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About a 15 minute walk away from the visiting supporters entrance, is the Thomas Frost pub on Walton Road. This Wetherspoon outlet, is a fair sized pub, that has a good mixture of home and away supporters or you can try Bradleys Wine Bar, which isjust further down and across the road - a proper family run local with a good selection of beers including some real ales. Good mix of fans all very friendly.
Away fans are located in one corner of the two tiered, Bullens Road Stand, which is at the side of the pitch, where just over 3,000 away fans can be accommodated. If a small following is expected, then only the lower tier is allocated, which holds 1,700. For larger followings the upper tier is also made available. If you can, try to avoid getting get tickets for the rear sections of both the the upper and lower tiers, as the view can be quite poor. For example, in the rear of the lower tier there are a number of supporting pillars that can hinder your view, the seating is of the old wooden type and the gap between rows is tight. Thefront of the lower tier is a lot better having newer seats and no supporting pillars to contend with.The rear of the upper tier also has problems with two obscuring pillars but worse than that the angle of the roofmeans that you can't see the video screen andthe view of the opposite touchline is also partly obscured.
The facilities within the stand are basic and it is really showing its age. However, away fans can generate some noise from this area, making for a great atmosphere. The catering includes amongst other things; a Scouse Pie (2.30), Steak Pie (2.50), Cheese and Onion Pie (2.30), plus Sausage Rolls (2.30). They also offer a huge meat pie for 3, which is the size of a small plate, but I wasn't particularly impressed as it seemed to be more pastry than anything else. Lager is available from the sponsors Chang at 3.60 for a 600ml bottle, plus bitter at 3 for a 500ml bottle and even small bottles of white wine are on offer at 3.70. Please note though that the club (disappointingly) does not serve alcohol to away supporters at half time.
