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It is now six defeats in seven games for Frank’s Brentford after the loss to Sheffield United and all the early season talk of being dark horses for promotion has completely stopped. The boos rang out around Griffin Park at the full-time whistle after the Bees were put to the sword by the Blades, and you would have to believe Frank is now… <a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://www.the92.net/news-blog/will-moving-new-stadium-bring-success-brentford/" title="Read Will moving to a new stadium bring success to Brentford?">Read more »</a></p> </section> <footer class="article-footer cf"> <p class="byline vcard"> <time class="updated" datetime="2019-03-2" pubdate>2 March 2019</time> </p> <p class="footer-comment-count"> </p> <p class="footer-category">Filed under: <a href="https://www.the92.net/news-blog/category/news-blog/" rel="category tag">News Blog</a></p> <p class="footer-tags tags"><span class="tags-title">Tags:</span> <a href="https://www.the92.net/news-blog/tag/brentford-fc/" rel="tag">brentford fc</a> <a href="https://www.the92.net/news-blog/tag/griffin-park/" rel="tag">Griffin Park</a> <a href="https://www.the92.net/news-blog/tag/lionel-road/" rel="tag">Lionel Road</a></p> </footer> </article> <article id="post-4048" class="cf post-4048 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ground-review category-news-blog tag-efl tag-football-league tag-macclesfield-town tag-moss-rose tag-yeovil-town" role="article"> <header class="article-header"> <h1 class="h2 entry-title"><a href="https://www.the92.net/news-blog/taking-the-opportunity-to-tick-off-moss-rose-macclesfield/" rel="bookmark" title="Taking the opportunity to tick off Moss Rose, Macclesfield">Taking the opportunity to tick off Moss Rose, Macclesfield</a></h1> </header> <section class="entry-content cf"> <img width="150" height="150" src="https://www.the92.net/news-blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/A-section-of-the-mosaic-mural-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Mosaic mural at Moss Rose home of Macclesfield Town FC" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.the92.net/news-blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/A-section-of-the-mosaic-mural-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.the92.net/news-blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/A-section-of-the-mosaic-mural-125x125.jpg 125w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /> <p>It’s a welcome to the92.net blog to budding journalist and Yeovil Town fan Alex Burnell. Alex shares his thoughts on a trip to Moss Rose, the home of Macclesfield Town, as the Glovers’ were in town. It’s been a while since Macclesfield Town and Yeovil Town have played each other, an eventful 13 years for both concerned. But Saturday 24th November saw the two face off in what could hardly be described as a classic. Now we had it fairly easy, being a lifelong Yeovil fan who is currently studying at a university in the East Midlands; it was one… <a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://www.the92.net/news-blog/taking-the-opportunity-to-tick-off-moss-rose-macclesfield/" title="Read Taking the opportunity to tick off Moss Rose, Macclesfield">Read more »</a></p> </section> <footer class="article-footer cf"> <p class="byline vcard"> <time class="updated" datetime="2018-12-3" pubdate>3 December 2018</time> </p> <p class="footer-comment-count"> </p> <p class="footer-category">Filed under: <a href="https://www.the92.net/news-blog/category/ground-review/" rel="category tag">Ground review</a>, <a href="https://www.the92.net/news-blog/category/news-blog/" rel="category tag">News Blog</a></p> <p class="footer-tags tags"><span class="tags-title">Tags:</span> <a href="https://www.the92.net/news-blog/tag/efl/" rel="tag">EFL</a> <a href="https://www.the92.net/news-blog/tag/football-league/" rel="tag">Football League</a> <a href="https://www.the92.net/news-blog/tag/macclesfield-town/" rel="tag">Macclesfield Town</a> <a href="https://www.the92.net/news-blog/tag/moss-rose/" rel="tag">Moss Rose</a> <a href="https://www.the92.net/news-blog/tag/yeovil-town/" rel="tag">Yeovil Town</a></p> </footer> </article> <article id="post-4019" class="cf post-4019 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ground-review category-news-blog category-trips tag-bet-365-stadium tag-brunton-park tag-carlisle-united tag-city-ground tag-deepdale tag-dw-stadium tag-league-2 tag-league-two tag-yeovil-town" role="article"> <header class="article-header"> <h1 class="h2 entry-title"><a href="https://www.the92.net/news-blog/the-pilgrimage-to-brunton-park-carlisle/" rel="bookmark" title="The Pilgrimage to Brunton Park, Carlisle">The Pilgrimage to Brunton Park, Carlisle</a></h1> </header> <section class="entry-content cf"> <img width="150" height="150" src="https://www.the92.net/news-blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/IMG-20181105-WA0015-e1542656754427-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Hughie