10 things...
1 It's surrounded by major time sensitive communications routes of old. i.e. congested motorways.
2 They established a 7th century Anglo-Saxon convent, which specutively was a fore runner of continental FIFA.
3 Legend states Godiva rode thru town on a tax dodge. City FC have considered a similar stunt at the over budget Ricoh Arena.
4 Daimler started there in 1898. That made it a town full of middle and car sales men.
5 The place was controversially made sub-terranean and allegedly bomb proof - except Highfield Road.
6 That Uni of Warwick is considered the best red brick campus. C'mon, Spence also designed Sussex set in an AONB, apart from their new cathedral.
7 There was a girl from Rugby who didn't know much about soccer. She was very hard to handle in a ruck.
8 Residents of Highfield Road are up in arms at District Council redevelopment plans - they're NIMBYs, now that sounds familiar.
9 Something about Jimmy Hill, I can't quite put my finger on.
10 Micky Adams was sent to Coventry and his unspoken Leicester dark days turned from black to sky blue.
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