Tributes have flooded social media following the news that legendary England cricketer Bob Willis has died. Instant flashbacks to Headingley 1981 and all that for many of us. I always … Continue reading “Hurricane” – in memory of Sir Bob Willis
20p a play, five plays for a quid as I remember but jukeboxes were really more of a seventies thing. Hard to imagine finding “Cab It Up!” in the late … Continue reading A rebellious jukebox: My ten favourite songs by The Fall
This post will timeline my weekend in Barrow-in-Furness, taking in of course the glamourous appeal of a football match between top-of-the-table Barrow AFC and sixth-bottom Aldershot Town. I will update … Continue reading The Cumbrian Weekender
Written like that, it’s a statement rather than a question. Is it a fact? Not particularly but it’s my opinion and there’s enough compelling evidence out there to back it … Continue reading Why Candy Crush Saga is such a total con
EAST BANKERS ENSEMBLE ON GOOD FORM Recorded the first fifteen minutes of Saturday’s game. Near to Elvis (snare) and Scotty L (bass) a few rows down. What strikes me about … Continue reading Throwing It All Away: Shots 2-2 Spireites
Arthur English is quite probably Aldershot Football Club’s most well-known celebrity fan. And as a fan of the sitcom Are You Being Served and with his passing being almost a … Continue reading Plain English: The life and times of a comedy legend
Contributors: Sky Is Blue and The Beautful History, The Guardian and iNews From glimpsing Championship football to staring non-league full in the face, Chesterfield’s decline has been eye-watering. Three years of failure on … Continue reading In Focus: Chesterfield FC
An away trip to Barrow couldn’t have come at a more difficult time, on the brink of the festive holidays and with industrial action by the railway (SWR) in operation … Continue reading On the road again: Barrow AFC
I made a late decision not to travel for this one though would have loved to have been part of the 230+ throng that gathered on the Screwfix terrace and … Continue reading Yeovil Town 2-2 Aldershot Town
Aldershot Town will play Torquay United away in the FA Trophy on 14th December. North section Solihull v Darlington Stourbridge or South Shields v Southport Bradford PA v Halesowen Harrogate … Continue reading The FA Trophy – First Round Draw
Where to start! Fantastic win for the Shots, obviously, but it’s been a long time since I felt that I had a hangover in the first half. The other … Continue reading Aldershot Town 2-1 Nottingham County
Huish Park has been home to the Glovers since 1990. Two of the four stands are terracing, both are behind the goals. At one end is the covered Blackthorn Terrace, … Continue reading On the road again: Yeovil Town
After the Dagenham debacle and the fans’ ongoing split on Searle and the BOD going or staying, it’s time now to take stock and think about what could happen … Continue reading Next in town: Notts County
