Bramall Lane (Sheffield United FC)

Being a Doncaster Rovers fan all my life, until last night I could not have wrote this review as Rovers and Sheffield United have never been in the same division in my life time. However, this year is different and last night I finally got the chance to make the 45 minute trip from my house to Bramall Lane for the Championship encounter between the two teams. First off all, I say 45 minutes but it was actually more like 90 minutes as the infrastructure around the ground is not great and driving through Sheffield is never either at the best of times, let alone on the evening of a big derby match. The stadium from the outside is very impressive with ...  Read the complete review

Was reading the review about the wooden seats and that must have been wrote some time ago so i thought i would update this review with the modern look on the ground. i must say the ground itself is now pretty impressive. The only part that lets things down is the home end behind the goal. The whole of the stuff like buger stands and toilets are all outdoors and very old fasioned but im under the impression that is going to be sorted soon. All the corners are now filled in and the club now own a big hotel outside the ground. I cant say how many it holds but i no its now built. The wooden seats that have been spoken about have been changed ...  Read the complete review

I've been following the Blades for some years now, (see other op), and in that time Bramall Lane has seen some changes. The ground itself is a mostly modern affair, holding just over 30,000 all-seated. It is fairly unique in that the ground's name referrs to the away end, and also the oldest and least impressive part of the ground. The Bramall lane stand is a 60's concrete affair, which from the outside looks almost derilict. However, it was refitted on the inside in the late 90's and the upper tier is one of the best views in the ground. This stand is also a little odd looking on the TV, as it is offset to the pitch. This is beacause up until ...  Read the complete review