I promised you I’d head back to Linton today and I rarely lie. It wasn’t much brighter than Sunday, but I’m not going back a third time to take photos, even though the brewery tap where I thought I might get actual beer was closed. To be honest, I need to be weaned off all… Continue reading “I went to Linton Zoo and all I came back with was a photo of a duck”
THE MEN OF MARCH & THE CHICKEN RUN GLEANINGS
Something for everyone now; folk who like old football programmes, folk who like bunnies, and folk who like cans of Lidl craft beer. Yes, it’s 1958 in March; rather like 2020 in March to be honest. There’s adverts for fish and chips, pork pies, Burberry, a new build (1953) pub that’s now, ironically, run… Continue reading THE MEN OF MARCH & THE CHICKEN RUN GLEANINGS
LITTLE LINTON & THE CUPCAKE DAY
Mrs RM is getting worried bout me, scouring MumsNet for entertainment. Currently (8pm) you can read mums annoyed about their names, their pet hair hoover, the Ritz Hotel, and their boring local walks.* Some folk, it turns out, have been doing EXACTLY the same walk for the last 3 months. I wouldn’t have survived since… Continue reading LITTLE LINTON & THE CUPCAKE DAY
THE SHAMBLES
A short break from football and Dad nostalgia now to bring you actual pubs. Calm down, down, they’re still shut. Will they re-open on 4 July, just in time for the Southworths to celebrate ? Until the 4th, or later, I’m still collecting takeaways every Friday from the counter at the side of my Waterbeach… Continue reading THE SHAMBLES
“Pompey chimes ring loud and clear – Let’s celebrate with Simonds beer”
More Portsmouth, this time from Pompey’s golden season of 1949-50 as they retained the League without the help of overpaid foreigners (i.e. the good ones) and dodgy VAR decisions. This 1-0 win against the Magpies was unfortunately deemed to have insufficient goals for 1949 TV audiences and is unavailable on You Tube. Their Christmas Eve… Continue reading “Pompey chimes ring loud and clear – Let’s celebrate with Simonds beer”
FLORIANA v POMPEY
Today’s football inspired trip takes us to Malta. Due to Covid the Maltese League has just been cancelled and given to Floriana FC, prompting some distinctly un-distanced celebrations. Their first title since the ’90s (remember the ’90s?) in a season we can basically write off. Sound familiar, Liverpool ? Back in 1968 Floriana had just won… Continue reading FLORIANA v POMPEY
UWE !!
Thanks for the football, Uwe. Uwe Seeler, as much as Beckenbauer and Muller, was THE face of West German football, even if he’d long retired when the World Cup came to Deutschland in the summer of ’74. You’ll know that England had decided to sit out this tournament due to a failure to find… Continue reading UWE !!
EASING OVER THE OUSE
Not much of a post this morning, just tidying up some photos I liked, but later you’ll get Haiti, Argentina and Germany IN THE SAME POST. Work out the connection and you’ll a half pint of Doom Bar in a Cheshire gastropub of your choice. You left me on my Lockdown Eased walk in… Continue reading EASING OVER THE OUSE
GODMANCHESTER – NICE TOWN, SHAME ABOUT THE JOKES
I was hoping to bring you some exciting reports from my trip to Royal Tunbridge Wells yesterday. But the highlight of 3 (three !!) hours spent in my in-laws’ garden talking about roadworks and distant cousins (“There’s a limited supply”) was this bird* that sat on my shoulder. It was awaiting my answer to… Continue reading GODMANCHESTER – NICE TOWN, SHAME ABOUT THE JOKES
WIGAN – MORE THAN PIES
Yes, it’s a barm ! Today we move to the pie capital of England (I’ve since learnt that Scottish non-league football is the best place for pies). No idea why I’ve kept this programme for 40+ years, something to do with the fascination of clubs joining and leaving the League. Wigan lost at tiny Birmingham… Continue reading WIGAN – MORE THAN PIES
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