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Spamford Bridge keeps sending me e-mails saying that my Nigerian Great Grandmother wants to send me 2 billion pounds. What the freak?
First-Hand Experience: More info about my personal experience at this stadium - well I've been to the stadium probably 20 times. Most famously for the Liverpool v Chelsea Champions League game in the mid-00s. The place was absolutely rocking, and "the best team won." And how delighted I was. Over two legs, I mean.
Inside, it's a lovely modern stadium with great facilities. But it loses a star for the prices and loses a star for how tepid the crowd can be sometimes these days. Feels like a "rich crowd." Not to mention that the stadium is much better looking on the inside than the outside.
I did a "Stadium Tour" here by the way. I'll review that tour separately because it's a separate business. I enjoyed it much more than I thought I would and the old guy running it has a fantastic sense of humour.
I've been to every significant stadium in UK & US, due to a lifelong obsession with travel, sport & especially footy (soccer to Americans). Born & raised in England, I followed Oxford United (hometown team) to stadia all over the country at away games, and later followed Liverpool (fave team) around. Every stadium review - like all my reviews - are based on first-hand personal experience, usually from multiple visits. In 2011, I was on music tour in the UK, visiting hundreds of stadiums for fun in my spare time. As recently as Fall 2014, when I was "stuck" in UK for 3 months, I went to most of them yet again while travelling. I have pictures of me at many of them, which I will post later. Also, when back in the UK I plan to take more pix, and add more stadia! So watch this space!
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So anyway. This stadium looks really great. On the inside, more than the outside. On the outside, it's just a bunch of office buildings or something... very odd. Still cool to visit though.
On the inside it's one of the better looking stadiums until you're here for a match and you realize (1) some of the fans are very abusive towards those who are not white or those who are Jewish, and (2) the fans generate one of the most paltry and flat atmospheres in the Premier League.
So I can't give it more than a three, sorry Chelsea fans. Heart you. Somewhat.