Last season was very tough mentally so I'm picking and choosing my games this season, withdrawing slightly with a view...
Tourist Guide
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 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...
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...
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...
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 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...
When the fixtures come out, there are certain dates I look out for: the midweekers to book leave; Boxing Day...
Bournemouth is up there as one of my most-visited grounds - and yet I had never even seen the beach....
Bristol City away first game of the season. What with the Bristol International Balloon Fiesta fortnight in full (well, COVID-restricted)...
Our final fan-filled friendly of 2021 was a nice local one at Morecambe. This offered the opportunity to explore our...
After Blackpool's Premier League campaign, my interest in football began to wane. I had almost completed the 92. Surely I...
