Club Background

Whilst football in Morecambe can be traced back further, the forming of Morecambe FC as we know it today dates from May 7th 1920, when the club was formed in the West View Hotel in Morecambe. They started off playing in the cricket club at Wood Hill Lane, but switched a year later to a place called Roseberry Park. This venue became known as Christie Park by the mid-1920s when the club’s President J.B. Cristie purchased the land that would become their home for the main bulk of their history, donating it to the club in 1927.
 
Morecambe’s early history is a rather boring one, given that they spent every season up until 1968 as members of the Lancashire Combination league. They won it in 1924-25m, but it wasn’t until the 1960s that things began to get exciting for the club, as they won the league four times, coupled with a 1961–62 FA Cup Third Round appearance against Weymouth. There can’t be too many clubs who can boast that their record attendance was against the Southern Slime, but the 9,234 that turned up that day still stands as their club record, and given the current capacity of their stadium will probably remain enshrined on all club documents for the foreseeable future. Lucky them.
 
In 1968, Morecambe made the great leap as founder members of the Northern Premier League, which at that time was one of the three regionalised top level non-league divisions. They became FA Trophy winners in 1973-74, with a 2-1 win over Dartford in the final at Wembley Stadium. However, in terms of their league form they struggled, largely finishing near the foot of the NPL, meaning that they missed the cut of clubs that merged to form the Football Conference in 1979.
 
Things began to pick up for Morecambe in the mid-1980s, under the management of Joe Wojciechowicz, as they began their push out of the NPL. They were promoted at the end of 1994-95 – just as Yeovil Town were relegated to the Isthmian League – with the arrival of Jim Harvey as their manager, shaping what would be a key ten year period in their history. Harvey ensured that Morecambe became one of the most prominent sides in non-league football, also gaining them national recognition as he took them to the FA Cup Third Round in 2000-01 and 2002-03.
 
He wasn’t quite the man who took them into the Football League though. He suffered a heart attack just befoe a league match in November 2005, and Sammy McIlroy was given the job as caretaker, whilst Harvey took time off. When McIlroy took Morecambe into the Conference play-offs, Harvey’s return back to work saw him fired, with McIlroy given the job full time. Whilst that was controversial in the way that it happened, Harvey’s replacement took Morecambe into the Football League, via the play-offs at the end of the 2006-07 season – a position they’ve occupied ever since.
 
As a Football League club, inevitably Morecambe have become a small fish in an extremely big pond. Their stand-out year was their 4th placed finish in League Two at the end of the 2009-10 season, but they were thrashed in the play-offs as Dagenham and Redbridge won 7-2 on aggregate across the two legs, with the tie over halfway through as the Daggers took a 6-0 first leg lead. Otherwise they’ve struggled largely in the bottom half of the table – their 11th placed finish at the end of 2014-15 was their equal second best Football League campaign.
 
The Mazuma Stadium, the latest commercial incarnation of Morecambe’s home stadium.
 
 
Since 2010, Morecambe have been playing at a brand new stadium. The Globe Arena is relatively close to Christie Park, which is now a Sainsbury’s supermarket. The 6,476 capacity is largely taken up by a 2,173 seated main stand, and the 2,234 capacity home end of the ground, with the away end (1,389) and side terrace (606) being far more modest affairs. The stadium cost them £12 million, and takes its name from Globe Construction, who built the stadium. The deal was due to last for five years, meaning that has now expired, but the name is still carried.
 
From 2011 until the turn of the decade, retaining their status in the EFL under long-serving manager and former captain Jim Bentley. But, the off-the-field events took a significant turn in May 2018 when a majority shareholding was bought buy Bond Group Investments, owned by ‘businessmen’ Jason Whittingham and Colin Goldring. More on them later, but if you search Whittingham’s name together with that of Yeovil’s former owner <NAME REDACTED> and Worcester Warriors RFC, you’ll see where this is going.
 
