When the fixtures come out, there are certain dates I look out for: the midweekers to book leave; Boxing Day...
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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...
Having enjoyed last week's exploratory mission to Poulton, I resolved to go again in Lytham, either side of the Blackpool...
One of my coping mechanisms during lockdown was researching and writing virtual pub crawls around the country. The method in...
No 10 Alehouse Dear reader, it's official: I have a new local for home games. No 10 Alehouse has a...
First home league game of the season! I bounced out of bed, banged on Buckcherry and was ready and raring...
After Blackpool's Premier League campaign, my interest in football began to wane. I had almost completed the 92. Surely I...
Monday 17th May 2021: On The Piss (Without Jerry Yates) I've got the week off! Yippee! It's a fluke 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...
A local match - yippee! I'm getting quite exhausted with all these long-distance virtual trips (fun though they are). It's...
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...
There is always something special about an awayday. No matter how early the start, I bounce out of bed, bang...
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...
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...
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, 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...
Yay Shrewsbury! This is one of the best awaydays in League One this season because (a) it's picturesque; (b) it...
Fleetwood isn't so far away. When I was growing up in Anchorsholme, I could smell the fish from Fleetwood. And...
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...
You know the drill by now, dear reader. Away day = virtual pub crawl. After all, there's only so much...
Plymouth away. The first game of the new season. The first awayday in six months. Right at the other end...
Dear reader, we lost 7-2. There’s only one thing for it: a virtual pub crawl of Liverpool. Now I’ve done...
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...
Elton John once sang: Saturday, Saturday, Saturday Saturday, Saturday, Saturday Saturday, Saturday, Saturday night's alright That was obviously written before...
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...
Derby: a keen sporting contest, esp one between neighbouring teams (The Chambers Dictionary). When is a derby not a derby? ...
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:...
Ah Burton: the home of brewing. This one couldn’t fail to be a grand day out. This was a rare...
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...
