CC BY-SA 3.0<\/a>, via Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nTo move from the home of Barcelona to the home of Sheffield United is an odd shift, but there’s something fitting about it on account of the fact that they’re such different propositions for away fans. The city of Sheffield is not Barcelona, but if you want a real English footballing experience then there aren’t many better places to head than to the home of the Blades.<\/p>\n
The two-tiered stands that exist most of the way around the pitch may not offer the best views, but you’ll certainly feel closer to the action than at most stadiums on this list. The away stand is quite old by most standards, so it’s more of a throwback to the way football used to be than a guarantee of comfort. Regardless, it’s a brilliant place to visit to watch a match.<\/p>\n
What Makes The Best Trip For An Away Fan?<\/h2>\n
There are so many factors that need to be considered when it comes to what makes the best trip for an away supporter. You can head to the best ground with the most amazing facilities in the world, for example, but if it’s in the middle of nowhere and you’ve got to either drive or pay for a taxi to get there then you’re not going to enjoy your experience.<\/p>\n
Equally, of course, a trip to a stadium located right in the middle of a brilliant city, surrounded by bars with a great atmosphere and cheap drinks will mean absolutely nothing if you get into the ground and can’t see any of the pitch because the slight lines are so bad. The very best stadiums have to offer something of a balance of experience to really tick a box.<\/p>\n
In the above list the likes of Anfield, the Nou Camp and Celtic Park have made it because they are iconic, but also because they offer a little bit of everything. Liverpool, Barcelona and Glasgow are all excellent cities to spend a bit of time in, with the atmosphere within the stadium promising to special if you’re there on the right occasion.<\/p>\n
Then you have stadiums such as Bramall Lane, the Mestalla and the Hawthorns that are included on the list because they’re storied venues that promise a brilliant experience overall. Of course, when it comes to something as arbitrary as deciding what is the ‘best’ of something, everyone will have different things that they look out for.<\/p>\n
If you’re the sort of person that is focussed on the football, the football and nothing but the football then you might not enjoy Anfield if you’re right at the back of the Anfield Road End stand and can’t see the pitch. Likewise if you’re someone that thinks having a few drinks and a good laugh with your mates is the most important part of the match-going experience then you will love the Westfalenstadion.<\/p>\n
Hopefully the list here has given you a little taste of the possibilities of the experiences that you can enjoy when you’re on the road following your football club. A visit to Fenerbahce’s Sukru Saracoglu is unlikely to be ‘enjoyable’ in the same way as a trip to the Millennium Stadium is, say, but it’s likely to be right up there in terms of memories you cherish forever.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1647,"template":"","acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.football-stadiums.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/articles\/618"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.football-stadiums.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/articles"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.football-stadiums.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/articles"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.football-stadiums.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1647"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.football-stadiums.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=618"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}