Monthly Archives: December 2020

Many ports in a storm

Posted on December 30, 2020 by Sophie

Advent: The period of four Sundays and weeks before Christmas There’s a slight hint that something is afoot (not a metre: BOOMBOOM!) with the nature and tone of Mr TLF’s question over Xmas lunch. Mr TLF: You know Advent calendars? … Continue reading →

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Numbers game

Posted on December 24, 2020 by Sophie

After celebrating live football in the last blog, TLF was clearly acting as a jinx as with unseemly pace St Albans dropped into Tier 3, before a couple of days later crashing into the newly created Tier 4. NO football. … Continue reading →

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Open for business….briefly

Posted on December 19, 2020 by Sophie

Satday 12 December and Clarence Park was OPEN! It couldn’t be quite the same just yet of course. The bar requires booking for a pre or post-match visit, and of course your Stella must come with a substantial meal (no … Continue reading →

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Let’s hear it for Plan B

Posted on December 12, 2020 by Sophie

In these unprecedented times (hooray!), the possession of Plan B has become ever more important. And last weekend Plan B served TLF well: Mighty Saints away from home & away fans not allowed? No problem; time for another trip to … Continue reading →

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Pull your socks up!

Posted on December 3, 2020 by Sophie

Actually, I’m not sure how this works. Because TLF does not need to pull her socks up. Nooooooo. It’s someone else who is slacking. TLF’s lucky socks need to pull themselves up. Call yourselves lucky!? A bit of profile in … Continue reading →

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