Hoppers Do It Together
Third Time Lucky Partick Thistle… We have tried to get up to Firhill Stadium twice this season and twice we have failed. The first time, Mrs Hopper became too ill, so we didn’t travel. The second time, we were thwarted by train strikes. I contacted the club through social media and asked if there was…
A Glasgow Ham Double – Part Two Life is full of strange meetings and coincidences, isn’t it? For instance, when I started playing a silly little game on my phone about three or four years ago, I never imagined it would lead to tickets for a Celtic v Rangers cup final – yet, that’s precisely…
A Glasgow Ham Double Hamilton and Hampden – what a weekend we had lined up! First up, a Saturday trip just to the southeast of Glasgow to see Hamilton Academical for the first time. They would be facing table-topping Queen’s Park. We have previously seen The Spiders twice this season, losing 5-0 at Ayr United…
Back to Scotland It’s been a while now since we visited Scotland. In fact, it was back on the 12th of November when we visited Celtic Park. With my ambition being to visit all forty-two league grounds (and a few extras), it was time to head back north again. With train strikes announced for the…
Another One Off the Bucket List Celtic Park or Parkhead. Call it what you will, this is one of the iconic stadiums, not just in Scottish football, but football… period! This was most certainly a checkmark on life’s bucket list for me! I’ve been looking forward to visiting here ever since I managed to secure…
Hoppers Guide Travel Nightmares Gordon Ramsay may have his kitchen problems but they are nothing compared to our train tribulations! Every week we seem to have problems of one kind or another, with delayed, cancelled or plain not-running trains. Now, with further strikes announced for the 3rd, 5th and 7th of November, this doesn’t look…
A Wet Weekend in Ayrshire (Part Two) After yesterday’s drenching at Ayr United, it was refreshing to pull back the curtains and see brilliant blue skies and a hot sun beating through the window. Just kidding… it rained all day, Sunday! With the match not starting until 3 pm and no travelling needed to get…
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…