Soar Fox Posted 9 May 2008 Posted 9 May 2008 My view on the teams we will playing next season S****horpe: Only joined the league in 1950 - by which time City had already reached their first FA Cup Final. The ground is 98 miles away. Kevin Keegan and Ian Botham once played for them. Positive side: None, really. Colchester: Capacity crowd: 6,215. Positive side: Well, for the away match, why not make a weekend of it and enjoy the local hospitality of the 'Essex' girls? Doncaster (possibly): Ground is 75 miles away. Famous fans include Paul Daniels and Jeremy Clarkson (yes, honestly!). Neil Sullivan plays in goal for them. Positive side: They do have a nice red and white horizontally striped kit. Carlisle (possibly): Ground is 236 miles away!!!!! Played top flight football in 1974! Bill Shankly once managed them and Peter Beardsley once played for them. Positive side: Nope, struggling for this one as well. Southend (possibly): Ground is 116 miles away. Lost the LDV Vans Trophy final in 2004 to Blackpool. Once managed by Ronnie Whelan and - er - Peter Taylor. Positive side: Suppose it has to be the Essex girls again. Brighton: Ground 166 miles away. Capacity crowd: 8,850. Have been managed by Micky Adams, Peter Taylor (him again) and Mark McGhee. Two members of their squad have spent this season on loan at Bognor Regis. Positive side: Struggling at the moment. Bloody hell, league one's no fun is it? Oldham: Ground a stone-throwing 106 miles away. The club was bought in 2004 by a group of American owners, and legally they are known as Oldham Athletic Football Club (2004) Limited. (Honest!) Positive side: None spring to mind. The race riots in May 2001 saw Oldham labelled as one of 'the poorest and socially deprived areas in the entire UK'. That'll be nice, then. Northampton: Wow! A local derby, given that the ground is merely 39 miles away! They have a midfielder called Giles Coke and their nickname is the Cobblers, so much fun for the Mercury to have there (and Holloway if he's still around). Positive side: City will probably beat them. Huddersfield: Another tidy 94 mile trip on the cards. They became the first football club to win 3 league titles in a row by 1926. Frank Sinclair, Danny Cadamarteri and Andy Booth all currently play for them, and so did Frank Worthington once. Positive side: Zoe Lucker, of Footballers Wives' fame, supports them, so if the games against the Terriers become a bit dull, you can always look out for her in the crowd. Tranmere: A drive of 143 miles awaits. Defeated of course, by City in the league cup final of 2000, and used to be managed by Brian Little. And we bought Iain Hume off them as well. Positive side: City fans will get to make a trip to Merseyside after all, which many thought would be a few years away yet. Walsall: Another local derby in store, just 51 miles to travel for this one, so we could even get there on a full tank of diesel at todays prices! In 2004 player Jimmy Walker was sent off for throwing a punch at Dennis Wise during a Millwall game. I'm beginning to like this club. We also bought Matty Fryatt off them. Positive side: Any ideas?.... Swindon: 95 miles away. Infamous of course, for doing City in the 1993 play offs. Swindon have had a hooligan element since the 1970s and their first group of louts were called the Swindon Town Aggro Boys! (Bloody hell, I'm terrified!). In a home game against Wrexham in the 70s the aggro boys got into trouble for pelting the Wrexham keeper with.... carrotts! (DEFINITELY not taking my lad to this fixture!). Positive side: Billie Piper is from Swindon. (Ok, well think of something more positive then, I can't!) Leyton Orient: Owned by Snooker, Boxing and Darts impresario Barry Hearn. The ground is 110 miles away. They have a rubbish nickname (The O's). Capacity in the ground is around 9,500. Positive side: If they give City fans a hard time, remind them that their only silverware to date was winning the 1912 Dubonnet Cup. (True!) Hartlepool: Another hike, with 164 miles between us and them. Capacity is just over 7,500. Danny Wilson is the manager. Jeff Stelling of Sky Sports is, of course, Hartlepool's only known supporter. Positive side: Hartlepool are rubbish, aren't they? Bristol Rovers: 130 mile trip to go and see Ian Holloway's old club. If he's still around, he will contrive to make sure they beat us, as he has often labelled their team as his 'first love' (narrowly followed by Plymouth, of course). Positive side: None, if Holloway gifts them 6 points. Millwall: 108 miles of tricky territory. Used to be owned by that Greek bloke off Dragons Den, and of course, managed by cheeky-chappie-humble-nice-guy Dennis un-Wise. Positive side: You might - just might - get back to Leicester