Side: Scunthorpe United F.C. Nickname: The Iron Ground: Glanford Park From Boro: 100 miles SE in North Lincolnshire Kit: if you’ve ever wondered what West Ham in stripes would look like… We’re There: on a Tuesday night – 18 Aug 2009…it’s precisely the type of fixture that reminds you how shit last season was…no offense to picturesque Scunny Humber Derbies: redolent [...]

Side: Reading F.C. Nickname: The Royals Ground: Madejski Stadium From Boro: 275 miles – 5 hours by car, or 2 full listens of Sandinista…both discs!! Kit: annually solid, especially some of the away strip permutations… Origins: christened The Biscuitmen at the inception in 1871, factory closure of biscuiteers Huntley & Palmers in 1974 stimulated the nickname change – Royals was [...]

Side: Queens Park Rangers F.C. Nickname(s): QPR, Rangers, The Hoops Ground: Loftus Road From Boro: down London Way – Shepherd’s Bush to be exact…250 miles south Kit: Lotto doesn’t kit too many English clubs, but full credit for this effort Famous Supporters: full intentional offense meant to Jamie Oliver and Phil Collins, there is but one royal supporter: Mick Jones [...]

Side: Preston North End F.C. Nickname(s): The Lilywhites, Northenders, PNE Ground: Deepdale From Boro: a circuitous 138 miles – the drive plunges south of Leeds/Bradford, through Rochdale, Bury and Bolton Kit: circa 2006-2009 Bolton-esque…plus, didn’t Canterbury go under? The Original Invincibles: Arsenal did it more recently, but PNE was the first to go a whole season undefeated…in 1888-89, which incidentally [...]