McIlmoyle loiters outside Brunton Park, home to Carlisle United" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.the92.net/news-blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/IMG-20181105-WA0015-e1542656754427-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.the92.net/news-blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/IMG-20181105-WA0015-e1542656754427-125x125.jpg 125w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /> <p>The two founders of the92.net visited one of the fabled slogs of the 92 with a day trip to Carlisle. Carlisle hosted Yeovil in a League Two clash, where football most certainly wasn’t the winner Follow author Michael on Twitter here. The Pilgrimage Brunton Park, Carlisle. Home to one of the most remote grounds in the 92. For many clubs in the football league, the away trip to Carlisle is the longest they’ll have to make. When the fixture list computer is unkind, a dreaded ‘away to Carlisle United on a Tuesday’ can be the most daunting thing to see… <a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://www.the92.net/news-blog/the-pilgrimage-to-brunton-park-carlisle/" title="Read The Pilgrimage to Brunton Park, Carlisle">Read more »</a></p> </section> <footer class="article-footer cf"> <p class="byline vcard"> <time class="updated" datetime="2018-11-19" pubdate>19 November 2018</time> </p> <p class="footer-comment-count"> </p> <p class="footer-category">Filed under: <a href="https://www.the92.net/news-blog/category/ground-review/" rel="category tag">Ground review</a>, <a href="https://www.the92.net/news-blog/category/news-blog/" rel="category tag">News Blog</a>, <a href="https://www.the92.net/news-blog/category/trips/" rel="category tag">Trips</a></p> <p class="footer-tags tags"><span class="tags-title">Tags:</span> <a href="https://www.the92.net/news-blog/tag/bet-365-stadium/" rel="tag">Bet 365 Stadium</a> <a href="https://www.the92.net/news-blog/tag/brunton-park/" rel="tag">Brunton Park</a> <a href="https://www.the92.net/news-blog/tag/carlisle-united/" rel="tag">carlisle united</a> <a href="https://www.the92.net/news-blog/tag/city-ground/" rel="tag">City Ground</a> <a href="https://www.the92.net/news-blog/tag/deepdale/" rel="tag">Deepdale</a> <a href="https://www.the92.net/news-blog/tag/dw-stadium/" rel="tag">DW Stadium</a> <a href="https://www.the92.net/news-blog/tag/league-2/" rel="tag">League 2</a> <a href="https://www.the92.net/news-blog/tag/league-two/" rel="tag">League Two</a> <a href="https://www.the92.net/news-blog/tag/yeovil-town/" rel="tag">Yeovil Town</a></p> </footer> </article> <article id="post-3998" class="cf post-3998 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-news-blog" role="article"> <header class="article-header"> <h1 class="h2 entry-title"><a href="https://www.the92.net/news-blog/victor-tedesco-stadium/" rel="bookmark" title="Doing the Maltese Eleven – Victor Tedesco Stadium">Doing the Maltese Eleven – Victor Tedesco Stadium</a></h1> </header> <section class="entry-content cf"> <p>It’s been a while for the92.net blogger Michael Pilcher, but he’s finally been to a new ground, as his visit to the Victor Tedesco Stadium also saw him visit his first non British ground! You can follow Michael on Twitter here. 8th April 2017 was the date that I achieved my long-held ambition of joining the 92 Club. On the back of the buzz at finally realising that dream, I conducted an interview on this very website where I spoke of my grand plans for the future: to complete all the grounds in Kent, to visit more non-league games…I was… <a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://www.the92.net/news-blog/victor-tedesco-stadium/" title="Read Doing the Maltese Eleven – Victor Tedesco Stadium">Read more »</a></p> </section> <footer class="article-footer cf"> <p class="byline vcard"> <time class="updated" datetime="2018-11-4" pubdate>4 November 2018</time> </p> <p class="footer-comment-count"> </p> <p class="footer-category">Filed under: <a href="https://www.the92.net/news-blog/category/news-blog/" rel="category tag">News Blog</a></p> </footer> </article> <article id="post-3976" class="cf post-3976 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news-blog tag-atalanta tag-bergamo tag-gaston-ramirez tag-ground-hopping tag-italy tag-martin-de-roon tag-milan tag-sampdoria tag-serie-a" role="article"> <header class="article-header"> <h1 class="h2 entry-title"><a href="https://www.the92.net/news-blog/an-italian-adventure-at-stadio-atleti-azzurri-ditalia/" rel="bookmark" title="An Italian Adventure at Stadio Atleti Azzurri d’Italia">An Italian Adventure at Stadio Atleti Azzurri d’Italia</a></h1> </header> <section class="entry-content cf"> <img