Quote: wire quin "The annual pilgrimage to London for the northerners has been diluted by the option of club games in London, Catalans, MM, Grand Final added to the World cup (this year) etc
It has become notable in recent years how few neutral colours you see at the CC compared to the "old" days'"
This is exactly what I said the other day in a thread, at one time every major pub or club, in many Northern towns would organise trips, people would often pay in a savings club for a weekend away, but those days are gone, a trip to London is not special any longer, even theatre stay trips organised by papers and local radio stations are not run the same.