Hopper Tales #156 – Mussel Brrrr! This weekend, we visit East Lothian, where Musselburgh Athletic host Forfar Athletic in a Scottish Cup tie. While the headline may be a little dramatic, there is no doubt that the chill of oncoming winter is starting to permeate the wind. As you will see, the sun was shining…
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Civil Service Strollers, Christie Gillies Park – Hopper Tales #155
A Stroll in the Park This weekend saw us travel to the fabulous city of Edinburgh for a game between the quirkily named Civil Service Strollers and St. Andrew’s United. Initially, I was supposed to visit Shotts Bon Accord, but cup action thwarted my plans to reach Hannah Park for the second time. I will…
Hibernian, Easter Road – Hopper Tales #104
Football‘s Bittersweet Memories Hibernian is another one of our ‘Missing’ Hopper Tales. We visited Easter Road back in 2022 for the 0-0 draw against St. Johnstone on March 5th. This time it would be Aberdeen visiting the home of the Hibees and a fitting occasion this would be. May 11th, just a day earlier, is…
FC Edinburgh, The New Meadowbank Stadium – HopperTales #25
Take Me Back Home Our third trip of the new season saw us once again crossing the border into Scotland. This time, our destination was Scotland’s capital city, Edinburgh. This is our favourite city we have visited in the UK so far, so when I read that FC Edinburgh were returning back to their home…