In October 2019, Bentley quit as manager after almost eight-and-a-half years in the role which made him the longest-serving manager in the game’s top four divisions at that point, and ended an association of more than 17 years with Morecambe as a player, coach and then manager. Even more strangely, he immediately took a job further down the football pyramid at AFC Fylde. The decision was probably not too peculiar when you consider the Shrimps were bottom of League Two with just two wins in their previous 20 matches when big Jim (and he was big!) wrote his resignation letter. His replacement was the experienced Derek Adams who managed the club to safety in the 2019-20 campaign, shortened by the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
 
The 2020-21 season turned out to be a memorable one – sadly for Morecambe fans given much of the campaign was either played behind closed doors or in front of limited crowds due to the pandemic. Under Adams, they reaching the third round of the EFL Cup where they faced Newscastle United and the third round of the FA Cup where they faced Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, both games played with no fans. In League Two, they finished fourth, missing out on automatic promotion by a single point and qualifying through the play-offs. Having beat Tranmere Rovers in the semi-finals, they were promoted to League One courtesy of 107th minute penalty converted by Carlos Mendes Gomez to earn a 1-0 win over Newport County. The game was played at Wembley Stadium in front of just 9,083 fans as a phased return to supporters in stadiums. Then, three days after that high, Adams quit to take over at Bradford City.
 
Former Motherwell boss Stephen Robinson took charge of the club’s first season in League One and guided Morecambe to the third round of the FA Cup and another trip to London to face Premier League opponent in Tottenham Hotspur. They lost 3-1 with no less than Harry Kane on the scoresheet for the hosts. After 32 games with Morecambe staring down the barrel of relegation in February 2022, Robinson left to return north of the border at St Mirren and – 266 days after he left –  Adams returned after an inglorious time at Bradford. He steered them from 21st in the relegation places to 19th place and safety. That is quite a hero arc for Derek, but here is where the villains of the piece come in. Remember we mentioned Bond Group Investments? Well, they put the club up for sale in September 2022 and in cue the sadly familiar tale of wages being paid late which has become the hallmark of owners with no respect for the importance of clubs they claim to be custodians of. 
 
This is where the story gets even weirder. Enter Sarbjot Johal, a 20-year-old entrepreneur with links to private equity was believed to be on the brink of taking over the club when we was in the directors’ box at Christie Park to watch Morecambe get beaten 5-0 by Burton Albion. Local lad and then world heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury was even offered the club – no, seriously. As it turned out, it was investment from Johal that enabled the club to keep the wolf (or the taxman) from the door long enough to see them relegated back to League Two at the end of the 2022-23 season. The summer that followed saw 14 players depart after their contract expired and the Shrimps started the 2023-24 season with a suspended three point deduction for paying players late and, in December 2023, Whittingham and the club were charged for again failing to pay wages and their three point penalty was enforced with Whittingham fined £10,000. In November 2023, Adams quit to take over at St Mirren in his native Scotland with coach Ged Brannan taking charge and unbelievably guiding the club to a 15th place finish in League Two.
 
You following this? It gets more nuts. Brannan quits to join Accrington Stanley in April 2024, chief executive left to join Walsall and with only one player in contract and the club under a transfer embargo, chairman Rod Taylor picks the understatement of the century by calling the club “a circus.” In June 2024, guess who’s back? You guessed it, Derek Adams returns for a third spell. This guy is just a glutton for punishment. He walks in to a squad of just five players going in to the season and has to recruit 15 with Whittingham saying the club needs to be sold to avoid “a catastrophic outcome” – he omits the fact it is an outcome of his own making! In December 2024, the club receives a suspended two point deduction after failing to submit accounts to HMRC (funny that!) and in January 2025 with the club 23rd in League Two and five points from safety, Whittingham claims the club is “not in immediate jeopardy” despite being unable to show he has a penny to his name. This could have been avoided if the clowns that run the FA’s ‘fit and proper persons’ test’ were able to Google ‘Worcester Warriors RFC’ when they ran checks on Whittingham.
 
In April 2025 after 18 years as a Football League club, Morecambe were relegated to the National League and there was a glimmer of hope for their survival. Panjab Warriors, a sports organisation based in India (sound familiar, Yeovil fans?), were approved by the FA (see previous comment on them) as fit and proper people to own a football club but, guess what? Whittingham delayed the deal. In early July 2025, with administration looming, Whittingham sacked the clubs directors and claimed a new buyer – no, not Panjab Warriors – was set to take over the club. Amazingly, ‘Honest Jase’ and his mystery buyer never came through, players and staff went unpaid again and the club’s first three matches of this season were suspended because they looked set to go out of existence. The Prime Minister Keir Starmer got involved (as if Morecambe didn’t have enough problems) and six weeks of acrimonious claims and counter claims between Panjab Warriors and Whittingham’s Bond Group followed before on August 14 2025, a deal was done.
 
