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Saturday 14th January 2023: League Two: Brunton Park: Carlisle United vs Newport County A fortnight before my abortive trip to Barrow in South Cumbria I headed to the north of Cumbria and their mortal rivals, Carlisle United. The Cumbrians, sitting pretty in the playoff positions, welcomed The Exiles to their Brunton Park home for anContinue reading “Cumbria Beckons”

Monday 6th March 2023: Premier League: Gtech Community Stadium: Brentford vs Fulham Derby Day – The first match every fan looks for when the season’s fixture list is announced. There is no better game to attend than the showdown against your local rivals on your home patch and now it was Brentford’s turn. They hadContinue reading “It’s Derby Day”

Sunday 5th March 2023: FA Women’s League Cup: Selhurst Park: Arsenal vs Chelsea It was freezing cold on the first Sunday on March 2023 and I was crammed into Selhurst Park, full to the brim with 19,000 fellow fans waiting patiently for the London Derby to kick-off. I had not however, come to see CrystalContinue reading “Gunners Shoot Down A Trophy”

Friday 27th January 2023: FA Cup 4th Round: Etihad Stadium: Manchester City vs Arsenal City had already defeated one big London team in the Third Round they should hardly have been quaking at the thought of hosting another capital team in the Fourth Round. Sure this London team were the Gunners, the only team aboveContinue reading “North vs South”

Sunday 8th January 2023: FA Cup 3rd Round: Etihad Stadium: Manchester City vs Chelsea The FA Cup 3rd round is always a historic weekend of football and this season is just so happened to coincide with my first weekend in my new city of Manchester. The Etihad Stadium is just a short jaunt down theContinue reading “Back In The FA Cup 3rd Round”

Losing 5-2 at home is enough to knock any team’s confidence. So to be facing your fiercest domestic rivals, where the hatred is visceral, in the same stadium just 12 days later ought to end awfully. Just one problem with that though, no-one told Liverpool. They’re always at their best when no-one gives them aContinue reading “Just 12days Later”

The voice of our football childhood passed away peacefully in his sleep last night. Listening to him describing the action on Match of The Day every Saturday evening, resplendent in his trademark sheepskin coat, was a welcome escape from the world. You heard his voice and knew that your worries were about to melt awayContinue reading “R.I.P. John Motson”

So today I woke up ready to catch up on my blog where Potter gets Smashed To Pieces, but then I saw the Champions League scores from last night and Anfield…. This was supposed to be the showdown of the season between the two leviathans of European football. Heck, it was even a repeat ofContinue reading “Shock and Disbelief”

Monday 2nd January 2023: Premier League: Gtech Community Stadium: Brentford vs Liverpool As the calendar ticked over into 2023 I decided to begin my year in church, my football church. Sneaking this visit in at the end of a long festive season of travel, whilst also sorting out a house move, I was perhaps lessContinue reading “Bees Bonanza, with a VAR Cameo”

Saturday 11th February 2023: EFL League Two: Crown Oil Arena: Rochdale AFC vs Northampton Town So I spose I should start by saying that this was my 9th game in just over 5 weeks and I was sick to death of football, like you’d get if you tried to watch every game of the WorldContinue reading “A Half Is Not The Whole”