width="150" height="150" src="https://www.the92.net/news-blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/IMG20181007150134-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.the92.net/news-blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/IMG20181007150134-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.the92.net/news-blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/IMG20181007150134-125x125.jpg 125w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /> <p>A visit to the Stadio Atleti Azzurri d’Italia I am lucky that work had sent me out to our office in Northern Italy for a couple of days. With a choice of either Milan or Venice to fly into, I started scouring the fixtures, to see if I could fly a day earlier and get a quick ground in. One immediately popped up, just a short bus ride from Milan Bergamo Airport. Bergamo is a Ryanair hub, which plays on the fact it is about 40 minutes from the center of Milan. However, Serie A stalwarts Atalanta play in Bergamo…. <a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://www.the92.net/news-blog/an-italian-adventure-at-stadio-atleti-azzurri-ditalia/" title="Read An Italian Adventure at Stadio Atleti Azzurri d’Italia">Read more »</a></p> </section> <footer class="article-footer cf"> <p class="byline vcard"> <time class="updated" datetime="2018-10-17" pubdate>17 October 2018</time> </p> <p class="footer-comment-count"> </p> <p class="footer-category">Filed under: <a href="https://www.the92.net/news-blog/category/news-blog/" rel="category tag">News Blog</a></p> <p class="footer-tags tags"><span class="tags-title">Tags:</span> <a href="https://www.the92.net/news-blog/tag/atalanta/" rel="tag">Atalanta</a> <a href="https://www.the92.net/news-blog/tag/bergamo/" rel="tag">Bergamo</a> <a href="https://www.the92.net/news-blog/tag/gaston-ramirez/" rel="tag">Gaston Ramirez</a> <a href="https://www.the92.net/news-blog/tag/ground-hopping/" rel="tag">Ground Hopping</a> <a href="https://www.the92.net/news-blog/tag/italy/" rel="tag">Italy</a> <a href="https://www.the92.net/news-blog/tag/martin-de-roon/" rel="tag">Martin de Roon</a> <a href="https://www.the92.net/news-blog/tag/milan/" rel="tag">Milan</a> <a href="https://www.the92.net/news-blog/tag/sampdoria/" rel="tag">Sampdoria</a> <a href="https://www.the92.net/news-blog/tag/serie-a/" rel="tag">Serie A</a></p> </footer> </article> <article id="post-3964" class="cf post-3964 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-92-club category-ground-review tag-92-club tag-crawley-town tag-efl tag-exeter-city tag-football-league tag-league-2 tag-st-james-park" role="article"> <header class="article-header"> <h1 class="h2 entry-title"><a href="https://www.the92.net/news-blog/st-james-park-st-james-park-92/" rel="bookmark" title="From St James’ Park to St James’ Park doing the 92">From St James’ Park to St James’ Park doing the 92</a></h1> </header> <section class="entry-content cf"> <img width="150" height="150" src="https://www.the92.net/news-blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/colin-harrison-exeter-st-james-park-centre-circle-pitch-photo-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Photo in the centre circle at St James Park Exeter after completing the 92" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.the92.net/news-blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/colin-harrison-exeter-st-james-park-centre-circle-pitch-photo-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.the92.net/news-blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/colin-harrison-exeter-st-james-park-centre-circle-pitch-photo-125x125.jpg 125w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /> <p>Lifelong Newcastle fan and the92.net blogger Colin Harrison reports back on making the mammoth journey from the North East to the South West to complete his 92. The day had arrived for me to complete my tour of the 92 grounds. From my first ever match as a schoolboy, watching my beloved Newcastle United at St James Park to the other St James Park, Exeter. It wasn’t my 92nd league ground though but my 109th. One night in our local, we were discussing the journey to which my mate David said he would drive us all to Exeter in his… <a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://www.the92.net/news-blog/st-james-park-st-james-park-92/" title="Read From St James’ Park to St James’ Park doing the 92">Read more »</a></p> </section> <footer class="article-footer cf"> <p class="byline vcard"> <time class="updated" datetime="2018-04-29" pubdate>29 April 2018</time> </p> <p class="footer-comment-count"> </p> <p class="footer-category">Filed under: <a href="https://www.the92.net/news-blog/category/92-club/" rel="category tag">92 club</a>, <a href="https://www.the92.net/news-blog/category/ground-review/" rel="category tag">Ground review</a></p> <p class="footer-tags tags"><span class="tags-title">Tags:</span> <a href="https://www.the92.net/news-blog/tag/92-club/" rel="tag">92 club</a> <a href="https://www.the92.net/news-blog/tag/crawley-town/" rel="tag">Crawley Town</a> <a href="https://www.the92.net/news-blog/tag/efl/" rel="tag">EFL</a> <a