Today was the last home game of the season - and it was to be a change to the usual...
Blackpool
There was no need for a Football Tourist's Guide tonight, as we'd already done it when we were in town...
After a heavy couple of days exploring the Black Country and Birmingham, I spent 48 hours holed up at home....
I was super excited about this match today - and not just because it wasn’t Blackpool East. The two main...
I had been dreading our derby against Preston North Blackpool East End for months. I knew my anxiety would be...
After a good night’s sleep after last night’s crawl round Salford and Manchester I woke up refreshed. I showered and...
(If you missed Part One, here it is). Shickers Micropub I had arranged to meet Evo in another ‘safe place’...
My friend and fellow blogger Evo Boozy Scribbler was in town this weekend. We’ve done some belting pub crawls together...
This fixture was sandwiched between two heavy weekends and I wasn’t planning on going to the pub at all. But...
This weekend has been a bit of an epic, exploring hidden corners of Blackpool that I wouldn't ordinarily have visited....
After two long away trips it was a relief to have a home match. Today was going to be action-packed...
I've written about football since time began (well since I fell in love with the game during Italia 90). My...
Dear reader, what an absolute pleasure this weekend has been. If what I write below doesn't convince you to visit...
Diet notwithstanding, I've decided it's high time I get out and about around the pubs of the Fylde Coast more...
(If you haven't read Part One, you can find it here). I left you in Part One just as we...
A Change In Fortunes It was time for a change today, on the back of two heartbreaking results for Blackpool....
Will it be on? Will it be off? With daily COVID testing for players and match postponements rife across the...
I woke at 0930. Hmm. I had already calculated that we needed to set off at 1030 and I hadn't...
To go or not to go? To pub or not to pub? Those were the questions. I think you know...
I woke up buzzing this morning. The football makes me feel like that sometimes - although not as often as...
I wasn’t sure what to expect from this match tonight. My Baggie friend Luke had advised me that they had...
(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...
It's been a busy weekend here at LCTV Towers: a party, a match, a disco and a new micropub. Here's...
After three wins on the bounce it was time to return to Bloomfield Road for a night under the floodlights....
(If you missed Part One, here’s the link). After a Good Night’s Sleep (guaranteed) we headed down for breakfast. I...
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...
Still exhausted from our epic trip to Hull midweek, it was approaching 1100 when I woke up on Saturday morning...
(If you missed Part One, here’s the link.) On returning to the hotel last night, I hovered in reception as...
Ten years ago I undertook a pub crawl of Hull ahead of the first match of the season on a...
Much as I love researching and exploring on away missions for the Football Tourist's Guide, I do need a break...
(If you missed Part One of this adventure, here's a quick link) Bong! Bong! Bong! Bong! Bong! Why was I...
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...
Bournemouth is up there as one of my most-visited grounds - and yet I had never even seen the beach....
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...
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...
10:00 Had a bit of a lie-in today. I don't find it easy to get out of bed in the...
I took a gamble on Monday night and arranged a drink with a friend without making a booking in advance....
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...
