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. Inside it just looked like most new grounds but with green seats. We left about 09:25 up the A38 to M5; an easy journey, no hold-ups, 4 trivial roadworks, nice weather and finished the last stretch on the A38 to the ground. The following is a list of football stadiums in the Netherlands, ordered by capacity.Stadiums in bold are part of the 2022-23 Eredivisie. The rest ofHome Parkis a "wrap-around" and the fourth side (the old Mayflower Stand) needs sorting out, but that is easier said than done! The noise round the stadium was very loud. Plymouth had a man sent off in the second period which helped the cause. A great day, nice adventure, glad to have got Plymouth off the list though and now done 63/92 with the Royals. Finding Home Park was easy, as we followed the crowd. which I had a look round. 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. Alternatively, there is another large car park at the nearby Plymouth Life Centre, which is free to use. All Rights Reserved. After beginning to realise that this match was more than just down to cheers and tears, I began to feel more attached to the home fans as the pre-match music blared out of the understated PA system. Capacity: The excellent. Policing was very heavy handed at the end, police dogs on pitch, all lined up in front us. The away end seemed similar to the rest of the ground (normally the away area not as good as home?) Getting away after the game was no problem as our coaches were parked directly outside the stand. On entering the ground it is quite impressive in size. Maine Rd, Highbury, the Baseball ground etc. I would definitely come back to see Carlisle play at Home Park again. It was extremely well organised by the Plymouth stewards. The game itself was pretty poor. Why were you looking forward to this game and visiting Fratton Park? This didn't distract from the impressively very good view from high up in the away end though. 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! Had a decent pie at half time at reasonable price with a Bovril. The team at Stadia by GL events installed a stunning two-tier, 5,400-seater stand, complete with a steel frame roof in the club's emerald green colours, increasing the ground's overall capacity to 17,904. Together we are working to increase participation - opening up opportunities get more people involved in sports and physical activity. Getting out after the game was easy and the home fans were very honest with us and said we deservedthe win. As Cambridge only took around 160 fans down to Plymouth, there was plenty of leg room as well, which is what you need after a seven hour journey! Family Ticket 1 Adult + 1 Under 18 27 Wanderers are pleased to confirm ticket information for supporters for the Papa Johns Trophy Final against Plymouth Argyle at Wembley Stadium on Sunday, 2 April (KO 3pm). Another feature not seen before by me was small ice cream cartons with the Southend United logo. The supporters coach left Cambridge at 7:15am. Finding the ground was easy as it is signposted as you come into Plymouth. Home Park is modern but still had some character left, with the ageing Main Stand occupying one side of the ground. With professional fees and the neighbouring 1.1million supporters bar, it means about 10million is being pumped into upgrading Home Park. ** Family tickets are only available in the Family Enclosure and away stand. It was no surprise that the game ended goalless. Why were you looking forward to this game and visiting the Home Park Ground? Plymouth have also raised almost 25,000 since launching a crowdfunding campaign with the aim of supporting local suppliers, pledging to donate one match ticket to NHS staff from Devon and Cornwall for every 100 raised. My individual stadium count is now 65/92. Argyle chief executive Andrew Parkinson told Plymouth Live: We are looking at handover to us for towards the end of this week, so that will be great. Home Parkis very easy to find and well signposted. In fact, for the first time for a while, I saw parallels between the fans of my home town team and Plymouth Argyle followers. The pre game experience was, perhaps, more enjoyable than the match itself but no complaints. Additional Under 18 6**. The game was always going to be a tight affair with both teams keen to stay unbeaten. Last season, Argyle were well clear at the top but fell away to eventually lose in the Play-Off Final. However the one stand you can't see is the very old-style Grandstand, and is almost like a three tiered stand. The fact this was a new ground for me and the fact Plymouth have never beaten us before gave me more reason for optimism. The away section is at one end of the ground and offers unobstructed views of the playing area. I drove down from Merseyside. Plymouth Argyle Home Park Capacity: 18,600 (all seated) Address: Plymouth, PL2 3DQ Telephone: 01752 562 561 Fax: 01752 606 167 Ticket Office: 01752 907700 Pitch Size: 112 x 73 yards Pitch Type: Grass Club Nickname: The Pilgrims Year Ground Opened: 1901* Undersoil Heating: No Shirt Sponsors: Ginsters Kit Manufacturer: Puma It wasa long drive of over five hours, but I arrived just after noon and parked in the free car park adjacent to the ground. The club have started the internal fitting out, with the official handover of the. with no pillars in the way. It means the construction element is there internally. A ground that I hadnt been to before on my quest to Do the 92. One young fan got particularly excited, ran onto the pitch, and was invited to spend the rest of the game away from the ground. 