It was off to Hull on Boxing Day. Nice local fixture there. Thanks EFL. Hull got the full Tourist Guide...
Year: 2022
Saturdays without football are precious. Today was the third and final one during the World Cup break and I was...
I don't need much of an excuse to go back to Wigan. Despite only having been two weeks earlier for...
At the end of part one, Karen and I had just escaped the post-match kettling and were heading into Wigan...
Ah lovely, lovely Wigan. Regular readers will know Wigan is one of my favourite places in the world. Why? Well...
After my epic night out in Walsall, I wasn't up in time for breakfast. And besides, I was still pretty...
I lived in the West Midlands for 20 years so I like to use local fixtures to catch up with...
Back on the road this weekend to Cov. As we did the Football Tourist's Guide To Coventry last season, it...
I spent Friday in Sheffield surrounded by feeders and being thrown completely off my healthy eating plan with sandwiches, sausage...
Another home game, another trip to the pub for the blog… Waterloo Music Bar On Friday night I’d been excited...
I love exploring Northern towns (and cities) and was particularly excited about my first proper visit to Sunderland today. I'd...
Meet The New Signings - Beer & Burger Night Ahead of the home game against Norwich was a new event...
A few months back I received an email from Tony from Halifax & Calderdale CAMRA inviting me to speak at...
But First…Rotherham I couldn’t face attempting the Football Tourist’s Guide To Rotherham midweek. The touristy stuff looked decent but the...
I've been a bit lax booking my hotels for this season. Partly because we've remarkably had a couple of games...
Football really is a rollercoaster of emotions at times. This week was to bring highs and lows - and would...
It was back to Bloomfield Road today - hoping for more of the same (sans the red card) after last...
What do you think about when you're cleaning your teeth? On Friday morning I was pondering whether BBC Radio Lancashire...
After a night on the lash in Manchester - completing the Good Beer Guide pubs - I wasn't overly keen...
Tonight I intended to complete the Good Beer Guide (GBG) pubs of Manchester. This was to involve a favourite little...
Right. You demanded pubs: you got 'em! Ahead of the Barrow match (well ahead, actually - on Sunday) I went...
We'd initially planned an overnighter for Stoke - heading down on the Friday - but the following circumstances conspired to...
The big kick off was finally here - pitting one former Blackpool manager against another. Michael Appleton has returned to...
The superfans amongst you (that’s you, Martin) will have noticed the lack of midweek Salford action. Frankly, I don’t like...
It was back to Bloomfield Road for the first time in three months (which seems like the blink of an...
Over the summer we made our annual pilgrimage to Lincolnshire (predominantly for the fish, chips and gravy from Steels in...
Football is back! Whilst I'll confess I've really enjoyed the close season - and the break from travelling (and spending!)...
Dear reader, it’s time for me to take you round Manchester again, as I continue my mission to complete all...
You can find Part One (touristy stuff) here and Part Two (pub crawl) here. Premier Inn, Peterborough City Centre I...
If you missed Part One, you can find it here. On Friday evening, having lined our stomachs with a lush...
I woke up buzzing on Friday morning. Having been unwell for the previous three days, this came as a pleasant...
Today was the last home game of the season - and it was to be a change to the usual...
There was no need for a Football Tourist's Guide tonight, as we'd already done it when we were in town...
If you missed Part One, you can find it here. Premier Inn, Luton Town Centre https://twitter.com/The_Real_IMAN/status/1510602298942267397?s=20&t=UUbz6oHxCwN-GLAj8QiulQ I woke up this...
After a solid 15 hours working without a break on Thursday to complete the Football Tourist’s Guide To The Black...
After a heavy couple of days exploring the Black Country and Birmingham, I spent 48 hours holed up at home....
(If you missed Part One’s antics, you can find it here). Park Inn Radisson Hotel, Bescot We’d stayed here on...
After a fab day out discovering the hidden gems of Dudley and Tipton, it was time to hit the town...
It was an 0545 start on Maundy Thursday for our first Football Tourist Guide weekender since Cardiff. Now I'd been...
I was super excited about this match today - and not just because it wasn’t Blackpool East. The two main...
(If you missed The Good part, you can find it here.) For my new readers, I will again explain that,...
I had been dreading our derby against Preston North Blackpool East End for months. I knew my anxiety would be...
After a good night’s sleep after last night’s crawl round Salford and Manchester I woke up refreshed. I showered and...
Now the clocks have 'sprung forward' and the evenings are lighter, midweek missions feel much safer. Thus on Friday night...
It is a rare treat to have a weekend free in the football calendar. Following Blackpool is, of course, (sometimes)...
(If you missed Part One, here it is). Shickers Micropub I had arranged to meet Evo in another ‘safe place’...
My friend and fellow blogger Evo Boozy Scribbler was in town this weekend. We’ve done some belting pub crawls together...
This fixture was sandwiched between two heavy weekends and I wasn’t planning on going to the pub at all. But...
This weekend has been a bit of an epic, exploring hidden corners of Blackpool that I wouldn't ordinarily have visited....
After my big day out at Wigan Beer Festival the previous day, I wasn't up for a full-on Football Tourist...
