Tried the pub at the away end but it was crap. Violent outbreaks are not uncommon in this fixture. It was also a cracking game of footy, a good atmosphere and I would definitely consider coming back up here again. It took a while. It's a small touch, but it is guaranteed to make you smile. The Upper Tier features a refreshments concourse, with food/drink on sale, and male and female toilets accessible. The stairs to your seat are quite steep, but there are hand rails to help you. Brilliant view, though. There was a late scare when Rodwell hit the bar. It is a Wetherspoons pub that does get busy before and after the game, but they put on plenty of bar staff, so you dont have to wait long to get served. But with Sunderland fighting to stay in the Premier League, it could turn out to be an interesting game. Everything was premier league.. atmosphere, toilets, the staff. The Best Western Tavistock Roker Hotel and Roker Lodge are two options. Younger football fans as in sub 30-years-old will probably associate Sunderland with their current ground, The Stadium of Light, and nothing else. Theres No issues in getting back to coach but a bit of a slow journey back to the dual carriageway. Bournemouth should have won the match when Grabban missed a sitter just before the end. I was also confident of a point or three given the poor run Sunderland were on. Tickets are also available at the ticket office before kick-off. It had plenty of screens showing live football. It was good. However, for certain games, the Club opts not to sell alcohol to away supporters. proud that our teams diligence and technical savvy continues to help It was agood view from the away section, but very high up though.
Buffalo Bills Virtual Venue by IOMEDIA Use the Navigator to select your preferred aerial view, and turn on or off various levels. The second half was more or less West Ham and after Payet's equaliser, I really did think we were in control and thought we were going to go on and win the game. Tickets for category C matches, the cheapest, range from 25.00 for a seat behind the goal or in the corners to 30.00 for a central seat at one of the long sides. Overall, it was a good day out. Sunderland absolutely pounded our goal, and we didn't manage a single shot on target. I left London on the 8.00am train to Newcastle. The game ended 1-1. I was on official travel coach from the Macron Stadium and enjoyed a good ride across the Yorkshire Dales to get to the A1 and head North. The area has entertainment in the form of live bands, large screens etc.. Plus food and drink outlets. Very friendly all round and I can't speak highly enough of the Sunderland fans. Venues. Tickets fall into three pricing categories. We got ourselves a burger outside and headed for the away end that was the nearest stand (if your coming from the bridge). Find train times, prices and book tickets with Trainline. Me and my mate got back onto the Metro within 10 minutes and back to Newcastle. There was plenty to do and we had a meal at Wetherspoons. The railway station is in the city centre. Sunderland fans almost seemed resigned to defeat once we scored and many had left by the final whistle.
Standing Seating Plan - Sunderland Stadium Of Light Unfortunately away fans are housed in the very top tier so a long way up from the pitch but a good clear view. Over 1 million concertgoers have watched favourite artists shine on Wearside, including Oasis, Take That, Beyonce and Coldplay. We got back to Exeter at around 6am, Attendance: 14,360 (including 495 Exeter fans). The prospect of a night out in Newcastle also appealed. Luckily we were the only ones in there so we were able to move closer to the front in order to get a much better view. You also pass the kiosks selling alcohol on the way up the stairs. Visitors to SeatingPlan.net haven't yet rated any of the seat blocks at Sunderland Stadium Of Light. at North Bridge St., you can just as well do this in Sunderlands city centre. 9/10. No problems getting away. Premier League, 13th April 2002. They allow gather information and conduct statistical analysis on the use of our website. It was easy to park in the Roker Beach seafront area near our booked accommodation. This rounded off a brilliant weekend away after watching non league footy the day before, I remember coming here all those years ago to watch Grimsby and you don't realise what you have lost until it's gone. The away end was good and the view is impressive, even though I was on the back row. Comment on the game itself, atmosphere, stewards, pies, facilities etc.. Well, the less said the better. So we had to wait until most of the traffic cleared before we left the ground. The game itself was very good also as Chelsea dominated and as the game came to a close our quality showed when Anelka, looking for his golden boot, smashed a glorious shot into the top corner. Take the A1231 (Sunderland North) turn off. Leicester fans were very loud as usual and the home support was fairly mute as to be honest Sunderland were poor and we won 2-0. I dropped lucky on my application this time, so I had no hesitation in going. When I love like Jesus loves my passion for people prevails over my pride in my position. We missed a chance and they broke and it was to 2-1 to the home side. Until then, I will make do with playing them at Stevenage next week in the EFL Cup third round! Fully functional across desktop and mobile devices. We weren't particularly early, so went straight to the ground. A Love Supreme Fanzine 2.50 The Stadium of Light is a very impressive ground. Buses run every five minutes, for 90 minutes before kick off and continue after the game until everyone has gone. This means that it is quite a climb up a number of flights of stairs to actually reach the tier. Great range of beers and reasonably priced food. We left Southampton at 6am. We arrived in Sunderland just after 11:30am. Were they not aware a match was on? We travelled down on the Friday and spent the weekend in Newcastle. The away fans turnstile is separate due to the visitors being in the top tier of the stand. This website uses cookies of third parties for technical and analytical purposes. 30 MLB stadiums, Access any of our Seat Selection Charts for any of the 30 MLB Stadiums. The fans are some of the friendliest I know and I hate to see them fighting against relegation. Some brilliant running from Robinson as he got the ball ahead of the keeper after a poor Sunderland pass back, he then chipped the ball across for the on-rushing Karl Henry who volleyed the ball into the net in front of our fans. our CEO Keith Hanson puts it, No other 360 stadium seat view product provides Best fans worst team was a frequent comment. By clicking "Accept", you are consenting to all cookies. Also outside one corner of the stadium is a large miners lamp. The Sunderland fans, stewards and locals were faultless. A large away following in a Premier League standard ground with 35,000 odd fans in attendance and a night out in Newcastle. Always friendly and the landlord even puts on complimentary snacks after the game. I'd thoroughly recommend the trip despite the distance involved for many fans. In my opinion The Stadium of Light has more character than most of the new builds, the fans are second to none, and Sunderland is a cracking drinking town. Sunderland, however, are much closer to Newcastle and that means their fans care much less about this derby although winning is still nice! Sunderland's most vocal supporters are behind the opposite goal to the away fans which means there's little banter which doesn't help the atmosphere. The Stadium of Light's current capacity of 48,707 makes the club's home the ninth-biggest football ground in England. Even though the ground is modern the surrounding area still has a traditional working class feel to it, and that's what I liked most. I didn't try any but it seemed reasonably priced for a football ground (at 3.40 a pint).