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. So we are adding value to Plymouth as a whole. I ate in the small Life Centre caf which serves a range of sandwiches, and snacks which include some items that are not especially healthy considering that this centre was encouraging you to do thirty minutes of exercise per day. "This is a significant milestone in the club's proud history, and provides great excitement for the future of Argyle, with the prospect of a permanent academy base taking us one step further in our strategic vision to see the club attract, retain and develop the region's best young talent," said Argyle chief executive Andrew Parkinson. Everything you need to know to make sure you never miss a moment. So with my brother with the map and me driving we set off. Product Code. There are lots to see and do in pretty Plymouth. The club bought land for a new training ground near Home Park in December. Division Two, 10th October 1936. Plymouth Argyle have officially opened their new grandstand at Home Park, taking the overall capacity to 18,200. The car park at the ground was great last year. Instead, I turned into a warren of roads that fanned off from Segrave Road and found something about 5 minutes walk away. Also to one side of the Stand (towards the Barn Park End) the existing small Chisholm Lounge is to be removed and in that area, new players dressing rooms are to be built. It was a beautiful day for football windy, but bright and warm. From the Sky Bet League One fixture against Lincoln City on Saturday, 22 January, match tickets will now reflect this convention. 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. Family tickets bought on the day of the game cost 4 more (an additional Under 18 ticket rises to 8). We played well in the first half carving out 3-4 good openings from which we should have scored, once been denied by a wonder save. 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. I am not too sure that there was much need to worry, but I felt that it would not be right for a fan of another club to intrude on another clubs end of season celebrations, especially in these particular circumstances that had greeted me that Saturday afternoon. Plymouth Argyle are onto the final stage of the redevelopment of the Mayflower Grandstand at Home Park. I enjoyed the game, because with so much at stake for both clubs, chances had to be made and the forty five minutes of each half shot by. The referee had to make a very important decision fairly early doors and gave Sean Rigg for the visitors a straight red. The game was a big game for both sidesand had excellent atmosphere. Great support from the locals and plenty of good bars to head back to in town.. Why were you looking forward to this game and visiting Home Park? Plymouth versus Rotherham could be broken down into these simple facts. Life would have been totally different if my own team had been playing and I guessed that my irrationality would annoy the Plymouth faithful. Plymouth hit the barand Gary Roberts was close to putting Pompey ahead, then Danny Rose scored withfive minutes to go, but Pompey couldn't hold on for the victory Plymouth scored 2 minutes to go. Updated 11:04, 26 FEB 2023. I had heard some bad reports about the Plymouth faithful but I saw no justification for those rumours on this Saturday afternoon. I have to say the easiest away journey I have ever done. Last updated on 2 hours ago2 hours ago.From the section Plymouth. The Plymouth fans situated to the right of the away section are separated by an area of netting. Home Park is a stadium which clearly belongs in a league higher than the one that currently befits it. But everything is looking very good. Phone - Supporters can call the Ticket Office over the phone by calling 0871 472 1884 (option 1) * between 10am-4pm during regular opening hours. If Plymouth won, league football could be guaranteed for the Pilgrims for another year. They had travelled down from Oxford that morning. It has a row of executive boxes located in-between the two tiers. 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. 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. They all seemed very friendly and helpful, although I thought it was absolutely pointless of them to wait until the 85th minute to tell me that I'm not allowed to take photographs of the game in progress. The number of different trades that we have got in at the moment is I think testament to that. We arrived early and parked in the free car park at the ground. Redevelopment of the main stand was put on hold until 2018. The game started late due to an accident outside the ground so we had a late finish. We spent a few quid on the jukebox and a few rounds of killer pool before deciding to get to the ground to avoid any trouble at the last minute. (please be advised it is very steep until you get on the flat). The NHS began installing equipment at Plymouth on Thursday, while IT, telephone connections and signage have since been set up. However, when you are a neutral, you can go to a game without such an irrational regard for the big decisions, the dodgy tackles, the shirt pulling, the stamping, the arm biting, the red cards and the yellow cards. Next door, an under-construction room currently called Box One or the second board room, is planned to seat up to 70 diners or accommodate 150 people at a theatre style conference or meeting. This enabled Plymouth Argyle to buy back the arena from the council in 2016. 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. Anyway, I booked a weeks holiday this year in North Devon and what do know? Then I headed back and met with some Reading fans in the Britannia just across from the ground. It took us just over 2 hours to get home. I no longer live in Exeter so it wasn't the short hop down the A38 for me, but generally Home Park is a doddle to get to by train or road. We had a Police escort out of the stadium grounds, before getting on to the road north for the long journey home. We had a look around the city centre and the Plymouth Hoe, a must do. It was a great couple of hours and other clubs might learn from Plymouth's example. Plymouth Argyle's new grandstand development. The stadium is fully open again after an 18 month refurbishment of the Mayflower Grandstand on one side of the ground. There was a heavy police and steward presence but quite friendly. she asked. 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