Call a Blade a Blade (Bramall Lane (Sheffield United FC))

Member Name: LisaW82

Product:	Bramall Lane (Sheffield United FC)
Date:	28/01/09 (83 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Compact away end adds to the atmoshphere

Disadvantages: Queues for refreshments are horrendous

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 excellent stewards guiding you exactly where you want to be without even being asked to. In my experience, this is rarely the case at other grounds. The turnstiles are electrical devices that read the barcode on your ticket, which again I found impressive.

The next are to try was the toilets (it was a much longer journey than expected). These were clean and well kept, no problems here. The queue for the burger bar was horrendous though and I find out exactly why when I got to the front. The staff, although working in pairs, didn't seem to go at anything above snail's pace. That was disappointing.

Into the match area we go and wow, what an impressive sight. The away end, where I was sat, is quite narrow and the leg room is not what it should be, but that kind of adds to the atmosphere in a funny sort of way. The tannoy is amongst the poorest I have heard though and the pre-match and half time entertainment is not the best, but overall, the Bramall Lane experience is pretty good.

Oh and we won 1-0 so that obviously helped.

Summary: Great stadium geared up for a return to the Premier League