Comments on: Leicester City – Walkers Stadium

By: durston

durston — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 17:12:58 +0000

i thought the pies were lacking meat and my wife said they were scabby and not worth the money but there was not much leg room also the stewards had a go at me for bringing my own packed lunch in the stadium which is ridicolous

By: Anthony Campbell

Anthony Campbell — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 21:21:10 +0000

got the train into Leicester from Sheffield. greeted at the station by a large police presence which didn’t seem that necessary, but they were helpful as they pointed us in the direction of the ground. we grabbed a few drinks in the counting house which seemed to be friendly and had a good selection beers at reasonable prices. didnt really have too much choice of pub as other pubs near the ground were rumoured not to be away fan friendly. i found the walkers to be one of the better of the modern stadiums, seemed to be well built and one side of the ground had a glass exterior which looked pretty cool. view of the pitch was pretty good and there was a great noise coming from the blades faithful. the atmosphere inside the ground was good, home fans were singing both sides of the away allocation and the home fans behind the goal also seemed pretty lively. despite the stupid design of the toilets the concourse facilities were ok. able to get away from the ground pretty easily, but heard rumours of minor scuffles between fans after the game, so its recemmended that you keep colours covered around the ground and in the city centre.

overall it was a good away day, but nothing special

By: Rich

Rich — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 21:00:50 +0000

we parked up in a residential area on the western outskirts of city and took a bus along Hinckley Road into the Braunstone Gate area of Leicester. We had no problems getting a drink in that area at its various bars, including the Black Horse – which served a good range of beers (although we weren’t in colours our accents were a slight give away). The bonus was that this area was a short walk along the River Soar from the ground (certainly nearer than the city centre). There was a good atmosphere in the ground, led by the 3,250 away supporters in the corner and a small section of home fans to our left, who were being led by a large fella with tatooos and a drum (it’s good to see that it’s not just Newcastle that have this type of follower!) The large away following stood throughout the game and we were never asked to take our seats by the stewards – the stand did seem to move quite alot under the weight of the pogo-ing fans but I guess this is a design feature of this otherwise featureless, but functional stadium! My only complaint was the time it took to get out of the stadium at the end of the game – you are a long way from the exit if your seat is at the top of the stand (I’m just glad we didn’t have to get out in an emergency!)

By: John

John — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:54:05 +0000

We parked in Leicester Rugby Club car park for about £5 and then walked the 10 minutes or so to the ground.

The Walkers stadium looks really impressive from the outside, and once inside, you really get a feel for the sheer size of it. However, you also get the feel of it being an “identikit” stadium not unlike many other new stadiums currently springing up over the country.

I found the stewards to be incredibly friendly and helpful – as the away allocation had not sold out, we were told “ignore your tickets, sit anywhere you like” as we went in – Worlds apart from the allocated seating Hitlers you get a some grounds.

I was disappointed with the lack of atmosphere created by the home fans. “Welcome to the Leicester Library” came the chant from the away fans. No response at all from the home fans.