If you smell bad, this is the team you should support. Because the whole city needs a Bath…read more One of the few teams I'm reviewing outside the top 5 tiers of English football, for the reason that Bath is one of the most beautiful cities in the world so it deserves to be on this list. First-Hand Experience: I haven't seen them play live at home yet, but I've seen them away from home a few times and they're an amazing team with a great little fan base representing one of the most beautiful cities in Europe. I last saw them in 2007 but will see a home game for them soon. This little Roman town is millenniums old, so it makes sense that the team here is from all the way back in the 1880s. Not 1980s, that's not a typo. They play in Black and White and are in the Conference South, but hopefully they'll rise up and get in the big time soon. They've never been in the league proper but there's a first time for everything. Their stadium Twerton Park holds 8,800.

What does the Fox Say? And more importantly, what does the Swan See?…read more The Swan Sees fantastic football in a fantastic stadium, year after year. Cardiff is the Welsh team with the larger fan base, but Swansea has been providing sexy football to its fans for several years now, from Martinez and Sousa, to Brendan Rodgers and Michael Laudrup, and now the surprisingly good... I forgot his name! But if you're a fan you know it. Oh yes. Monk! First-Hand Experience: I saw Swansea play live in both 2011 and 2014 and both times was thoroughly impressed by their expansive style and also their fantastic support. They were formed in 1912, but never really achieved anything of merit until the Liberty was built and then everything took an upturn, ending in the Premier League. Their main rival is Cardiff and it's a very bitter rivalry. They were promoted to the Prem in 1981 and then again through the play offs under Brendan Rodgers in 2011. They had their finest moment in 2013 when they won the League Cup for the first time, and hopefully this team will now be on the map for a long time.

Matt Damon is hungry. Which means he is about to put food in his Bourne Mouth. In case you don't…read moreget the reference, I'm referring to his other identity. His Bourne Identity, if you will. First-Hand Experience: I've seen Bournemouth play in person, live, once away and once at home, although I've been to their stadium several times. I love the fact that it's near the beach and I think the fans are lovely and very friendly. I'm looking forward to watching them experience life in the Prem this coming season. Well done to them! Going to Bournemouth the city or Goldsands is always a pleasure and I'll try and see a Prem game there if I can though I bet they'll be all sold out. They were nearly full when I was here and that was a lower division game. Incredible atmosphere though, lovely facilities and great stewards. One of my fave little stadiums in the country so it gets a 5. They play in AC Milan-style colours and are originally from the lovely suburb of Boscombe in one of the prettiest loveliest cities in England: Bournemouth. It's one of my favourite cities, which was underpinned by an excellent concert I had there in 2011. If you want food in this area, go and try the Fish and Chips at Chez Fred. It might be the best fish in the country. No exaggeration. These are heady times for Bournemouth, as one of my fave teams from one of my fave towns, is heading into the top flight for the very first time. They are expected to be instantly relegated, but one thing is for sure. Things in Dorset will never be the same again. Formed in 1890, the 2015-16 season is going to be the biggest season yet in the history of the club. How exciting. It will be an absolute miracle if they stay up.

You can tell anyone you like about us dating, just don't tell my father or my merthyr. You asked me…read moreto fill you up, and I tydfil you up as requested. How was it for you? Merthyr Tydfil is a legendary team, but they lose a star or two because of the disgusting sponsor of their stadium. First-Hand Experience: I have seen MT play once, with the Welsh friends I have, same guys that took me to see Newport and other teams in Wales. They were very nice about it. I wasn't too impressed by this team though - they're fantastic but there are some things about them I don't like, such as what some of the fans were yelling. And hardly anyone turned up too, unfortunately. This was back in 2011. They were legendary in the old days, when they'd compete in European competitions and were winning one Welsh league after the next. Now they compete in England it's much harder for them. They are now known as Town, which is what they were called in their early days in the early part of the 20th century. They were originally founded in 1909 and are one of the biggest teams not in the conference or football league. Their stadium holds a whopping 10k.

