48 years in non-league without access to the funding the EFL clubs at the time got means Holker St is way behind what most fans are now used to, but it is home and we love it. The away corner admittedly is dreadful, but it will be flattened and a new stand built in the summer so the facilities are getting upgraded, and the capacity increased. As we always say, going to away games is a good day out usually spoiled by the 90 minutes of football!!
Thanks Richard, home is home and I did say the ground was traditional and had character, when the improvements come for the away end it will be 100% better 👍🏻 BTW Barrow are having a cracking season!
I remember Barrow being voted out of Div 4 in the early 70s? Started to hear about them again a few years ago when they started to challenge in the National League. Great video, and as always enjoyed the train journey and walk to the ground and the facilities.
Great work, Matt. Credit where it is due . A long trip , a disappointing performance from your team , no points . We have all been there and still come back for more . As you didn't have to drive I hope you ventured into a few local pubs .
I'm not looking forward to doing Barrow or Carlisle from just south of Cambridge. I'm hoping to be able to do them both over a Christmas or Easter period. I'm on 70 of the English grounds. No intention to do Scottish leagues except Celtic, Rangers so fair play to you for doing those. I am ticking off non-league grounds within 50 miles of home.
Barrow was a trek, harder then Carlisle due to its far west location, well done for getting over 70, that takes dedication. I am only covering the Welsh clubs in the English leagues 👍🏻
@@mattthegroundhopper9242 I do like the thought of letting the train take the strain for these miles away games. I'm an Everton and Bristol Rovers fan but have done loads of my grounds as a neutral, mostly in home ends. It has taken me a number of years with possibly 3 more to go. Maybe I'll see you at some of my remaining grounds!
@@mattthegroundhopper9242 yeah fair play ,but it's just pants to get in and out on long trips ,some people must need something strong to get them home 😂
Hello Jack, no not at Northampton on Monday, they keep losing when I watch them away, starting to think I am jinxing them, I have another game planned, thinking of going to Bradford and Salford away 👍🏻
We have only been in the League for 2 years after suffering FOURTY EIGHT yrs of zero involvement & things look & feel temporary as they are temporary, The away end is getting demolished & rebuild bigger & better right now
Great entertainment again Matt. Really like your format. Reckon you can scrub that ground off of a place to never visit again. As you said even the Town End at the Gills is better than that. Dont think Barrow will be going anywhere, and looks like another long trip there next season. Maybe they might have improved the ground by then(doubt it though) Empty train going up surprised me though. There again who wants to go to Barrow lol. I was around the last time the Gills ventured there lol 😂Having to wait for an hour at Lancaster must have been fun😢As you said they should have given you the wheel to drive the bloody thing. Wondered what you did for a living to pay for all that travelling, so imagine you are or were an HGV driver at some time. Best mate from the RAF drives a cement mixer in Swindon at present. Ok forget the Gills away from home mate unless you want to cross Bradford or Northampton off your list. We are crap away. Hopefully you might visit a couple of Conference grounds before the season ends, then take a summer break and continue with your groundhopping next season. Great format and a laugh also. Thats what counts. All the best Dave
Hello Berlin Dave, the train on the way up to Carlisle was surprisingly quiet, train travel should be subsidised in the UK to fill the seats. I used to drive HGVs but got sick of the M25, not done that for a few years. Yes I will be doing more Conference clubs and maybe away trips to Northampton and Bradford but not confirmed yet, thanks for your positive comments 👍🏻
@@mattthegroundhopper9242 Matt, they have just brought in a €49 per month ticket whereby you can travel on all public transport for the whole of germany. Starts on 1st May but millions are buying the tickets in advance. Personally dont need it, but its fantastic really. Imagine travelling from Dover to London and back for £44 a month, and travel to Carlisle and back on the weekend
@@davidwilliamgay4821 Germany are always ahead of the curve, that is how you achieve net zero, filling up the trains at a discounted rate. Unlike here where they are trying to push bloody heat pumps and electric cars on the population at great expense without the infrastructure in place!
It was the London to Glasgow train that was quiet, Hardly Barrows fault, New away going up right now & the ground is old & has had zero investment seeing we were stuck 2 leagues lower ( NL regional) so it’s hardly surprising it’s currently shabby, Judge it after several years of FL investment that your club has benefited from
The away end is worse than ‘Maidstone’s’ away end when they played at Darford in 1990. Only 640 tickets for us Carlisle fans. We could fill the whole ‘ground’.
You have a good memory Jimmy, that ground at Dartford was called Watling Street. The current away end at Barrow is very small compared to the rest of the ground.