Widespread relief, no HMRC winding up petition,  and – you knew their would be a twist in the tale – Adams sacked by the new owners who appointed the relatively unknown, Ashvir Singh Johal who had been a coach at Leicester City, Wigan Athletic and assistant manager to former Arsenal and Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fabregas, but zero frontline managerial experience. Still, he assembled enough players to play their first fixture of the current campaign at the end of August – a 2-1 home win over Altrincham. Oh, that win came courtesy of a winner from Daniel Ogwuru in the eighth minute of injury time – because, well, it would be dull otherwise, right?!
 
Suffice to say, it has been quite a roller-coaster since Yeovil’s last visit to the Lancashire coast.
 

We’ve Met Before

Previous Results for Yeovil Town First Team vs Morecambe 

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17/01/1998 Away Conf L 0-1 1219    
07/03/1998 Home Conf L 2-3 2140   Pickard, Winston
30/01/1999 Away Conf D 1-1 1254   Patmore
27/04/1999 Home Conf L 0-1 1996    
11/09/1999 Home Conf W 2-0 2462   Patmore 62, 78
06/05/2000 Away Conf D 1-1 1490   Foster 49
30/09/2000 Home Conf  W 3-2 2550   Crittenden 7, Way 76, Patmore 77
17/03/2001 Away Conf D 0-0 1438    
06/10/2001 Home Conf D 1-1 2404   Crittenden 89
09/02/2002 Away Conf W 5-1 1248   McIndoe 15, Grant 42, 49, Johnson 45, Stansfield 68
24/08/2002 Away Conf W 2-1 1343   Alford 28, Forinton 72
18/01/2003 Home Conf W 2-0 4353   Lindegaard 73, Jackson 90
01/02/2003 Home FAT4 W 2-1 3984   Jackson 44, Skiverton 85
05/09/2015 Home L2 L 2-4     Cornick 2, Sowumni 30
16/01/2016 Away L2 L 1-2     Ward 69
20/08/2016 Home L2 L 0-1      
22/11/2016 Away L2 D 0-0      
12/09/2017 Home L2 D 2-2     Zoko 37, Surridge 65
29/12/2017 Away L2 W 3-4     Gray 1, Khan 17, Sowumni 84
03/11/2018 Away L2 L 1-2     Olomola 68
02/03/2019 Home L2 W 3-2     Abrahams 58, 62, Seager 89
22/11/205 Away NLP D 0-0 2568    
21/03/2026 Home NLP          
               
               
               


Results Summary For Yeovil Town First Team vs Morecambe

Home Away Overall
W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A
                             

Club Statistics

RECENT RESULTS

30/09/2025 Gateshead Home NLP L 2-5 2396   Thomas 33, Payne 90+4
04/10/2025 Tamworth Away NLP D 1-1 1253   Edwards 74
07/10/2025 Scunthorpe United Away NLP L 1-3 4126   Tollitt 70
11/10/2025 Chester Home FAC4Q D 1-1 3066    Edwards 21
14/10/2025 Chester Away FAC4QR L 0-2 2,979    
18/10/2025 Southend United Home NLP L 0-3 3042    
21/10/2025 Boston United Away NLP W 4-0 1571   Cain 19, Edwards 39, Nuttall 53, 58 pen
25/10/2025 Eastleigh Away NLP L 1-2 2533   Tollitt 90
04/11/2025 Hartlepool United Away NLP D 1-1 3122   Muskwe 51 pen
08/11/2025 Sutton United Home NLP D 2-2 3650   Azeez 45+3, Cain 50
15/11/2025 York City Away NLP L 2-4 6820   Azeez 23 pen, Tollitt 49
18/11/2025 Brackley Town Home NLP W 2-0 2231    Nolan 25, Kacurri 70
                 

LEAGUE ATTENDANCE STATISTICS

Highest League Attendance: 3,650 – vs Sutton United – 08/11/2025
Lowest League Attendance: 2,231 – vs Brackley Town – 18/11/2025
Average League Attendance:  2,857

