Middlesbrough v Burnley Riverside Stadium / FA Cup 3rd Round / 9th January 2015 Sexy. That’s how I used to think of Middlesbrough in my youth…well, the football team at least. Growing up I was treated to the Middlesbrough of the mid-90s with exotic players such as Emerson, Fabrizio Ravanelli, Gianluca Festa and obviously the … Continue reading
Watford v Swansea City Vicarage Road / Premier League / 12th September 2015 On the 2nd weekend of September 2014 I found myself en route to the only Premier League I was yet to visit: Stamford Bridge. After the formalities of relegation from and promotion to the top flight at the end of 2014/2015, I … Continue reading
Leicester City v Swansea City The King Power Stadium / Premier League / 18th April 2015 When I think of Leicester, happy thoughts don’t exactly flood my thoughts. My only visit to the city came back on the first day of the 2009/10 Championship season. Like the start of all football seasons, optimism was in … Continue reading
Burnley v Swansea City Turf Moor / Premier League / 28th February 2015 “You are fucking brave coming in here…” Welcome to Burnley. This was my greeting to the Lancashire town back in 2011. To give the aforementioned pleasant Burnley ‘hello’ some context, this was back during the year I had spent living in Liverpool and … Continue reading
Chelsea v Swansea Stamford Bridge / Premier League / 13th September 2014 King Power Stadium, Turf Moor, Etihad Stadium, Emirates Stadium, Anfield, Villa Park, Stadium of Light, Britannia Stadium, White Hart Lane, Old Trafford, Loftus Road, St. Mary’s, St. James’ Park, Goodison Park, Upton Park, The Hawthorns, Selhurst Park and KC Stadium – I had … Continue reading
Hull City v Swansea City KC Stadium / Premier League / 5th April 2014 As the 2013/2014 season kicked off, there were only three Premier League grounds that I was yet to visit: one of them was Stamford Bridge, a place I seem fated not to visit as the Swans always seem to play there on Boxing … Continue reading
Swansea City v Cardiff City Liberty Stadium / Premier League / 8th February 2014 Little did I realise at the time, but Friday 6th October 2006 would go on to be one of the most important and life changing days of my life. Just over 2 weeks before, I had moved 4o miles west from … Continue reading
Manchester City v Bayern Munich Etihad Stadium / Champions League / 2nd October 2013 Rarely do I write a second blog about a ground. In fact, I’ve never written a second blog on a ground apart from one and that was Old Trafford; I felt being at Fergie’s farewell party warranted some sort of acknowledgement … Continue reading
Crystal Palace v Swansea City Selhurst Park / Premier League / 22nd September 2013 As I gazed at the Premier League table at the start of the season, it dawned on me that I had almost visited every Premier League ground from the 2013/2014 Premier lineup. A quick check confirmed that I had indeed visited … Continue reading
Manchester United v Swansea City Old Trafford / Premier League / 12th May 2013 There are not many occasions where you are there to witness true football history in the making. As one article on BBC Sport alluded to, the day Sir Alex Ferguson announced his retirement was a bit like my generation’s Berlin Wall … Continue reading
Lost Boyos 