Always enjoy a trip to the Lane (White Hart Lane (Tottenham Hotspur FC))

Member Name: OllieCourts

Product:	White Hart Lane (Tottenham Hotspur FC)
Date:	04/07/09 (33 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: A good pitch played on by good players ;)

Disadvantages: Poor transport links

I first went to WHL in 1998, and have been about 60 times since, but I feel steadily over the years this ground has gone downhill and I can't wait for the new stadium!
It's not the easiest to get to as the nearest tube station (Seven Sisters) is a few miles walk, whilst the overland train to White Hart Lane is sometimes delayed. Buses in the area are packed, and the area itself is... unique. It's clear the place needs some money invested and White Hart Lane fits that bill.
The atmosphere on its day can be among the best in the league, although 3 of the 4 stands rarely sing! The stadium was a bit quieter in the Ramos era, no surprise, but i'm sure it will pick up again.
It's easy to navigate around the stadium, with toilets and food vendors fairly spaced and a decent standard, although like most Premiership grounds, overpriced. Upon walking up the gangway and catching the first sight of the pitch, every time it still stuns me. White Hart lane has award winning groundkeepers, and it shows, the pitch is like carpet!
The stewards tend to get some stick from the fans, which I feel is their own doing. Some overzealous attempts to get people to sit down and clearly just watching the game make them some unpopular figures, but they do their job I guess!
My memories of White Hart Lane are good and bad, from seeing Arsenal wn the league there and being there for Sir Martin Jol's last game, to seeing as thrash the Gooners 5-1 and produce some epic comebacks.
Overall, a decent ground in a rundown area, but quite clearly needs the expansion it's getting soon

Summary: Not bad, but the new stadium was needed