Hoppers do it Anywhere
From the Toon to the Blue Toon This week sees the re-emergence of Mrs Hopper, as we take a weekend break in Peterhead. Balmoor Stadium is one of the four Scottish league grounds I have yet to visit, so obviously I’m excited to get one step closer to my goal of visiting them all. Given…
We Camelon-g Way This week, I will be heading back north to the Scottish town of Camelon (pronounced Came-uh-lun), near Falkirk. This will be a Scottish Cup Preliminary Round game between Camelon Juniors and Whitletts Victoria. Originally, I had planned to take a week off from blogging and head to Easter Road with a friend…
Here we Glasgow Again! This weekend we return to the Glasgow area for a game between Clydebank and Troon. Clydebank are a former SPFL club, and it’s good to see the new phoenix club moving towards restoring that status. The Bankies will be facing Troon FC, who we saw at Pollok last weekend, and they…
Never Mind the Polloks, Here‘s the Hoppers Guide This week sees us take our first long trip of the season, as we head to Pollok FC in Glasgow. After two local games to get us back into the swing of things, we travel across the northern border into Scotland once more. Scotland is one of…
Another ‘Missing’ Hopper Tales Venue This week sees us travelling up to Dumfries for a game between Queen of the South and East Fife. As a stadium we have already visited previously, Palmerston Park is one of our ‘missing’ Hopper Tales (#08) from back when I was building the website in 2022. I enjoyed that…
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…
Forfar from Afar This week, I resume my mission to complete the 42 SPFL grounds of Scotland, with a trip to Forfar Athletic’s Station Park. They face Edinburgh City in a League Two fixture that is crucial to both teams for different reasons. Forfar are on the edge of the playoff race, while Edinburgh face…
Taking Day Hopping to the Extremes This week will be the last of my Scottish adventures for a few weeks, but what a way to sign off, at Brechin City’s Glebe Park. Glebe Park is one of Scotland’s iconic grounds with its famous hedge running down one side of the pitch. I hope trains and…
Ho’Guide in Bo’ness This weekend saw us return to Scotland once more, and into the town of Bo’ness. Last weekend, you may recall I said I joined some Hearts fans on the train back from Edinburgh? During the journey down to Berwick, we were chatting about my forthcoming trips, and I mentioned Bo’ness. One of…
Hoppers Guide #157 – Colts, Loch’d and Loaded This week, we return over the border once more – this time to the Broadwood Stadium, home of the Cumbernauld Colts. This is also the temporary home of Hamilton Academical, while Clyde uses Hamilton’s old ground. Make it make sense! The visitors will be Broxburn Athletic in…