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Football Matchday Blogs
After three wins on the bounce it was time to return to Bloomfield Road for a night under the floodlights....
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...
Weekends off are a rare treat these days - and I always find ways to fill them. This fixture had...
Still exhausted from our epic trip to Hull midweek, it was approaching 1100 when I woke up on Saturday morning...
Much as I love researching and exploring on away missions for the Football Tourist's Guide, I do need a break...
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...
A bit of a change for us this weekend. We did not travel down to London the night before to...
No 10 Alehouse Dear reader, it's official: I have a new local for home games. No 10 Alehouse has a...
It was Lee's birthday today so we headed into Manchester for some pre-match adventures. Everyman Cinema It seems it's now...
First home league game of the season! I bounced out of bed, banged on Buckcherry and was ready and raring...
After a busy day, I decided it was time to head to the pub at 5pm ahead of the Middlesbrough...
Home games are a doddle now I've moved back to Blackpool. I don't need to block out an afternoon to...
Southport has been on my Must Visit list for some time. You may recall I visited its pubs, breweries and...
I love Squires Gate. They are such a welcoming club. I am beginning to feel very much at home at...
Well that was the shortest close-season ever! The play-off final was on 30th May, Euro 2020 started 12 days later...
The Day Before Dear Reader, after a largely vagrant lifestyle following Blackpool all around the country (and across Europe), I...
Friday 28th May 2021 0600 I set my alarm for this time so I could listen to Radio Lincolnshire's breakfast...
Monday 17th May 2021: On The Piss (Without Jerry Yates) I've got the week off! Yippee! It's a fluke that...
This was a back-to-front weekend, with a blank Saturday and football on the Sunday. I suppose we'll have to get...
I learned a new word today. Before I tell you what it is, I would like to remind you that...
It's the last awayday of the season - and you know what that means? Fancy dress! Today, I'm heading to...
I've never properly explored Sunderland, so today will be mainly dedicated to exploring its pubbage. There's a match later on...
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....
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...
Dear reader, you may recall my visit to Bristol last season was most disappointing when it came to pubbage. I...
