbdown:

 

[David Icke]

Each burger sold at the ground comes with a priority seat ticket for the sit down loo.

 

[RobB11]

Whilst some of our supporters may be considered idiots (mainly for kicking advertising boards and letting off smoke bombs so I wouldn't be that scared if I were you) I highly doubt they will threaten yourself or your girlfriend in any way simply for wearing Stevenage colours.

In regards to chippies there is an excellent one called the 'fish house' about a 5 minute walk away from the ground. Would highly recommend eating there, the chips are amazing. Food prices inside the ground are around about the same as most grounds really, whilst many complain about the burgers I actually think the cheeseburgers have been really good recently so don't be to put off them.

Regarding the cheeseburgers? Do you not eat much mate???

Not had one for about 8 years but my mate had one against Luton and soon wished he hadn't haha

 

[Devon Blue]

Just a note: expect us to pitch invade even if we lose, if last year is anything to go by...

 

[Angell Delight]

As you can probably guess by my name and several posts I've made I'm Stevenage fan. Ticket details have been confirmed for the return leg at your place (we only get 900 which raised an eyebrow for me) and me and my girlfriend hope to purchase our tickets tomorrow.

We do however have a few questions.

Firstly and perhaps most importantly as its my girlfriends first ever away match and with recent issues with a few of your fans at the Morecambe game and other matches this season (I assume the troublemakers are in the 1% that every club have) we have questions about what areas to avoid and whether we should keep our colours under wraps until inside the stadium. We'll be travelling in by train to Southend Victoria station and plan to spend a little time down by the front before the game. Does anyone know any particularly good chippies and pubs along there and on the way to the ground (which pub do away supporters tend to frequent?)? Also what are food prices like at Roots Hall in case we decide to eat inside the ground?

Finally if anyone has any other advice it would be great :smile:

Looking forward to welcoming you our place this Sunday :smile:

Your pricing for away fans has also raised a few eyebrows on here too, blimey what a rip-off! :thumbdown:

Still that's not your fault so have a safe journey down - we're a very friendly bunch. :thumbsup:

 

[Danshrimper]

Regarding the cheeseburgers? Do you not eat much mate???

Not had one for about 8 years but my mate had one against Luton and soon wished he hadn't haha

I know they used to be awful! Hadn't had one for about 6 years myself, but I've had 2 or 3 this season and they've been pretty good. Nothing amazing but certainly better than what they used to be.

 

[Danshrimper]

Your pricing for away fans has also raised a few eyebrows on here too, blimey what a rip-off! :thumbdown:

Still that's not your fault so have a safe journey down - we're a very friendly bunch. :thumbsup:

To be fair it's the same price for home fans as well.

 

[Another Surrey Shrimper]

Re my post above, why was the word m e l t automatically replaced with ****!? Is it also a swear word I was unaware of?

It's a bad word on the continent apparently so gets scooped up in the swear filter

 

[Stevenage Guest]

In regards to the pricing I agree our seating prices are a rip off. Its why I always get standing tickets for home games. Sadly you lot in the away end don't get the same choice :(

 

[Eaststandfrank]

I think it is unfair to claim we are a friendly club...similar to
the chap from Luton claiming everyone would be well behaved. If you keep yourself to yourself Stevenage fan...you SHOULD be fine...but it would be irresponsible to promise you will be.

I hope you go out of business with your Rip-off prices.

 

[OldBlueLady]

Another who doesn't think the burgers are so bad. The problem is always if you have one that's been sat ready for a while. Food hygiene rating is now a 4, the days of a big, fat zero are long gone.

 

[united we stand]

Interesting that we have only given them 900. Does that indicate that we are hoping to sell x and y to home fans? Or do you think it is an initial 900?

 

[RHB]

Interesting that we have only given them 900. Does that indicate that we are hoping to sell x and y to home fans? Or do you think it is an initial 900?

Probably the latter. I don't know how many Stevenage will bring but I would be surprised if it were much more than that. Of course, I hope I'm wrong, the more the merrier to watch us win and finally go up...Woohoo!!!

 

[fatshrimp]

I think it is unfair to claim we are a friendly club...similar to
the chap from Luton claiming everyone would be well behaved. If you keep yourself to yourself Stevenage fan...you SHOULD be fine...but it would be irresponsible to promise you will be.

I hope you go out of business with your Rip-off prices.

So if he keeps his head down he might get away without getting beaten up, but no guarantees? That's a nice warm welcome...

 

[Eaststandfrank]

So if he keeps his head down he might get away without getting beaten up, but no guarantees? That's a nice warm welcome...

Can you gaurantee he will be safe then?

 

[fatshrimp]

Can you gaurantee he will be safe then?

No, but I would have responded in a slightly less confrontational way, maybe that's just me.

It's a shame our club seems to be gathering a reputation on the back of recent events. This fellas girlfriend feels intimidated coming to what I would consider a friendly club and that's a pity. Football isn't all about hardnuts having a tear up but perhaps some people think it is.

 

[RHB]

No, but I would have responded in a slightly less confrontational way, maybe that's just me.

It's a shame our club seems to be gathering a reputation on the back of recent events. This fellas girlfriend feels intimidated coming to what I would consider a friendly club and that's a pity. Football isn't all about hardnuts having a tear up but perhaps some people think it is.

Absolutely this. All of a sudden we go from a really friendly club, to one with an edgy feel. Away supporters coming on here should be welcomed unless they are trolls, and this one definite wasn't.

Stevenage Guest, you and your lady are very welcome to Roots Hall. Come and enjoy, what we hope will be, a stonking game. You've already had food station advice and the away stand is a bit whiffy at times, but it certainly has character. Obviously I can't hope that the result goes your way, but apart from that be loud and proud mate.

 

[Supa Shrimpa]

What happend to the two tits that used to sit in the Upper South that no one liked .

One is now leader of the Tory Party, and the other one is leader of Labour. You might see them on TV tonight !