Murray had a little Lamb
Historical Crossroads
Tamworth has stood at a crossroads throughout the centuries. Romans settled there, as did the Angles, morphing into Mercia's capital where Offa was the main man.
The Peninsula Heathen Army Sets Off
The latest version of the Great Heathen Army (well, a full bus) assembled at Ramsden Square in the hurricane that passes for 'a bit blowy' on our glorious peninsula. Middle-aged men who were resplendent in shorts at Roots Hall a fortnight ago shivered, bobble
4 hours ago
Barrow Overcome Wealdstone at a Radiant Holker Street
To say we’ve turned a corner as of late would probably be something of an understatement. It’s more been a case of catapulting around a corner at high speed, and that’s just the playing style. The intense and physical vision of Murrayball is starting to become a reality just as autumn reluctantly tries to nudge its way in across the Furness Peninsula, and just as we finally start to recreate the sort of form that placed us in the upper echelons of League Two almost three year
6 days ago
Marching to the beat of our own drum
There are two big absences tonight: the Scunthorpe drum and me. Yes, I'm doing another report off the old Telebox. Many apologies. So forgive me a third absence, any type of reflection on the crowd, away support, or whatever else you might expect from the terraces. I can comment on the wind, however. From my vantage point above Big Sand on the north-west coast of Scotland, the Atlantic gusts are giving Holker Street a right good go for its money. I'm mid-tour of Alba in the B
Sep 30
Roots Maneouvres: Southend Done the Northern Way
I’m sat at my laptop on a rainy Sunday lunchtime still trying to distil yesterday into a cogent narrative. Every time I try to get some thoughts down, something else pops into my head. ADHD or BAFC? A bit of both, most likely.
Saturday started bright and early with a smooth run down to Euston on the rattler. When in the capital some went straight to the seaside, others to their post-England game digs and my eldest and I did our usual schlep around Oxford Street for some win
Sep 27