If there is a difference between your car and a Welsh person's car, that's known locally as a…read more"Cardiff." The "Cardiff" is a big deal in Wales, where vehicles are status symbols, and the closest thing to religion are the Manic Street Preachers at the Millennium. First-Hand Experience: I've never been crazy about Cardiff City, I did really like them from time to time but things come out in the wash about the owners and managers and you know... plus they've always had a bit of a violent element in the fan groups. Still I do like a lot of their fans, so it's a mixed bag. Here is the deal though. I've now seen them play at home on two occasions and it's a really energetic intense experience in their new lovely stadium. I'm giving them a 4 despite the qualifications, and will be going back for another experience at some point soon. Okay so this team is a truly amazing team, a Welsh institution, full of hooligans and passion, full of intensity and strong emotion, but they're currently going through a bad time. It should have been the best time, but it didn't work out that way, sadly. They finally achieved promotion to the Premier League, but the owner that got them there (Vincent Tan) turned out to be a bit of an a***, tried to change their colour, their name, their badge, their traditions, and then fired their manager when he was doing an amazing job keeping them in the Prem. They dropped like a rock and were relegated and are still suffering from the whole experience. Add to the mix the fact that Swansea, their eternal rival, achieved the Prem earlier, and stayed there, and are still there, and CCFC fans are understandably bitter. The owner has finally put their kits back to blue. He's a fool, really. Formed in 1899, they were league runners up in 1924 which was the closest they ever came to real glory. Very close. They also won the FA Cup in 1927 which was their biggest ever achievement. They were FA Cup Runners Up as recently as 08 and League Cup Runners Up to Liverpool in 2012. I'm going to give them four stars, because even though they're a fantastic team, with huge support, they have underachieved, and they do have hooligan elements, and the owner is still a bit of a fool. He's getting there, but he needs to fix the badge and get the team back into the Prem to appease the fans.

The capital city's flagship rugby union side, Cardiff Blues are one of Wales's four professional…read moreclubs. Formed in 2003 after the entire Welsh club game was restructured, The Blues play their domestic matches in the Magners League against the other three pro Welsh sides (Ospreys, Dragons and Scarlets), plus leading clubs from Scotland, Ireland and, from the 2010-11 season, Italy. They are yet to win the league despite a squad containing numerous top Welsh internationals, but did finish runners-up two years in a row in the 2006-07 and 2007-08 seasons. In cup competitions, 2009 proved their most successful year to date, winning the Anglo-Welsh Cup for the first time and finishing as losing semi-finalists in European competition the Heineken Cup. Since the Cardiff City Stadium opened in 2009, The Blues have shared the ground with Cardiff City Football Club. The hostile welcome habitually extended to away teams at Cardiff City marches doesn't generally extend to the Blues supporters, though, with good-natured banter and no firmly-implemented segregated between supporters. The stadium is one of the best in Wales in terms of modernity and genuinely great views for supporters throughout, too.

I like entrances, but I'm more of an exiter. I'm not sure why. I guess the kids call it "ghosting"…read morethese days. And my fave Depeche album is "Exciter." And my fave Bob Marley song is "Exodus." And I have lots of "exs..." ... er. First-Hand Experience: I've seen them play away 2 or 3 times, although Uri Geller and Michael Jackson were not present sadly. And I've seen the last 30 mins of one of their home games in 2011. Every time I was thoroughly impressed by their loud fans and really passionate, adorable team. I can't help but give them a 5 stars because it's one of my fave teams to watch in the lower leagues. So they play in red and white and are over 100 years old. This cute little south western team in a lovely region of the country have a lot more going on than meets the proverbial eye. For example, Chris Martin of Coldplay, and Noel Edmonds, and Joss Stone, are all fans, and Joss was introduced to the crowd as a fan at a Liverpool cup game... weird. And more weird is that Uri Geller and, yes, Michael Jackson, were directors of the club. Idk why. Also add in the fact that ECFC are owned by their fans... and that they fell out of the football league, made it back in via the play offs and then got promoted to League One the next season, and you can see there's a bit of spoon-bending magic going on here. Anyone that's connected with Michael Jackson has to get 5 stars from me.