Hopefully will get an opportunity to return here next season. The teams emerge onto the field of play from one corner of the ground in-between the Mayflower Grandstand and Barn Park End. But again this car park fills up quite early and especially if there is an event also going on at the Life Centre. Getting out after the game was easy and the home fans were very honest with us and said we deservedthe win. After the heartbreak of the play offsand knowing a number of Plymouth fans, I couldn't waste the opportunity to visit Home Park seeing as this was the biggest game of the season so far for both sides. Year Ground Opened: 1901. Quite a few doormen but no issues. Well I got the map out and decided to drive, no way I was I going to miss this game. The Grandstand is set to partly re-open for matches this December, with it being fully re-open for the visit of Swindon Town on 1st January 2020. Twice behind but came back to win 4-2 with mainly a side of under 23 players. It had been suggested to me that there would be a range of issues associated with a visit to Home Park. 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It took us just over 2 hours to get home. There is quite a large car park at the ground, which is free. All the pastry type food is supplied by Ginsters so no problems there. Your email address will not be published. Wanting to drink in a bit of this excitement, which you cannot really get from a Saturday night TV reality show, I took the plunge and went to a game with the hope that big issues could be decided on the strength of ninety minutes of football. With new signage now in place, a slight change to the gate naming conventions has also been implemented on the stadium perimeter, as is shown in the attached pictures and outlined in the table below. This weekend has also seen me enjoy some very memorable days out watching the football so I was excited. We are excited to reveal that the club will imminently embark upon a programme of planned stadium works to improve the look, feel, and visitor experience at Home Park. Home Park is modern but still had some character left, with the ageing Main Stand occupying one side of the ground. Wanderers will be allocated 38,834 tickets for the East End of Wembley Stadium. I was watching children bounce off the diving boards like ping pong balls off a tennis table, splashing into the pool to the cheers of their mothers and fathers. Thought we would tie a weekend break away with watching the match. Home Park is an all-seater stadium, with a capacity of 19,500. We are excited to reveal that the club will imminently embark upon a programme of planned stadium works to improve the look, feel, and visitor experience at Home Park. The club have started the internal fitting out, with the official handover of the grandstand to them from main contractors GL Events UK set to take place later this week. As you go past Home Park on your left and then the Life Centre, go through a set of traffic lights and at the next traffic lights turn left (signposted Life Centre) for the car park. Even Plymouth Argyle, sponsored as they are by Ginsters Pasties. If they ever find the cash to complete the ground it will vastly improve the feel of the place. Carlisle got a consolation goal at the end to make the final score 4-1. The stewards moved to sort this out quickly without provoking or escalating, matters. We met up with my cousin Lee who travelled down with his wife the day beforeand went to the nearby Britannia Inn. Download this stock image: Billy Graham preaching at Olympic Stadium in Amsterdam, North Holland on June 22, 1954. Analysis and opinion from our chief football writer. I left at the final whistle and made my way across the park towards the railway station. As mentioned before, we had booked a B+B in order to stay overnight so after the game, we took a pleasant walk through Home Park into the town centre, where we had an excellent curry in the Everest Spice restaurant. I arrived at Plymouth Station and took a right along Saltash Road under the railway bridge and to this roundabout in a suburb intriguingly called Pennycomequick. The pre game experience was, perhaps, more enjoyable than the match itself but no complaints. After a number of partial capacity test events, the new Mayflower Grandstand was opened at full capacity for the 2-1 defeat to league leaders Swindon Town on New Year's Day. Meetings between the two are known as The Dockyard Derby or Battle Of The Ports. The ground, nicknamed the Theatre of Greens, has been the home of Football League One club Plymouth Argyle since 1901. It is only right that it serves to be a community asset, particularly at this time.. The park gives you a fantastic panoramic view of the railway station and most probably your train that is waiting for you to return north. In line with our Vision and Values, we will remain transparent throughout the process, and keep supporters informed as we make progress. Keep up to date with the latest news, features and exclusives from Plymouth Live via the free Plymouth Live app for iPhone and Android . There was a bit of shouting between the Argyle and Portsmouth fans but no trouble. We travelled by car and set off at half 4 the morning of the game, due to bank holiday traffic the service stops it took us until 1pm to get there, that's 8 and a half hours, It was therefore a hellish journey. Home fans seemed okay. Another enjoyable football away weekend, despite the frustration of the score and, especially the inactivity of the stewards dung the game. 11th August. Plymouth Argyle are working to get as many coaches as possible to take the Green Army to Wembley for the Papa Johns Trophy final against Bolton Wanderers on Sunday, April 2. The official attendance of 15,062 was Argyle's largest at Home Park since the visit of Liverpool for an FA Cup 3rd Round Replay in January 2017. