Elland Road - If you must! (Elland Road (Leeds FC))

Member Name: lucidavis86

Product:	Elland Road (Leeds FC)
Date:	17/05/09 (44 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Capacity for away fans

Disadvantages: Poor food quality and availability

As a Swindon Town fan, I have had the pleasure of visiting Elland Road for the last two seasons and on both occasions, have Swindon not managed to come away with all 3 points!

The ground by foot is relatively easily accessible as there are footpaths linking it to the town centre. We stayed in Bewleys hotel and found no problems reaching the ground from there in approximately 15 minutes.

The ground from the outside is ok, nothing fantastic but a traditional exterior unlike some newer designs such as the Madejski Stadium in Reading. From an away fans perspective, the concourse is rather shabby. The concrete interior is less than inviting and the small food kiosk takes significant time to get to the front!

We spend the whole duration of half time in the queue only to get to the front to find out they had complete ran out of pies! This was somewhat concerning considering the away capacity was significantly larger than the number of away fans we took.

The away fans are housed in one corner of the Stadium and the view isn't too bad. The stewarding however leaves a lot to be desired with some unecessary heavy handling toward a population of fans standing at the back.

Elland Road certainly isn't the most friendly Stadium I have ever visited and there is of course, a high police presence and was on both occasions we visited. I won't rush to go back, however unfortunately as Leeds are still struggling to surface from the 3rd tier of English football, it looks likely another trip will beckon this coming season!

Summary: Serves its purpose!