stadiumMK

I’ve actually been to stadiumMK many times before, mostly in the executive suites. However, this is because the Exec Suites double up as Hotel Rooms for The Doubletree hotel which makes up one stand of stadiumMK, and as I live in MK through work, I had stayed in this hotel on a number of occasions.

It was through work that we got tickets, as there was a deal on for 4 tickets at a combined price of £20! What a deal, although I was concerned that I might be having to face a 0-0 for the second time in three days!

Stadium MK wide view

And to be fair my fears only increased after an entertaining and high quality first half, which whilst the build-up play, energy and excitement was there, twice the woodwork came to the rescue when the two good goalkeepers hadn’t already made great saves. Peterborough looked particularly dangerous in the first half with newly crowned player of League 1 Craig Mackail-Smith and George Boyd, very energetic and skilful up front, Boyd hit the post for Peterborough. At the other end, Peter Levens (Cult Hero amongst the group I was with – for his resemblance to a fat Charlie Adam), was pulling the strings in midfield, and he hit the post having earlier stung the hands of England U-21 ‘keeper Joe Lewis.

The Home End

 After the break it was the MK Dons who took the initiative though with Luke Chadwick and local lad Sam Bostock playing a much more influential role. Eventually, a mistake from a cross by Joe Lewis allowed MK’s centre half to score and give the MK Dons a one-goal lead. Despite a flurry of activity at both ends, this is how the game ended, how MK Dons didn’t make it more, I will never know. The BBC Match Report is here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/9429084.stm.

The guys having fun at HT

On the whole, stadiumMK was great, with the new Arsenal style large and padded seats which made for a comfortable seat. Lines were not too long for anything and the stadium still had a new feeling despite being opened for 4 seasons. Somewhere to go back to again I think.