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. I suspect this is not the case when other teams visit. This became an issue some way into the first half, when some inebriated away fans decided where we were was obviously better than where they had been originally. I wasn't overly confident that Argyle would win but I was still anticipating a good game. 2023 Plymouth Argyle Football Club Limited. The second half was a lot better for us though as we gave Plymouth more of a contest and scored within 5 minutes of the restart to halve the deficit, but desire more chances that was the end of the scoring. I had heard some bad reports about the Plymouth faithful but I saw no justification for those rumours on this Saturday afternoon. Finding the ground was easy as it is signposted as you come into Plymouth. I can't comment on the pies/pasties as I ate before I came to the ground. From what I could see, the home fans were extremely friendly and there was a good cross section of people who had turned up to cheer on their team. I travelled on the official club supporters coach, which left Carlisle at 10.30am. Argyle have already announced a series of test events which they have to hold to comply with safety requirements. Site designed & built by Other Media, powered by Clubcast. The downside is thelong walk from picking up your tickets at a cabin to getting to the away turnstiles. If Plymouth won, league football could be guaranteed for the Pilgrims for another year. The atmosphere was very friendly with no idiots about, plenty of banter and both sets of fans intent of having a laugh without any hostilities. We then departed at 6.15pmand was back on the A38within five minutes. I do recommend the Alma Guest House on Alma Road if staying after the game. We were staying in Derriford (just north of Plymouth) and found a decent pub 'The Jack Rabbit' next door which served quality food including an impressive Vegan menu! Plymouth City Council will retain ownership of the site, which will house Plymouth Albion and Argyle's women's team and youth sides. Light Green and White. Got to Plymouth 45mins before kick-off. With this in mind, the club is in the process of engaging with external consultants to assess our options in tackling these key areas, with supporter experience at the forefront of our thinking. The stewards were an absolute pleasure to talk to. The first half for us was a disaster as we couldn't defend or close Plymouth down to save our lives. I have seen the Home Park stadium exterior many times, as I have passed when travelling through Plymouth, but I've never been inside. Plymouth havent always had a home ground. What you thought on seeing the ground, first impressions of away end then other sides of the ground? I hope Plymouth one day can make a newGrandstandthat issomething different to the rest of the ground, rather than the same look all the way round, perhaps put atwo tiered stand there. Plymouth people have three weeks to plan King's Coronation street parties, There is a free public screening of the coronation at Plymouth Guildhall on Saturday 6 May and the coronation celebration service at St Andrews Church at 10am on Sunday 7 May. We were staying overnight in the town centre so we went for a meal and a couple of drinks then drove up to the ground. When this road splits into two, keep on the left hand side (again signposted Plymouth) and after about a mile you will see the ground on your left. Walking to the ground therewere someoutlets selling pasties, but due the heavy rain decided to have something in the ground. Also, having done Plainmoor Torquay and St James' Park Exeter, this was my ticking off of the west country league grounds. A really good game where Crawley stopped Plymouth from playing. Aside from recent Mayflower Grandstand redevelopment, very little has changed at the stadium since the initial horseshoe rebuild at the turn of the century, barring essential maintenance. Take the M5 to the South West and at the end of the motorway continue onto the A38 (The ground is well signposted from the outskirts of Plymouth on the A38). As outlined by the prime minister's announcement on Monday, 12 June, all seating restrictions have been lifted for the 21/22 campaign, and the prospect of sharing the Theatre of Greens with our . In line with our Vision and Values, we will remain transparent throughout the process, and keep supporters informed as we make progress.Tickets are still available for Saturday's first home game of the new Sky Bet League One season against Gillingham. "But this is also about pride; locating the Argyle Academy in Brickfields strengthens the links between the city and Argyle, as well as creating a sense of aspiration for the young people living nearby. We never talked the any of the home fans but once in the game it was a very aggressive atmosphere so that might tell a story. Bolton Wanderers v Plymouth Argyle . Updated 11:04, 26 FEB 2023. Upon walking to the ground, it was hard not to notice scaffolding along one side of the