Author Archives: Sophie

Oh September….

Posted on September 24, 2021 by Sophie

Look, don’t take this personally. TLF has never had anything against you before, but honestly if you were in competition with January for least favourite month you’d be in with a good chance. You have had some good moments, but … Continue reading →

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From Bruges to Brickfield Lane

Posted on September 20, 2021 by Sophie

14 September 2016, under the lights with a trip to Brugge to witness Lesta’s first foray into the Champions League. 14 September 2021, under the lights with a trip to Brickfield Lane to witness Hadley’s game in the Spartan South … Continue reading →

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Two for the price of one (part two)

Posted on September 11, 2021 by Sophie

As a cub TLF went to a LOT of art galleries and exhibitions. No surprise really when you are the offspring of artists who also teach the subject. Nor would it be much of a surprise for you to learn … Continue reading →

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Two for the price of one (Part 1)

Posted on September 11, 2021 by Sophie

Tsk…tsk. The season has hardly started and TLF has already applied her equivalent of an international break to the regular ramblings. So we better catch up…one of two. A new season will always bring change. Hopefully some new signings that … Continue reading →

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Dear Brendan

Posted on August 28, 2021 by Sophie

Now don’t get me wrong. I am REALLY grateful for those two top five finishes (let’s gloss over the fact that top four would have been better). And I am REALLY,REALLY grateful for the first FA Cup win ever. And … Continue reading →

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The best laid plans of TLFs

Posted on August 21, 2021 by Sophie

The opening weekend of the Premier League tends to follow a pattern. TLF misses it. Simples. Because it tends to coincide with the musical extravaganza and Stella fuelled shenanigans that are the Cropredy Festival. But not in 2021. Cropredy was … Continue reading →

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It’s been 574 days (since you took my love away)

Posted on August 12, 2021 by Sophie

With apologies to Sinead O’Connor No. Not that many days since a very rude TLF called time on the season’s blogging without so much as a by-your leave-end-of season-reflection. (I can only blame a combination of work pressure, still be … Continue reading →

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A picture tells a thousand words

Posted on May 21, 2021 by Sophie

Still no words to do justice to how I felt on Satday so have a picture.

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Ingratitude, thou marble-hearted fiend

Posted on May 15, 2021 by Sophie

I know there hasn’t been a lot of the Bard in recent months, but this particular Satday, as any fule kno, is a bit of special day. And it’s probably fair to say TLF has been the one with the … Continue reading →

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Football is dead to me….maybe

Posted on May 11, 2021 by Sophie

Well okay maybe that is a small exaggeration but it is holding on by a thread. The patient started to look a bit ropey when Lesta went down a goal to 10 man Southampton. Even the equaliser barely increased the … Continue reading →

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