tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4270500688830727076.post651755230597701914..comments2024-03-21T19:59:03.984+00:00Comments on Grounds for concern...: Welling United, Park View Road, 2008.Rabblerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00834935884051921044noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4270500688830727076.post-78504006366629573372009-08-09T11:56:22.713+01:002009-08-09T11:56:22.713+01:00Couldn't agree more! it's nice to highligh...Couldn't agree more! it's nice to highlight the dickheads though, isn't it! ;-)<br />On one of my Prague trips I was taking photos on a non matchday at Spartak Kosire, & ended up talking, through someone else with him who spoke English acting as an interpreter, to their Club President!<br />If someone becomes known to me, as a fan, visiting Champion Hill for the first time, I always try to get them into the boardroom to look at the old photos after a game, if I can. Especially when it is visitors/friends from abroad. A little bit of goodwill goes a long way.<br />When I was at school I had a penfriend(Remember them?It's what we did before computers!)come down from Bolton. The groundsman let us look at the ground, but wouldn't allow us to walk round the old terracing. Not only was he a miserable git, it was very embarrassing for me, & something I've never forgotten.Rabblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00834935884051921044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4270500688830727076.post-12737716768645950072009-07-18T11:44:15.864+01:002009-07-18T11:44:15.864+01:00I went there a few years back for their FA Trophy ...I went there a few years back for their FA Trophy game against Grays, which was a 2pm Kick Off on a Sunday owing to the fact that their floodlights has been blown down in a recent gale.<br /><br />I had also been there long before that, when my team Wycombe drew 2-2 there in January 1993, though dense fog meant I didn't see much of the 2nd half.<br /><br />I enjoyed my second visit, they were friendly and it was a good game. Also a nice Cafe across the road.<br /><br />The worst welcome I have had was at Bedfont, where I went on a non matchday just to take a few photos. I was met by a miserable and rude club official who insisted on seeing my pictures I had taken (there were only a few of them of the signs outside). He also said he was taking down my car registration and reporting me to the police. His language was very colourful considering he had 2 young children sitting in the back of his car.<br /><br />But for every bad one, there are lots of good ones who are more than willing to show you around and are genuinely pleased, even if on a non matchday. Pick of the bunch was at Southern League club Woodford United (visited en route to Notts County) where the chairman gave me a tour of the ground and a free pennant, pin badge and programmes and refused to take my money. Top stuff for a club that on occasions strugles to get 3 figure attendances. Hopefully I can repay their kindness and go there for a game one dayRussWWFChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14819883584895522180noreply@blogger.com