CURRENT LEAGUE SEQUENCE STATISTICS

Games Without A Win: 0   Games Without A Home Win: 0
Games Without An Away Win: 3   Games Without Defeat: 1
Games Without A Home Defeat: 2   Games Without An Away Defeat: 0
Games Without A Draw: 2   Games Without A Score Draw: 2
Games Without A No-Score Draw: 19   Games Without Scoring: 2
Games Without Conceding: 1   Home Results Sequence: WLLLDW
Away Results Sequence: LLWLDL   Overall Results Sequence: WLDDLW

Club Information

Address :

Christie Way, Morecambe LA4 4TB (click for map)

Away fans are housed in the top left corner (white seats) of the Wright & Lord Stand.

Tel. 01524 411797

Co-chairman: Graham Howse and Rod Taylor
Club Secretary : Adele Laffan
General Manager: Rob Smith
Head of Football Operations: Mick Horton
Manager: Derek Adams

Capacity : 6476
Seated : 2173
Covered Terrace : 2,234
Surface : Grass
Record Attendance : 5831 – vs Sunderland – 30/04/2022

Colours : Red and white – white shorts, red socks
Nickname : The Shrimps
Programme : All the Right Notes – available to download free

Subject to demand – and we are not predicting a huge amount of that given the distance to travel – the stadium has two stands available to away supporters, Castle Windows Block A & B and Dennison Trailers Terrace. Castle Windows A and B are both seated areas which can be accessed via turnstiles 3 & 4 which are situated at the front of the main building. The Dennison Trailers Terrace is a covered standing terrace, which can be accessed via turnstiles 5-8. These turnstiles are located to the right as you approach on Christie Way, following the main building round.

Ticketing

Away fans enter the stadium through Turnstile 3&4.

It is something of a pleasure to be saying that tickets for our trip to Morecambe are now on sale – as this was a game which few people imagined would be taking place this summer due to our opponents’ off-the-field issues. To buy your tickets – CLICK HERE.

And you would be well advised to buy in advance to avoid paying a £2 surcharge for buying tickets on the turnstile. Tickets are priced at:

Adults: £24 
65+ years: £19
18-24 years: £15
14-17 years: £7
2-13 years: £5 – with a full paying adult

So, yeah, not cheap! The process is about as simple as most ticket purchases these days.

Disabled Supporters’ Information

  • Wheelchair bays (x5) and carer tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis within the away end.

  • Disabled and ambulant disabled fans pay the relevant age category and are entitled to one complimentary carer ticket (with proof of Access Card).

  • To arrange these tickets, call Morecambe FC on 01524 411797 (option 3)

Official Away Travel

The Green & White Supporters’ Club is running away travel to Morecambe on Saturday 22nd November, 3p.m. kick-off.

Details are as follows:

Members: Adult £42; Concession £40
Non-Members: Adult £45; Concession £43
Coach departs Huish Park: 6.45am

To book, call Paul Hadlow on 07736 044570 

You may be asked to pay a £5 deposit to reserve your seat.

Directions To The Ground

General

If you look at it the right way, Morecambe has its charm. Mostly if you look out to sea.

Morecambe is a long way from a lot of places and Somerset is no exception. Located on the Lancashire coast it was a popular destination for holidaymakers from across the North during the mid-20th Century, mostly those from Yorkshire and became so popular is attained the nickname ‘Bradford-on-Sea’. It still retains its grandeur in places, but it is a significantly faded grandeur. In recent times it is better known for the 2004 disaster where 21 immigrant Chinese cockle pickers died in its bay and the decades-long demise of its tourism industry.

By Road

For Yeovil fans resident in the West Country this is a long, but very simple trip. Once you get on the M5 in Somerset, changed for the M6, then leave at Junction 34 and head for the the Bay Gateway/A683, at the traffic lights turn right towards Morecambe on the A589, then the first exit at the Shrimp roundabout on to Westgate and you will find the stadium on your right after about a mile-and-a-half.

Parking

There is very limited parking available at the ground and will cost you £10 – if you’re quick, you can book a space HERE. A local school (Westgate Primary School, LA4 4XF) offers on site parking approximately a five-minute walk to the stadium, charged at £5.00 per vehicle, cash only. There is on-street parking on local housing estates but make sure you have checked parking restrictions before you leave your car.

