Early in 2005, it became apparent that Hull City Football Club might return to the second tier of the English league for the first time since 1991. At the same time, a cunning plan was hatching in the mind of a lifelong Tigers fan.
Paul Collingwood, a full time teacher in Hertfordshire, and no relation to the England cricketer, decided that he was going to travel to every single away game. His wife had to be kept in the dark about these plans, especially when it became apparent that they were playing away at Preston on her birthday.
To make the task even more challenging, Paul vowed...