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Which ground it what used to be the Division Three do you least like visiting? Our Swindon-supporting blogger has his own ideas - but he's not daft enough to think that the County Ground is an ideal destination for visitors....

Thoughts? 

OK,

I'm big enough and ugly enough to accept that Edgar Street - the home of football and Hereford United - may just win this one hands down. Victory!

For football purists though, I think there's still a place for theatres such as that of the Bulls. It's barely changed in 30+ years, and remains what older footballing folk would call a 'proper ground' - a refreshingly traditional venue compared to the likes of stadium:mk, Walker's Stadium, Pride Park, Darlington Arena etc etc which are all exactly the same bar the colour schemes.

Yes, the toilets are shocking and - particularly for the female fan - unacceptable. But come on gents, you're at the football for folks sake. They don't have to be shiny and sparkly and have jumbo-jet like hand dryers like Wembley that scare the sh*t out of you when they come on.

Biased excepted, I'd take a tin-shed like Edgar Street that has a fair degree of character over the flat-pack new stadiums going up in Shrewsbury, Colchester and Cardiff any day of the week. Granted, that's the way new stadia have to be designed these days, fact o'life, and it'll be a sad day if Hereford ever move into a new purpose-built constuction rather than have the four stands at Edgar Street gradually redeveloped.

As for my worst ground in League 1? A tough call considering they are all pretty much havens compared to the Macclesfields, Canvey Islands, Hayes, Leigh RMIs and Barnets I've experienced in the not so distant past in League 2 and the Conference.

I'm not a huge fan of Bristol Rovers' Memorial Stadium though. The one main stand looks like it's been pinched off a racecourse (which it has, hasn't it?!) whilst the blue/white striped awnings above two of the other stands would be more at home in the circus. 

Pot, kettle... I know! 

Victoria Park has seen better days but we can still cook up a good atmosphere

Whaddon Road.

Worst ground top 3 ive been to them all 1st by a mile Hereford 2nd The monkey hangers 3rd Brighton. LUFC Rule.

I'm surprised you rate Brighton ahead of Hartlepool, and maybe even Hereford for that matter.

The Withdean's not even a football ground really is it? It's an athletics stadium that was 'supposed' to be a temporary home for the Seagulls but one thing's led to another and all that. Good news that plans for the new stadium have finally gone through, even if it'll be a hike from Brighton itself.

And although Edgar Street's 'seen better days' your'e not 3.4 miles away from the pitch and open to all that mother nature has to unleash on you ;)

Ok you may have a point there ive only ever been to the withdean once due to the lack of tickets and it semed miles to the pitch and it pissed it down maybe i should reverse the placings. Anyway good luck with the new ground i take it you're a brighton fan, and hopefully you'll be going home from ER saturday empty handed.

On the contrary, I am in fact a Bulls sympathiser. Relieved to come from Elland Road with just the one-goal defeat t'other week when on another day, with another goalkeeper between the sticks, it could have been about 8.

Happy days ;) 

If the monkey Hangers is supposed to be some insult to Hartlepool fans let me tell you no one cares we have worse issues to worry about like having a mascot as Mayor of Hartlepool. But anyway it doesn't matter what the stadium looks like its what the fans inside are like and Hartlepool's support is very strong because we have no other sport to go crazy about (West Hartlepool used to be an awesome rugby team I hear but I dont know what happend to them)

No its not an insult its just how your affectionatly known down here. Support must be strong 3500 a home game you must have come in a taxi!! ha ha.

Must be some big taxis in Leeds that can fit 3500!

dont worry pal if Leeds are in the shake up come the end of the season then when we visit your tiny little ground for the last away game of the season i can promise you that your ground and the town of hartlepool will be at a standstill as you will never have see as many leeds fans in your life. on on on.

You're almost as bad as 1981rt.