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Meeting the challenge: Doing the 92 grounds

OWAIN RODERICK reflects on a fitting tribute to a much-loved dad and grandad…

PERSONAL JOURNEY

Alan Judge

Warm welcome: Grimsby Town were brilliant hosts and, inset right, Blackburn Rovers fans before a match

MY DAD took my son to football on a regular basis when he was younger so when my dad died three and a half years ago from cancer, my son immediately suggested a tribute which involved visiting all 92 grounds.
My dad had stimulated Tom’s desire to ‘ground-hop’. Although I had previously visited the 92, I readily agreed to the challenge without considering ...

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