You can find Part One (touristy stuff) here and Part Two (pub crawl) here. Premier Inn, Peterborough City Centre I...
Blackpool FC
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 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...
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...
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...
After two long away trips it was a relief to have a home match. Today was going to be action-packed...
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...
I've written about football since time began (well since I fell in love with the game during Italia 90). My...
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 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....
Will it be on? Will it be off? With daily COVID testing for players and match postponements rife across the...
I woke at 0930. Hmm. I had already calculated that we needed to set off at 1030 and I hadn't...
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...
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...
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....
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...