with your tackle intact. Yeovil: A very scenic 169 mile trip awaits the plucky foxes fans. Joined the league in 2003, and the club also released a single, called 'Yeovil True' in 2004 which reached number 36 in the charts. Positive side: None really. For your team to be playing Yeovil is the ultimate humiliation. Cheers Milan and Ollie. Muppets. Cheltenham: 93 miles away. Capacity just 7,500. Promoted to league football in 1999/2000. They have two players both called Scott Brown in their squad. Record transfer fee they paid out was £50 grand to West Ham. Positive side: See Yeovil. Crewe: 98 mile trip to the Alex. We played them the other year, didn't we, so no nasty suprises in this one. Positive side: Absolutely nothing. But at least Holloway was once voted the 15th funniest person by Time Out magazine - ahead of Paul Merton and Ali G. That's alright, then. MK Dons: Managed by Paul Ince, and will probably be one of the big guns next season. A mere 58 miles takes you into Milton Keynes. One of their players is on loan from Accrington Stanley. Used to be Wimbledon. Positive side: The ground boasts an ASDA and IKEA, so your bird can get the shopping in whilst you watch the game. Peterborough: Managed by Sir Alex Ferguson's son Darren. Only 41 miles away. Have a rich owner, and signed Josh Low from City, so clearly more money than sense. Maybe Paul Scholes, Gary Neville or Ryan Giggs will finish their careers here. Positive side: Always good sport to give a Ferguson a bit of a booing. Hereford: Managed by Graham Turner who also owns them and has them playing good football around 100 miles away. He also famously bought just 2 players in 12 years for a combined total of 40,000, so not worth going out drinking with him. You can still stand at their ground to watch games. Won the 2006 conference play off final at the Walkers Stadium. Positive side: See Yeovil. Rochdale (possibly): 169 miles away. The lowest of the low. City last played them in about the seventeenth century. Positive side: You must be joking. Ask any City fan who went to watch them against Athletico Madrid a few years back if they would be playing Rochdale within 10 years and you would have been laughed out of Spain.
Corky Posted 9 May 2008 Posted 9 May 2008 My view on the teams we will playing next seasonS****horpe: Only joined the league in 1950 - by which time City had already reached their first FA Cup Final. The ground is 98 miles away. Kevin Keegan and Ian Botham once played for them. Positive side: None, really. Colchester: Capacity crowd: 6,215. Positive side: Well, for the away match, why not make a weekend of it and enjoy the local hospitality of the 'Essex' girls? Doncaster (possibly): Ground is 75 miles away. Famous fans include Paul Daniels and Jeremy Clarkson (yes, honestly!). Neil Sullivan plays in goal for them. Positive side: They do have a nice red and white horizontally striped kit. Carlisle (possibly): Ground is 236 miles away!!!!! Played top flight football in 1974! Bill Shankly once managed them and Peter Beardsley once played for them. Positive side: Nope, struggling for this one as well. Southend (possibly): Ground is 116 miles away. Lost the LDV Vans Trophy final in 2004 to Blackpool. Once managed by Ronnie Whelan and - er - Peter Taylor. Positive side: Suppose it has to be the Essex girls again. Brighton: Ground 166 miles away. Capacity crowd: 8,850. Have been managed by Micky Adams, Peter Taylor (him again) and Mark McGhee. Two members of their squad have spent this season on loan at Bognor Regis. Positive side: Struggling at the moment. Bloody hell, league one's no fun is it? Oldham: Ground a stone-throwing 106 miles away. The club was bought in 2004 by a group of American owners, and legally they are known as Oldham Athletic Football Club (2004) Limited. (Honest!) Positive side: None spring to mind. The race riots in May 2001 saw Oldham labelled as one of 'the poorest and socially deprived areas in the entire UK'. That'll be nice, then. Northampton: Wow! A local derby, given that the ground is merely 39 miles away! They have a midfielder called Giles Coke and their nickname is the Cobblers, so much fun for the Mercury to have there (and Holloway if he's still around). Positive side: City will probably beat them. Huddersfield: Another tidy 94 mile trip on the cards. They became the first football club to win 3 league titles in a row by 1926. Frank Sinclair, Danny Cadamarteri and Andy Booth all currently play for them, and so did Frank Worthington once. Positive side: Zoe Lucker, of Footballers Wives' fame, supports them, so if the games against the Terriers become a bit dull, you can always look out for her in the crowd. Tranmere: A drive of 143 miles awaits. Defeated of