Doing the 92........in a season

[MJA]

There will be Friday night Premier League games next season too under the new TV deal. .

I know groundhoppers who come here from abroad, and as much as we hate TV moving games all over the place, it does come in handy for multiple games. Easter is another good one, especially as the Premier League often treat it as a normal weekend, so there are often multiple games from Friday through to Tuesday, in some cases, you can do 2 in a day as well.

Good call too on the postponements. Obviously there are freak weathers (I remember going to Northampton and Carlisle over Easter a few years ago, and there was heavy snow all over the country that whole week! I was luclky both games went ahead!) but there are others who always seem to struggle. Accrington is one to definitely do in the summer, and likewise Newport. Newport was the only one I did through the 92 who were called off when I got there so had to go again.

The Johnstones Paint Trophy and early League Cup rounds are very useful too, I ticked off a few of mine in the JPT where tickets are dirt cheap. You will occasionally get some interesting ties in it too, with it throwing some derbies between teams who dont play each other that often. Think we've had Plymouth and Exeter, and Oxford and Swindon in last few years.

Yeah I had considered the potential for trying to fit 2 games in one day if needs be, particularly with the sometimes triple headers that Sky have on Sunday's.

The JPT is also a good idea to help keep the cost down as clubs are practically giving tickets away in the early rounds.

As for postponements, probably best not to plan too many L2 matches from November-January

 

[MJA]

Don't forget that amongst all of this great advice, I would be keen to share the experience with others (mainly to share cost and also as I like to meet new people) so if anyone would be interested then let me know. Would be ideal for anyone interested to be able to drive (and own a car) and would probably need to be people who don't have anyone depending on them at home as I don't want to be held responsible for any marriages/relationships breaking up

 

[Smudge]

Would defo be worth writing about it, in a blog or whatever.

Also, keep an eye on other forums and Facebook groups for some of the Prem ones, as some the tickets are difficult to come by, especially if you're not a member or anything.

 

[MJA]

Would defo be worth writing about it, in a blog or whatever.

Also, keep an eye on other forums and Facebook groups for some of the Prem ones, as some the tickets are difficult to come by, especially if you're not a member or anything.

Cheers Smudge

 

[Martino Knockavelli]

Wrong forum.

 

[MJA]

Wrong forum.

Would you like to advise on where it should be then?

 

[Martino Knockavelli]

The correct location for your thread is not my concern. I neither know nor care. That matter is simply not in my purview. What is my concern, however, specifically, is the "Soccer related" threads that continue to be posted in this forum, which is clearly marked "Off Topic", ie, for matters unrelated to soccer. These discussions are sprouting and spreading like some sort of digital Dutch Elm disease, and threaten to overwhelm the other discussions that have been posted here correctly (such as the Food World Cup). I have raised this issue with the forum staff, repeatedly, but the problem persists, leaving me with little choice other than to tackle the headache at source - to confront the criminal on his own doorstep, if you will.

I would note, also, that I don't appreciate your belligerent tone, and that if you speak to me like that again you are very likely to find your wanking hand being slammed in a car door. Do I make myself clear?

 

[silkyman]

Believe it or not, there is a 'Doing The 92' website which lists guidelines on what allows and doesn't allow you to tick off a ground. One of these stipulations is:

'Tickets must have been on sale for the game (even if you got yours free). This means that pre-season kick-abouts don't count. Proper First-Team pre-season friendlies are fine.'

That could be quite a contentious issue as, for example, I have never known Vale to sell tickets for any pre-season friendlies no matter how 'big' the opponents but it is generally a strong 1st team that plays against these sorts of teams. That said, I am not considering friendlies but do have cup competitions in the back of mind as a chance to tick a few off so as some friendlies count, I guess cup competitions will definitely count.

PL would definitely be a Sunday/Monday event and yes I agree about the Championship particularly with the Friday night matches (again with some clever planning, a Friday night match could leave me well placed for a short hop to the Saturday match). L1 and L2 will primarily be Saturday's although again, during the course of this season there have been quite a few full football league programmes on a Tuesday/Wednesday night.

Thanks for the advice, and going back to your first point - I had considered running a blog/vlog on it to document the whole process. Not sure whether it would be interesting enough to become a book though, but I guess that would depend on what happens on my journeys

You could always start it as a blog and if there was enough decent content edit it into a book. One of my real regrets is that inspired by this;

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pointless-Jeff-Connor/dp/0755313534

I was going to have a crack at something similar following Macc for a season. I'd spoken to the powers that be, and they were happy for me to try it, and the manager was ok. Eventually though we decided that there probably wouldn't be enough interest or excitement over one season to make it worthwhile and it sort of faded away before it began.

That season Macc lost 14 and drew 7 of the first 21, appointed Paul Ince, won a game and promptly lost four players to long term injury over three days (three in one game and one in training the following session) won 8 and drew 2 from the next ten, played at Stamford Bridge, staggered over the line to stay up on the last day of the season...

