Doing The 92

Nov 27 2024 25 ep. 30 mins 41

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Daniel Storey is on a mission to complete the ultimate pilgrimage in English football fandom: to visit each and every one of the 92 league stadiums.

Welcome to 'Doing The 92,' the podcast that shines a light on the unique stories, characters and traditions that make up the beating heart of the national game.

In each episode, Chief Football Writer for The i Paper, Daniel Storey, is joined by Sports News Correspondent, James Gray, to uncover the stories that each of English football's 92 unique stadiums have to tell.

This is about more than football. It's a story of the beautiful game's impact on local community and traditions.

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Millwall: 'No one likes us, we don't care'

Nov 27 2024 25 mins

Club 24 of 92 is Millwall FC. Hosts James Gray and Daniel Storey converge on 'the Den' for a live recording of Doing The 92! They take in the delights of a 1-0 victory over Burnley, including bespoke carpets, Scott Parker's hair, and a linesman pulling a hamstring. You can read Daniel Storey's write-up of his trip to Millwall here. Hosts: James Gray, Daniel Storey Producer: Joh

Burnley: Stuck in the middle with you

Nov 25 2024 32 mins

Club 23 of 92 in Burnley. Burnley is one of the oldest clubs in England, playing professional football as early as the 19th century, and one with FA Cup and First Division titles under their belts. In more recent years however, they've been the ultimate yo-yo club; too good for the Championship, too bad for the Premier League. In this episode, Daniel, James and guest Andrew Grea

AFC Bournemouth: From surviving to thriving (with the 'Yorkshire Rodri')

Nov 20 2024 35 mins

Club 22 of 92 is AFC Bournemouth. Bournemouth are flying high these days under progressive Basque coach Andoni Iraola, but if you go back a couple of decades their entire existence was under threat, with administration and points deductions plunging the club down the football pyramid. The years of recovery have turned into years of Premier League stability. In this episode, Dani

Cheltenham Town: Robins chasing refresh

Nov 18 2024 32 mins

Club 21 of 92 is Cheltenham Town FC. Fresh from dropping into League 2 this year, the Robins aren't having the best couple of seasons. Sitting lower-midtable, they are struggling on the pitch - looking to avoid the dreaded double relegation - and off the pitch to engage punters. In this episode, James and Daniel speak to James Young, head of Cheltenham's supporters trust about s

Walsall: ‘Beat The Block’

Nov 13 2024 30 mins

Club 20 of 92 is Walsall FC. Tucked away in the West Midlands, the Sadlers fly somewhat under the radar, surrounded as they are by the likes of Aston Villa, West Brom, and Wolves. Now in League 2, they find themselves looking upwards at a potential promotion push, but their best work might actually come away from the match day. In this episode, James and Daniel discuss Walsall�

Fleetwood Town: Charlie Adam takes on EFL’s smallest club

Nov 11 2024 32 mins

Club 19 of 92 is Fleetwood Town. Known as ‘the Fishermen’, the coastal Fleetwood Town FC are one of the smallest clubs in the EFL by crowd size - their home at the Highbury Stadium barely gets 5,000 through the doors. Nevertheless, in the last few years, they are a club that has fought above their weight, climbing out of non-League to League 1 (before relegation to their curr

Preston North End: The ultimate midtable club

Nov 06 2024 32 mins

Club 18 of 92 is Preston North End. The original 'Invincibles', PNE started life in the 19th century as one of England's elite clubs, doing the league and cup double without losing a game in 1888/89. However, this kind of success didn't quite make it to the 20th or 21st century. Preston have now been ensconced in the middle of the Championship for over a decade, finishing betwe

Birmingham City: Relegated and loving life

Nov 04 2024 31 mins

Club 17 of 92 is Birmingham City. Birmingham City are flying high at the top of League 1, fresh off a summer where they spent more money than Manchester City. The club's new American ownership group, including former NFL star Tom Brady, opened the chequebook to ensure a quick return to the Championship, and it seems to be working. But how ambitious is the club beyond that? James

Tottenham Hotspur: A special kind of purgatory

Oct 30 2024 36 mins

Club 16 of 92 is Tottenham Hotspur. We enter the Premier League for the first time on Doing The 92 for a trip to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, and a north London derby. It doesn't go well. In this episode James, Daniel and special guest Kat Lucas (assistant sports editor at the i paper and author of 'Tottenham, From the Lane: The Story of Spurs in N17'), to try and make heads o

AFC Wimbledon: The pillars of a perfect club

Oct 28 2024 27 mins

Club 15 of 92 is AFC Wimbledon. AFC Wimbledon rose from the ashes of Wimbledon FC, the club stolen from the community and airlifted to Milton Keynes. A couple of decades later, they're playing each other in League 2, with the Wombles having undergone a remarkable journey back to the EFL in record time. In this episode we hear about the 'not a derby' derby that Daniel takes in at