During pre-season - buoyed by Blackpool sticking three past Everton in ten minutes and going 2-0 up at Anfield -...
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I was recently interviewed by Swedish fanzine Are You Here For The Game - and was asked about the best...
Dear reader, I've been doing a lot of time-travelling of late - and it's beginning to take its toll on...
The FA Cup seems more important than ever this season. It offers something different at a time when football is...
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,...
To help me cope mentally during this tough year, I've created structure and routine. During the week, I wake up...
Lee and I have enjoyed our non-league travels around the North West this last couple of months. Blackpool being placed...
Dear reader, I'm reverting to writing about life in lockdown because, despite us barely leaving the house, it's still more...
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...
Great as it is to be able to watch Blackpool again, televised football simply isn't the same as being there....
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, 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...
Ah the final midweek match of the season. I was looking forward to this one. I skipped to Manchester Piccadilly...
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...
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...
Cup fever. I know it’s a thing because I felt it only recently with Chasetown. And I remember it with...
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...
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...
I honestly don’t know what I did with my time before I had Blackpool back in my life! They appear...
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...
It was back to League One action for me on Tuesday night - and quite frankly I was more excited...
Dear reader, as you know, I’m still relatively new to driving and face new challenges in my car most weeks. ...
Dear reader, you know I am a champion of Blackpool and want the world to know how wonderful the town...
I have learned many things during my thirty years of watching football. This includes how to keep warm on a...
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...
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...
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...
With the Northern Premier League season finishing a week earlier than the EFL (even that’s been rebranded since I’ve been...
Blackpool has seen somewhat of a real ale revolution since I was last there on a regular basis for the...
Dear reader, you may be under the impression that I haven’t quite got the hang of this travelling to matches...
...Going Down to Bloomfield Road to See the Blackpool Aces! The excitement of the big return to Bloomfield Road had...
