Game Stranraer v Dumbarton July 2013 First impressions: Stair park is a lovely ground. This is apparent as soon as it comes into sight,the ground is set in a well looked after public park containing a bandstand in the car park. This is the only time i can ever remember seeing a bandstand anywhere near a football stadium and certainly the first time i have seen one which isn't tarnished in graffiti. It appears the Stranraer 'mad squad' clearly respect and appreciate a good bandstand.....or maybe Stranraer don't have a 'Mad Squad',it doesn't seem like the sort of place which would. View: Perfect. It is hard to complain about the view,on entering the ground the fan has 5 options,Stand at the side of the pitch,sit in the large modern grandstand (not bandstand which is a shame),Stand in the shed behind the goal,or on the open terracing behind the other goal or sit in the old fashioned stand. It was July and following a 3hr car journey the last thing i wanted to do was sit down so i stood at the side of the pitch. Perfect view,a sunny day and a cup game against a lower league team. What could possibly go wrong? Programme: Again the bandstand theme re-emerges. The blues programme is called "Beyond the bandstand",nice touch. It is all paper with no glossy finish (something which always disappoints me!). However the content is excellent with a number of informative and well written articles. Its a good read.....as it has to be when you have a 3hr journey home to contend with. Score :Stranraer 4(Winter,Grehan,Aitken(pen),Aitken)-Dumbarton 2 (Fleming,K.Smith) Ok maybe the result could go slightly wrong... Is it a decent away day?: Yes,very. Stranraer has all the marks of a great away day,its far away and nice old fashioned ground and the home fans are all very decent people. Thoroughly recommended. My video of Stair Park is below. Thanks for reading this and more away days pages will be on soon!
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