Right. You demanded pubs: you got 'em! Ahead of the Barrow match (well ahead, actually - on Sunday) I went...
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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...
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...
Today was the last home game of the season - and it was to be a change to the usual...
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...
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...
I had been planning Salford as my next Manchester Good Beer Guide (GBG) mission but my calendar instructed me otherwise....
A beer festival! In Wigan! Well there was no way I was missing out on that. I tapped out a...
We were on the Blackpool Supporters Association (BSA) coach for this wacky midweeker. We could have done without another long...
(If you missed Part One, here’s the link.) Premier Inn Cardiff East We had a great night’s sleep in the...
After my impromptu Manchester debut the previous week, I almost immediately set about plotting routes to complete the city’s GBG...
I've written about football since time began (well since I fell in love with the game during Italia 90). My...
Thanks to the influence of Retired Martin and Si BRAPA, on Friday night I found myself commencing a Good Beer...
It was an early start to Cov on Tuesday morning - an 0700 departure - as I had an action-packed...
Dear reader, what an absolute pleasure this weekend has been. If what I write below doesn't convince you to visit...
(If you missed Part One, you can find it here.) Overground You may recall I left you at the end...
London. It has scared me for a long time. The Backstory The year was 1999 but tonight I was not...
Diet notwithstanding, I've decided it's high time I get out and about around the pubs of the Fylde Coast more...
(If you missed Part One, you can find it via this link). Now you may recall I left you hanging...
(If you haven't read Part One, you can find it here). I left you in Part One just as we...
I had been so excited about this trip ever since the FA Cup draw was made - and I fully...
A Change In Fortunes It was time for a change today, on the back of two heartbreaking results for Blackpool....
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...
Wigan is my favourite place in the whole world. Why? Well this post (featuring Giraffe Woman and friendly homeless man)...
Ahead of our match at Birmingham we were staying at the Park Inn next to Bescot Stadium. There had been...
(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...
