Monthly Archives: September 2018

Our (FA) Cup runneth empty

Posted on September 27, 2018 by Sophie

The TLFs favour a late September summer holiday. I love that sentence. It sounds like the enormous TLF clan decamps to its summer residence in the country a la Jane Austen, where servants will have spent several weeks, preparing for … Continue reading →

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Cars 1 Football 0

Posted on September 16, 2018 by Sophie

This is a football match. To be more specific, it’s the Mighty Saints against Concord Rangers. It is the natural Satday environment of TLF. This is a village fete and classic car show. It happens on a Satday. It is … Continue reading →

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South Stand Upper, Row S, Seats 92 & 93

Posted on September 14, 2018 by Sophie

From September 1996 to May 2002, S 92 and 93 were TLF’s (not that she was TLF back then) Filbert Street constant footballing companions. This week, one of their conversations was recorded for posterity: 92: Well this is nice. A … Continue reading →

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The Bard’s back in town

Posted on September 10, 2018 by Sophie

Shakespeare and step-mums. They know their stuff. And yes contrary to popular belief and a line from a Bogart film, it is ‘on’, not ‘of’. It is apparently a point of some debate as to what Propsero was going on … Continue reading →

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