Monthly Archives: August 2019

Full of eastern promise

The bank holiday weekend beckoned. TLF arose with a spring in her paw, successful football negotiations were concluded; eschew (BOOM!) the home game on the Monday in return for a Satday that like a Fry’s Turkish Delight would be full … Continue reading

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A bit like a golden ticket, a hen’s tooth, or perhaps permission to stay in a country you have worked in, contributing to economy etc etc for years (OOH TLF dips a paw briefly into political commentary), a skool nite … Continue reading

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Fairport First XI

FIXTURES: Weekend of 10/11 August Mighty Saints: Dulwich Hamlet (A) Lesta City: Wolverhampton Wanderers (H) TLF: Fairport’s Cropredy Convention (A) Finally! Time for the traditional early August fixture that takes place in the Folky Theatre of Dreams that is a … Continue reading

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All chips no pins

The blank canvas that is the fixtures and results section of the programme, capturing in two pages of A5, nine months of highs, lows and probably more lows was waiting for us at Clarence Park, as the season opened with … Continue reading

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