[ Sat 25th Aug ] v Wootton Blue Cross KO 3pm AWAY

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[ Sat 25th Aug ] v Wootton Blue Cross KO 3pm AWAY

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Re: [ Sat 25th Aug ] v Wootton Blue Cross KO 3pm AWAY

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Who's going? I'll be there +1.

Anybody been before? What can we expect? A nice covered terrace? A seat maybe? ;)
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Going. I was looking at a train to start with, before I realised that the nearest 'station' (and really it shouldn't be called a station) is Kempston Hardwick, a 40 minute walk to the ground along country roads. Rushden-Bedford-Wootton on buses will be more expensive but easier. :)

Ed: Just read the preview, seems a bit dodgy that they're not telling us what the prices are going to be?
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Re: [ Sat 25th Aug ] v Wootton Blue Cross KO 3pm AWAY

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Sara Pascoe wrote:Going. I was looking at a train to start with, before I realised that the nearest 'station' (and really it shouldn't be called a station) is Kempston Hardwick, a 40 minute walk to the ground along country roads. Rushden-Bedford-Wootton on buses will be more expensive but easier. :)

Ed: Just read the preview, seems a bit dodgy that they're not telling us what the prices are going to be?
Was wondering the same thing and the problem is that what's there to stop them putting up the prices deliberately for a game like this, I wonder whether Kings Lynn fans experienced this.

And its quite difficult finding photos of the place, a few come up on google images but I think one of the first ones is Rothwell Town and one of the images on the second page is from our site, so difficult to tell what the ground will be like but I imagine there won't be much more than a small covered standing area, maybe no seats at all. But whatever its like, I'm still really looking forward to it, love how almost all our away games are within an hour away.
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Re: [ Sat 25th Aug ] v Wootton Blue Cross KO 3pm AWAY

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I thought all clubs at this level were required to have some seating.
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Re: [ Sat 25th Aug ] v Wootton Blue Cross KO 3pm AWAY

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Wootton do have seating. They have a covered area for about a quarter of one side of the pitch, next to the turnstile, with half of it for standing, and the other half for seating (four or five rows with a single flat bench in each IIRC) - I guess it could hold about 100 people.
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Found the ground regs for step 6:

http://www.thefa.com/Leagues/NationalLe ... adeG09.pdf

Clubs should have at least 50 seats fixed in a stand, they should also have floodlights though, and at least 2 UCL clubs don't currently.
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Re: [ Sat 25th Aug ] v Wootton Blue Cross KO 3pm AWAY

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Here is a recent groundhopper's blog dated 1st August 2012:

http://worldgroundhoptwo.blogspot.co.uk ... ue%20Cross
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Interesting site. Seems that guy visited the D & D for the Luton match. ;)

http://worldgroundhoptwo.blogspot.co.uk ... ugh%20Town
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Re: [ Sat 25th Aug ] v Wootton Blue Cross KO 3pm AWAY

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Sara Pascoe wrote:Going. I was looking at a train to start with, before I realised that the nearest 'station' (and really it shouldn't be called a station) is Kempston Hardwick, a 40 minute walk to the ground along country roads. Rushden-Bedford-Wootton on buses will be more expensive but easier. :)

Ed: Just read the preview, seems a bit dodgy that they're not telling us what the prices are going to be?
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