Aldershit Away!
Having just been relegated to the fourth tier in English football, yet more points deductions due, a new manager (Jimmy Quinn) and a national “credit crunch” (which Noel Gallagher described as “merely a breakfast cereal”),…
Southbourne Snow: Memories of Noemi in Bournemouth, England, February 2009
Aside from my travels, I don’t often see snow these days, and inspired by finding these old photos recently, it’s time to reflect on my last Winter living in England. The above photo, stunning…
“English League? You’re Having A Laugh!”: Swansea Away, Wales, February 2006
The backlog of my stories on this blog is getting absolutely ridiculous, life is busy and life passes us by, so I have had little time to reflect on these gracious moments of randomness through…
Gillingham 1-1 AFC Bournemouth – My “Local” Away Match (December 2006) *
I’ll never know how or why I ever ended up living in Kent. Even now the idea seems ludicrous, as I worked in West London at the time, and commuted everyday from Dartford in Kent.…
BRISTOL ROVERS AWAY – PART 2 – Two Away Wins On The Trot…*
So we were heading to Bristol to play Bristol Rovers, the Pirates away. On an October Tuesday night in the LDV Vans Trophy Cup. The 9th October 2007 to be exact. It was…
BRISTOL ROVERS AWAY – PART 1 – “If we win at Crewe, I’ll drive us to Bristol” *
I have to admit that the older I get, the more hazy and faded my memory gets, so I’ll make this report as basic and true as I can remember. It was October 2007 (ignore…
Hereford Road Trip – Part 9 – The Finale – The End of The Road…*
The end had come at Edgar Street and we headed away from the stadium and back to our cars. There was no “Hurrah, a final match victory for Ulster Cherry”. There was no “post match…
Hereford Road Trip – Part 8 – We’re Only HERE FOR Da Football!!
So to the match itself then. The whole point of the day trip in reality, we were after all “only HERE FOR Da football” and to meet a new friend, who goes by the name…
Hereford Road Trip – Part 7 – The Treacle Mine, Oxford Arms and Pre Match *
We parked near the centre of Hereford but in a slightly different area than before. We were looking for a poky old English pub with a pool table. And we found it in The Treacle…
