The Anonymous Widower

Sheffield United 1 Ipswich 2

Yesterday, I went to see Ipswich play at Sheffield United and they duly obligued with a reasonably tidy win, that puts them sixth in the Championship.

It was a good trip as I went up by train from St. Pancras with a friend and his son, who support the Blades. It took just over two hours to get up and we had a sensible lunch in a Greek cafe called Hellas close to the ground.

I had a ra

Hellas Cafe near Bramall Lane, Sheffield

ther nice bean soup with some salami and home-made humous.  I wouldn’t recommend the cafe to super-sensitive coeliacs, but I had no reaction at all.  The toliets were also very smart and had that important accessory of a coat hook. Why should I try to prop my coat on the door handle or put it on the floor.

I’ve been to Bramall Lane three times now and it seems to get better every time, which is something you can’t say about all stadia in the Championship.

Bramall Lane

As I’ve said in other posts, at some places the security is rather over top, but it is best to say that at Bramall Lane, it was sensible and fair, which can’t be said for every ground.

It was a short walk back to the station from the ground and then another two hour train ride back to London. We were in one of the Meridians and I managed an hour’s sleep or so.  i’ll be glad when I finally move to London, as I’ll be able to do more trips like these without the inconvenience of going cross-country from Suffolk.

November 7, 2010 - Posted by AnonW | Food, Sport, Transport/Travel | Coeliac/Gluten-Free, Football, Ipswich Town, Sheffield, Trains