I've never properly explored Sunderland, so today will be mainly dedicated to exploring its pubbage. There's a match later on...
Year: 2021
10:00 Had a bit of a lie-in today. I don't find it easy to get out of bed in the...
A local match - yippee! I'm getting quite exhausted with all these long-distance virtual trips (fun though they are). It's...
10:00 My sleeping patterns have been weird recently, but especially since I went back out into the world (pub) on...
I took a gamble on Monday night and arranged a drink with a friend without making a booking in advance....
Dear reader, you may recall I fell in love with Lincoln on my visit there last season. I have even...
I love Easter. It's not just the chocolate. Indeed, far less so this year, now I'm on a diet (and...
There is always something special about an awayday. No matter how early the start, I bounce out of bed, bang...
Here was me thinking I'd get a bit of a break with no midweek Blackpool match. Not bloody likely! We're...
During pre-season - buoyed by Blackpool sticking three past Everton in ten minutes and going 2-0 up at Anfield -...
I've been to Oxford a couple of times in recent years and found its pubbage to be excellent. I did...
Dear reader, when we are safe again, I am planning a train crawl to Preston. To maximise my time at...
I have always viewed Poulton as an enigma. I have been a dozen or more times - but always with...
I confess I've always found Milton Keynes rather an odd city, owing to its design. However, in the course of...
Being from the Far North of Blackpool (Anchorsholme), the southern reaches of the Fylde Coast always seemed so far away...
Dear reader, it is time to continue the pub crawl of the Fylde Coast. I haven't been drinking in Lytham...
Dear reader, I'm actually looking forward to trips to London now. How did that happen? Simply by getting to know...
You may recall I was dreading this fixture last season because (a) Portsmouth is Very Far Away and (b) it...
I was recently interviewed by Swedish fanzine Are You Here For The Game - and was asked about the best...
Ipswich is one of my favourite awaydays simply because it has that epic awayday pub that we all look forward...
Dear reader, I've been doing a lot of time-travelling of late - and it's beginning to take its toll on...
Dear reader, Wigan is quite possibly my favourite town ever. I've written about it at length in previous blogs but...
Yippee! I get my Brighton weekender after all. I love exploring seaside resorts to see how they compare to Blackpool....
My latest guest blogger is Mikee Evans AKA @EvoBoozySaddler, who loves Walsall FC and has a great rule about not...
I know I'm not supposed to, but I like Yorkshire a lot. I particularly like Yorkshire beers and am looking...
The FA Cup seems more important than ever this season. It offers something different at a time when football is...
I'm currently reading a delightful book by Tim Cooper called 'We Go Again'. It is an account of one season...
Dear reader, you may recall my visit to Bristol last season was most disappointing when it came to pubbage. I...
