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Football grounds you can see from the motorway ?
Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2020 1:45 pm
by TommyJohnson
Very bored on this Sunday waiting for the final games of the season.
Can we get a list of all the grounds you can see from the motorway ?
Walsall has to be the obvious one.
Wembley and the Arch.
Leeds
Colchester
Crawley
Just a few to get us started.
Re: Football grounds you can see from the motorway ?
Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2020 1:49 pm
by Leisure
Villa
Bolton
Preston
Re: Football grounds you can see from the motorway ?
Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2020 1:53 pm
by cbx750
Exeter.
You can see the floodlights at West Brom but nothing else when driving up the M5.
Re: Football grounds you can see from the motorway ?
Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2020 1:54 pm
by burnmark
Just drove past Walsall this afternoon.
Re: Football grounds you can see from the motorway ?
Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2020 1:58 pm
by Gerry Hattrick
burnmark wrote: ↑Sun Jul 26, 2020 1:54 pm
Just drove past Walsall this afternoon.
Wow!!!
Re: Football grounds you can see from the motorway ?
Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2020 2:00 pm
by Bertiebeehead
burnmark wrote: ↑Sun Jul 26, 2020 1:54 pm
Just drove past Walsall this afternoon.
Show off
Re: Football grounds you can see from the motorway ?
Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2020 2:02 pm
by NickBFC
Technically Colchester/Crawley can't be seen from a motorway, if we're including dual carriageway/A roads then..
Stoke City
You can JUST about see St Andrews from the M6.
Re: Football grounds you can see from the motorway ?
Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2020 2:04 pm
by claptrappers_union
You used to be able to see Ewood when joining the motorway from Shadsworth on the M65. Industrial units block it now though
Re: Football grounds you can see from the motorway ?
Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2020 2:06 pm
by ClaretTony
Walsall
Aston Villa
Rotherham
Coventry
Blackburn (just about if you really want to)
Bolton
Leeds
Birmingham
West Brom
Reading
Preston
Scunthorpe
Re: Football grounds you can see from the motorway ?
Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2020 2:07 pm
by JarrowClaret
Technically you can see St James Park from 1 the A167(M) although I wouldn’t argue if you said it doesn’t count.
Re: Football grounds you can see from the motorway ?
Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2020 2:09 pm
by Steve1956
I'm sure ive seen Celtic Park (is it called that) as we drive into Glasgow,never been but it looks quite an imposing place
Re: Football grounds you can see from the motorway ?
Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2020 2:10 pm
by k90bfc
Ricoh Arena.used to be Coventry City,STOLEN from them by Wasps Rugby,feel so sorry for all of Sky Blue Fans,so cruel,should have stayed at Highfield Road,lovely stadium,great atmosphere,except when we beat them!
Re: Football grounds you can see from the motorway ?
Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2020 2:12 pm
by randomclaret2
Eastville, Bristol Rovers old ground
Re: Football grounds you can see from the motorway ?
Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2020 2:12 pm
by Hipper
ClaretTony wrote: ↑Sun Jul 26, 2020 2:06 pm
Blackburn (just about if you really want to)
Re: Football grounds you can see from the motorway ?
Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2020 2:13 pm
by burnmark
‘Walsall’ and ‘show off’ aren’t something I’d ever imagined would combine together.
Re: Football grounds you can see from the motorway ?
Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2020 2:13 pm
by randomclaret2
Carlisles floodlights ?
Re: Football grounds you can see from the motorway ?
Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2020 2:15 pm
by Wokingclaret
Brentford M4 flyover
New ground, under and on top of the flyover
Re: Football grounds you can see from the motorway ?
Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2020 2:16 pm
by ClaretTony
randomclaret2 wrote: ↑Sun Jul 26, 2020 2:12 pm
Eastville, Bristol Rovers old ground
I'm not saying the motorway was close but the slip road went part over the open end at Eastville.
Re: Football grounds you can see from the motorway ?
Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2020 2:17 pm
by randomclaret2
ClaretTony wrote: ↑Sun Jul 26, 2020 2:16 pm
I'm not saying the motorway was close but the slip road went part over the open end at Eastville.
I seem to recall a visit there in the mid 80s when a couple of cars pulled over to watch part of our 4-0 defeat
Re: Football grounds you can see from the motorway ?
Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2020 2:20 pm
by ClaretTony
randomclaret2 wrote: ↑Sun Jul 26, 2020 2:17 pm
I seem to recall a visit there in the mid 80s when a couple of cars pulled over to watch part of our 4-0 defeat
Bloody fools - that was a simply dreadful performance
Re: Football grounds you can see from the motorway ?
Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2020 2:48 pm
by groove
You can clearly see Ibrox from the M8.
Re: Football grounds you can see from the motorway ?
Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2020 4:19 pm
by timshorts
Brighton. Right on top of it.
Cardiff from the link road A40(M)
Re: Football grounds you can see from the motorway ?
Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2020 4:29 pm
by jollyjack
Fratton Park from the M275
Re: Football grounds you can see from the motorway ?
Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2020 4:32 pm
by timshorts
Portsmouth (at a distance).
Roda kerkrade. Vitesse arnhem, tilburg, feijenoord.
Gent is on the junction of two motorways.
Re: Football grounds you can see from the motorway ?
Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2020 4:40 pm
by Buxtonclaret
Motherwell
Re: Football grounds you can see from the motorway ?
Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2020 4:56 pm
by jollyjack
You used to be able to glimpse the Madejski from the M4 but its obscure now I think
Re: Football grounds you can see from the motorway ?
Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2020 5:05 pm
by ChrisG
I'm pretty sure you can see Old Trafford from the Barton Bridge, and there's a point on the M6 where you can see the floodlights at Deepdale.
Re: Football grounds you can see from the motorway ?
Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2020 5:07 pm
by wilks_bfc
ChrisG wrote: ↑Sun Jul 26, 2020 5:05 pm
I'm pretty sure you can see Old Trafford from the Barton Bridge, and there's a point on the M6 where you can see the floodlights at Deepdale.
Can you?
Got to admit don’t think ever noticed them from M6 but certainly have from M65
Re: Football grounds you can see from the motorway ?
Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2020 5:14 pm
by ChrisG
wilks_bfc wrote: ↑Sun Jul 26, 2020 5:07 pm
Can you?
Got to admit don’t think ever noticed them from M6 but certainly have from M65
Yes sorry I meant the 65 as you come down towards the M6 junction I think it is.