Come on you Irons! The Stadium of Light is very modern. We bailed and ended up at the Howard Arms, 300 yards down Roker Avenue, even though it said SAFC over the door. Went to grab a Pie and a Guinness before the game. The home fans were very quiet. Seeing the ground from the awaysection is pretty impressive. The stadium officially opened on the 31st of July with a friendly match between Sunderland and Ajax (0-0). The visiting supporters had travelled miles to get here and were well received by the home fans. The Bournemouth fans produced a good atmosphere but I couldn't really hear much from the Sunderland supporters until they scored. towards Sunderland centre). We mingled together in the Fan Zone, which was brilliant. Required fields are marked *, Please read our Terms and Conditions before submission. Because I made a weekend of it with a mate, I had plenty of time to explore and had a nice stroll down to Roker beach and pier and even a mooch around the area where Roker Park used to be (not far from the Stadium of Light). towards Newcastle) and St Peters metro station only operates Southbound (i.e. So please check for any warning signs on lamp posts before parking, or you may end up with a hefty parking ticket for your trouble. Amazing show with a pretty good view of the stage, lighting, screens, and the sound was good too. We continued our excellent counter-attacking play and were finally rewarded in the 78th minute when Chaplin rifled a shot into the top corner. Getting to the stadium is easy as long as you can follow the signs, that start to appear just outside of Sunderland itself. Getting away from the stadium after the game was simple and easy. It is up on a hill so is clearly visible. A simple reverse walk back to the Stadium of LightMetro. Six ales on tap of very good quality. Continue on this road and you will see the Stadium of Light on the right hand side. Entry is free. A good day out at a good football club. Straight back to the station and headed home. You are a little bit away from the action but it was a magnificent view of the pitch, and also of the big screen at the far end. As we arrived we soon got ushered into the town centre where their are a few pubs and bars to drink in and after a lovely refreshing beer we made our way to the stadium.The stadium is very easy to find, just follow the huge crowds and as you go over the bridge we saw the highly impressive Stadium of Light. My friend, a West Ham follower, got me a ticket. As we stayed behind for 30 minutes most of the post match crowd had gone. Ut molestie. With it being an ex-Premier League stadiumits one that looked out to me and one that I wanted to visit. The game went well we scored early on and it was all Blackpool until Sunderland scored against the run of play, then it was mixed. However I must say that this is a ground that I don't advise for disabled supporters, the top half of the section is fine but the bottom half is a cage that makes it near-enough impossible to see the goal down that end! Walking over the Wear Bridge it dominates the skyline and is an impressive sight all lit up at night. We spent much of the time talking to locals and having a good time!. However parking is in short supply around the stadium itself. U.S. Bank Stadium Seating Chart. We live in the West Country so we flew up from Bristol to Newcastle which is the closest airport to Sunderland. We had hot food from one of the catering vans. We then walked up a road similar to Hardman Street in Liverpool, a steep road with a church on one side side and a few bars and eateries on the other side.
Kansas City Chiefs Virtual Venue by IOMEDIA I ended up eating at the Roker Chippy, which was okay but not the best. Interactive: Pan, zoom, and drill into ticket listings by section and row. The stadium's design drew inspiration from Sunderland's proud industrial heritage in glass-making, shipbuilding and coal-mining. Easy to park and 10 mins by bus to the ground. Step onto the pitch with this view from the centre spot. Visitors to SeatingPlan.net haven't yet rated any of the seat blocks at Sunderland Stadium Of Light. There is an okay amount of legroom. There was no traffic until we reached the A1(M) and getting close to the Stadium of Light. The stadiums design allows for further expansions to a maximum capacity of 66,000 seats, though no plans for such expansion exist at the moment. I parked in the nearby Metro Station car park (easy to get in, slow to get away from). The game I thoroughly enjoyed, not least of all because Southampton won 4-0! Used the clubs free park and ride service from Enterprise Way. In the end a draw was harsh on the visitors and Sunderland look like they will have to battle to stay in the Premier League.