March 2024. Hillsborough. Americans may not be aware that there are two (2) sorts of football (“soccer” if you must). There’s the game played by Manchester City, Luton Town, and whoever else is in the Premier League these days, and another version known as “grassroots football” played by everyone else without access to the miracle… Continue reading WEDNESDAY ON A TUESDAY
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At Kosovo’s national stadium, we’re outed as “Not Ultras”
April 2023. Picking maps to illustrate our foreign travels is always tricky, but this one might work for Kosovo. That reminds me; we still need to do Belgrade and Sofia. Bass recommendations for those places welcome. Pristina was a joy. The mix of brutalist housing, international businesses, crafty cafes and a bit of old city… Continue reading At Kosovo’s national stadium, we’re outed as “Not Ultras”
OH WHEN THE SAINTS, GO MARCHING IN
I’ve no idea why you’d want to see the pics from the Saints v City match but since I’m paid by the pound here they are. Some people would have headed to the Old Classics after the two ticks, before heading to the match. I just popped in the Giddy Bridge, packed with 270 City… Continue reading OH WHEN THE SAINTS, GO MARCHING IN
FROM ST. RADEGUND TO THE ABBEY
Some of you, no doubt Mrs RM, probably think I spend all my time travelling to and drinking in pubs. Nothing could be further from the truth. At least 10% of my life is spent carefully inserting errors in this blog for Russ to find, and 3% is spent searching Google maps for a good… Continue reading FROM ST. RADEGUND TO THE ABBEY
