Fairly sure this is the case in our game too on occasion.
It's partly to do with mental focus and keeping players dietary requirements spot on as well.
Our side stay in a hotel for a night whoever we play but not sure about other teams.
I guess the lower down the pyramid the teams are the more likely it is that they travel on the day.
I was in a hotel last year when mboro played Hull, which is kind of local so I know that they overnight as...