Yay Shrewsbury! This is one of the best awaydays in League One this season because (a) it's picturesque; (b) it...
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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...
It was (don't) touch and go this week whether we were allowed to go to a midweek match, with new...
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...
Non league football is back! Last weekend I was thrilled - but also totally envious - to see fans up...
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...
The moment I heard the news of Neil Critchley’s appointment as Blackpool ‘head coach’ on Monday, I headed directly to...
As I waited on Platform 14 at Manchester Piccadilly for the train taking me home to Blackpool for the weekend,...
Right then. A big derby match tonight at home to strugglers Bolton. Surely THIS one was winnable, right...? I caught...
Elton John once sang: Saturday, Saturday, Saturday Saturday, Saturday, Saturday Saturday, Saturday, Saturday night's alright That was obviously written before...
So, what did you get up to this Valentines weekend? Lee and I spent the early part of Valentines evening...
You see the trouble with Southend United is that they make Blackpool look like world beaters. Which is great on...
Finally a home game on a Saturday! Much as I love the adventure of an awayday, it has been a...
I bounced out of bed at 5.30am on Saturday and sang along lustily to Aztec Camera in the shower. The...
Following my epic weekend in Lincoln (and the accompanying on-pitch disappointment), I cant say I was disappointed when the Tranmere...
Coping mechanism #325: When the football is rubbish, build fun stuff around it. This weekend I resolved to explore Lincoln...
Cup fever. I know it’s a thing because I felt it only recently with Chasetown. And I remember it with...
Two years ago I decided to take control of my life and implement an active self-improvement programme. I changed how...
Ah my first New Year back on the Fylde Coast. For the first time, being back home seemed a bit...
Once upon a time football was like a fairytale and all our dreams came true. We reached the promised land...
Ah finally a break from work and the opportunity to spend some quality time in my old and new hometown...
Ah Christmas with Northern Rail. What a delight! Having favoured bus transport over trains for many years (for reasons that...
Ah Sunderland away the morning after the Christmas party. What genius scheduled that one? Still, it forced me to be...
Derby: a keen sporting contest, esp one between neighbouring teams (The Chambers Dictionary). When is a derby not a derby? ...
On Friday I was asked: ‘What are you doing this weekend?’. Upon answering, I realised just how much Blackpool Football...
