Hoppers do it Anywhere
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…
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…
Fleetwood Mac and Back This weekend saw us heading to Fleetwood Town’s Highbury Stadium, not to be confused with the old Arsenal ground of the same name. With the Fishermen also playing in red shirts with white sleeves, I had to research if there was some sort of connection between the two clubs. Apparently not……
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…
The Perils of Groundhopping We ended up at Tynecastle FC’s Meggetland Stadium today but that wasn’t the goal when we set off. We were all set for a trip to Linlithgow Rose‘s Prestonfield but the weather had other ideas. After a noon pitch inspection deemed the surface unplayable, we were left already in Linlithgow and…
A Change of Plans Today we will be venturing to the Scottish capital to watch the crucial game between Hearts and Aberdeen. This will be our second trip to Tynecastle, the first review is in the link below. It details the game against Motherwell from the 2021/22 league campaign. With groundhopping, you never quite know…
The Problem In Scottish football, there seems to be a yearly event involving the change and restructuring of the pyramid system. This is in order to accommodate the ‘B’ teams/Colts/U21 teams of a handful of the bigger SPL teams. Rightly, there is a concern about the lack of opportunities for young players to develop. By…
Where Next? Following our trips to Hartlepool, Darlington and Livingston and with a newfound urge to complete the 42 Scottish grounds instilled in me, we set off for the land of thistle, whiskey and heather once more. This time, the destination was Dumbarton, to the west of Glasgow and on the River Clyde. Nature, however, determined otherwise… Nature Bites Our…