#standard!

So at the very least, take notes or something!

 

[MJA]

You could always start it as a blog and if there was enough decent content edit it into a book. One of my real regrets is that inspired by this;

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pointless-Jeff-Connor/dp/0755313534

I was going to have a crack at something similar following Macc for a season. I'd spoken to the powers that be, and they were happy for me to try it, and the manager was ok. Eventually though we decided that there probably wouldn't be enough interest or excitement over one season to make it worthwhile and it sort of faded away before it began.

That season Macc lost 14 and drew 7 of the first 21, appointed Paul Ince, won a game and promptly lost four players to long term injury over three days (three in one game and one in training the following session) won 8 and drew 2 from the next ten, played at Stamford Bridge, staggered over the line to stay up on the last day of the season...

#standard!

So at the very least, take notes or something!

I think that is the perfect example of 'sod's law' in full working order.

It's always been in my mind to blog the course of events or at worst just annoy you lot on here by keeping a thread running through the season charting each of my visits, so I would look to keep a record one way or the other even if it is just for myself

 

[MJA]

The correct location for your thread is not my concern. I neither know nor care. That matter is simply not in my purview. What is my concern, however, specifically, is the "Soccer related" threads that continue to be posted in this forum, which is clearly marked "Off Topic", ie, for matters unrelated to soccer. These discussions are sprouting and spreading like some sort of digital Dutch Elm disease, and threaten to overwhelm the other discussions that have been posted here correctly (such as the Food World Cup). I have raised this issue with the forum staff, repeatedly, but the problem persists, leaving me with little choice other than to tackle the headache at source - to confront the criminal on his own doorstep, if you will.

I would note, also, that I don't appreciate your belligerent tone, and that if you speak to me like that again you are very likely to find your wanking hand being slammed in a car door. Do I make myself clear?

Having spent the night pulling the forum and its sub-forums apart to try and locate a correct location for my thread, I have failed. I can't see a suitable location within the 'The Home of English Football' board due to the fact that this thread incorporates the 4 main divisions of English football. Scrolling further down into the 'General Sport' board, my excitement levels rose when I noticed the 'Other Sports Chat' sub-forum, only to have all of my hopes and dreams dashed when I noticed the additional 'Excluding Football' in the title. Having been unable to locate somewhere for my thread, I can only class it is an off-topic thread which I believe forms part of the title of this area of the forum? However, I have PM'ed all members of staff requesting their immediate attention so that we can reach a solution that suits all parties as I don't think it is fair that anyone would get upset over this issue.

Regarding your final point, I would argue as to whether my tone was 'belligerent', I was simply asking a question to gather more information from you to try and get the problem solved. I always find it better to offer some constructive advice to someone who I feel has made an error so that they can work to correct their mistake. However, should you continue to believe that my tone is of a nature that you don't appreciate, then feel free to go through with your threat as I think it would make a nice change for me to use my 'lesser' hand whilst my 'wanking' hand undergoes its recovery

 

[mnb089mnb]

Looking back on a season it's easy to see where you may have been able to do extra games (Friday night, Sunday kick offs etc.). However, you can't always predict where those games will fall. I'd also suggest loosening your criteria as much as possible as you should be able to get a load of pre-season friendlies in as clubs play on odd evenings. I'm not really sure why anyone would want to do all 92 in a season (or ever) considering MK Dons are currently part of that.

 

[MJA]

Looking back on a season it's easy to see where you may have been able to do extra games (Friday night, Sunday kick offs etc.). However, you can't always predict where those games will fall. I'd also suggest loosening your criteria as much as possible as you should be able to get a load of pre-season friendlies in as clubs play on odd evenings. I'm not really sure why anyone would want to do all 92 in a season (or ever) considering MK Dons are currently part of that.

Yeah I understand what you are saying re fixture scheduling. I know that forward planning will be difficult as I will be waiting for Sky to announce their live games every few months but at least by trawling back through this seasons fixtures, it gives me the belief that it is actually possible to complete it during a season. If I'd have gone through this seasons fixtures and would have only managed 70 matches then I would have put this down as a non-starter.

Friendlies will certainly be considered although I'd always prefer to go to competitive matches where I can.

 

[mistermagic]

It has been done before by a few nutters. Not that your aim is ridiculous but I'm sure there is a site which elaborates how some football ground enthusiast has achieved this remarkable feat.

I'm more of a ground-hopper myself and blame the Euros a bit as I have to save some cash in order to get to the few games I'm going to. Will be doing a lot of Ligue 2 grounds next season in the northern half of France. Having done the same in Germany, I believe that the 2nd tier is usually better than the top division. Cheaper tickets and food/beverages, less bandwagon fans etc.