Hoppers do it Anywhere
Consett and Match Fourteen miles to the southwest of Newcastle on the edge of the Northern Pennines, lies Consett, County Durham. This would be the scene for our next adventure in the northeast and what an adventure it turned out to be! Consett and the surrounding area have an abundance of coal, limestone and iron…
Back Wom Stoke City is a club that has become synonymous with long ball football, and cold Tuesday nights, all based in a grim city. Doesn’t sound great, does it? Except for me, it’s completely different. Stoke-on-Trent is my second home, or “wom” as it’s called in Stoke. Maybe I see it through red and…
Heeding Out to Dunston Dunston is a small district on the western edge of the city of Gateshead, or the Heed as it’s known locally. It sits on the southern bank of the River Tyne and the Metrocentre is just over half a mile to the west. This is where we would be heading for…
An Everton First and Last Not often can you confirm a first and a last at the same time but that’s precisely what Everton did yesterday. A pre-season fixture between the Toffees and their Portuguese opponents would be the first fixture of the season at Goodison Park and the last ever to be played there….
The Importance of Coal Located fifteen miles north of Newcastle upon Tyne and three miles west of the North Sea coastline, Ashington is another northeast town built on coal. The heritage of this industry has left an indelible mark on the entire region and although now defunct, the communities that were built on it will…
A Rare Opportunity Murrayfield Stadium – There are some places that you’ve always wanted to visit but football isn’t played there. Sometimes, you go just to scratch that itch and in the past, I’ve seen Iron Maiden play at Twickenham and I’ve watched Stoke City play many times at the Bet365 Stadium… Ok, that last…
Off the Rails The third week of our new season, already and we were heading to Shildon, a small town in County Durham. Shildon is a town built on the back of the Industrial Revolution and in particular, the construction of the railways. To this end, Shildon is the home of the Locomotion Museum, which…
Week Two Following last week’s 2023/24 season opener at Newcastle Benfield, we carried on our exploration of the northeast with a visit to North Shields FC. North Shields is a small town on the banks of the River Tyne. It is part of the large sprawling urban area that stretches from the coast to Newcastle….
A New Season Begins After a long bleak winter, bereft of food, water and clothes to keep off the chill, football is back! Ok, maybe a slight exaggeration but weekends just aren’t the same without a bit of footy, are they? It’s been a whole six weeks since we visited Tynecastle for the Hearts v…
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…