Twerton
Park - Bath City FC
Tuesday, September 20th, 2010
V Luton Town, Blue Square Premier 7.45pm
By Paul
Willott
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I was looking forward
to a Tuesday visit to Twerton Park as not only did
it give me a chance to visit a ground with former
league pedigree (having hosted Bristol Rovers for
some years), but it gave me a golden chance to have
a brief nosey round Bath itself, a city I had
previously failed to visit.
Journey was fairly
easy, travelling by car from Kent, along the M4 and
purposely using the A46 against advice to thereby
gain a view of Bath itself. As for the ground
itself, I arrived well over two hours before kick
off and secured a parking berth on the street almost
right outside the ground which was quite handy.
Given the rapidly
deteriorating weather, my time before kick off was
divided between an excellent chippy next to the
ground, and the club's own sports bar which seemed
very relaxed and friendly.
The ground itself is
fairly old fashioned which I like. It is complete
with proper floodlight pylons which help you home in
when first approaching, especially as I do not and
cannot bother myself with satnav equipment. It
struck me as an almost three sided affair, as there
didn't appear to be much of a terrace at all
opposite the away end!
The more vibrant home fans use the covered terrace opposite the Main Stand, and for away fans there are 250 covered seats adjacent to the Main Stand which on the night of my visit were fully occupied due to the fairly torrential rain! For the rest of the 440+ travelling fans that night, it was a case of wrapping up and thanking 'lucky stars' for bringing a warm hat and scarf. The game itself was
reasonably entertaining, although given both clubs
recent form, it was clear that home fans were more
pleased with the result than the visiting
ones!
Having parked right
outside the ground, it was a case of hop skip and a
jump to get in car and aim for the M32 and home,
although I suspect the exit roads could get very
congested if crowds were any bigger than the 1,100+
present that night.
I enjoyed my day, but
would caution any-one planning their first visit to
Twerton Park to ensure they have wet weather clothes
to hand, and get there ridiculously early for ease
of parking.
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