Each season, thousands of passionate football fans embark on a journey across the nation, exploring new stadiums that dot the landscape of English football. While some travel to cheer on their beloved teams, others are pursuing a remarkable challenge that even the most devoted supporters find daunting: the quest to visit the home grounds of every club in the top four tiers of English football, affectionately known as completing the 92.
From the gleaming, expansive arenas of the Premier League to the charming, nondescript terraces of League Two, these fans take immense pride in their pilgrimage, relishing the thrill of standing in every stadium and weaving their own stories into the rich tapestry of the game. The greatest peril of such a noble challenge, of course, lies in the ever-changing landscape of football; with each passing season, teams ascend from and descend into non-league football, causing supporters’ tallies to fluctuate like the tides.
Nevertheless, forty-eight years since he began following Peterborough United as a youngster, talkSPORT’s Adrian Durham has completed all 92, and he has put his top 10 favourite stadiums into a ranking order. Fans frequently debate which grounds are superior, though it’s largely subjective. A stadium linked to a painful relegation may fail to win your affection, while a venue considered shabby can hold special meaning if it’s where your team achieved promotion. But, after lots of deliberation, Durham thinks he has an answer to the long-standing debate (and it’s bound to turn some heads and raise some eyebrows!).
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