On the back of Ronnie’s complaints, we asked for your worst sporting venues. Here’s some of the best via #myworstvenues
Mike A: “Playing football on a pitch at East Haddon, Northants, covered with sheep’s poo. When we went back to the dressing room at half-time, they let the sheep back on the pitch to replenish the poo that was on our kit.”
Russell in Aberdeen: “Turned up for an under 11s football game at Fintry in Dundee to find a burned out car on the pitch! Needless to say the game was cancelled.”
Simon in Gloucester: “In a game in Brackley, I was in goal and at half-time, a cow sharing the field left a message in the six-yard box.”
Graham Lithgow: “Had a pitch that resembled the D-Day landings with dog poo instead of mines. Only had two German machine gun nests mind.”
Ian Tizzard: “Aveley stadium. Cup final ’99. Rock solid pitch. Almost broke my back playing in studs. Scored and won 3-2. Back ache for weeks after.”
Johnny Pringle: “Cricket tour to West Indies, match on island of Cariacou. Opponents’ warm up was clearing cow pats from the outfield.”
David Wignall: “Tennis court with tree branches overhanging one end. No lobs from that end. Smash it to the tree from other end for an easy “lob”.