course, by City in the league cup final of 2000, and used to be managed by Brian Little. And we bought Iain Hume off them as well. Positive side: City fans will get to make a trip to Merseyside after all, which many thought would be a few years away yet. Walsall: Another local derby in store, just 51 miles to travel for this one, so we could even get there on a full tank of diesel at todays prices! In 2004 player Jimmy Walker was sent off for throwing a punch at Dennis Wise during a Millwall game. I'm beginning to like this club. We also bought Matty Fryatt off them. Positive side: Any ideas?.... Swindon: 95 miles away. Infamous of course, for doing City in the 1993 play offs. Swindon have had a hooligan element since the 1970s and their first group of louts were called the Swindon Town Aggro Boys! (Bloody hell, I'm terrified!). In a home game against Wrexham in the 70s the aggro boys got into trouble for pelting the Wrexham keeper with.... carrotts! (DEFINITELY not taking my lad to this fixture!). Positive side: Billie Piper is from Swindon. (Ok, well think of something more positive then, I can't!) Leyton Orient: Owned by Snooker, Boxing and Darts impresario Barry Hearn. The ground is 110 miles away. They have a rubbish nickname (The O's). Capacity in the ground is around 9,500. Positive side: If they give City fans a hard time, remind them that their only silverware to date was winning the 1912 Dubonnet Cup. (True!) Hartlepool: Another hike, with 164 miles between us and them. Capacity is just over 7,500. Danny Wilson is the manager. Jeff Stelling of Sky Sports is, of course, Hartlepool's only known supporter. Positive side: Hartlepool are rubbish, aren't they? Bristol Rovers: 130 mile trip to go and see Ian Holloway's old club. If he's still around, he will contrive to make sure they beat us, as he has often labelled their team as his 'first love' (narrowly followed by Plymouth, of course). Positive side: None, if Holloway gifts them 6 points. Millwall: 108 miles of tricky territory. Used to be owned by that Greek bloke off Dragons Den, and of course, managed by cheeky-chappie-humble-nice-guy Dennis un-Wise. Positive side: You might - just might - get back to Leicester with your tackle intact. Yeovil: A very scenic 169 mile trip awaits the plucky foxes fans. Joined the league in 2003, and the club also released a single, called 'Yeovil True' in 2004 which reached number 36 in the charts. Positive side: None really. For your team to be playing Yeovil is the ultimate humiliation. Cheers Milan and Ollie. Muppets. Cheltenham: 93 miles away. Capacity just 7,500. Promoted to league football in 1999/2000. They have two players both called Scott Brown in their squad. Record transfer fee they paid out was £50 grand to West Ham. Positive side: See Yeovil. Crewe: 98 mile trip to the Alex. We played them the other year, didn't we, so no nasty suprises in this one. Positive side: Absolutely nothing. But at least Holloway was once voted the 15th funniest person by Time Out magazine - ahead of Paul Merton and Ali G. That's alright, then. MK Dons: Managed by Paul Ince, and will probably be one of the big guns next season. A mere 58 miles takes you into Milton Keynes. One of their players is on loan from Accrington Stanley. Used to be Wimbledon. Positive side: The ground boasts an ASDA and IKEA, so your bird can get the shopping in whilst you watch the game. Peterborough: Managed by Sir Alex Ferguson's son Darren. Only 41 miles away. Have a rich owner, and signed Josh Low from City, so clearly more money than sense. Maybe Paul Scholes, Gary Neville or Ryan Giggs will finish their careers here. Positive side: Always good sport to give a Ferguson a bit of a booing. Hereford: Managed by Graham Turner who also owns them and has them playing good football around 100 miles away. He also famously bought just 2 players in 12 years for a combined total of 40,000, so not worth going out drinking with him. You can still stand at their ground to watch games. Won the 2006 conference play off final at the Walkers Stadium. Positive side: See Yeovil. Rochdale (possibly): 169 miles away. The lowest of the low. City last played them in about the seventeenth century. Positive side: You must be joking. Ask any City fan who went to watch them against Athletico Madrid a few years back if they would be playing Rochdale within 10 years and you would have been laughed out of Spain. Good report, with football and travel linked in well together. I think Thracian was at that game, describing in detail how, in over 300 years time, Max Gradel would be the answer to all our problems
Naboo Posted 9 May 2008 Posted 9 May 2008 Did you really work out how many miles it is to most grounds?? Impressive if true.