After that your options for actual car parks are over a one-mile (20 minutes) walk nearer the town centre. The pay and display at the Battery on the seafront (LA3 1HQ) is 1.1 miles from the stadium, the Old Station (LA4 4BU) and the Telephone Exchange (LA4 4BL) are both about 1.3 miles away.

By Rail

Morecambe is a long way from Yeovil and travelling by train probably extends that basic truth, but if you insist. It is possible to get there from either Yeovil Junction and Yeovil Pen Mill, but basically you are trying to get to London Euston, so Yeovil Junction probably makes more sense. From Yeovil Junction travel by South West Trains to London Waterloo, take the Northern Line to Euston and from there the West Coast Mainline as far as Lancaster. There are pretty regular Northern services to Morecambe. It is probably a 20-30 minute walk from there to the stadium depending on your walking pace.

By Bus

There are several bus services go from Morecambe bus station located in the town centre past the stadium including the 6, 6A, 6B, and 6C – you need to get to Westgate, the main road which runs outside the stadium.

By Taxi

There are taxis in Morecambe – shocking, we know. Find a few numbers – here.

Web Resources

Web Sites

Morecambe FC – Official Site

Social Media

@MorecambeFC – Official X/Twitter account
Morecambe FC – Official Facebook account
Morecambe Football Club – Official YouTube channel

Local Press

Morecambe Visitor – it is actually the Lancaster Guardian featuring The Visitor, but it’s as good as you will get

Food & Drink

General

Don’t know what it is about seaside resorts, but they tend to follow a bit of a pattern. Very few pubs of great quality inland, with those that are available being basic single bar pubs. Then once you reach the promenade, you’re falling all over them, but with the disappointment that a large proportion are fizzy-lager-fizz venues with a greater range of fruit machines than real ale options. The ground is conveniently situated for you to explore the promenade pubs, and those in the town centre – expect a 10-15 minute walk for seaside views, and around 20-25 if you want to go as far as the railway station area where there are a few more options.

Club Bar

There is a bar called situated at the ground floor of the main stand and next to the club reception. However, all indications are this is for home fans only, and the capacity of the bar, at 100 people, would suggest that is the main reason why they restrict it in that way.

Local Pubs

The Royal Bar and Shaker: Apparently it is the official away fans’ pub in Morecambe and is probably a 30- minute walk away from the stadium which doesn’t make it a great deal of use. It is closer to the train station, probably a 5-10 minute walk on the seafront.
Address: The Royal Bar and Shaker, 257 Marine Rd Central, Morecambe LA4 4BJ. Tel: 01524 956579. Website Map.

The Exchange: The recommendation of a few Glovers’ fans who took a wander towards Morecambe town centre during the visit in November 2025, it’s about a 15-minute walk depending on your pace. A friendly, lively and good value which offers a classic pub vibe with live sport and live music if you go at the right time of day. It was taken over in 2015 having been empty for 18 months and offers a four changing ale mostly from micro-breweries as well as Cider – Old Rosie was on tap in 2025. Opening hours: 11am-1am (Saturdays), 11am-12am (Tuesdays). Website: Click Here. Map: Click Here.
Address: The Exchange, 29 Regent Road, Morecambe, Lancashire, LA3 1QQ. Tel: 01524 831531. 

The Eric Bartholomew, named after the town’s favourite son.

Eric Bartholomew: Morecambe’s Wetherspoon branch. This is handy for those coming in by rail – it’s situated just north of the train station, and is therefore around 25 minutes walk from the ground. Opening hours from 8.00a.m. until 11.00p.m. with an hour extension on Fridays and Saturdays. Note that the first couple of hours trade will be for breakfasts and coffees. Wetherspoon branches work off a standard cheapish menu, with a good range of real ales (albeit with a few bland choices).
Address: Eric Bartholomew, 10–18 Euston Road, Morecambe, Lancashire, LA4 5DD. Tel: 01524-405860. Website: Click Here. Map: Click Here.

Hurley Flyer: Marstons chain pub situated adjacent to the stadium, and is the nearest pub to the ground. Cheap food, and a few mainstream real ales such as Pedigree and Hobgoblin. There is also a beer garden.
Address: Hurley Flyer, Westgate, Morecambe, Lancashire, LA4 4TB. Tel: 01524 419044. Email: HurleyFlyer.Morecambe@marstons.co.uk. Website: Click Here. Map: Click Here.

