Saturday 30th November
Npower League 1
Attendance 8170 (1666)
Admission: £25 – Adults & £5 – U16’s
Peterborough United ply their trade in the Npower League
1, the third tier of English football after relegation on the last day of last
season. Nicknamed The Posh, the club was formed in 1934 and entered the
football league in 1960. They are managed by Darren Ferguson and will be
looking for a swift return to the Championship. The club is made of up 4
stands. The main stand housed the1666 Wolves fans who made the journey and some
of the Peterborough Fans. The London Road
terrace behind the goal was the stand with the vocal home fans and made for a
great atmosphere in the second half of the match. The family stand, the large
two-tier stand at the side of the pitch, where we were sitting for the game, and
finally the Moy’s end terrace which is due to be knocked down, making way for a
new all-seater away section. 
The admission in the Family stand was £25 for Adults and
this is the general price in the seating sections of the ground which has
received criticism from travelling fans in recent times. On a more positive
note it’s only a £5 for U16’s in the family stand. Being a category A match the
prices for the big match the prices are high for it. It was a decent view of
the pitch for the price but the space around you is lacking. Around the ground
there is a small amount of parking and a large car park 5 minutes’ walk from
the ground. The programme for £3 is very good, professional programme, those
you expect from this level but the content seemed lacking, recalling on
previous experience at London Road. There was a friendly vibe around the ground,
staff seemed friendly and we had a chat with a few of the travelling fans. In the family stand there is table football and arcade style machines inside the stand, maintaining the family feel of the stand.
The first half was far from entertaining, very few shots
and many mistakes from two of League One’s best teams. The only notable event
was Mark Little’s handball which was seemingly blantant and it went unnoticed. At half-time we checked out the food available. Chips, something
that is a common addition to the non-league scene, are lacking at football
league grounds. So Steak and Ale pie was the choice of the two available.
Probably the worst pie I’ve had, no comparison to Glossop North End’s Steak pie
so that was in the bin quickly and at £3, that was a costly error of judgement.
So the Admission/Programme/Pie combo works out at £31 for Adults. The
Second-half was much more entertaining, the two teams got more into and it was
Michael Bostwick’s low drive freekick which won the game 1-0. 
Overall the food was awful, and the game lacked real
excitement it wasn’t the best Away Chips. But as a Posh fan, it still remains
to be one of my favourite places to watch a game. Maybe an off day but the
experience wasn’t great.
Price: 7.5pts
Programme: 7.5pts
Food: 2pts
Entertainment: 6pts
Parking: 2pts
Staff: 2pts
Facilities: 1pts
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