Will it be on? Will it be off? With daily COVID testing for players and match postponements rife across the...
Year: 2021
I woke at 0930. Hmm. I had already calculated that we needed to set off at 1030 and I hadn't...
Christmas Morning: The Dream & The Presents On Christmas morning I dreamt that Lee and I had upsized to a...
To go or not to go? To pub or not to pub? Those were the questions. I think you know...
After my all-day session in Wigan the previous day, when my alarm went off at 0600 this morning, I quickly...
Wigan is my favourite place in the whole world. Why? Well this post (featuring Giraffe Woman and friendly homeless man)...
I woke up buzzing this morning. The football makes me feel like that sometimes - although not as often as...
(If you missed The Good part of this adventure, please follow this link) This Football Tourist Guide series came about...
Ahead of our match at Birmingham we were staying at the Park Inn next to Bescot Stadium. There had been...
Having worked in The Second City for 20 years, I was looking forward to visiting this weekend - so much...
I wasn’t sure what to expect from this match tonight. My Baggie friend Luke had advised me that they had...
(If you missed Part One you can find it via this link) I woke up around 0500 dehydrated and thankful...
It was off to South Wales on Friday - a historically happy hunting ground for Blackpool. It was a long...
It's been a busy weekend here at LCTV Towers: a party, a match, a disco and a new micropub. Here's...
After three wins on the bounce it was time to return to Bloomfield Road for a night under the floodlights....
(If you missed Part One, here’s the link). After a Good Night’s Sleep (guaranteed) we headed down for breakfast. I...
I had been looking forward to this weekend in Sheffield for ages. I have been to Sheffield many times and...
It has been sooooo long since Blackpool had an actual Proper Derby that I can't actually remember the last one....
Sandwiched between two epic weekenders, we opted to go to Reading on the coach. Long-distance midweekers are generally a huge...
I’m learning as I go with these Football Tourist Guides: plan parking, pre-book attractions, plan when and where to eat....
Weekends off are a rare treat these days - and I always find ways to fill them. This fixture had...
Still exhausted from our epic trip to Hull midweek, it was approaching 1100 when I woke up on Saturday morning...
(If you missed Part One, here’s the link.) On returning to the hotel last night, I hovered in reception as...
Ten years ago I undertook a pub crawl of Hull ahead of the first match of the season on a...
Much as I love researching and exploring on away missions for the Football Tourist's Guide, I do need a break...
(If you missed Part One of this adventure, here's a quick link) Bong! Bong! Bong! Bong! Bong! Why was I...
When the fixtures come out, there are certain dates I look out for: the midweekers to book leave; Boxing Day...
After the traumatic end to my Lytham crawl last week, I decided that this week's pub crawl was going to...
When your team hasn't won a league game all season and they are playing the team at the top of...
Having enjoyed last week's exploratory mission to Poulton, I resolved to go again in Lytham, either side of the Blackpool...
One of my coping mechanisms during lockdown was researching and writing virtual pub crawls around the country. The method in...
A bit of a change for us this weekend. We did not travel down to London the night before to...
No 10 Alehouse Dear reader, it's official: I have a new local for home games. No 10 Alehouse has a...
Bournemouth is up there as one of my most-visited grounds - and yet I had never even seen the beach....
It was Lee's birthday today so we headed into Manchester for some pre-match adventures. Everyman Cinema It seems it's now...
First home league game of the season! I bounced out of bed, banged on Buckcherry and was ready and raring...
After a busy day, I decided it was time to head to the pub at 5pm ahead of the Middlesbrough...
Bristol City away first game of the season. What with the Bristol International Balloon Fiesta fortnight in full (well, COVID-restricted)...
Our final fan-filled friendly of 2021 was a nice local one at Morecambe. This offered the opportunity to explore our...
Home games are a doddle now I've moved back to Blackpool. I don't need to block out an afternoon to...
After Blackpool's Premier League campaign, my interest in football began to wane. I had almost completed the 92. Surely I...
Southport has been on my Must Visit list for some time. You may recall I visited its pubs, breweries and...
I love Squires Gate. They are such a welcoming club. I am beginning to feel very much at home at...
Well that was the shortest close-season ever! The play-off final was on 30th May, Euro 2020 started 12 days later...
The Day Before Dear Reader, after a largely vagrant lifestyle following Blackpool all around the country (and across Europe), I...
Friday 28th May 2021 0600 I set my alarm for this time so I could listen to Radio Lincolnshire's breakfast...
Monday 17th May 2021: On The Piss (Without Jerry Yates) I've got the week off! Yippee! It's a fluke that...
This was a back-to-front weekend, with a blank Saturday and football on the Sunday. I suppose we'll have to get...
I learned a new word today. Before I tell you what it is, I would like to remind you that...
It's the last awayday of the season - and you know what that means? Fancy dress! Today, I'm heading to...
