October 2026. Sheffield. I spent Sunday morning giving RM Towers a thorough Autumn clean before heading back to Kent, by which I mean a clean that would meet most bloke’s lesser standards of housekeeping. By noon I was bored, and idly glancing at the Women’s FA Cup fixtures (spoilers alert). Ooh, Barnsley Women, wonder which… Continue reading MANCUNIAN UNITY IN SHEFFIELD
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A LIMPING RM HOBBLES TO THE ASAHI SELF-SERVICE MACHINE
September 2026. Manchester. Oh, Manchester, but it’s Goldthorpe with so much to answer for, as my post-pint dash through another South Yorkshire mining town ends with a pulled muscle (or something, I’m no medic) at the back of my leg. I really shouldn’t have taken the mick out of Mrs RM’s sporting injury. So Friday… Continue reading A LIMPING RM HOBBLES TO THE ASAHI SELF-SERVICE MACHINE
STONES IN THE STAND. THE JOY OF WOMENS FOOTBALL
May 2026. Sheffield. I’m no glory-hunter. Not for me the trip to Crewe Alex to see Cambridge United promoted. I couldn’t get a ticket. I chose the last Saturday of the grass roots season to watch “Proper Football”. Bramall Lane, home of legends like, er, Eddie Colquhoun, where the modern day stars drive normal cars.… Continue reading STONES IN THE STAND. THE JOY OF WOMENS FOOTBALL
