When I read that Stockport were improving Edgeley Park to provide covered accommodation for away supporters, I’m not sure I expected anything quite so substantial.

if the game is crap they can sell goods and wares, maybe some cakes and DVDs

The Gazebo End.

Who else has a seated end without a roof? Gillingham used to, Brighton at one of their temporary grounds.

JHL and JML do not count!

Takes me back to Moss Lane, was it? Macclesfield's ground.

The tarpaulin above us ripped and we stood uner a deluge.

Moss Rose.

A marriage made in heaven. Stockport County and Mickey Mouse.

Loyalclaret wrote: ↑

Fri Oct 10, 2025 7:27 pm

Who else has a seated end without a roof? Gillingham used to, Brighton at one of their temporary grounds.

JHL and JML do not count!

Pretty sure the Fratton Park away end is seated and uncovered, but may be miss remembering that.

My main memory was a Pompy fan being ejected spitting at me though. Nice.

They've looked at Barrow's crap stands and enlarged them - what a sh****e that is by the way.

It is a bit Micky Mouse but better than standing in the p****ng rain for two hours +

NewClaret wrote: ↑

Fri Oct 10, 2025 7:58 pm

Pretty sure the Fratton Park away end is seated and uncovered, but may be miss remembering that.

My main memory was a Pompy fan being ejected spitting at me though. Nice.

I’ve sat at Fratton Park out in the open but they covered it around 20 years ago.

They've borrowed a bike shed.

Loyalclaret wrote: ↑

Fri Oct 10, 2025 7:27 pm

Who else has a seated end without a roof? Gillingham used to, Brighton at one of their temporary grounds.

JHL and JML do not count!

Swindon?

More pillars than Lancashire Scaffolding

Loyalclaret wrote: ↑

Fri Oct 10, 2025 7:27 pm

Who else has a seated end without a roof? Gillingham used to, Brighton at one of their temporary grounds.

JHL and JML do not count!

Swindon

I remember standing behind that goal in a 1-0 defeat, April 97'. It was quite a hot one, half my face was red raw by the end, the other half, pasty white.

I think it must be a temporary measure for a couple of years to ensure the away end sells out as it can’t be nice sat there over the winter months. They have some decent plans in place for Edgeley Park.

Did Blackpool have the Gene Kelly Stand which was uncovered?

Claretforever wrote: ↑

Fri Oct 10, 2025 8:56 pm

I think it must be a temporary measure for a couple of years to ensure the away end sells out as it can’t be nice sat there over the winter months. They have some decent plans in place for Edgeley Park.

Don’t spoil the fun

ChrisG wrote: ↑

Fri Oct 10, 2025 9:02 pm

Did Blackpool have the Gene Kelly Stand which was uncovered?

They did on the side - replaced it with that covered temporary stand which has become permanent

Trust and pray we will never have to play that horrible twisted club ever again, weird fans who tried their best to make us their rivals

Forgot about Swindon, weren't we sat in the longside last time we played on a Tuesday night.

Last time I went Macclesfield, it rained terribly but I don't remember seats! Sodje

whalleyclaret wrote: ↑

Fri Oct 10, 2025 9:09 pm

Trust and pray we will never have to play that horrible twisted club ever again, weird fans who tried their best to make us their rivals

That day may come around sooner than you would like it to. Stockport made the League One play offs last season and could be sitting in the playoff places again come Saturday evening.

No longer the closest team to the Mersey river

We may laugh, but it will provide better coverage than the lower tiers of the JH and JM.

Bromley doesn't have anything very much. That ground ought to get them kicked out of the league if they don't do something with it. It makes barrow look classy.
Man u famously has a section where the seats arent protected by the roof, of course.

Went there in 1985 and it poured down so we went in the seats to the right as you stand on the away end. Got to half time and it kicked off and ended up being thrown out back into the rain. Except the copper on the gate threatened to arrest us if we didn't get back into the stand only to be met by the copper who kicked us out threatening to arrest us if we didn't get out.

Between a rock and a hard place until the coppers spoke to each other. Then promptly kicked us out back into the open end in the rain.

Loyalclaret wrote: ↑

Fri Oct 10, 2025 10:09 pm

Forgot about Swindon, weren't we sat in the longside last time we played on a Tuesday night.

