There was but a scarce week after the Mid-Wales Hop Up before The Central Midlands Football League Bonanza, but I managed to squeeze three games in between the two! On Monday evening, I followed an eccentric route to Hinckley United guided by what can only have been a slightly inebriated sat-nav. Hinckley has become almost […]
It was an early start as I creakingly arose at 5.00am on Friday 9th March, forced myself under the steaming jets of the shower, grabbed a quick cup of coffee and hit the road at 6.00am. The first stop was in Leicester, where I picked up Graeme and then we drove through the sunrise up […]
The peasants’ charter, Easyjet flight 2102 from Luton took off at 10.55 and landed at Madrid Terminal 1 at 12.05pm. James had given me his flight number, BA 0436, but as I checked the arrivals board, I had a momentary heart flutter when I could not see his flight displayed! Flight Information soon put me […]
I was pretty glad I didn’t go to a Monday evening fixture, because I didn’t really feel up to it and by Tuesday I felt much better and definitely looking forward to the fixture at Thrapston! It is a funny old ground, Chancery Lane, it shares the site with the cricket club and so only […]