hairy Posted 9 May 2008 Posted 9 May 2008 Peterborough: Managed by Sir Alex Ferguson's son Darren. Only 41 miles away. Have a rich owner, and signed Josh Low from City, so clearly more money than sense. Maybe Paul Scholes, Gary Neville or Ryan Giggs will finish their careers here. Positive side: Always good sport to give a Ferguson a bit of a booing. and the stand for the away fans is terracing!
Soar Fox Posted 9 May 2008 Author Posted 9 May 2008 Did you really work out how many miles it is to most grounds??Impressive if true. It took a bit of research but yes I did.
mancunianfox Posted 9 May 2008 Posted 9 May 2008 I have games in Crewe, Leeds, Huddersfield, Oldham, Doncaster, Tranmere that are all easy to get to as well as potentially Stockport (twenty mins on the bus from outside my house) or Rochdale. Plenty of Leicester City away 'action' at crap football grounds across the North for me next season.
Mark Posted 9 May 2008 Posted 9 May 2008 I vaguely remember us putting 6 or 7 past Rochdale in the Cup early 90s..?
Ric Flair Posted 9 May 2008 Posted 9 May 2008 I vaguely remember us putting 6 or 7 past Rochdale in the Cup early 90s..? Correct. Walsh scored a header from about 25 yards.
The People's Hero Posted 9 May 2008 Posted 9 May 2008 Ricky Otto once played for Southend. I believe that's a massive positive. Man I love Ricky Otto. Time for a poll about the Otmeister.
lildave3 Posted 9 May 2008 Posted 9 May 2008 Ricky Otto once played for Southend.I believe that's a massive positive. Man I love Ricky Otto. Time for a poll about the Otmeister. There's only one Ricky loving allowed on this forum thankyou very much.
Corky Posted 9 May 2008 Posted 9 May 2008 Ricky Otto once played for Southend.I believe that's a massive positive. Man I love Ricky Otto. Time for a poll about the Otmeister. Wasn't he a bouncer on an episode of Only Fools and Horses?
reynard Posted 9 May 2008 Posted 9 May 2008 Aren't Rochdale supposed to have some of the best pies in the football league?
James. Posted 9 May 2008 Posted 9 May 2008 Can I trouble you to recalculate all those distances based on my location in SE16, London?
Webbo Posted 9 May 2008 Posted 9 May 2008 Leyton Orient: Owned by Snooker, Boxing and Darts impresario Barry Hearn. The ground is 110 miles away. They have a rubbish nickname (The O's). Capacity in the ground is around 9,500. Positive side: If they give City fans a hard time, remind them that their only silverware to date was winning the 1912 Dubonnet Cup. (True!) My first ever away game, went to see city win the 2nd division title under Jock Wallace in the early 80s on the last game of the season. The police were right bastards iirc.
Eastern Fox Posted 9 May 2008 Posted 9 May 2008 Nice post Steve_Walsh. Wow, I didn't realise quite how shit the clubs in this league are. There isn't a single place that is anything like the size of (the City of) Leicester, apart from Bristol. Most of the clubs aren't exactly in nice parts of the country either. It puts it in perspective what a joke it is that we're playing in this league next season.
