Great Club with a very nice stadium (Pride Park (Derby County FC))

Member Name: mrdave2606

Product:	Pride Park (Derby County FC)
Date:	10/04/09 (32 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Always near full capacity on matchdays

Disadvantages: Hard to get seats unless you book in advance

Pride Park Stadium is the home of my favourite football team, Derby County FC. It replaced the Baseball Ground as the home of Derby County (The Rams). The stadium was opened in 1997 by HRH Queen Elizabeth II in front of a massive crowd on onlookers.

The stadium has a fantastic atmosphere, and has seen some very exciting players play week-in, week-out over the years. Players include Igor Stimac, Paulo Wanchope, Francesco Baiano, Stefano Eranio, Mart Poom and Taribo West.

Even though Derby County are now a bottom half Championship team (the second level in English football), the ground is always near to full capacity on match days. It's quite rare these days for the attendance to be under 30,000.

The Stadium has also been used for an England friends, England Under 21 internationals and concerts. Artists that have played at Pride Park so far are Rod Stewart and The Red Hot Chili Peppers.

If you've never been to the stadium before, I would definitely recommend giving it a try!

Summary: Well worth a vist, especially if you support The Rams