The Lesser of Two Hampden’s This week sees us resume the hunt for the 42 SPFL grounds of Scotland, with a visit to Queen’s Park. We will be heading to Glasgow to check out The Spiders’ game against Arbroath at Lesser Hampden. As someone keenly pointed out to me on Twitter, Lesser Hampden is also…
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Celtic v Rangers, Hampden Park – Hopper Tales #60
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…
Dundee, Dens Park – Hopper Tales #55
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…
Scotland, Hampden Park – Hopper Tales #35
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…




