By Nathan Jackson
April 6 2010

Yeovil Town is an away experience that I haven't had anywhere near the amount of times that I would have liked. Although it's not the greatest ground in the world, it is one of the most welcoming and the home fans create an excellent atmosphere.

I apologise for the poor quality of the pictures in this review. They were taken on our second visit there, arriving when the ground was already mostly full.

Huish Park was one of those grounds that I'd never even seen a picture of until Yeovil Town were promoted into the Football League back in 2003. It looked quite an unusual ground as it was an even mix between terracing and seating. Even more unusual was the use of green seats, something that only Plymouth Argyle used in the Football League.

City made the trip down to cider country at the beginning of winter and it was extremely cold to say the least. With an open terrace housing the away fans, it was highly unlikely to protect enough from the elements.

Once you're outside the turnstiles, there is virtually no-where else to go so into the ground, and after squeezing down a very narrow passageway, you finally emerge into the terrace and you're hit with an overwhelming feel of ambivalance. This is your typical south-western stadium where it's trying to be ambitious but looks a bit tacky in the end. The away terrace is a fairly average sized one but offers a great view of the near goal, however, you'll struggling getting a decent view of the other goal due to the pitch's size.

The stand behind the far goal is identical to the away end with the exception that it has a roof. The two stands either side of the away end are exactly the same, two pitch length seating areas, exact same height, exact same colourand the exact same writing in the exact same places. The atmosphere at Huish Park is excellent, although they do have a slight foot in the "Sing when you're winning mentality. Most of the chants they sing are just the exact same one over and over again and there are plenty of other grounds I've been to that have plenty more atmosphere than Huish Park.

BLACKTHORN TERRACE 

Overall, Huish Park isn't too bad but it has a massive feeling of deja-vu about it in the fact that the stands are a mirror image of themselves and the chants are extremely repeative. However, I would recommend this ground because it does have a "special" feeling to it and of course, it wouldn't have the "football feel" if it didn't have the 10,000 kids climbing up trees to try and watch the game for free.

Yeovil Town's Huish Park

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