Ground-hopping

[marklaspalmas]

Sunday's visit to Wimbledon will be the 120th ground used by Featherstone Rovers since 1921.

 

It will be the 12th different stadium at which we have played London Broncos away.

 

How many of these have you been to?

 

Ealing Sports Ground

Craven Cottage

Crystal Palace Sports Centre

Claremont Road, Hendon

Barnet Copthall

Bloomfield Road

Chiswick Polytechnic

Halton Stadium

The Hive, Barnet

The Stoop, Twickenham

Ebbsfleet FC

[The Phantom Horseman]

Only five for me. Got some great memories from them though...

Leading London at half time in the Challenge Cup at The Stoop when they were in SL, the Fev fans totally outsinging the London lot.

Ian Hardman's five-try wonder show as we came from well behind in another Cup game at Trailfinders, think that was one of the lowest travelling supports we've had in the last 10 years as it came on a Saturday evening and clashed with Lions playing at home at POR. No more than 20 Fev fans there that evening.

Jy Hitchcox's wonder try from his own half as we won a high-scoring game at The Hive.

Ebbsfleet last year - the thing I remember most is how sorry I felt for the players as it was in the middle of the heatwave, must have been well above 30 degrees that day.Thankfully the stands were in the shade. Am told that for Sunday's game we are likely to be sitting directly in line with the sun so peaked caps/sunglasses might be in order.

 

[lingaro]

Remember meeting Brian Glover at Copthall stadium and when asked who he was supporting replied "London"!!!  Some Yorkshire man!

[Fevrover]

2 hours ago, lingaro said:

Remember meeting Brian Glover at Copthall stadium and when asked who he was supporting replied "London"!!!  Some Yorkshire man!

Simpler to Michael Parkinson from Barnsley supports Reading.

[J Phil Loxton]

40 minutes ago, Fevrover said:

Simpler to Michael Parkinson from Barnsley supports Reading.

Top this then. I support Fev and I live in Sharlston

[Fevrover]

11 minutes ago, J Phil Loxton said:

Top this then. I support Fev and I live in Sharlston

What's wrong with that ? Sharlston, Streethouse, Ponte,Knottingley, Ackworth not Featherstone but near enough.

[dgt]

Nearly as many as Sheffield 

[Bedfordshire Bronco]

Thinking of giving myself a new challenge of ticking off every pro ground next season 

Think I've done just under half so maybe about a 14 or so to do 

[Blind side johnny]

On 12/10/2024 at 09:27, Bedfordshire Bronco said:

Thinking of giving myself a new challenge of ticking off every pro ground next season 

Think I've done just under half so maybe about a 14 or so to do 

Buy a new calculator first.

[Bedfordshire Bronco]

2 hours ago, Blind side johnny said:

Buy a new calculator first.

Was rough thinking 

Just added 35 in the SL to L1 but what do we count as pro?

[Barley Mow]

18 minutes ago, Bedfordshire Bronco said:

Was rough thinking 

Just added 35 in the SL to L1 but what do we count as pro?

SL, Championship & L1 - RFL full member clubs who are allowed to pay their players.

With the addition of Goole next year (assuming nobody drops out) there are 36 in total.

[marklaspalmas]

6 hours ago, Barley Mow said:

SL, Championship & L1 - RFL full member clubs who are allowed to pay their players.

With the addition of Goole next year (assuming nobody drops out) there are 36 in total.

Yes, the "full set" in rugby league seems to change season by season.

For soccer fans who are groundhoppers, "Doing the 92" is quite a thing. There are plenty of blogs and books about it. Presumably they top up each year with newly promoted National League clubs.

Keeping up with all the changes in RL would be a full-time job 

[Blind side johnny]

17 hours ago, marklaspalmas said:

Yes, the "full set" in rugby league seems to change season by season.

For soccer fans who are groundhoppers, "Doing the 92" is quite a thing. There are plenty of blogs and books about it. Presumably they top up each year with newly promoted National League clubs.

Keeping up with all the changes in RL would be a full-time job 

And we old-timers have the advantage of having visited many long-gone grounds to add to our tally. Do you remember standing on the terrace at.....................................

[The Phantom Horseman]

14 minutes ago, Blind side johnny said:

And we old-timers have the advantage of having visited many long-gone grounds to add to our tally. Do you remember standing on the terrace at.....................................

yep...sepia-tinted memories of all those once-proud grounds that have long since been bulldozed or fallen into a state of disrepair, decay or wilderness...Thrum Hall, Fartown, Crown Flatt, McLaren Field, Tattersfield, Clarence Street, Wheldon Road...

[Fevrover]

21 minutes ago, The Phantom Horseman said:

yep...sepia-tinted memories of all those once-proud grounds that have long since been bulldozed or fallen into a state of disrepair, decay or wilderness...Thrum Hall, Fartown, Crown Flatt, McLaren Field, Tattersfield, Clarence Street, Wheldon Road...

Watersheddings,Athletic Grounds,Central Park,Knowlesy Rd ,those were the days when most teams could compete not half a dozen like now . 

[J Phil Loxton]

Hilton Park. Parkside. Knotty Ash. Boulevard. Wilderspool.Station Road;

[Blind side johnny]

Harvey Haddon Stadium, numerous London venues, Horwich, Altrincham, Stalybridge, Prescott, Scarborough, Hemel Hempstead, Gloucester, Cornwall (?).....