After the glitter of the Premier League and the Manchester United, I found myself on the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Crewe Wednesday night. I had expected to chat up some fans on the train, as I have gone used…
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Alexandra Park, Crewe
Tagged with: Brentford F.C., Crewe, Fish 'n Chips, Johnstone's Paint trophy, The Ice Cream Van Stand, Wembley
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Old Trafford, Manchester
I knew that it would go wrong, when I at 2.40 left Old Trafford for the metro, passing the shops on Chester Road. I have always had my pre-match meal at Lou Macari’s fish ‘n chips there; but yesterday I…
Tagged with: Clayton Blackmore, Fish 'n Chips, Lou Macari, Manchester central, Manchester City, Manchester United FC, Old Trafford, Prematch meal, Red Legends, Rooney, van Persie
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Anfield Road, Liverpool
Despite plans for a new stadium, Liverpool are still at Anfield Road – one of the tradtional grounds in English football. It is located in the Anfield and Breckfield neighbourhood, hidden behind narrow streets and rows of housing, shops…
Tagged with: Anfield Road, Forever blowing bubbles, Hillsborough, library, regereneration, West Ham, You will never walk alone
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Hillsborough, Sheffield
Back in Sheffield for the second time in six days, this time to visit Sheffield Wednesday in relegation battle against Blackburn Rovers. And to see for myself whether it is actually true that the Wednesday supporters are not as passionate…
Tagged with: Blackburn rovers, Hillsborough, Sheffield Wednesday, Spion Kop
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Reebok Stadium, Bolton
After the stadium disasters in the 1980’s and the Taylor Report, all-seating at stadiums were imposed by law under Margaret Thatcher. Grounds either had to be redeveloped – or replaced. Bolton Wanderers, one of the founding members of the football…
Tagged with: Bolton, Bolton Wanderers F.C., Burnden Park, Chris Eagles, Huddersfield, Margaret Thatcher, Reebok Stadium, Taylor Report
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Bramall Lane, Sheffield
The city built on 7 hills – Sheffield. That does oblige to strive for greatness – and although not quite in the caliber of Rome, Sheffield can stake a claim for that. Not just for its rise as the “steel city”.…
Tagged with: Bramall Lane, Carlisle United, cricket, Sean Bean, Sheffield, Sheffield United
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National Football Museum, Manchester
I visited the National Football Museum in Manchester with my wife and two teenage children back in October. We had an hour and a half before closing time – and time just flew by. We were all very disappointed when…
Tagged with: Archibald Leitch, Manchester, Matt le Tissier, National Football Museum
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