Up the Poppies, In All Remembrance Services! :Bournemouth FC 3-1 Alton Town FC

Posted on March 9, 2008December 21, 2020 by Jonny Blair

I had lived in Bournemouth for the best part of five years before I actually went to watch Bournemouth Football Club! That is probably because Bournemouth Football Club are not quite as high profile as their Boscombe rivals, AFC Bournemouth. They are two completely different teams, Bournemouth Football Club were formed in 1875 and are Read more about Up the Poppies, In All Remembrance Services! :Bournemouth FC 3-1 Alton Town FC[…]

Watching AFC Bournemouth win at Sheffield Wednesday's Hillsborough Stadium

Wednesday Night Fever…Sheffield Wednesday 0-2 AFC Bournemouth (17.03.2004)

Posted on March 3, 2008November 30, 2023 by Jonny Blair

I had been longing for a Cherries away match since my first visit to Dean Court. It was not a case of picking out a fixture list and hand picking an away match to go to. Everything had to be right. We hadn’t won an away match in 6 months (I think 1-0 at Notts Read more about Wednesday Night Fever…Sheffield Wednesday 0-2 AFC Bournemouth (17.03.2004)[…]

Happy New Year! Southend United 2-1 AFC Bournemouth (31.12.2005)

Posted on February 29, 2008June 5, 2024 by Jonny Blair

We sang “going up you’re having a laugh” at the Southend fans that day. They were just sitting in a play-off place at the time, and indeed inspired by Freddy Eastwood, that season the Shrimpers did eventually go up, winning the league and taking their Essex rivals Colchester United with them. I went to the Read more about Happy New Year! Southend United 2-1 AFC Bournemouth (31.12.2005)[…]

That Time I Managed a Rock Band Called The Waves

Posted on February 24, 2008January 14, 2021 by Jonny Blair

“I can’t belong here; alone inside of you…” – Ben Paulley, 2005 The era of music I grew up with was Britpop. I loved Oasis and that’s the sort of music that makes me tick. I love it. Guys with proper tunes, proper enthusiasm, guitars, melodies, catchy choruses etc. In 2005 I was working for Read more about That Time I Managed a Rock Band Called The Waves[…]

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“Jonny Blair on the air” – Nerve Radio🎤📻Days at Bournemouth University

Posted on February 21, 2008October 29, 2024 by Jonny Blair

I had always loved the radio. I used to listen incessantly to Radio 5 live (909 medium wave) and Radio Ulster (1341 medium wave) mainly for the football. But I also enjoyed Mike Edgar’s show on Radio Ulster and plenty of music. It was only natural that when I was 17 and started a course Read more about “Jonny Blair on the air” – Nerve Radio🎤📻Days at Bournemouth University[…]

Working Wednesdays: ASDA la vista baby! Springbourne, Bournemouth, England

Posted on February 13, 2008July 18, 2015 by Jonny Blair

In September 2003 I left my job in the butchery at Steenson’s to move to England and start my degree at Bournemouth University. The only problem was I hadn’t sorted out a job yet in England, and also hadn’t worked in England before (or actually lived there). The first day in my new house in Read more about Working Wednesdays: ASDA la vista baby! Springbourne, Bournemouth, England[…]

Sunny Sunny Bournemouth

Posted on December 28, 2007September 1, 2024 by Jonny Blair

I left Northern Ireland in 2003 to move to Bournemouth, Dorset, England. I had previously visited Bournemouth in 1994 on a family holiday, but my reason for going this time was to live, work and study. I had lived in Northern Ireland all my life and not experienced life in a different place for more Read more about Sunny Sunny Bournemouth[…]