Saturday 2 November 2013

12/10/13 - Dagenham 1 - 2 Cheltenham

This proved to be a road trip and a half! Taking my mate Graham with me we were going to meet Mark who is one of the Full 92's registered members. I'd sorted out his National Express coach travel from Clacton to Romford and we would be meeting him there and travelling to Dagenham together.

After about 30 mins on the road I received a call from Mark saying that he had missed the coach by seconds so was a little bit stuck. Feeling bad for him I decided to go the extra mile (or 120!) and drive to pick him up from Clacton. This just goes to show how far I will go to make sure my members have a great experience with The Full 92!

And so the road trip was on. Evesham to Clacton, Clacton to Dagenham, then to Romford and finally back to Evesham. A day of 9 hours in the car, but all made for a great day out watching football. And even though this is extreme, I like to make sure that our members get the best service possible! Mark got a chauffeured service from his home town and then picked up the return National Express for the trip home. You may think I'm mad, but to me customer service is the most important thing. Surely you must all agree?

Thursday 10 October 2013

28/09/13 - Bournemouth 1 - 3 Blackburn

A trip to the coast was in order for our first Championship game of the season. A great opportunity to tie in a cheeky weekend away by booking a hotel room for the night! I decided it would be a good game to watch as both Bournemouth and Blackburn were mid table so would be keen to get the points. We travelled down on Saturday morning and checked into the Heathlands Hotel for 2pm. Leaving my lovely girlfriend Mel with a bad back in the hotel room (bless her) I drove a couple of miles down the road to check out the Goldsands Stadium (Dean Court).

For the first time this season I was to meet someone who had registered with me and not be alone! Natalie had expressed her interest in attending the match to add the Goldsands to her own Full 92! We met outside the ground, purchased our tickets and in we went. The Ted Macdougal stand is the home end and we sat in there fairly close to the travelling Blackburn fans. This was pretty good as it created some atmosphere. Lots of banter between the fans always makes for an entertaining game I think. Lots of "Who are yaaa??"

Monday 19 August 2013

17/08/13 - Walsall 1 - 1 Notts County

Saturday involved the second match of the season for The Full 92 Travel Club and a trip to the Banks's Stadium in Walsall. The Saddlers were taking on the oldest club in the League Notts County. Walsall have started well this season so I imagined it was going to be a good match.

The Banks's stadium is just off the M6 at Wednesbury and is visible from the motorway. It's easy to get to and is situated next to a retail park so there is plenty of parking around. I parked in a car park which was just £2 so I was happy to pay that for the time I was there. Had a mooch around in the club shop and taking in the sights of their "Wall of Fame".

I paid £18 for the lower tier of the Tile Choice stand which is the largest stand facing the M6 and is where most of the hardcore Saddlers fans are behind the goal. The other 3 stands are all pretty small but overall the stadium is relatively new so it's not in bad nick for a League 1 ground.

Tuesday 13 August 2013

03/08/13 - Bury 0 - 2 Chesterfield

Ok so this post is 10 days late. Please accept my apologies but I've been extremely busy! This should ideally have been written and posted on the 3rd of August, but the Eagle eyed amongst you will notice that I only actually posted my first blog on the 5th and that was the introductory pos! Confused? Don't be, it's just laziness from yours truly! To be honest this is the first opportunity I've had to sit and write it!

This blog is my first match report. That's right, there's no better way of keeping you informed of The Full 92's progress than with a report on how the actual football went. After all, that's the point of the club. But don't worry, I'm only giving you the basics of the day as to whether it was any good or not....I'm not into Sky Sports stats or anything! I've added a link at the bottom for the official match report.....

Monday 5 August 2013

The Full 92 Travel Club begins...

Ok so here it is, the first of many blogs which could go on to become legendary. One day I could be writing blogs from my yacht. But for now I'm on the sofa watching "Family Guy". Rock 'n' roll!

My name is Steve Cook and over the last couple of years I've been regularly going to watch my beloved Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. at Molineux. I splashed out and got myself a season ticket as I used to work weekends so couldn't get up as much as I'd like. The phrase "Kiss of Death" springs to mind as since I did that we got relegated 2 years in a row from the Premier League and then The Championship!

However, after years of being an armchair supporter due to my work commitments, it was a buzz to actually get back to going to the games again. So this led me to conduct a little investigation. Millions of people across the world love football. It's our national game and most popular sport. Thousands upon thousands travel to matches every week to watch their local teams or teams that they follow. I love this passion. And I love travelling to new places. Are you starting to get it yet?