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Completing doing the 92 from abroad!

Joining the 92 club at luton's kenilworth Road

We all know doing the 92 is a marathon and not a sprint. Many won’t complete the epic journey which requires time, dedication, a lot of hard work and planning – imagine now having to do all that from abroad. Well that’s exactly what Norwegian Liverpool fan Einar Kvande has done! We caught up with Einar to find out more about his remarkable achievement. Groundsman: Firstly congratulations on completing the 92! Which was your final ground and did you commemorate the occasion? Einar: Thank you very much! Kenilworth Road was my final ground, 26 years after I watched my first… Read more »

4 grounds in 4 days doing the 92 in style over Easter

vicarage road home of watford fc

With hopping the Easter bunny would have been proud of blogger Adam Thurston had an Easter Bank Holiday weekend to remember using the extended weekend footballing bonanza to tick a quadruple of new grounds off his 92. Grounds: Greenhous Meadow 11/92 iPro Stadium 12/92 Old Trafford 13/92 Vicarage Road 14/92 Games: Shrewsbury Town 2-0 Dagenham and Redbridge Derby County 2-2 Watford Manchester United 3-1 Aston Villa Watford 2-0 Middlesbrough Dates: 03/04/2015 – 06/04/2015 What a weekend. I always knew I would have to make the most of a 4 day weekend, but I didn’t contemplate one such as the one… Read more »

Dan White heads to Victoria Road

The London Borough of Barking & Dagenham Stadium

Blogger Dan White recounts a trip to The London Borough of Barking & Dagenham Stadium, well Victoria Road as Cheltenham Town were the visitors. Ground: Victoria Road 5/92 Game: Dagenham & Redbridge 3-1 Cheltenham Town Date: 31/01/2015 Thoughts on the ground: I boarded the District Line tube to Dagenham East and got lost within seconds! While lost, I did spot that they have a Tesco built into a pub! I thought that was interesting. I arrived at the ground and spotted that everyone has to drive/walk down what felt like someone’s entrance to their garage. I also noticed that the… Read more »

Taking a break from doing the 92 at the Silverlake Stadium

The Grandstand at Eastleigh's Silverlake Stadium

Groundhopper pb1uk takes a break from doing the 92 to go non league and tick off a ground that could possibly be heading to the league in the future… Ground: The Silverlake Stadium Game: Eastleigh 0-1 Dover Athletic Date: 04/04/2015 Thoughts on the ground: Eastleigh was always a ground that I had hoped to tick off – the Spitfire’s, along with a handful of other non league clubs will always have a place in my footballing heart from past Football Manager Campaigns. The club where hoping to follow in the footsteps I made in the virtual world where I made… Read more »

Dan White Heads to the John Smith’s Stadium

Huddersfield town v Reading fc in the Championship

Blogger Dan White recalls a below par trip to Huddersfield’s John Smith’s Stadium. Ground: John Smith’s Stadium 4/92 Game: Huddersfield Town 0-1 Reading Date: 03/01/2015 Thoughts on the ground: Upon arriving at the ground, I couldn’t help but notice that the ground is based next to a golf driving range. Jokingly, I thought that if the game was dull, I could always practise my golf skills. And just like Doncaster, none of the security at the ground decided to check my bag. So when I sat down in my seat to take a few photos of the players warming up,… Read more »

Doncaster’s Keepmoat Stadium reviewed

Notts County celebrate the winner in the johnstone's paint trophy tie at donaster

Dan White continues to reflect on his 92 to date looking back on a trip to Doncaster Rover’s Keepmoat Stadium as Notts County were the visitors in the Johnstone’s Paint Trophy. Ground: Keepmoat Stadium 3/92 Game: Doncaster Rovers 0-1 Notts County Date: 9/12/2014 Thoughts on the ground: Walking to the ground from the train station took about 20 minutes and is located next to a shopping outlet. I also remember how cold it was. So cold and very windy! So windy that traffic cones were flying everywhere. Upon arriving I had a look at the things you’re not allowed to… Read more »

Join the Football Supporters’ Federation share the wealth demonstration

The Emirates Stadium before the Premier League match between Arsenal and Hull City

The Football Supporters’ Federation (FSF) will lead a demonstration of fans in central London tomorrow (Thursday 26th March 2015) as they lobby the Premier League shareholders meeting for a greater share of TV wealth. The FSF will deliver an open letter to all Premier League clubs arguing for cheaper tickets for home and away fans and a fairer distribution of football’s wealth throughout the Football League, non-league, and grassroots. A letter organised by the FSF and co-signed by fans’ groups from each of the 20 Premier League outfits will also be handed over to club representatives demanding better deals for… Read more »

A spin around the Globe Arena

Globe Arena Morecambe

Pools fan Ross Hamilton-Milburn makes the trip from East to West as Hartlepool look to claw back points in the League 2 relegation battle at Morecambe. Ground: Globe Arena (13/92) Game: Morecambe 0-1 Hartlepool United Date 14/03/2015 Thoughts on the Ground The walk to the ground from the railway station is perhaps one of the dullest in the football league. I’d never been to Morecambe before and I imagined to it to be a picturesque, quaint seaside town like Whitby or Scarborough. I thought wrong. Morecambe seems to be built on a New York style grid system but that’s where… Read more »

Tim Dove heads to Goodison Park

St Lukes Church Goodison Park

As he creeps closer to joining the 92 club, blogger Tim Dove heads to Merseyside to tick off Goodison Park. Ground: 88/92 Game: Everton 3-0 Newcastle United Date: 15/03/2015 Thoughts on the ground: Having visited more recently built football stadia over the last few months then it was exciting to be visiting a ground with so much history and tradition, and especially so at this level of football. Everton have been playing at Goodison Park since 1892 and a visitor to the football club can gain a sense of a bygone age as they approach through straight lines of terraced… Read more »

Yeovil take a step closer to the drop at Brisbane Road

Yeovil Town suffer a crushing defeat in leagyue 1 away to Leyton Orient

Budding journalist and dedicated Glovers fan Ollie Marsh made trip to London to see if Yeovil could halt their downwards Spiral towards League Two against a Leyton Orient side, them too fighting out of the bottom 4. Ground: Brisbane Road Game: Leyton Orient 3-0 Yeovil Town Date: 14/03/2015 Thoughts on the ground It’s safe to say that Brisbane Road is not one of the most “aesthetically pleasing” stadium you’ll find in England. In an area of London that looks almost poverty-stricken, the ground is virtually encased in various blocks of flats. In fact, as we stopped outside the away side,… Read more »