I honestly don’t know what I did with my time before I had Blackpool back in my life! They appear...
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Ah Ipswich - one of my absolute FAVOURITE awaydays. Yes I know we’ve never won there and I know it’s...
As I was mulling over which pub to visit after work on Friday, this popped up in my Facebook feed:...
After the leasing.com trophy win against Wolves on Tuesday night, I had remained in Blackpool for further midweek excitement in...
So. The diet. I attempted to formally register for Slimming World on Sunday to further motivate myself with the diet....
Dear reader it is my absolute pleasure to be able to report that Blackpool Are Back (again!). On Friday evening...
Ah Burton: the home of brewing. This one couldn’t fail to be a grand day out. This was a rare...
It was back to League One action for me on Tuesday night - and quite frankly I was more excited...
Sometimes we just need a little reminder about why we love football. After the wave of excitement and hope that...
Carlisle away in the leasing.com trophy. A small crowd for an unsexy cup competition at an old football ground on...
Dear reader, as you know, I’m still relatively new to driving and face new challenges in my car most weeks. ...
A weekend off from football. Hmm. What to do? Well, find some football, of course! After spending Saturday morning working...
Dear reader, you know I am a champion of Blackpool and want the world to know how wonderful the town...
Oh Lancashire - how I love thee! Blackpool is my favourite town, of course, but I do love getting out...
When the fixtures are published in the summer, Donny away is one of the first I look out for. I...
I have learned many things during my thirty years of watching football. This includes how to keep warm on a...
What a treat it was to have a match on my doorstep this weekend! With Coventry playing their home matches...
When I bought my car, little did I know what adventures I would have making the regular drive up to...
I love my little car. And I rather enjoy driving these days, which has come as quite a surprise to...
Football is officially taking over my life. Having recovered surprisingly well from the wacky midweeker at Gillingham (staying over was...
Ah Gillingham away on a Tuesday night - what a treat! I do understand why our games against Gillingham are...
I’d forgotten how much it rains in The North. Having grown up under a constant cloud, I am never deterred...
After five years in the wilderness, these cup competitions are the source of much confusion. Tonight the Seasiders were facing...
Southend away was going to be a big day for me. It necessitated the earliest possible start, a very long...
Dear reader, six weeks ago I took the decision to launch a new Blackpool FC fanzine (‘Now That’s What I...
So the new season is almost upon us - and the excitement is building. The Seasiders had scheduled two friendlies...
There is simply nothing better to do on a Saturday than head off on an adventure to a football ground...
Dear reader, you ought to know me well enough by now to realise that I can’t just get up, go...
With the play-off finals almost upon us, here's what I wrote for the Blackpool Gazette back in 2010 when Blackpool FC...
I always breathe a sigh of relief when the season ends. Finally I get my Saturdays back - I can...
With the Northern Premier League season finishing a week earlier than the EFL (even that’s been rebranded since I’ve been...
Dear reader, you may be under the impression that I haven’t quite got the hang of this travelling to matches...
When I was scouring the Blackpool fixtures to slot in between Chasetown matches, I was delighted to discover that the...
Chasetown don’t have many local matches in the Evo Stik West. Last Saturday we played at Market Drayton Town, one...
Football is a joy and I choose to make the best of it where possible. Amidst many grumblings about Chasetown’s...
Dear reader, the alluring aroma of the red rose continues to draw me home. Not content with a day trip...
Dear Reader, much as I love taking you around my beloved Red Rose county, I ought to confess that I...
...Going Down to Bloomfield Road to See the Blackpool Aces! The excitement of the big return to Bloomfield Road had...
When the fixtures came out last summer, I singled out Clitheroe for a weekend away. Why? Because it’s a corner...
So now we really know the score. That family shown the door. Have they gone? Are we sure? Now we...
I have come to realise that I feel more at home on the road than anywhere else. Consequently I am...
Oh I do like to be beside the seaside…. How could I resist the chance to make a weekender of...
For me, football has become so many different things, to the extent that the match itself is by no means...
When Chasetown were drawn away to the winner of Wednesfield or Rocester in the FA Cup Preliminary Round, I was...
Well, what a glorious summer that was! With England bathed in sunshine, Gareth Southgate’s lions brought a strong sense of...
Saturday 14th October 2017: Alvechurch FC v Chasetown FC Stephen King seems to be everywhere at the moment, with two...
So…what do you do on a Saturday when there’s no football? During the years 2BC and 1BC (Before Chasetown), I...
Saturday 23rd August 2008 – Sheffield United (h) Oh what a treat it is to have a trip to Blackpool...
Out with the old gaffer and in with the new - Scott came with less players than his backroom crew....
As soon as the fixtures came out last summer I booked my weekend away in Cleethorpes. Being a sandgrownun myself...
