Yay Shrewsbury! This is one of the best awaydays in League One this season because (a) it's picturesque; (b) it...
Year: 2020
Accy was in my top three away days last season, predominantly due to the magnificent fanzone they had at the...
Once upon a time I used all my annual leave on midweek matches and pre-season tours. It’s been quite a...
I have settled into a new routine on a matchday now - home or away, it's always the same. Indeed,...
Fleetwood isn't so far away. When I was growing up in Anchorsholme, I could smell the fish from Fleetwood. And...
To help me cope mentally during this tough year, I've created structure and routine. During the week, I wake up...
I'm loving these random awaydays in the FA Cup. Of course, it's Sod's Law that they're all coming at a...
In normal times, Donny away is one of the first fixtures I look out for. You see, I've always loved...
Dear reader, it's all go here at LCTV Towers. About time I took a break from writing my book and...
It was(n't) off to Eastbourne in the first round of the FA Cup at the weekend. How exciting! I love...
Lee and I have enjoyed our non-league travels around the North West this last couple of months. Blackpool being placed...
Dear reader, I could write a book on the beautiful beers of Burton. This is one of the awaydays I...
I have had an irrational fear of London ever since Fulham away in March 1999. I got flustered on the...
Dear reader, I'm reverting to writing about life in lockdown because, despite us barely leaving the house, it's still more...
You know the drill by now, dear reader. Away day = virtual pub crawl. After all, there's only so much...
It was (don't) touch and go this week whether we were allowed to go to a midweek match, with new...
Dear reader, it's not been a good week. I hadn't slept well on Monday night, so wasn't in the best...
Dear reader, things are getting busy again at LCTV Towers. This is what football does, you see - and why...
This week we hear from hulloutpost from Vital Lincoln. I'm delighted to have been asked to write a piece as a...
I really enjoyed my visit to Gillingham last year. It had a micropub, a cat, a quest and dinosaurs. Who...
John Pearman, editor of Liverpool fanzine 'Red All Over The Land' fondly remembers awaydays at Blackpool in the 1960s... When...
Great as it is to be able to watch Blackpool again, televised football simply isn't the same as being there....
Plymouth away. The first game of the new season. The first awayday in six months. Right at the other end...
Ian De Lar from Plymouth website www.pasoti.co.uk (Plymouth Argyle Supporters On The Internet) has been in touch this week with...
I'm getting quite comfortable with this watching from home lark now. I've been surprised at how easily I've adapted to...
Dear reader, we lost 7-2. There’s only one thing for it: a virtual pub crawl of Liverpool. Now I’ve done...
Non league football is back! Last weekend I was thrilled - but also totally envious - to see fans up...
Home game. Away game. It makes no difference these days. Our pre-match routine is the same: lie in, relaxing morning,...
This week I have been reading View, a football magazine that had been recommended to me by the brilliant blogger...
Dear reader, I've been promising you a Blackpool pub review (actual, not virtual) for a while, so it's time for...
Dear reader, we have arrived! The Pool Are Going Up There has clearly been much going on behind the scenes...
This week I have read Barcelona to Buckie Thistle: Exploring Football’s Roads Less Travelled by Mat Guy. The author tells...
Well this was certainly a matchday like no other. Lee and I headed down to Bloomfield Road an hour before...
After five months without football, the fixtures are coming thick and fast. Blackpool's pre-season schedule has been announced - and...
This week I have read Six Added Minutes by Johnnie Lowery. The author is a young fan of Sutton United...
It’s been a funny old close season. Frankly I was glad to see the back of 2019/20, which actually seemed...
This week I have read The Boy on the Shed by Paul Ferris. This is a heartfelt and heartbreaking memoir...
This week I have been reading Escapismo magazine, edited by James Gamlin. This is a new bi-annual publication with the...
This week I have been reading One Football No Nets by Justin Walley. This is the story of a man...
This week I have been reading The Miracle of Castel di Sangro by Joe McGinniss. This is the story of...
Welcome to the sixth episode in my series of football book reviews. I Can’t Help Falling In Love With You...
Welcome to the fifth episode in my series of football book reviews. This week we step into the world of...
Welcome to the fourth episode in my new series of football book reviews. This week we step into the world...
Welcome to the third episode in my new series of football book reviews. Hatters, Railwaymen and Knitters had me smiling...
Welcome to the second episode in my new series of football book reviews. This week I continue my focus on...
Finally, on 9th June, the EFL clubs have voted for the curtailment of the League One 2019/20 season. Quite frankly,...
Dear reader, welcome to my new series of football book reviews. Thank you so much to everyone who recommended football...
Dear reader, what interesting times we are living in. There has been a noticeable shift at LCTV Towers this week...
Dear reader, I haven't written for a while. I've been finding it difficult to get motivated - indeed to get...
How have your eating habits changed since lockdown, dear reader? I have evolved from snacking ALL THE TIME to taking...
