Thursday 25 June 2009

Gillingham F.C






Team

Gillingham F.C

Ground name

Priestfields Stadium

Stand names

1

Medway Stand

8

2

Rainham End

7

3

Gordon Road

4

4

Gillingham End (The Brian Moore)

1

Capacity

11,582

Atmosphere

Away open air so it harder to make an away atmosphere but home fans can make it lively

7

Facilities

The away stand is a temporary one but I’ve heard from many sources that the facilities are very good considering.

6

Accessibility

The parking isn’t always easy around the ground because of the many houses that surround it but the train station is 5 mins away.

5

Positives

The ground is clean and it has been totally been rebuilt in the last 10/15 years

Negatives

The uncovered can be windy ans wet in the winter and in the summer the sun shine directly at the Medway Stand

Overall

38



Priestfield Stadium has been virtually re-built since the current Chairman Paul Scally took over in 1995. On one side of the ground is the impressive two tiered, Medway Stand, opened in 2000, with a row of executive boxes (the type which you can sit outside of) running across the middle. Opposite is the tidy all seater Gordon Road Stand. Unfortunately though, it contains a number of supporting pillars, which may hinder your view. This also has an unusual TV gantry perched on its roof. The Rainham End has also been re-developed, with a single tier cantilevered stand, which replaced a former terrace. It is an open all seated temporary stand has been erected on what was the former Gillingham End terrace, it is hoped that this will be replaced with a permanent 3,200 seated stand at some point. This stand has been named the Brian Moore Stand in memory of the legendary commentator and lifelong Gills fan.

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