NEXT HOME GAME - TBC
NEXT AWAY GAME - SUPPORTERS XI ARE PLAYING WORCESTER AT MALVERN ON SUNDAY AUGUST 3rd AT 3.00pm

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Newcomers - Brizzle Rovers and The Daggers

Two grounds that come back onto the list this coming season are The Memorial Stadium at Bristol and Victoria Road Dagenham.

"The Mem" is around a 65-mile drive from The Shire, which makes it one of the more accessible grounds for Bulls’ fans. Visitors usually find themselves standing on an open terrace to the side of the Uplands Stand although some shelter from the elements can be found in the visitor's area of the "tented" South Stand at one end of the ground. One highlight is the availability of the splendid "Cornish" pasties sold from the kiosk at the rear of the terrace. The term "Gasheads" is said to stem from their old Eastville ground, which was situated next to a smelly gasworks.

Victoria Road, Dagenham is more correctly now known as The London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Stadium. The old visitors terrace, famed for it's lone Leigh RMI fan and celebrating Mexicans, has been replaced with the new Marcus James Stand that provides up to 1200 seats. The seats are in an elevated position and therefore provide an excellent view of the proceedings from behind one of the goals. The stand also provides visitors with their own indoor bar area. Local Pubs leave a bit to be desired but apart from that and the journey to get there, a visit to Dagenham is usually fairly harmless as their fans are generally welcoming.