Survive like most football grounds? (9)
I believe the answer is:
withstand
'survive' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both to do with fundamental existence as well as being verbs in their base form.
Perhaps there's an association between them I don't understand?
I don't understand the remainder of the clue.
(Other definitions for withstand that I've seen before include "Show fight" , "weather" , "Bear" , "Resist, hold out" , "Remain undamaged by" .)