stadium. We went the coastal route (M27, A31, A35, A30, M5 & A38) arriving at Home Parkat 12:45pm after a stop at Bridport. Plymouth Railway Station is about one and a half miles away, so either grab a taxi or embark on the 20 minute walk. The result usually determines our thoughts so a hard earned draw was satisfactory, but the glorious sunny weather despite being cold and the visit to Plymouth Hoe ensured a memorable day. After Rotherham had scored, the atmosphere abruptly changed. Despite our goal back after 79 minutes which set up an enticing finish, our fourth loss of the season became a reality. A great couple of days spent with my footy mad son, just a shame the players couldn't be bothered again. I left at 08:40 and drove to the Memorial Ground first to pick up my Coventry and Wimbledon tickets and to meet David and Matthew there as they were coming with me. Beast from the East in pictures: Five years on from when Plymouth was hit by snow bomb. Some of the external areas still need to be addressed. The stewards are very quick to clamp down on anyone who brings beer or alcohol into the ground and were swiftly removed! I had no time before thegame so went straight into the away end at theground. A visit to the biggest stadium in League Two, so I was really excited for this fixture. The atmosphere was great and a lot of noise was generated. Plymouth's Home Park set for revamp - The Stadium Business All the latest news, blogs, videos, and up-to-the-minute media coverage from all the leading voices in the global sports venue sector - all in one place. Just a five minute walk and just hidden on side road was Francines signposted as an award winning Fish and Chip Shop. The supporters coach left Cambridge at 7:15am. The stewards were unobtrusive and helpful. The light house was being used for a wedding service so we were unable to climb for even better views. What you thought on seeing the ground, first impressions of away end then other sides of Home Park? There are lots to see and do in pretty Plymouth. I met the two old dears who agreed that 2-2 was a fair result but disapproved of the referee, just like us. We thank supporters for their understanding. Find train times, prices and book tickets with Trainline. The pub was heavingwith barely room to moveand orderingfood wasn't an option! she asked. Bali Mumba on the ball for Argyle during the League One game away to Peterborough United at the Weston Homes Stadium on Saturday, February 25, 2023 - PHOTO: Steve Bond . My son and I travel to games from North Wales as exiled fans so it was about 285 miles each way and over 5 hours along M6, M5, A38, and A386 but easier than many of our away travels as over 200 miles of the journey were on motorways. Unfortunately, the finishing was poor from both sides. Ahead of our first Sky Bet League One home fixture on Saturday, we are writing to supporters with an update on the status of the upper tier of the Mayflower Grandstand. . The size of it shows you how out of place Pompey are. Tears would not be the start of my emotions. There is potential and we aim to be as profitable for the club as possible. Frankly, there will be some things that will evolve over time. Supporters Club London Branch. Never have I felt this more than at Portsmouth. If anything is incorrect or you have something to add, please e-mail me at: contact@footballgroundguide.com and Ill update the guide. The away end was comfortable and spacious, with a good view of the whole game. Back when the fixtures came out last June, the date I was looking for first was 16th/17th January as this is my birthday weekend. Plenty of horn blasting and 2 cars did manage to collide which added to the congestion but after 10 to 15 minutes we exited via traffic lights on to the main road and away for our long journey northwards. I don't live far from Plymouth and I wanted to see my team play away from home for the first time ever! We then jumped into the minibus and made our way to the ground. I reckon Home Park will be quite impressive once the stand reconstruction is finished. Full Time Result: Plymouth Argyle 3-2 Stevenage The normal allocation for visiting supporters in this area is 1,300 seats, although this can be increased to 2,022 if demand requires it. Papa John's Trophy. We then returned to the football ground and had a pre packed picnic in car whilst reading the match programme. - RHCTXH from Alamy's library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors. The grandstand redevelopment was costed at 6.5million, but the club has agreed about 600,000 in additions since then. Upon entering the away end, despite a large number of fellow away supporters there was plenty of seats which were comfortable and not cramped. This enabled Plymouth Argyle to buy back the arena from the council in 2016. Easy to find the ground coming into the town, I took a left just before then park and found some street parking about 7 mins walk from the ground at about 4pm. Since some really good friends moved to beautiful South Devon a few years back, we have been regular visitors to this part of the world. I decided not to push my luck on that one, it was my 30 wedding anniversary after all! 5. No need to trouble friends, who get heartily sick of free loading Londoners at this time of year. The away end was one of the best away ends in this League. Curated and brought to you by TheStadiumBusiness team at Xperiology. Plymouth looked nervous throughout