Visiting the Ugliest Stadiums in English Football

six years ago talksport released the 14 ugliest stadiums in the world [Music] four of their top seven were English football stadiums I really really like this ground so I decided to go on a journey and visit those four stadiums I think it's just lovely in a British way it's Charming but a little bit gross to go and find out for myself if these stadiums really were ugly is that a fridge [Music] thank you talk sports fourth ugliest stadium is the John Smiths Master John Smith Stadium the John Smiths is the home of Huddersfield town and Huddersfield Giants not big people from Huddersfield the rugby league club I tell you what if you walk a little bit this way everything is charged 50 Quid for this year this stadium was built in the 90s it was way ahead of its time it became a blueprint for modern stadiums in England [Applause] foreign talksport described the stadium as having a weird design that does it no favors I think it's quite unfair to suggest that that's not a good thing I'm really confused by this Choice I'm using Opera one to find out more about the English football stadiums Opera one is the latest version of the Opera desktop browser with Opera one you have access to a free VPN and ad blocker but my favorite feature is Opera's free browser AI Aria Aria is Internet connected so you get the most up-to-date information possible when was the last time Tottenham Hotspur won a trophy that was a really long time ago yes indeed cheers Aria we do we do have some bad too don't we I'm going to say that to her actually it's like having my own personal friend use the link in the description to check out Opera one a super cool super smooth desktop browser oh sorry I just nearly got caught by a fisherman I'm not a fish foreign Stadium Chester okay I'm currently looking at the third ugliest stadium in English football Diva Dava Deva Deva no I'm definitely not that one I also have contacted the club beforehand I just don't I wouldn't wouldn't know what to say like I don't want to say I want to come and see your ground to see if it's actually ugly or not it's a bit rude you don't say that to a human would you Chester FC a national league North Side this stadium is located on the England Wales border the pitch is entirely in Wales the car park is in England [Music] I have officially crossed the border from England into Wales talksport described this ground as a pretty standard Stadium except it seems to have been built in a random car park this pretty horrible thing to do build build yourself on a car park isn't it I just don't know what you'll expect what do you expect from a football club at this level it looks modern on the inside but they've kept that traditional feel on the outside I don't believe you can ask for more than that I mean that's that don't look cool nobody wants a container in the middle of a stand but that does that make it the third ugliest stage in English football [Music] if we were in Scandinavia for example and this was freshly painted we would see a quirkiness to this because of the architecture I really really like this ground is that a fridge [Applause] it's a collection of fridges yeah [Applause] [Music] [Music] talksport's second ugliest English stadium is Boundary Park Oldham if you did live in one of those houses Mum would you would you if there was like a residence discount for a season ticket and you could get a season ticket for like 60 quid for the season would you just do it no okay boundary path is the coldest stadium in England Ultra athletic are a fifth division Club at averaged just under 7 000 fans incredible I found a way to look inside that pitch there I know I can only see a little bit of it that's in Immaculate condition I know a Stadium's attractiveness is not all about the pitch but it's a significant part it's looking really beautiful but if I was someone who wanted to walk like this I can't I can't stop children my problem at the stadium isn't that it's ugly it just needs a little bit of care and pride there's a standard that you expect from fans and players isn't that on Match day and if you expect that standard then you have to provide that standard in the ways that you can and that is looking after the stadium see I think talksport would say that's ugly but that's what I think looks really Charming that's what I when I said rustic that's what I meant oldham's been sort of in and out of being a bit of a mess the last few years but it looks like they're in a good place at the moment and I'm sure they wouldn't trade places with Barry but just because it's not as bad as your neighbors doesn't mean that you can't be a bit frustrated if my shepherd's pie was cold my next door neighbor had moldy shepherd's pie the fact they've got moldy shepherd's pie doesn't change the fact that I've got a cold shepherd's pie just because their situation is worse in the microwave though on Match day if your team lost yeah would you or would you not poo in this I wouldn't no I wasn't no I wouldn't [Applause] I think it's really a mean of talksport to label this ground as the second ugliest in the country is traditional it's Charming oh no but it is a little bit ugly isn't it [Music] and number one the London Park Grimsby town for all my overseas viewers clear Forbes is the Barcelona I'd say of England nestled away amongst the terraced houses located in the seaside town of cleethorpes Grimsby Town play in the fourth division of English football they are the most successful team of the three professional clubs in historic Lincolnshire it's not that difficult but it's still a great achievement [Music] I feel like I've stepped into a 70s football culture Museum it's not especially incredible one but this is the lowest football stadium in the country at only two feet above sea level there's the houses and then all of a sudden turn left and there is the visitor section wow that's people's houses Gardens and a massive floodlight Grimsby town has consistently been rated as the worst away Day in England the main stand at this stadium was opened in 1901. there were new rules that were brought in after certain Stadium disasters in this country and rightly so a lot of stadiums were refurbished they're completely changed to fit in with the Modern Times And this is a stadium that's almost stood the test of time and a constant reminder of what football coach is all about in this country so I do really like it [Music] it looks quite new from the inside that right there is the turnstile entrance to the Pontoon stand in just a few steps that way is the entrance to somebody's Back Garden there's traditional enchantment as The Terraces are it would prevent Grimsby from ever being able to expand the stadium I think they would have to move if they were to ever get promoted and promoting and promote the last thing that you would want would be for these Terraces to be demolished and the people of the area to be punished as a consequence of improving the stadium the people always come first in an area [Music] I don't think Grumpy are going to be in the Premier League anytime soon so it's okay not being rude just a fact [Music] it looks like something huh

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Length: 10min 0sec (600 seconds)

Published: Wed Sep 27 2023