Hoppers do it Anywhere
Plan B-B This weekend sees us in Lancashire for a visit to Bamber Bridge Football Club. Originally, I was due to visit Bolton Wanderers for their game against Stevenage, but the game was rearranged due to international call-ups. With train tickets already booked, The Toughsheet Stadium instead became tough shi… well, you get the picture….
From Pancakes to Barm Cakes This week, we travel to Rochdale for a National League game versus Woking. Spotland is a ground I have attempted (and failed) to visit twice previously. With the weather the way it is, I truly hope it isn’t the third time I can’t see Spotland, so I have kept my…
Class of ’92 – A ’25 Update This week saw us heading to Greater Manchester for a League Two game between Salford City and Accrington Stanley. Think of Salford City and you inevitably think about United’s ‘Class of ’92’ and their takeover in ownership of the club. Brothers Phil and Gary Neville, Paul Scholes, Ryan…
Bring Me Sunshine Morecambe and Wise were a comedic duo that I grew up with, and John Eric Bartholomew hailed from this week’s destination. Born in Morecambe on May 14th 1926, Bartholomew changed his name to that of his hometown on the northwest coast of England, to form one of the UK’s best-loved comedy duos,…
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……
Kendal? That’s Mint! The new season began for us on a nice summery July day in Kendal, and let’s face it, those kinds of days have been pretty rare so far. This year will bring a new experience for the club we were visiting, as they have been sidestepped into a new division for the…
Happy Days Wigan Athletic is a club I have visited in the past, although, the last time I went they were still playing at Springfield Park. I believe Ronnie Sinclair was making his debut in goal for Stoke that day and I remember standing on a slippery grass bank with a little tin shed at…
Hats off to the Hoppers Or Hops off to the Hatters… either way, we were visiting Stockport County this weekend. The Hatters have had some troubled seasons since the big rivalry with my team, Stoke City, back in the nineties. One of my favourite ever away days following Stoke came against County. The occasion was…
Oh I do Like to be Beside the Seaside Blackpool is a famous Lancashire seaside town on the northwest coast. It is the home of the wild stag/hen night, Pleasure Beach rides, trams, the illuminations, the Tower, Madame Tussauds, a zoo and so much more. Located twenty-seven miles north of Liverpool and forty miles west…
Accrington Stanley, Who Are They? I’m sure Accrington fans get sick of hearing that phrase from the old milk advert, but it’s a good question and we went to check out “exactly!” who Accrington Stanley are this weekend. Situated between Blackburn (4 miles west) and Burnley (6 miles east), Accrington is a former cotton and…