The entertainment was awesome and some cracking goals too, although Karius in the Liverpool goal made a mistake again.
My frustrations were not eased, when on asking a local chap for directions to the football ground the guy replied 'Liverpool or Everton?'
I found they were very friendly, understanding of supporters' concerns and doing their best to ensure everyone made it in for kick off. The Kop is visible from a fair way way away outside the stadium, but none of the stands are small. Liverpool won the game 6-0 and it was a good atmosphere with a lot of kids there with their parents. We were pleased to find that most of the all-seated Cowshed Stand was open for us to sit anywhere which makes it more comfortable than being crowded in small sections.There are two food/drink outlets within the Cowshed selling the usual. Around 8,000 visitors watched the first game at the stadium on 11 March 1912, as Tranmere beat Lancaster Town 8–0.After the war, the number of supporters rose, and by the early 1960s this number had increased to highs of 12,000.The 1980s saw the number of supporters falling to some of the ground's lowest levels. The journey was straightforward with no hold ups and we arrived in Birkenhead at 1:30pm.With the Mersey Clipper pub now closed, our regular drinking hole on previous visits, we opted to take the walk to the Cock and Pullet. Surprisingly I was able to get 3 tickets from the Tranmere website. The stand is also located close to the pitch, which is always positive.Food inside on offer includes; Double Burgers (£4.50), Cheeseburgers (£4), Burgers (£3.50), Hot Dogs (£3.50), Steak and Kidney or Meat and Potato pies (£3.50).
I planned on having a few pints at the Rock Ferry pub by the station as I had visited there previously on an epic Chester to Liverpool train ride pub crawl but it was unfortunately boarded up. Coming from the South, just head towards Manchester and Birkenhead is signposted all the way from there, it was literally motorway all the way there which I always think is ideal as it's a lot harder to get lost!We had a quick look in the Mersey Clipper which is directly opposite to the Main Stand, but it seemed to be a little hostile as there were a fair few Tranmere fans in there so we moved to the Prenton Park which is directly opposite to the away stand where live football was on plus we got a pint of Carlsberg for £2.20!!
There was hardly any traffic as I headed straight back into Liverpool city as that's where I was staying.The latest issue of Football Weekends Magazine is now on sale. The ground was initially known as “The Borough Road Enclosure”, with the name Prenton Park adopted in 1895 after a suggestion from the letters page of the … The seats were good, the view is superb and the ground is impressive with the massive Kop End for the home supporters behind the goal. Also with Tranmere recently appointing a new manager in Micky Adams and with a couple of new signings, we anticipated a good match. I found a nice seat by the halfway line.For what Notts County lack in quality they make up for in determination and they made Tranmere work for it with some quite physical defending.
The second half predictably saw Tranmere throwing more and more at it, and Wycombe doing a Wycombe, digging in and doing the hard ugly yards. As you pass the Johnny King Stand you have the smaller Cowshed End which houses the away supporters. 'I got hopelessly lost trying to find the ground and did actually end up at the Mersey admiring the views of Liverpool across the river. The amount of play acting and cynical gamesmanship had me as worked up as those around me as Tranmere desperately searched for the equaliser that never came. Capacity. I travelled on the official supporters coach, leaving Exeter at 07:45am.
Therefore the game was an opportunity to see most of the young and upcoming players. It drops you off about a 100/150 metres away from Prenton Park.' Although some of the facilities were a bit basic, Prenton Park is a very big ground for the level Tranmere play at, and would not look out of place at a higher level.I was looking forward to this match as it was the first time I was able to watch Liverpool live since the Champions League Final against Real Madrid. It was redeveloped in 1995 and takes its name from what it looked like before then Johnny King Stand by Hays Travel - The stand on the Borough Road side of the ground was also built in 1995. For pre-match food there is a chippy just down the road from the Prenton Park Hotel, but I was told that it was not great. Tickets bough on the day of the game cost up to £2 more per ticket.For details of disabled facilities and club contact at the ground please visit the relevant page on the Special thanks to John Spooner for providing the photo of the John King Statue and to Donald Harrison for the photo of the painted players mural.Special thanks also to Owen Pavey for providing the ground layout diagram of Prenton Park.Another bonus chance for me to follow my team, due to the game being moved for Sky T.V. Across the road from the main entrance to Prenton Park is an impressive looking mural painted on the side of a house, which was finished in 2019.
After asking about another three locals I finally found the ground after going round most of Birkenhead. Country. Normally the prospect of a day out in Birkenhead doesn’t do much to heighten expectations, but the ground is in a pleasant part of townOther pubs in walking distance of the ground are the Sportsmans Arms on Prenton Road East, which welcomes visiting supporters, as well as the Cock and Pullet on Woodchurch Road.
Found the ground quite easily from remembering the map images, but didn't see many actual signposts for it. As this covered, all seated stand, has good facilities and unhindered views of the playing action, being free of any supporting pillars.
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