Highland Fling Our mission to visit the forty-two league grounds of Scotland saw us travel to Inverness this weekend. It’s a place I have visited before and is a superb little city but for Mrs Hopper, this was her first time staying in Nessie country. After originally booking this weekend as a special occasion to…
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East Fife, Bayview Stadium – Hopper Tales #99
Methil-ated Spirit Our mission to complete the forty-two grounds of Scotland continued on Saturday, with a visit to East Fife and the Bayview Stadium in Methil. This would be the thirtieth ground we have been to – although we have been to Hampden Park (Queen’s Park‘s temporary home) and New Douglas Park( where Clyde FC…
Partick Thistle, Firhill Stadium – Hopper Tales #61
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…
Raith Rovers, Stark’s Park – Hopper Tales #32
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…




