portadown - covered stand 2/3rds 1 side, covered terrace other side, nice stand behind 1 goal (bit far away), open terrace other goal. 7/10 ok, not brilliant
linfield - good stand 1 side, older but ok opposite, good stand behind 1 goal, small old stand other goal. all covered. national stadium, lots of money put in. 9/10 old railway stand lets it down (too big for all but the biggest matches though)
glentoran - good stands both sides, uncovered terrace both ends. (and if you think around windsor looks rough!.......) maybe moving in near future. 7/10 mainly for the 2 stands.
ballymena - newish stand one side, decent stand other, covered. nothing at either end due to stock car racing (pity). floodlit training pitches behind ground. 8/10 beware of wasps in older stand in summer! has a stock car track round it though
coleraine - stand 2/3rds 1 side. covered terraces all round the rest. (i think) 7/10 feckin loud PA!
cliftonville - stand 2/3rds 1 side, unused grassy bank the other. good new stand behind 1 goal, covered terrace other goal. 6/10 needs work
crusaders - stand 1 side, covered terrace other side. open terraces both goals. 6/10 needs work
larne - stand 2/3rds 1 side, covered terraces other 1/3rd. covered terrace 1/2 other side. open terraces both ends. 6/10 pitch is sloped though needs work
dungannon - stand 1/2 1 side, covered terrace other side, covered terraces either end. 7/10 tidy, nice pitch. not much height though
loughgall - small newish stand 1/2 1 side, small covered terrace opposite. small wall around 1 goal, death by falling other goal. nice scenery. 6/10 very small but whats there is tidy.
limavady - stand 1/2 1 side.......um.....small wall the rest. 5/10 needs more.
omagh - stand 1/2 1 side, nothing other side. covered terrace one goal, covered flat other goal . muddy carpark! bit hard to find. 5/10 needs work
distillery - stand 2/3rds 1 side, stand and covered terrace opposite (but stand not used for football afaik.....doggy people), nothing either end. another thats a bit hard to find. 6/10 has a dog track round it so nothing behind goals.
ards - hmm, play at bangor atm, stand 1 side, covered terrace 1/2 other side. covered terrace behind 1 goal. 5/10 bangor have sold their ground and moving (somewhere!) soon, ards have no ground.
institute - small newish stands both sides. flat, open either end. nice scenery.
6/10 for whats there, not much height for viewing though.
newry - stand 2/3rds 1 side, covered terraces opposite and behind 1 goal. 6/10 ok, nothing great.
i suppose i better mention the promotion candidates too.
armagh - not been there
glenavon - nice stadium 8/10
donegal celtic - not been there, don't think there's too much there at the minute in the way of stands etc. apparently a good social club.
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