There is an exclusive group called The 92 Club, that you can only join if you have seen a first-team match at every EFL ground in England and Wales. For 40 years, RSooty73 has wanted to join. With just eight grounds to go, this season he will.
were all subsequently ticked off. Twice, in the case of the two Welsh clubs due to both having moved home since the turn of the Millennium.
Then there is the near constant churn towards the bottom of League Two via promotion/relegation to the National League. This year, I got off lightly. Sure, Scunthorpe and Oldham went following their departure from the, but these two losses from my list were covered by the return of Stockport’s Edgeley Park and Grimsby’s Blundell Park.
during the past 12 months means I’m still no nearer to joining a club that today boasts 1,400 members, around 500 of whom are active in terms of keeping up with the changing landscape of the 92 grounds.home and away — and before that, the previous two decades spent reporting on games mainly taking place in Yorkshire — means opportunities to chip away at those remaining grounds have been limited.
No, the target is to finally earn that official certificate proving I’ve ‘done the 92′. I want the tie and pin badge complete with The 92 Club logo that are exclusive to members. I want the annual newsletter dropping through my letterbox every June. Above all, I want to fulfil a childhood ambition.
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