Last time I went Macclesfield, it rained terribly but I don't remember seats! Sodje

Last trip to Swindon was in the League Cup in 2012. We were sat in the main stand that night with the open end closed.

4:20 wrote: ↑

Fri Oct 10, 2025 8:48 pm

I remember standing behind that goal in a 1-0 defeat, April 97'. It was quite a hot one, half my face was red raw by the end, the other half, pasty white.

Snap.

Back in Burnley afterwards and the girl behind the bar downstairs at the Talbot said “ooh, been out in the sun have you?”

I was in too much pain to even make a sarcastic reply.

Please don’t bring up that Macclesfield game in a monsoon again, the memories have just started fading and I don’t want them back.

Between the horrific rain and worse performance by everyone involved but especially John O’Kane, that was easily one of my worst away day experiences.

Enola Gay wrote: ↑

Sat Oct 11, 2025 11:31 am

Please don’t bring up that Macclesfield game in a monsoon again, the memories have just started fading and I don’t want them back.

Between the horrific rain and worse performance by everyone involved but especially John O’Kane, that was easily one of my worst away day experiences.

In terms of the weather we were among the lucky ones being shifted into the stand (for want of a better word) and under cover. But what an awful result and an awful game on a pitch that was never fit to be played on.

We only found out we’d signed John O’Kane while on our way there. That was news we could have done without.

They’ve just released their 25/26 squad photo taken from the away end.

(Stolen from Twitter)

ClaretTony wrote: ↑

Fri Oct 10, 2025 6:34 pm

When I read that Stockport were improving Edgeley Park to provide covered accommodation for away supporters, I’m not sure I expected anything quite so substantial.


IMG_2701.jpeg

Didn’t last long

Enola Gay wrote: ↑

Sat Oct 11, 2025 11:31 am

Please don’t bring up that Macclesfield game in a monsoon again, the memories have just started fading and I don’t want them back.

Between the horrific rain and worse performance by everyone involved but especially John O’Kane, that was easily one of my worst away day experiences.

I mentioned it earlier but thought I'd got away with it..

That ‘roof’ would have collapsed on that Friday night in 1988.

Bosscat wrote: ↑

Fri Oct 10, 2025 11:23 pm

No longer the closest team to the Mersey river

Yeah, I wonder how many times the wrong answer will crop up in future quizzes!

Vegas Claret wrote: ↑

Fri Oct 10, 2025 6:39 pm

if the game is crap they can sell goods and wares, maybe some cakes and DVDs

Maybe those homemade greetings cards?

ChrisG wrote: ↑

Fri Oct 10, 2025 9:02 pm

Did Blackpool have the Gene Kelly Stand which was uncovered?

Good for singing in the rain.
Well somebody had to!

4:20 wrote: ↑

Fri Oct 10, 2025 8:48 pm

I remember standing behind that goal in a 1-0 defeat, April 97'. It was quite a hot one, half my face was red raw by the end, the other half, pasty white.

Was that the day when it was an early kick off, and there was a lad from the Burnley end who ran on the pitch stark bollock naked?

dougcollins wrote: ↑

Sat Oct 11, 2025 3:44 pm

Yeah, I wonder how many times the wrong answer will crop up in future quizzes!

My thoughts too

ChrisG wrote: ↑

Sat Oct 11, 2025 4:43 pm

Was that the day when it was an early kick off, and there was a lad from the Burnley end who ran on the pitch stark bollock naked?

Yes, he exited to the stand on our righthand side from memory. I'll have been 12 and found it very funny my face was also burnt!

At least it covers the whole of the seating, unlike that abortion above our longside.

Loyalclaret wrote: ↑

Sat Oct 11, 2025 7:42 pm

Yes, he exited to the stand on our righthand side from memory. I'll have been 12 and found it very funny my face was also burnt!

I was a similar age, and also found it hilarious

I don't recall the sun burn mind!

Loyalclaret wrote: ↑

Sat Oct 11, 2025 7:42 pm

Yes, he exited to the stand on our righthand side from memory. I'll have been 12 and found it very funny my face was also burnt!

Another who was 12 and found it hilarious