Raj Posted 9 May 2008 Posted 9 May 2008 My view on the teams we will playing next seasonS****horpe: Only joined the league in 1950 - by which time City had already reached their first FA Cup Final. The ground is 98 miles away. Kevin Keegan and Ian Botham once played for them. Positive side: None, really. Colchester: Capacity crowd: 6,215. Positive side: Well, for the away match, why not make a weekend of it and enjoy the local hospitality of the 'Essex' girls? Doncaster (possibly): Ground is 75 miles away. Famous fans include Paul Daniels and Jeremy Clarkson (yes, honestly!). Neil Sullivan plays in goal for them. Positive side: They do have a nice red and white horizontally striped kit. Carlisle (possibly): Ground is 236 miles away!!!!! Played top flight football in 1974! Bill Shankly once managed them and Peter Beardsley once played for them. Positive side: Nope, struggling for this one as well. Southend (possibly): Ground is 116 miles away. Lost the LDV Vans Trophy final in 2004 to Blackpool. Once managed by Ronnie Whelan and - er - Peter Taylor. Positive side: Suppose it has to be the Essex girls again. Brighton: Ground 166 miles away. Capacity crowd: 8,850. Have been managed by Micky Adams, Peter Taylor (him again) and Mark McGhee. Two members of their squad have spent this season on loan at Bognor Regis. Positive side: Struggling at the moment. Bloody hell, league one's no fun is it? Oldham: Ground a stone-throwing 106 miles away. The club was bought in 2004 by a group of American owners, and legally they are known as Oldham Athletic Football Club (2004) Limited. (Honest!) Positive side: None spring to mind. The race riots in May 2001 saw Oldham labelled as one of 'the poorest and socially deprived areas in the entire UK'. That'll be nice, then. Northampton: Wow! A local derby, given that the ground is merely 39 miles away! They have a midfielder called Giles Coke and their nickname is the Cobblers, so much fun for the Mercury to have there (and Holloway if he's still around). Positive side: City will probably beat them. Huddersfield: Another tidy 94 mile trip on the cards. They became the first football club to win 3 league titles in a row by 1926. Frank Sinclair, Danny Cadamarteri and Andy Booth all currently play for them, and so did Frank Worthington once. Positive side: Zoe Lucker, of Footballers Wives' fame, supports them, so if the games against the Terriers become a bit dull, you can always look out for her in the crowd. Tranmere: A drive of 143 miles awaits. Defeated of course, by City in the league cup final of 2000, and used to be managed by Brian Little. And we bought Iain Hume off them as well. Positive side: City fans will get to make a trip to Merseyside after all, which many thought would be a few years away yet. Walsall: Another local derby in store, just 51 miles to travel for this one, so we could even get there on a full tank of diesel at todays prices! In 2004 player Jimmy Walker was sent off for throwing a punch at Dennis Wise during a Millwall game. I'm beginning to like this club. We also bought Matty Fryatt off them. Positive side: Any ideas?.... Swindon: 95 miles away. Infamous of course, for doing City in the 1993 play offs. Swindon have had a hooligan element since the 1970s and their first group of louts were called the Swindon Town Aggro Boys! (Bloody hell, I'm terrified!). In a home game against Wrexham in the 70s the aggro boys got into trouble for pelting the Wrexham keeper with.... carrotts! (DEFINITELY not taking my lad to this fixture!). Positive side: Billie Piper is from Swindon. (Ok, well think of something more positive then, I can't!) Leyton Orient: Owned by Snooker, Boxing and Darts impresario Barry Hearn. The ground is 110 miles away. They have a rubbish nickname (The O's). Capacity in the ground is around 9,500. Positive side: If they give City fans a hard time, remind them that their only silverware to date was winning the 1912 Dubonnet Cup. (True!) Hartlepool: Another hike, with 164 miles between us and them. Capacity is just over 7,500. Danny Wilson is the manager. Jeff Stelling of Sky Sports is, of course, Hartlepool's only known supporter. Positive side: Hartlepool are rubbish, aren't they? Bristol Rovers: 130 mile trip to go and see Ian Holloway's old club. If he's still around, he will contrive to make sure they beat us, as he has often labelled their team as his 'first love' (narrowly followed by Plymouth, of course). Positive side: None, if Holloway gifts them 6 points. Millwall: 108 miles of tricky territory. Used to be owned by that Greek bloke off Dragons Den, and of course, managed by cheeky-chappie-humble-nice-guy Dennis un-Wise. Positive side: You