Lamenting the Generic Feel of the Modern Football Stadium Once More

Are all of these new McStadiums progress? Depends on who you ask I suppose...

Disgraces to the Game (Part 1) -- Preston North End's Plastic Pitch

I'd almost forgotten when these sprang up in English football...

Lamenting the Generic Feel of the Modern Football League Stadium

In a few years robots will be employed to sit down during football matches... (sigh).

Grimsby Town's Mighty Mariner 'Entertains' Pitch Side

Mascot shenanigans just fail to get old for some peculiar reason...

Grimsby Town Fans Hit the Road Again -- Visit Accrington Stanley

Beer, pies and peas (it doesn't get any better) -- another little slice of lower league fan culture. Support your local team. They need it. ...

A Quick Glimpse at the Threatened Birthplace of Wrexham FC

Support your local football team. Save the Turf Hotel.

Who'd Want to be a Wrexham Fan These Days?

Poor Wrexham must simply be cursed or something. I wonder how their poor fans cope to be perfectly honest. Desperately clinging on to their ...

Mascots of Local Rivals Boston United and Lincoln City Square Off

Nothing symbolizes a good local rivalry like men in ridiculous furry costumes clowning around...

A Look at Vetch Field -- Swansea City's Former Home

The Vetch was a stone's throw from the beach and was fairly antiquated by the time The Swans left. The fans make their thoughts on ...

Entering Luton Town's Ground Through a Street Full of Houses

Quite literally it seems...

Football League Ground of the Week - Barnsley FC's Oakwell Stadium

Let's be honest, it looks more like a Football Ground than a Football Stadium - but I appreciate the effort to 'sex the place up'. ...

A Grimsby Town Fan Gets Stuck in Tenerife -- Goes to Watch Some Local Football

When you can't watch your local team -- why not do what the locals do...

It's Good to Maintain a Sense of Humour When Your Very Existence is Under Threat

"Prescott Prescott -- Give Us a Ground" -- Now that's a terrace chant I never thought I'd hear...

The Concerns of Being a Brighton & Hove Albion Supporter

Brighton & Hove Albion may be safe from slipping further down the Football League ladder these days - but the future is still one ...

Grimsby Town's 'Mighty Mariner' Mascot Stops for a Pint on the Way to Macclesfield

Men in fuzzy mascot costumes are sure to get thirsty after all...

The Man Behind the Mascot -- Grimsby Town's 'Mighty Mariner' Enjoys a Visit to Notts County

You know -- his nose does unfortunately resemble a big penis...

Ever Wonder Just How they Fix the Pitch Divots at Half-Time? Nah, Me Neither.

But apparently this is how they do it at Shrewsbury Towns' Gay Meadow...

If I Go Back to University Some Day, I'd Like to Go to Bristol -- For Then I Might be Able to Live in a Football Stadium

I don't care if it might distract during finals week - who the heck wouldn't want to have an apartment in a corner of ...

Football League Stadium of the Week -- Sunderland AFC's Stadium of Light

There's little doubt that the Black Cats' 49,000 all seater is Premiership worthy - and with the help of Niall Quinn's disco pants they just ...

Football League Ground of the Week - Darlington's 96.6 TFM Arena

Yes -- it's actually called the 96.6 TFM Arena. But that's not the strangest thing about it. Opened in 2003, it was the brain child ...

Luton Town's Kenilworth Road is Literally in Someone's Garden

I always knew it was a compact space - but this is beyond cozy.

Colchester United Fans Desperately Dream of a New Home

Football League Ground of the Week - Doncaster Rovers' Keepmoat Stadium

I reckon this bloke might have had a wee bit too much time on his hands -- but you have to admire his passion for ...

A Football League Ground of the Week -- Coventry City's Ricoh Arena

Coventry moved here in the Summer of 2005 - after 106 years in their old home. Capacity 32,500.

A Death of a Football Ground -- Hull City's Boothferry Park

Perhaps the ghosts still turn up for a kick about -- that's if they can find the ball...

Football League Ground of the Week - West Brom's The Hawthorns

It's the highest stadium in the Football League (551 ft. above ground) and is named after the Hawthorn Shrub - the original site in 1900 ...

A Football League Ground -- Norwich City's Carrow Road

Allegedly home to the best food in the whole League - thanks to Delia Smith.

Doncaster's Old Stadium Goes "Boom"

Thankfully they have some shiny new digs these days - for if not they'd be in a bit of a bind as somebody blew ...

Tory leader David Cameron backs return of terraces

Undoubtedly you come to The Offside every day to read about British politics. We're proud of our past reporting on the poll tax, Middle ...

Daily Dose 11.28

Some stories to read while you pick a better time to smoke crack..... If you're a football grounds voyeur, here is your version of Playboy (Groundtastic) If ...