Falkirk V Hearts (Falkirk Stadium 8/2/20)

Falkirk V Heart Of Midlothian – Scottish Cup 5th Round (8/2/20)

This was my first trip to the Falkirk Stadium and one I had been wanting to tick off my list for a while after passing it on the motorway several times, so I was more than happy when they won their replay which meant they would be hosting Hearts.

The stadium is quite far away from either of the two train stations in Falkirk, either a 30+ minute walk or a bus journey. The weather wasn’t the kindest so the walk was out of the equation, the bus dropped me off over the road from the stadium which was ideal.

The stadium itself looks pretty modern from the outside but only has three stands, the missing stand is the one running along the touch line which opened the stadium up to the elements. The away support were housed behind the goal and home fans took up the remaining two stands.

I felt that the missing stand withdrew some of the atmosphere as the noise of the crowd escaped through the mass gap. All three stands are undercover which was an added bonus as the weather was atrocious, as you can see by the photos.

Falkirk have a plastic pitch which I’m not the biggest fan of, give me a grass everyday of the week. I understand it means less games abandoned but I feel it ruins the game. It wasn’t a good game from a Hearts view and Falkirk seemed the better side hitting the woodwork three times, but in cup football it doesn’t matter how you play it’s winning the game and progressing that counts. I feel that the horrific weather played a big part in the game and Hearts did enough to go through to the quarter finals.

So onto my ratings…

Ticket Price – £10

Programme – £3

Programme Rating – 6/10

Refreshments – 5/10

Stadium Facilities – 7/10

Getting to stadium – 4/10

Stadium rating – 5/10

Thanks for reading about my trip to Falkirk Stadium.

Daz Carding