German football fan Marc Slonek is completing the 92 at Crawley Town today. The Borussia Mönchengladbach fan has visited 55 countries and 1,200 games on a journey he started 15 years ago.
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00:00So you're showing me the app here, how does this work?
00:03Yeah, that's the Groundhopper app. At the beginning there was a little book and you make your crosses.
00:07And now you have an app, it's called the Groundhopper app and you can log live the leagues.
00:14And you see here Switzerland, Britain and Germany are the completed leagues.
00:20And what do I have to do next time?
00:24I'm Mark Slonek from Germany.
00:26And why are we here today at Crawley Town Football Club and why is it a special day for you?
00:30It's a special day for me to complete all the four leagues in Great Britain.
00:35So I'm in the club, 92.
00:38So why is Crawley Town the last stadium you visited to complete that 92?
00:43That was a lucky thing. I don't know, I have no...
00:49No real reason for it.
00:51So when did you start this journey?
00:53I started 15 years ago.
00:5515?
00:56Yeah, I have in the world around 1,200 clubs visited and also I was in 55 countries all over the world.
01:05Wow, and why did you start this journey?
01:07Yeah, I love this hobby, groundhopping and pitchhopping and I do this and collect stadiums and travel around the world.
01:15Have you got a favourite stadium you've been to?
01:17Favourite stadium in Croatia and here in Great Britain I like the old Brantford one or Fulham.
01:25Yeah, and is there a team that you actually support?
01:29Yeah, in Germany my home team is Borussia Mönchengladbach.
01:34And what about in England? Have you got a team that you sort of follow?
01:38Not really, no.
01:40Excellent, and I understand you've been to 55 different countries.
01:44What's the most interesting country you've been to?
01:47Many countries are different.
01:50I was in the Asia Cup, Australia, also next week I go to the US to watch New York and so on.
01:59Yeah, everything is special.
02:01And which club do you think has got the most interesting fans that you've been to?
02:05Has there been a particularly hostile ground you've been to or brilliant fans?
02:09Yeah, I think Eastern Europe, Poland or Czech Republic, they have also much support and do with Bengalo and so on.
02:20Excellent, well I hope you enjoy the game and I hope you brought a bit of luck for Crawley Town to beat Reading today.
02:24Yeah.