Wolves v Crawley Town Molineux / League Cup / 9th August 2016 I’ve always liked Wolves. Firstly, they are called ‘Wolves’ – cool name. Secondly, they wear cool coloured shirts. Thirdly, there’s a strange sort of glamour attached to them thanks to their Stan Cullis era team and their pioneering European games against the likes … Continue reading
Norwich City v Swansea City Carrow Road / Premier League / 7th November 2015 (DISCLAIMER: I absolutely adore all things Alan Partridge and so expect this blog to be utterly doused in Alan Partridge quotes and references – like a lot. So for the less educated in Partridge-isms, if something wacky comes up just assume … Continue reading
Blackburn Rovers v Swansea City Ewood Park / FA Cup 5th Round / 24th January 2015 One of the best away pubs in the land, one of Swansea’s finest team goals for a long time and 4 goals for Yakubu. Throw in the Blackburn fans booing and protesting post match, despite beating Swansea 4 – … Continue reading
Rotherham United v AFC Bournemouth New York Stadium / Championship / 17th January 2015 These vagabond shoes / Are longing to stray / Right through the very heart of it / New York, New York! I had wanted to walk my ‘vagabond shoes’ (Adidas Sambas in my case) through New York for quite a while now. I’d come … Continue reading
Nottingham Forest v Yeovil City Ground / Championship /2nd February 2014 So here I was in Nottingham. For those who didn’t read my blog about my trip to Cammell Laird, you’ll be unaware that I hadn’t exactly planned to be in Nottingham on this Sunday at all. Lack of sleep plus consuming beer throughout my … Continue reading
Here at Lost Boyos, we believe in the old adage to never go back (or at least don’t write about it when you do). Well, most of the time. There are exceptions; witnessing a mascot beat-down, the retirement of a legend of the game, or when (probably) the best team in the world are in … Continue reading
Burton Albion v Morecambe Pirelli Stadium / League Two / 2nd November 2013 I’m not a big believer in people having a ‘second team’. However, anyone that follows my travels or follows me on the various social media platforms will know that in the past 12 months I’ve unwittingly developed a slight affinity for a … Continue reading
Anyone that has spoken to me about ‘groundhopping’ over the past year will have heard my regular line of “I really want to visit Griffin Park” – the home of Brentford FC. I’ve talked about going on so many occasions, but I’ve always ended up elsewhere. From the pictures I had seen of Griffin Park, … Continue reading
I realised reading back over my accounts of my trips to Hereford’s Edgar Street and Fulham’s Craven Cottage that I spent about half of those write ups babbling on about the weather, in particular the rain. Well, the weather played a key part in setting up my latest groundhopping expedition as the whole country was … Continue reading
Fulham v Swansea City Craven Cottage / Premier League / 29th December 2012 Unsurprisingly, I am regularly asked: “what is your favourite football ground that you have ever visited?” My answer is the same every time. Craven Cottage. I love the place. My first visit to the Cottage came in February 2009 for an FA … Continue reading
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