Been some debate about moving the Football Museum to Wembley. Don’t see why. Wembley gets big crowds for the few games it holds but is miles out of the centre. I only see it when travelling at 100mph on a train and it takes ages to get into Euston even at that speed.
They say people can’t be bothered to travel a couple of miles off the motorway to Deepdale on fairly straight roads but they are expected to rattle about in a tube for an hour taking most of a day out of a 3 day London break to see it. When I go to London it’s very rare I travel out of the main tourist areas.
They say Wembley has history and catchment, so has Preston – 8 premier league grounds within an hours travel of the museum door, the oldest ground in the country.
Finally it’s part of the old story that many think only London can have national showpieces. Yet I’ve found that as I’ve got older I prefer to travel to quieter places and want to be able to drive in and park my car easily and safely. That’s where Deepdale can win easily as the car park is big, free, outside the door and well away from areas where you might worry about your safety.