With Girona’s new era still in its infancy, before City Football Group became involved in 2017, the bosses did a deep dive into the make-up of their membership. Having never reached La Liga, they were everybody’s second team.
Fifty per cent of those signed up, the core support, also described themselves as Barcelona supporters. Going to Girona was a hobby, Barca the passion in a way that fandom is just that bit different in Spain.
Nice day out, Girona. Beautiful city, with its multi-coloured hanging houses over the river Onyar. The area around the cathedral provided the set to some of Game of Thrones.