might - just might - get back to Leicester with your tackle intact. Yeovil: A very scenic 169 mile trip awaits the plucky foxes fans. Joined the league in 2003, and the club also released a single, called 'Yeovil True' in 2004 which reached number 36 in the charts. Positive side: None really. For your team to be playing Yeovil is the ultimate humiliation. Cheers Milan and Ollie. Muppets. Cheltenham: 93 miles away. Capacity just 7,500. Promoted to league football in 1999/2000. They have two players both called Scott Brown in their squad. Record transfer fee they paid out was £50 grand to West Ham. Positive side: See Yeovil. Crewe: 98 mile trip to the Alex. We played them the other year, didn't we, so no nasty suprises in this one. Positive side: Absolutely nothing. But at least Holloway was once voted the 15th funniest person by Time Out magazine - ahead of Paul Merton and Ali G. That's alright, then. MK Dons: Managed by Paul Ince, and will probably be one of the big guns next season. A mere 58 miles takes you into Milton Keynes. One of their players is on loan from Accrington Stanley. Used to be Wimbledon. Positive side: The ground boasts an ASDA and IKEA, so your bird can get the shopping in whilst you watch the game. Peterborough: Managed by Sir Alex Ferguson's son Darren. Only 41 miles away. Have a rich owner, and signed Josh Low from City, so clearly more money than sense. Maybe Paul Scholes, Gary Neville or Ryan Giggs will finish their careers here. Positive side: Always good sport to give a Ferguson a bit of a booing. Hereford: Managed by Graham Turner who also owns them and has them playing good football around 100 miles away. He also famously bought just 2 players in 12 years for a combined total of 40,000, so not worth going out drinking with him. You can still stand at their ground to watch games. Won the 2006 conference play off final at the Walkers Stadium. Positive side: See Yeovil. Rochdale (possibly): 169 miles away. The lowest of the low. City last played them in about the seventeenth century. Positive side: You must be joking. Ask any City fan who went to watch them against Athletico Madrid a few years back if they would be playing Rochdale within 10 years and you would have been laughed out of Spain. Thats actually very interesting. Not many posts that long hold my concentration for song (As i suffer from ADHT) Bloody good work Walshie!!! Alot of bloody driving involved if you plan on going to many away games. I might go to 3!!!!!
thecannon Posted 9 May 2008 Posted 9 May 2008 Well researched! I'll be at most of them, hopefully! Will be a good season, Huddersfield will be good to go to, they have a pretty nice stadium!
smokey Posted 9 May 2008 Posted 9 May 2008 It took a bit of research but yes I did. Well Done! Very impressive! I assume you have a sad life with no women!
Soar Fox Posted 9 May 2008 Author Posted 9 May 2008 Well Done! Very impressive!I assume you have a sad life with no women! Girlfriend dumped me saturday night, Leicester relegated next day, Laid of from work the following friday! What a week!!!
Bellend Sebastian Posted 9 May 2008 Posted 9 May 2008 I went to Peterborough for a friendly about 15 years ago. Fancy going to an AWAY friendly. What a twat
Thracian Posted 10 May 2008 Posted 10 May 2008 Good report, with football and travel linked in well together. I think Thracian was at that game, describing in detail how, in over 300 years time, Max Gradel would be the answer to all our problems It may take Gradel all that time to get into our side if Holloway stays and gets wind of older options. Not sure I've ever set foot in Rochdale and all I remember about the place was that it had a Liberal MP who looked heavier than a cruise liner? And that the people there die of rust cos of the constant drizzle. A bit like Stoke. And Accrington!
Corky Posted 10 May 2008 Posted 10 May 2008 It may take Gradel all that time to get into our side if Holloway stays and gets wind of older options. Not sure I've ever set foot in Rochdale and all I remember about the place was that it had a Liberal MP who looked heavier than a cruise liner? And that the people there die of rust cos of the constant drizzle. A bit like Stoke. I really hope not. He's done superbly for Bournemouth and can obviously prove a massive asset at League 1 level for next season. Hopefully whoever is in charge will see that and give him an opportunity.
Sparky Posted 10 May 2008 Posted 10 May 2008 It took a bit of research but yes I did. Are you sure , this exact post is on the Alliance league website , last monday http://www.allianceleague.co.uk/forum/phpB...opic.php?t=5312
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