I was quite excited going to Leicester Tigers’ ground Welford Road for the Tigers’ match against Gloucester. Not just at the prospect of going to my first ever rugby match, but also at the chance to watch it from an…
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Always check the evidence – Welford Road rugby ground, Leicester
Tagged with: Archibald Leitch, football, Leicester Tigers, rugby, Rugby union, sport, Standing terrace, Welford Road
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The 2019 Race for the Football League – Tradition vs. Entrepreneurship
The race for winning promotion to the Football League is entering its final stage, and my son Thomas and I have the perfect opportunity to compare two of the leading contenders – Leyton Orient and Salford City – as they…
Farewell to a football ground. Bootham Crescent in York
After watching the Yorkshire derby between Sheffield Wednesday and Leeds United on the Friday night, we head to York for another one derby – between York City and Guiseley in the Vanamara National League North. York City has been at…
Posh in the snow
“A proper old school ground” that is how one of my fellow groundhoppers described Peterborough United’s London Road – or rather the ABAX stadium as it is called now. One of the standing terraces, however, was replaced by a brand…
Tagged with: Chris Turner, Peterborough United, Safe standing, Standing terrace, The Posh, Walsall, wooden seats
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Brunton Park, Carlisle
In his book on English football grounds, Simon Inglis describes Brunton Park in Carlisle as “A frontier post guarded only by sheep”. From the main stand, I can, indeed, to my left see sheep grassing on the other side of…
Tagged with: Brunton Park, Carlisle United, flooding, floodlight pylons, Michael Knighton, Standing terrace, wooden seats
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