William Mitchell: Mitchell’s Inn chain pub situated east of the Globe Arena and under 10 minutes walk away. They do a couple of real ales. Food is also available from 11.00a.m. until 7.00p.m. and it’s a wide range that is typical for a chain pub – burgers, fish, steak, pasta, pies etc and at around £7.00 for a main course. They also show most Sky Sports and BT Sport live games.
Address: William Mitchell, Glentworth Road, Morecambe, Lancashire, LA4 4SZ. Tel: 01524-418330. Email: williammitchell@mitchellsinns.co.uk. Website: Click Here. Map: Click Here.

Embargo Craft – A microbar former cocktail bar located about a ten-minute walk from the train station with great views over Morecambe Bay at the site of the old pier. Offering a selection of four rotating real ales. It hosts live music sessions after 5pm on weekends if you’re planning on stopping. Opening hours: Saturday and Tuesday – Midday-9pm.
Address:  283 Marine Road Central, Morecambe, LA4 5BY. Telephone: 01524 414111. Website.

If you are feeling adventurous and coming by train, get off at Bare Lane, a stop before Morecambe – just make sure you have enough time to make kick-off.

Tide & Tap – A bit out of Morecambe town centre, but if you are getting off at Bare Lane, you will find it on the seafront and if the fixture computer ever gives us a summer visit to Lancashire there’s a great outside seating area overlooking Morecambe Bay. Converted from a restaurant and opened in 2025, The Tide & Tap has an exquisite-looking bar and serves five changing beers and even offers food in the form of pies.
Address: 439 Marine Road East, Morecambe, Lancashire, LA4 6AB. Telephone: 07468 543715. Map: Click Here

Little Bare – A micropub located in a former off licence offering a unique and intimate drinking experience. It offers 4 to 5 cask ales on tap, which are replaced with fresh selections as they run out, ensuring a constantly changing lineup in addition to beers, they serve a variety of wines, spirits from small producers, and their own gin. It is about a six-minute walk from Bare Lane station.Opening hours: Saturdays: 1pm-9pm, Tuesdays: 3pm-9pm.
Address: 23 Princes Crescent,  Bare, Morecambe, LA4 6BY. Telephone: 07817 892370. Website

Torrisholme Taps – A micropub opened in a former bridal gown shop offering a selection of six rotating cask ales, four keg beers, and various ciders, with a focus on local breweries. Additionally, you can enjoy local gins from the Three Wheel Gin Company and Stormy Bay Gin, as well as pork pies from Kennedy’s Butchers in Morecambe and homemade chutney from a local producer in nearby Heysham. About one-and-a-half miles from the ground, approximately half-an-hour walk. Opening times: Saturday – Midday-10pm, Tuesday – 4pm-9pm.
Address: 312   Lancaster Road, Morecambe, LA4 6LY. Telephone: 01524 733540. Website.

Likelihood the Natives Will Understand You: This is deepest Lancashire, so you won’t understand them. Let’s just hope that a seaside resort is fluent enough from tourists visiting their shores to work out what we’re saying.

Top-Tip: If it’s anything but August or May when we visit, bring your big coat.

Local Amenities: There is a bronze statue of comedian Eric Morecambe (ask your parents or grandparents if you don’t know who he is/was) located on the seafront, it’s about 30 minutes walk from the stadium though. Warning: Visiting the statue does not necessarily bring you sunshine, this is the North afterall.

Bring me sunshine, etc.

Other Points Of Interest: Eric Morecambe was indeed born in Morecambe in 1926. He place he was born is on Buxton Street, about a 25 minute walk from the stadium. His actual birth could have been a joke he later came up with as leak in the bedroom roof of the family home at 48 Buxton Street meant his mother chose to give birth at number 42, home of his aunt. There is a plaque on both houses to commemorate the town’s most famous son, born Eric Bartholomew who changed his name when he teamed up with fellow comedian, Eric Wise(man). The town is probably most famous these days as the home of former boxing world champion Tyson Fury and you will find one of his palatial homes, Westgate Manor, located almost directly outside the stadium.

[No responsibility is taken for any inaccuracies. This page is entirely the product of bias and prejudice. ]