I took a gamble on Monday night and arranged a drink with a friend without making a booking in advance....
Blackpool FC
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....
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...
Yay Shrewsbury! This is one of the best awaydays in League One this season because (a) it's picturesque; (b) it...
Accy was in my top three away days last season, predominantly due to the magnificent fanzone they had at the...
Once upon a time I used all my annual leave on midweek matches and pre-season tours. It’s been quite a...
I have settled into a new routine on a matchday now - home or away, it's always the same. Indeed,...
Fleetwood isn't so far away. When I was growing up in Anchorsholme, I could smell the fish from Fleetwood. And...
To help me cope mentally during this tough year, I've created structure and routine. During the week, I wake up...
I'm loving these random awaydays in the FA Cup. Of course, it's Sod's Law that they're all coming at a...
In normal times, Donny away is one of the first fixtures I look out for. You see, I've always loved...
Dear reader, it's all go here at LCTV Towers. About time I took a break from writing my book and...
It was(n't) off to Eastbourne in the first round of the FA Cup at the weekend. How exciting! I love...
Lee and I have enjoyed our non-league travels around the North West this last couple of months. Blackpool being placed...
Dear reader, I could write a book on the beautiful beers of Burton. This is one of the awaydays I...
I have had an irrational fear of London ever since Fulham away in March 1999. I got flustered on the...
Dear reader, I'm reverting to writing about life in lockdown because, despite us barely leaving the house, it's still more...
You know the drill by now, dear reader. Away day = virtual pub crawl. After all, there's only so much...
Dear reader, it's not been a good week. I hadn't slept well on Monday night, so wasn't in the best...
Dear reader, things are getting busy again at LCTV Towers. This is what football does, you see - and why...
I really enjoyed my visit to Gillingham last year. It had a micropub, a cat, a quest and dinosaurs. Who...
Great as it is to be able to watch Blackpool again, televised football simply isn't the same as being there....
Plymouth away. The first game of the new season. The first awayday in six months. Right at the other end...
I'm getting quite comfortable with this watching from home lark now. I've been surprised at how easily I've adapted to...
Dear reader, we lost 7-2. There’s only one thing for it: a virtual pub crawl of Liverpool. Now I’ve done...
Home game. Away game. It makes no difference these days. Our pre-match routine is the same: lie in, relaxing morning,...
Dear reader, I've been promising you a Blackpool pub review (actual, not virtual) for a while, so it's time for...
Dear reader, we have arrived! The Pool Are Going Up There has clearly been much going on behind the scenes...
Well this was certainly a matchday like no other. Lee and I headed down to Bloomfield Road an hour before...
After five months without football, the fixtures are coming thick and fast. Blackpool's pre-season schedule has been announced - and...
It’s been a funny old close season. Frankly I was glad to see the back of 2019/20, which actually seemed...
Ah the final midweek match of the season. I was looking forward to this one. I skipped to Manchester Piccadilly...
