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Dear reader, I’ve found a new beer friend, Kerry. Today was to be our first day out together and we...
I woke up in Cleethorpes slightly the worse for wear (see this blog for why). Also, my shoulder was killing...
I’m not doing many away games this season but I wasn’t going to miss out on the trip to my...
Last season was very tough mentally so I'm picking and choosing my games this season, withdrawing slightly with a view...
If you missed Part One (touristy stuff and pubs) you can find it here. After a good night’s sleep (guaranteed)...
This was Day Six of our journey - and today we were finally going to get to Norwich. Doubletree by...
If you missed Days One, Two, Three and Four, you can find them here, here, here and here. After another...
If you missed Days One, Two and Three, you can find them here, here and here. Today was our first...
If you missed Days One and Two, you can find them via these links. Our AirBNB hostess had advised that...
If you missed Part One, you can find it here. Today we were off to Hull to catch up with...
Time for a relegation vacation! Norwich is a long way away from Blackpool so it made sense to break up...
If you missed Part One you can find it here. Now before I begin I must apologise to The Kopper...
It was back-to-back Football Tourist Guides, with Middlesbrough coming the weekend after Southampton. We were hoping for a warmer welcome...
I woke up at 0800, still physically exhausted from yesterday’s adventures and near-death experience. Little did I know that Southampton...
After a couple of months of hibernation I was beginning to get itchy feet. I love holibobbing in January because...
At the end of part one, Karen and I had just escaped the post-match kettling and were heading into Wigan...
Ah lovely, lovely Wigan. Regular readers will know Wigan is one of my favourite places in the world. Why? Well...
I love exploring Northern towns (and cities) and was particularly excited about my first proper visit to Sunderland today. I'd...
I've been a bit lax booking my hotels for this season. Partly because we've remarkably had a couple of games...
What do you think about when you're cleaning your teeth? On Friday morning I was pondering whether BBC Radio Lancashire...
We'd initially planned an overnighter for Stoke - heading down on the Friday - but the following circumstances conspired to...
Over the summer we made our annual pilgrimage to Lincolnshire (predominantly for the fish, chips and gravy from Steels in...
You can find Part One (touristy stuff) here and Part Two (pub crawl) here. Premier Inn, Peterborough City Centre I...
If you missed Part One, you can find it here. On Friday evening, having lined our stomachs with a lush...
I woke up buzzing on Friday morning. Having been unwell for the previous three days, this came as a pleasant...
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 solid 15 hours working without a break on Thursday to complete the Football Tourist’s Guide To The Black...
(If you missed Part One’s antics, you can find it here). Park Inn Radisson Hotel, Bescot We’d stayed here on...
It was an 0545 start on Maundy Thursday for our first Football Tourist Guide weekender since Cardiff. Now I'd been...
(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...
(You can find Part One here and Part Two here). After another good night’s sleep (guaranteed) on the Hypnos mattress...
(If you missed Part One, here’s the link.) Premier Inn Cardiff East We had a great night’s sleep in the...
The day before Lee and I were due to set off to Cardiff, I received several concerned messages from friends....
It was an early start to Cov on Tuesday morning - an 0700 departure - as I had an action-packed...
(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...
(If you missed Part One, you can find it via this link). Now you may recall I left you hanging...
Barnsley. How could this trip possibly live up to Hartlepool the previous week? I had my work cut out here....
(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...
(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...
(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...
(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...
I’m learning as I go with these Football Tourist Guides: plan parking, pre-book attractions, plan when and where to eat....
(If you missed Part One, here’s the link.) On returning to the hotel last night, I hovered in reception as...
