Cheltenham Town v Wigan Athletic Away Day Review
On the 29th January 2022, promotion favourites Wigan Athletic headed to the Johnny Rocks Stadium where they faced Cheltenham Town in a League One affair. This was a game that both teams had to win to strengthen the chances of going up to the Championship and also remaining in League One. Tickets for the game were £26 for Adults, £18 for Over 65s/Students & £10 for Under 18s. Considering the games that All Things Away has covered the prices for the game have to be at a fair price. I would rank this at a 7/10 due to the club taking into account student prices which other clubs don't do.
We travelled there by coach and we got there with around two hours before kick off to meet the team as they came into the stadium. Cheltenham have a lovely pop up meal vans that serve a lot of food such as pulled pork. Tickets for the coach were £16 and it took us around 3 hours to get there. There is traffic as you head in and out of Cheltenham. If your team are travelling down to Cheltenham in march be aware that traffic will be horrendous due too the Cheltenham Festival goers. Again this is a fair price to get there and the coach is parked around 2 minute walk from the stadium and id have to rank this at 8/10.
The main issue that I had with the stadium is the accessibility. I understand that they aren't the biggest club with the biggest budget, it is just a old fashioned stadium. It rained the night before and it made the goalkeepers six yard box virtually unplayable and they let the goalkeepers warm up on there. The toilets aren't the best they are just urinals all along the wall. The food shack is ok but if your team have a big following, be wary of waiting times. The prices for the food are reasonable and were very nice. For accessibility and the stadium condition I will have to rate the stadium at 4/10.
Overall the game wasn't the best as the game finished at 0-0. The weather wasn't the best and it was just a pretty miserable game for both teams. Cheltenham wouldn't be a ground that I would go again unless I had to but it is a old fashioned stadium that isn't for everyone. Cheltenham Away 5/10
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