Hoppers Do It Together
No Time to Rest With Saturday’s game at Whitley Bay still in the rearview mirror, we took off yet again for another Hop. This time, the destination was Hampden Park in Glasgow for a clash between Scotland and Ukraine. With this game being an evening kick-off, we made plans to stay overnight at a hotel…
Back to Football With last weekend’s sojourn into rugby union behind us, it was with relief that we looked to be returning to a football match this weekend. While I have nothing against rugby and even enjoyed the game we went to at Newcastle Falcons’ home game with Harlequins, football is our passion and a…
Football Blackout With the sad passing of Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday, September 8th, 2022, the footballing governing bodies throughout the UK decided to cancel all fixtures. Not just Premier League, nor even the top leagues, but every league right down to grassroots and children’s football. While we may all have differing opinions on the…
The footballing world was saddened to see the passing of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday, 9th September 2022. With opinion divided as to whether sporting events for the Saturday following her death should be cancelled or not, the decision was made by the English Premier League to cancel all matches that weekend. In…
A Hard Act to Follow After last week’s fabulous trip to Pittodrie, we knew that the next hop would have a hard act to follow. We need not have worried! We chose to head to Stark’s Park, home to Raith Rovers and affectionately known by their supporters as the San Starko. This is the club…
The Problem While I have felt that football was out of control for a long time, I finally decided to write about it after hearing of the latest big-money transfer of Wesley Fofana to Chelsea for £75m. No offence to the talented young French defender but he spent most of last season out with a…
A Pitt Stop The thing about time is that it respects nothing and no one, not even iconic football grounds. When I heard that Aberdeen Football Club were making plans for a new stadium, I knew I would have to go and pay homage to one of the iconic grounds of British football – Pittodrie!…
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Another Disrupted Weekend Another weekend, another day of strikes by the train workers. Now we also have the Felixstowe port workers, barristers, and postal workers joining in on the ‘fun’. It does feel like we could well be heading towards the first General Strike in the UK since 3rd May 1926. Let’s hope we can…
Non-League Heroes Our next game was at West Auckland’s Darlington Road ground, or the Wanted Stadium. It was here that I was reminded of the heroes that keep non-league football club’s running with their behind-the-scenes dedication and passion. Step forward Dave Bussey, the man who does so much for the club… and all on a…