href="https://www.the92.net/news-blog/tag/exeter-city/" rel="tag">Exeter City</a> <a href="https://www.the92.net/news-blog/tag/football-league/" rel="tag">Football League</a> <a href="https://www.the92.net/news-blog/tag/league-2/" rel="tag">League 2</a> <a href="https://www.the92.net/news-blog/tag/st-james-park/" rel="tag">st james park</a></p> </footer> </article> <article id="post-3925" class="cf post-3925 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news-blog category-trips tag-challenge tag-stadium-hoppers-football-map tag-terrace-battles" role="article"> <header class="article-header"> <h1 class="h2 entry-title"><a href="https://www.the92.net/news-blog/1000000-seat-challenge/" rel="bookmark" title="The 1,000,000 Seat Challenge to Rule Them All">The 1,000,000 Seat Challenge to Rule Them All</a></h1> </header> <section class="entry-content cf"> <img width="150" height="150" src="https://www.the92.net/news-blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/WhatsApp-Image-2017-12-18-at-20.34.02-1-e1513641927566-150x150.jpeg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.the92.net/news-blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/WhatsApp-Image-2017-12-18-at-20.34.02-1-e1513641927566-150x150.jpeg 150w, https://www.the92.net/news-blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/WhatsApp-Image-2017-12-18-at-20.34.02-1-e1513641927566-125x125.jpeg 125w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /> <p>How to Trump 2017? Let’s face it, 2017 is definitely a year that can be easily “Trumped”. Politics and society have been divided… yet on reflection, for Stadium Hoppers, it’s been easily our best year so far! But what is the 1,000,000 Seat Challenge, we hear you holler! So we thought… why not end 2017 and start 2018 by uniting all Stadium Hoppers in a fun challenge. We can even show Teresa May and Donald how you really nurture a “Special Relationship” between out two allies either side of the pond. We all know our cohesive religion… and sports and… <a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://www.the92.net/news-blog/1000000-seat-challenge/" title="Read The 1,000,000 Seat Challenge to Rule Them All">Read more »</a></p> </section> <footer class="article-footer cf"> <p class="byline vcard"> <time class="updated" datetime="2017-12-20" pubdate>20 December 2017</time> </p> <p class="footer-comment-count"> </p> <p class="footer-category">Filed under: <a href="https://www.the92.net/news-blog/category/news-blog/" rel="category tag">News Blog</a>, <a href="https://www.the92.net/news-blog/category/trips/" rel="category tag">Trips</a></p> <p class="footer-tags tags"><span class="tags-title">Tags:</span> <a href="https://www.the92.net/news-blog/tag/challenge/" rel="tag">Challenge</a> <a href="https://www.the92.net/news-blog/tag/stadium-hoppers-football-map/" rel="tag">Stadium Hoppers Football Map</a> <a href="https://www.the92.net/news-blog/tag/terrace-battles/" rel="tag">Terrace Battles</a></p> </footer> </article> <article id="post-3901" class="cf post-3901 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news-blog tag-christmas tag-doing-the-92 tag-stadium-hoppers-football-map tag-terrace-battles" role="article"> <header class="article-header"> <h1 class="h2 entry-title"><a href="https://www.the92.net/news-blog/a-football-groundhoppers-christmas-gift-guide/" rel="bookmark" title="A Football Groundhoppers Christmas gift guide">A Football Groundhoppers Christmas gift guide</a></h1> </header> <section class="entry-content cf"> <img width="150" height="150" src="https://www.the92.net/news-blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/christmas-tree-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="christmas tree" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.the92.net/news-blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/christmas-tree-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.the92.net/news-blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/christmas-tree-125x125.jpg 125w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /> <p>With Christmas fast approaching we take you through a selection of the best groundhopping gifts that you can put on your list to the Big Man in the red… Stadium Hoppers scratch map ⚽️🎁👀FOOTBALL FAN? OR JUST LOOKING FOR THAT PERFECT CHRISTMAS GIFT?! 