and regularly gave the ball away twice they gave the ball away to our strikers that should of put it away. I picked up my friend Gemma from Fratton Park anddeparted at 8.15am. I would recommend staying over for a weekend if you can. Its how does the catering work, how does the welcome and reception work? With just over 900 season-tickets purchased in the upper tier of the Grandstand, and with a sizeable capacity at our disposal in the rest of the stadium, we feel it is best for the supporter experience to limit sales of individual match tickets in the upper tier of the Mayflower Grandstand at this stage, until such a time that remedial works are outlined and completed. The Pilgrims Year Ground Opened: Why you were looking forward to going to the ground (or not as the case may be): Visit the ArenA About us. It became clear in those test events, back in early 2020, that seating comfort and the supporter experience in the concourses was not at the level we want to achieve for our supporters in the longer term. The old Mayflower stand was demolished in 2018 and work on the new stand was completed in November 2019. Three of the sides are the same size and one of the stand is old but has the character feel. It was rebuilt after the war though and reopened just in time for the restart of football. Having taken on supporter feedback regarding stadium access this season, new signage has been installed around the Devonport End, Lyndhurst Road Stand, and Barn Park End, with the intention of better signposting supporters to their entry turnstiles. With two large bars, one at each end, it could even become a 1,200 capacity bar venue, but club bosses say that is unlikely to happen. It is a great little pub with a cracking jukebox and a good pool table. Plymouth Argyle's new grandstand development. Over 65s and Students 16 This club has been in crisis for most of the time that I have been down in the peninsula, and it just had not felt right to visit a club that seemed to need some time to sort its own house in to order before visitors could be invited to any football match. I thought the concourse and toilets we more than adequate, we had a reasonable turn out of 990 in an area which as a capacity circa 1300. Weight. Plans for a 21m investment into facilities for Plymouth Argyle's youth academy and other sports clubs in the city have been unveiled. The only delay in getting away was from the car park, which was a mad scramble for the one exit, no stewards to direct traffic. Half Time Score: Plymouth Argyle 3-1 Stevenage The traffic was solid, but moving heading out of town. Under 18s 8 A chippy having seats! It was 0-0 at half-time and Plymouth took the lead after 65 minutes but within 3 minutes Southend drew level and it stayed that way with few clear shots on goal. Especially as Argyle had boasted long and hard when we slipped into the Conference that "We'll never play you again". Plymouth vs Portsmouth rivalry: Although not as fierce as their rivalry with Exeter, Plymouth consider Portsmouth to be a significant rivals; a lot of that is owed to their roots on the coast. I dad a cuppa before the game okay at 2.50. However, we explored the local area after the game and found it very pleasant and welcoming. !My inspiration for this video special, always a legend Robbie is! However, it has been a while since I have sat on a wooden seat to catch the action, and there seemed to be some talk that the Grandstand will be knocked down during the 2013/2014 season and a new stand will match the other three sides of Home Park which are decked out in emerald green seats, but the overall design is standard fare for most league grounds in the county but had a very smart experience on this sunny Saturday afternoon. They cost 2 and apparently they do this for all clubs visiting Home Park. The Main Stand is old and has a terrace in front which is out of use giving a somewhat lop-sided appearance as a new stand sweeps continuously from the home end of the pitch down the side and round to the away end covering three sides of the ground with mostly green coloured seating. In the second half Plymouth went ahead through Lameiras, left attack, no. Plymouth Argyle - Home Park. Some 8 hours later we arrived at Home Park. It was goalless at half time although we missed a sitter double chance before the whistle went. with no pillars in the way. The redevelopment of the 1950s-built grandstand has been a far from straightforward process. Plus the ground was handily signposted going in to Plymouth! It works in that those non-emergency cases and routine things can be done. For the neutral, it was a disappointing goalless draw. The atmosphere is generally good inside the ground and the stewarding laidback and unobtrusive. A good, fun adventure on the furthest I've travelled to see my team play. Gemmaand myself decided to wait for the traffic to die down before going back to our car. Pasties were sold from a mobile pasty van (2.80) that was a must! Stunning architecture and design sit alongside cutting edge technology to deliver a venue that is befitting of an exclusive product launch, major conference or special event. Stewards were friendly, Bovril sound (at 2.50), toilets well maintained. The Johan Cruijff ArenA wants to make a difference both inside and outside the stadium with innovations, sustainable initiatives and social involvement. A fortnight ago Dr Jonathan Cope, the associate medical director for primary