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« on: November 03, 2006, 01:50:38 PM »

I am about 10 away from completing the "92 club" by watching a match at every English league club

I was about 15 away 10 years ago but marriage, young kids and then board involvement with a non league club stopped me making much progress. Then came poker.

I play it by the book, when a team moves ground I have to do them again, and promotion/relegation from the Conference changes the goalposts every year

My outstandings are newer clubs like Boston and Yeovil, some far flung parts like Torquay and Darlington's new ground and the new Emirates stadium too.

If you are Scottish, tell me about Scottish league grounds you've been to. English...English grounds.


I've also done Atletico Madrid, Red Star Belgrade (we were in Europe twice as a result of Worhington cup wins), Barcelona and once, though it seems especially stupid now, an entire preseason tour of Norway watching Leciester.

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« Reply #1 on: November 03, 2006, 01:57:32 PM »

Talking about new grounds i was at Coventry's Ricoh stadium in the week, very impressed (the old ground was a dump).
As for the rest i need to think about it, i have supported blues seriously home and away from about 87 till 94, then it got so depressing i rarely bother these days.
So as you can imagine i have been to just about every "small" clubs ground (all 2nd and 3rd division grounds) but very few of the top flight grounds and NONE abroad LOL.
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« Reply #2 on: November 03, 2006, 02:17:45 PM »

Highbury/Ashburton Grove/Portman Road/Carrow Road/The Valley/St James Park/Old Trafford/Amsterdam Arena/Millenium Stadium
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« Reply #3 on: November 03, 2006, 02:22:13 PM »

I've not been to many - Highbury, spuds, West Ham, Coventry (old ground), Walsall (for a gig - does that count?), Millenium Stadium, Leeds Utd, Reading (old and new), Ajax & Perth Glory.  I think that's about it.  Covered some miles though with the Glory one!

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« Reply #4 on: November 03, 2006, 03:16:14 PM »

I am about 10 away from completing the "92 club" by watching a match at every English league club

I was about 15 away 10 years ago but marriage, young kids and then board involvement with a non league club stopped me making much progress. Then came poker.

I play it by the book, when a team moves ground I have to do them again, and promotion/relegation from the Conference changes the goalposts every year

My outstandings are newer clubs like Boston and Yeovil, some far flung parts like Torquay and Darlington's new ground and the new Emirates stadium too.

If you are Scottish, tell me about Scottish league grounds you've been to. English...English grounds.


I've also done Atletico Madrid, Red Star Belgrade (we were in Europe twice as a result of Worhington cup wins), Barcelona and once, though it seems especially stupid now, an entire preseason tour of Norway watching Leciester.

Amazing, ridiculous and true.

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Even though I've lived here for nearly 3 years now, I am ashamed to admit I haven't been to Darlo's new ground yet.

Tell you what, next time there's a festival at Newcastle, come up and we can go to a game and cross it off the list.

How does that sound?
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« Reply #5 on: November 03, 2006, 03:18:38 PM »

I watched Leeds from 1986-2002 pretty much every game, recently a few Bradford games.

I figured about 80 grounds in this country and 20 in  Europe.
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« Reply #6 on: November 03, 2006, 03:44:11 PM »

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Even though I've lived here for nearly 3 years now, I am ashamed to admit I haven't been to Darlo's new ground yet.

Tell you what, next time there's a festival at Newcastle, come up and we can go to a game and cross it off the list.

How does that sound?


that's a deal.

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« Reply #7 on: November 03, 2006, 07:30:34 PM »

I'm guessing about 50 under your rules, as a few new grounds have popped up that I've not been to, including the Walkers Stadium!

Random foreign grounds I've been to for football are the Parc Des Princes, Ajax Arena (awesome) and bizarrely, Stenhousemuir!
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« Reply #8 on: November 04, 2006, 08:36:44 AM »

Firstly  to those who have been to so many grounds!

My current list of stadiums of note.... (in decending geographical order)

St James' Park
Roker Park
The Riverside
Aysome Park
Ewood Park
JJB
Boothferry Park
Old Trafford
Millenium stadium (watching two league clubs!)
Wembley
San Siro

I never really considered how poor my list was until now. I'll definatly be trying to increase this over the next few years.



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« Reply #9 on: November 04, 2006, 01:22:01 PM »

Forgot about Wembley! 
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« Reply #10 on: November 04, 2006, 09:31:34 PM »

Well here goes

Celtic Park
Ibrox
Hampden
Shawfield- Clyde
Firhill
Easter Road
Tynecastle
Pittodrie
Dens park
Tannadice
McDermid park Perth
Rugby park Killmarnock
Boghead park Dunbarton
Broadwood Clyde New
Almondvale Livingston
love street St mirren
Cappielow- Greenock Morton
Broomfield- Old Airdire
Brockville- old Falkirk

In England (watching Celtic)

Anfield
Old Trafford
Goodison
Carrow Road
ST Andrews Birmingham
Ewood park
Old Ayresome park m/boro

Abroad
Mungersdorfer Stadion Cologne
Westfallen Stadion Dortmund
Volks Parkstadion Hamburg
Wankdorf Stadion Berne
Finnair Stadium Helsinki
Stade Gerland Lyon
Parc des Princes Paris
Jose Avalado Lisbon
Stadio Della Alpi Turin
Estadio Olympico Seville


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« Reply #11 on: November 06, 2006, 02:17:12 AM »

Around half of the current English football grounds, i followed norwich home and away very actively in my teenage years. Have to say my passion for it has disappeared for it in recent years, i managed for my first game of the season on Saturday!

Highlight would have to be going to The Millenium Stadium to watch Norwich in the playoff final, lows include going to Whaddon Road (cheltenham) to watch City play in league cup tie which we lost, what was i thinking!

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« Reply #12 on: November 06, 2006, 02:24:03 AM »

Highlight would have to be going to The Millenium Stadium to watch Norwich in the playoff final,

That was a great day 
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« Reply #13 on: November 06, 2006, 01:14:50 PM »

Highlight would have to be going to The Millenium Stadium to watch Norwich in the playoff final,

That was a great day 
Whatever happened to Darren Carter?

It was a great day, in all honesty we were happy to be there that day, though i would argue to this day we had slightly the better of the game. There was more chance of Norwich U10's winning that penalty shoot out, we missed so many penalties that season.

Darren Carter not a clue, alot of the Norwich players that day disappeared without trace within a year or two.
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« Reply #14 on: November 06, 2006, 02:39:03 PM »

I watched Charlton at home at Valley/Selhurst park/then back to Valley. 1st time I ever saw them was in Birmingham when they Flucked it past Leeds in extra-time in the first playoffs ever I believe. Aizlewood, Shirtliff, reid, curbs, bolder etc..man that was a good team then for Charlton.
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