690 Before the Kickoff Whistle

The final game of the sixth round of the 2008-2009 English Premier League season kicked off at 3 P.M. local time. 

By lunchtime, the fans from all over the country consecutively flocked to the City Ground stadium on the banks of the Trent River.

The people who came early did not need to worry there would be nothing to do when they came. On the day of the match outside the stadium was simply like a huge football theme park. There were all kinds of people eating, drinking, playing soccer together by the river, peddling small merchandise, sightseeing... There was no worry about keeping entertained here.

The City Ground stadium on the day of a home game was as bustling as the "Cattle Market" more than a hundred years ago. Although the "Cattle Market" was still around, only the kind of bustling created by people flocking from all over the country here more than a hundred years ago was comparable to the football fans feverishly following the team.