care at University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust, approached the club in search of alternative facilities and following conversations between the clubs chief executive, Andrew Parkinson, and the chairman, Simon Hallett, Plymouth soon put wheels in motion to ease pressure on one of Devons primary hospitals by transforming the redeveloped grandstand, which was completed in December at a cost of 8m, into a clinical environment. No trouble from home fans. The atmosphere was electric, we were louder than the home team who were mostly quiet throughout. Plymouth versus Rotherham could be broken down into these simple facts. The ground itself is really impressive with 3 new stands being built in recent years with them looking very much like Keepmoat (but with green seats!) The fact this was a new ground for me and the fact Plymouth have never beaten us before gave me more reason for optimism. n Monday morning, the Plymouth dressing room will not be home to players or coaching staff gearing up for a promotion push but rather National Health Service nurses welcoming the first wave of antenatal patients. Please also note that for more popular games the club increase the basic ticket prices by up to 3 more ie Adults 24,Over 65s and Students 19 and 10 for Under 18s. The Southend fans were confined to a section from the corner flag to the goal which was ample for the 200+ and you could sit in any seat. Travelling from Reading by car I wanted to take the A308/A30 for a change to make the journey a bit more interesting. I sat in The Lyndhurst Stand from where the view is very good, apart from having to look at the Mayflower Stand opposite! The club bought land for a new training ground near Home Park in December. However, on this particular Saturday, the weather was beautifully sunny and you could sit out in the park to catch some early sunny spring rays and minutes will quickly tick by before you can take in your football. He said: I think it has been complex and tricky. Plymouth 12th on 45 points and us 13th on 44 points with 4th from bottom on 43 points! In addition, a range of hot food is available too. 2018-2019: 9,852 (League One) So please dont think about parking on a grass verge etc.. Grass Club Nickname: Im sure we will get most of it right but there will be a few things that we will have to work on, but that's why you have tests isnt it? To the left of us, a new Main Stand stand was being constructed so that wasnt particularly pretty and didnt help the atmosphere. I travelled by minibus put on by the club. Getting away was easy. Plymouth Argyle have officially opened their new grandstand at Home Park, taking the overall capacity to 18,200. Funding for that came after a United States-based consortium paid 4m for a 20% share in the club last August - money which majority shareholder Simon Hallett said would be used for infrastructure spending. Very impressed, a very good ground for League 2. Rub Of The Greens Fanzine: 1. Supporters were sitting at the top of the stand and at the bottom was a bit open terrace that was just being used for flags and some advertising goals. Despite the 120 miles separating both towns both sets of fans share a genuine dislike for each other; its not actually that clear why though! First and foremost, we wish to make it clear that this decision will have no effect on 21/22 season-ticket holders whose seats are in the upper Mayflower Grandstand, and they can rest assured that they will be able to sit in their chosen seats for the upcoming season. When I say handover, it doesnt mean that its all done. We got back to the car with no problems. There was a mix of home and away fans chatting with each other. The away end was decent enough and had a good view. On match days the space will be split into three areas, with 102 pioneers - because of the 102 who sailed on the Mayflower in 1620 - premier package buyers taking tables overlooking the pitch. 17,511 v Watford Club Nickname: The Pilgrims. The programme (3) had a large number of interviews/features that I wasn't able to work through in half-time, which was good news. How to get into football - the most popular sport in the world, with clubs and facilities throughout the UK. However, it will be interesting to file a match day report on 20th April 2014 because Argyle fans are enjoying the football that they see on a day by day basis. The win all bit sealed promotion back to the Championship! We beat them last season in League Two so I hoping for a repeat. I dread to think of the journey home if I had come down from further north, but winning the game in the last minute made it all worthwhile. There are parents, nurses and doctors putting their bodies on the line and not going home to see their families, so it is great we can do something to give back. They also want it to be done and delivered to a great standard so there are a lot of competing tensions that you will have any contractor, but I think they have responded really well to that. Went to the Britannia pub which was recommended from this site, home fans were very friendly (mostly due to the distance travelled on a Tuesday night). They stood in front of us, and others on our rows and despite us politely asking them to move, they refused to do so, and then began shouting obscenities to the away fans on the other side of the netting. How to get to Home Park Where is Home Park? 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