@@mattthegroundhopper9242 oh God! The last day of our 89/90 season was spent there.we were nailed on for play offs and blew it, we lost 5-2. Mark Gall and Maidstone were pretty good to be fair. Gills had some great crowds in the Kent Derbys. Interesting journey home, Man City had played palace and the city fans had spent big buying palace scarves ready for the FA cup final Got back to Carlisle to meet loads of Leeds fans returning from their riot in Bournemouth
@@jimmycburfield5997 I miss the Kent derbies, not had one for years, you now have your Cumbrian derby 👍🏻 I remember Leeds infamous day out at Bournemouth
48 years in non-league without access to the funding the EFL clubs at the time got means Holker St is way behind what most fans are now used to, but it is home and we love it. The away corner admittedly is dreadful, but it will be flattened and a new stand built in the summer so the facilities are getting upgraded, and the capacity increased. As we always say, going to away games is a good day out usually spoiled by the 90 minutes of football!!
Thanks Richard, home is home and I did say the ground was traditional and had character, when the improvements come for the away end it will be 100% better 👍🏻 BTW Barrow are having a cracking season!
That’s what I call dedication. What a journey in one day! Thanks for another great video 👍
Thanks Gabi, very tiring but all good fun 👍🏻
I remember Barrow being voted out of Div 4 in the early 70s? Started to hear about them again a few years ago when they started to challenge in the National League. Great video, and as always enjoyed the train journey and walk to the ground and the facilities.
Thanks Tom for your generous comments 👍🏻
I live in Barrow-in-Furness and I work at holler st ,love this video, and big respect bro ,great content ⚽️🏆😁
Thanks jonny, really appreciate the message 👍🏻⚽️
Been to Barrow for a game, enthusiastic support for a club who are punching above their weight.
Barrow have had an amazing couple of seasons, massively over achieving 👍🏻⚽️
Hi Matt, Wrexham fan here.
Just landed on this channel. When you come to Wrexham this season, let me know, we can have a pint in a local pub.
Thanks Mark that is very kind, Gills are away to Wrexham in November and I’m hoping to go providing there is no train strike, are you on twitter?
Great work, Matt. Credit where it is due . A long trip , a disappointing performance from your team , no points . We have all been there and still come back for more . As you didn't have to drive I hope you ventured into a few local pubs .
Thanks for your comments, no pubs as I spent most of my time on the train but there was a decent looking pub at Lancaster train station 👍🏻
Well done matt good video respect for the long journey.
Thanks Graeme for your positive comments 👍🏻
Brilliant videos Matt, from a Carlisle fan. Trains are shocking from northern rail
Nice one Colin, hoping to see Carlisle next season but what division will you be in??
@@mattthegroundhopper9242 hopefully be League one , but if not we've hsd a fantastic season regardless 👍
@@colinwoodhouse4333 👍🏻
Feel every week for the away fans down in that corner. Fantastic travelling support from Gills.
Thanks William, I enjoy the trip anywhere going to the game but the journey home, especially losing in the last minute is the hard part 👎
Excellent 😃 keep em coming
Nice one, thank you Trevor 👍🏻
Its quite easy to get to barrow for me because i live in barrow
Gillingham, a football outpost from Barrow 👍🏻
I'm not looking forward to doing Barrow or Carlisle from just south of Cambridge. I'm hoping to be able to do them both over a Christmas or Easter period. I'm on 70 of the English grounds. No intention to do Scottish leagues except Celtic, Rangers so fair play to you for doing those. I am ticking off non-league grounds within 50 miles of home.
Barrow was a trek, harder then Carlisle due to its far west location, well done for getting over 70, that takes dedication. I am only covering the Welsh clubs in the English leagues 👍🏻
@@mattthegroundhopper9242 I do like the thought of letting the train take the strain for these miles away games. I'm an Everton and Bristol Rovers fan but have done loads of my grounds as a neutral, mostly in home ends. It has taken me a number of years with possibly 3 more to go. Maybe I'll see you at some of my remaining grounds!
@@mountaingoat3012 you never know, our paths may meet ground hopping 👍🏻
@@mattthegroundhopper9242 If I see another Gillingham game and a guy is filming himself, I will say hi 🙂
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Thanks Adrian, what would be a good game to go to in Denmark?
