Cool link, Abiezer.
On The Far Corner: my friends and I have concluded, together, that should the north-east of England be somehow destroyed, it could be rebuilt from that book alone. (I give you Billingham Synthonia: the only team named after an agricultural fertilizer.) (I've been here a few times, as well. There's something to be said about the a potential giant-killing match in the second qualifying round of the FA Cup, when one of the high-flyers of the Conference South is the opposition.) Non-league support is quirky: some parts of the country just don't have professional sides (the west of England, or Kent outside Gillingham); other non-league teams just manage to retain a loyal but meagre following that provides a connection to the club and players you don't get in the top leagues. One thing for Americans to understand: the ubiquitous high school stadium, with bleachers and floodlights, doesn't really have a British counterpart. Even university grounds aren't that flash.
the only team named after an agricultural fertilizer That's not true! What about Man Ure? Groan Funnily enough, my few regularish non-league haunts don't make his ground guide; but I see he accepts submissions so I must take the camera next time I'm back.