👀⚽️🎁 pic.twitter.com/PWN2iE7WTG — Stadium Hoppers (@StadiumHoppers) November 18, 2017 A staple for any groundhoppers’ man cave is the Stadium Hoppers scratch map. The new 2017/18 edition features all the current England and Wales 92 football league clubs, Wembley Stadium, Millennium Stadium as well as several of the most popular stadiums that have recently left the Football League…. <a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://www.the92.net/news-blog/a-football-groundhoppers-christmas-gift-guide/" title="Read A Football Groundhoppers Christmas gift guide">Read more »</a></p> </section> <footer class="article-footer cf"> <p class="byline vcard"> <time class="updated" datetime="2017-12-5" pubdate>5 December 2017</time> </p> <p class="footer-comment-count"> </p> <p class="footer-category">Filed under: <a href="https://www.the92.net/news-blog/category/news-blog/" rel="category tag">News Blog</a></p> <p class="footer-tags tags"><span class="tags-title">Tags:</span> <a href="https://www.the92.net/news-blog/tag/christmas/" rel="tag">Christmas</a> <a href="https://www.the92.net/news-blog/tag/doing-the-92/" rel="tag">doing the 92</a> <a href="https://www.the92.net/news-blog/tag/stadium-hoppers-football-map/" rel="tag">Stadium Hoppers Football Map</a> <a href="https://www.the92.net/news-blog/tag/terrace-battles/" rel="tag">Terrace Battles</a></p> </footer> </article> <article id="post-3897" class="cf post-3897 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news-blog tag-chelsea tag-stamford-bridge tag-tottenham-hotspur tag-wembley" role="article"> <header class="article-header"> <h1 class="h2 entry-title"><a href="https://www.the92.net/news-blog/delay-drama-chelsea-new-stamford-bridge-stadium/" rel="bookmark" title="More delay drama for Chelsea and the new Stamford Bridge stadium">More delay drama for Chelsea and the new Stamford Bridge stadium</a></h1> </header> <section class="entry-content cf"> <img width="150" height="150" src="https://www.the92.net/news-blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/20171014_135244-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Wembley Stadium home to the England national team and Tottenham Hotspur" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.the92.net/news-blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/20171014_135244-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.the92.net/news-blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/20171014_135244-125x125.jpg 125w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /> <p>Arsenal did it just over ten years ago, West Ham did it last season, whilst Tottenham are currently in the process of doing it. Stadium moves have been considered a vital part of the growth of all these London clubs, as they seek to provide improved capacity and facilities for supporters, whilst also increasing revenue streams that come with a modern new stadium. Chelsea set to be the next club to lay down new bricks and mortar in the English capital, constructing a new 60,000 capacity venue on the existing Stamford Bridge site at a projected cost of around £500… <a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://www.the92.net/news-blog/delay-drama-chelsea-new-stamford-bridge-stadium/" title="Read More delay drama for Chelsea and the new Stamford Bridge stadium">Read more »</a></p> </section> <footer class="article-footer cf"> <p class="byline vcard"> <time class="updated" datetime="2017-11-20" pubdate>20 November 2017</time> </p> <p class="footer-comment-count"> </p> <p class="footer-category">Filed under: <a href="https://www.the92.net/news-blog/category/news-blog/" rel="category tag">News Blog</a></p> <p class="footer-tags tags"><span class="tags-title">Tags:</span> <a href="https://www.the92.net/news-blog/tag/chelsea/" rel="tag">Chelsea</a> <a href="https://www.the92.net/news-blog/tag/stamford-bridge/" rel="tag">Stamford Bridge</a> <a href="https://www.the92.net/news-blog/tag/tottenham-hotspur/" rel="tag">Tottenham Hotspur</a> <a href="https://www.the92.net/news-blog/tag/wembley/" rel="tag">wembley</a></p> </footer> </article> <article id="post-3893" class="cf post-3893 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news-blog" role="article"> <header class="article-header"> <h1 class="h2 entry-title"><a href="https://www.the92.net/news-blog/top-premier-league-stadiums-infographic/" rel="bookmark" title="Top Premier League Stadiums Infographic">Top Premier League Stadiums Infographic</a></h1> </header> <section class="entry-content cf"> <img width="150" height="150" src="https://www.the92.net/news-blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Top-Prem-Stadiums-100-optimised-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Top Premier League Stadiums inforgraphic" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.the92.net/news-blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Top-Prem-Stadiums-100-optimised-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.the92.net/news-blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Top-Prem-Stadiums-100-optimised-125x125.jpg 125w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /> <p>For the 2018/19 season Tottenham will be playing in a new stadium, complete with a cheese room that fans can enjoy as part of a £15,000 H Club package, although you can’t just buy one, you have to buy two, means fans will be forking out £30,000 for the experience. Not all of the Premier League stadiums have such fancy features, but they have their own unique qualities which we have taken a look at in our infographic. 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