The gods of football were playing there games and having a very big laugh ,bringing Barra into the league 😂
But to be fair they are having a really decent season 👍🏻
@@mattthegroundhopper9242 yeah fair play ,but it's just pants to get in and out on long trips ,some people must need something strong to get them home 😂
@@mickharrison9004 one road in and one road out 👍🏻
@@mattthegroundhopper9242 yeah a shit road at that most of way 😂👍
You off to Northampton on Monday Matt? Hopefully Gills can start winning away games
Hello Jack, no not at Northampton on Monday, they keep losing when I watch them away, starting to think I am jinxing them, I have another game planned, thinking of going to Bradford and Salford away 👍🏻
@@mattthegroundhopper9242 haha was gonna say you don’t seem to bring any luck 😅, And Yh Bradford and Salford seem like good away days 👍
@@Jack-ip7ev hopefully by the Bradford game we will be mathematically safe so it doesn’t matter if we lose 10-0 but that would make a great video 👍🏻
That good moaning about the away end when you do t have a very good away with no cover at all
Two wrongs don’t make a right but I note that Barrow are redeveloping their ground 👍🏻⚽️
We have only been in the League for 2 years after suffering FOURTY EIGHT yrs of zero involvement & things look & feel temporary as they are temporary, The away end is getting demolished & rebuild bigger & better right now
Thanks Mike, I was told that by one of the stewards, will be a massive improvement 👍🏻
Very good. Bit of a shame Gills Lost again. 😢
Thank you, Gills not as good away from home at the moment 👎
Yes a bit disappointing
I mite be in that video in the holker street end
Well it is a very intimate ground 👍🏻⚽️
I did that journey Saturday too very long day
Well done Steve, you survived it too 👍🏻
@@mattthegroundhopper9242 I work at gills as a steward so see every home game and attempt every away game if I can up the gills
@@StevenYoudle nice one Steve, true fan, UTG 👍🏻
I always thought Barrow came across as a grim place. Your excellent video confirmed it. Kind regards Francis
Thanks Francis, to be fair I only see Barrow between the train station and the ground, so a small snippet, thanks for your comments 👍🏻⚽️
im from barrow and i can confirm that some parts of barrow are quite grim like very industrial but there is alot of nice parts but there is grim parts
Great entertainment again Matt. Really like your format. Reckon you can scrub that ground off of a place to never visit again. As you said even the Town End at the Gills is better than that. Dont think Barrow will be going anywhere, and looks like another long trip there next season. Maybe they might have improved the ground by then(doubt it though) Empty train going up surprised me though. There again who wants to go to Barrow lol. I was around the last time the Gills ventured there lol 😂Having to wait for an hour at Lancaster must have been fun😢As you said they should have given you the wheel to drive the bloody thing. Wondered what you did for a living to pay for all that travelling, so imagine you are or were an HGV driver at some time. Best mate from the RAF drives a cement mixer in Swindon at present. Ok forget the Gills away from home mate unless you want to cross Bradford or Northampton off your list. We are crap away. Hopefully you might visit a couple of Conference grounds before the season ends, then take a summer break and continue with your groundhopping next season. Great format and a laugh also. Thats what counts. All the best Dave
Hello Berlin Dave, the train on the way up to Carlisle was surprisingly quiet, train travel should be subsidised in the UK to fill the seats. I used to drive HGVs but got sick of the M25, not done that for a few years. Yes I will be doing more Conference clubs and maybe away trips to Northampton and Bradford but not confirmed yet, thanks for your positive comments 👍🏻
@@mattthegroundhopper9242 Matt, they have just brought in a €49 per month ticket whereby you can travel on all public transport for the whole of germany. Starts on 1st May but millions are buying the tickets in advance. Personally dont need it, but its fantastic really. Imagine travelling from Dover to London and back for £44 a month, and travel to Carlisle and back on the weekend
@@davidwilliamgay4821 Germany are always ahead of the curve, that is how you achieve net zero, filling up the trains at a discounted rate. Unlike here where they are trying to push bloody heat pumps and electric cars on the population at great expense without the infrastructure in place!
It was the London to Glasgow train that was quiet, Hardly Barrows fault, New away going up right now & the ground is old & has had zero investment seeing we were stuck 2 leagues lower ( NL regional) so it’s hardly surprising it’s currently shabby, Judge it after several years of FL investment that your club has benefited from
The away end is worse than ‘Maidstone’s’ away end when they played at Darford in 1990.
Only 640 tickets for us Carlisle fans. We could fill the whole ‘ground’.
You have a good memory Jimmy, that ground at Dartford was called Watling Street. The current away end at Barrow is very small compared to the rest of the ground.
@@mattthegroundhopper9242 oh God! The last day of our 89/90 season was spent there.we were nailed on for play offs and blew it, we lost 5-2.
Mark Gall and Maidstone were pretty good to be fair.
Gills had some great crowds in the Kent Derbys.
Interesting journey home, Man City had played palace and the city fans had spent big buying palace scarves ready for the FA cup final
Got back to Carlisle to meet loads of Leeds fans returning from their riot in Bournemouth
@@jimmycburfield5997 I miss the Kent derbies, not had one for years, you now have your Cumbrian derby 👍🏻
I remember Leeds infamous day out at Bournemouth
Can you go to chesterfield fc
I’m going to try and get there for your playoff game 👍🏻
@@mattthegroundhopper9242 omg thanks I can’t believe you responded 🥹
@@PokeFusionTCG I try and respond to all the comments, good luck on Saturday in the final 👍🏻🏆
It really is an awful place to go, great turn out from Gillingham though.
The journey towards anywhere is always fun, but the journey back, especially from Cumbria is an arduous task!