Author Archives: Sophie

A late selection box

Posted on January 7, 2019 by Sophie

Work and reality loom and TLF finally has to emerge from the festive comfort blanket of after eight wrappers, the bumper Radio Times and no rules re alcohol and chocolate consumption. Time to reacquaint myself with the keyboard, sadly realising … Continue reading →

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W(t)F

Posted on December 23, 2018 by Sophie

The Mighty Saints were conspicuous by their absence from the First Round of the FA Trophy and TLF was faced with the possibility of her latest FFZ lasting until 29 December and no chance of any football related shenanigans with … Continue reading →

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So many hats, so litle time

Posted on December 13, 2018 by Sophie

Winter. Always a challenge for the fashion conscious TLF about town (it’s not a town it’s a City!!!!!). How to keep the old grey matter warm, while still maintaining sartorial elegance and providing that certain elan with which one likes … Continue reading →

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A magic number?

Posted on December 9, 2018 by Sophie

The inability of the Mighty Saints to see off Weymouth in the FA Trophy meant an unexpected but welcome interruption to the TLF football famine. Unfortunately, the replay clashed with a post-work commitment and the TLF plan was to arrive … Continue reading →

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Horror vacuui Parts 1 & 2

Posted on November 30, 2018 by Sophie

Aristotle told us that Nature abhors a vacuum. Actually that’s a typo. What he meant was TLF abhors a football vacuum. But what he wasn’t sure about is whether TLF created the football vacuum in the first place by committing … Continue reading →

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Forever in our hearts

Posted on November 16, 2018 by Sophie

Leicester’s home game against Burnley was not on the TLF football planner. But things in life don’t always work out as planned and sometimes it is very obvious what you need to do. TLF tears did of course stream down … Continue reading →

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Dulwich. Sort of

Posted on November 15, 2018 by Sophie

The story of Dulwich Hamlet has not, in most recent times, always been a happy one. Pawns in the somewhat filthy world of developers and local authorities locked out of their home, Champion Hill since March 2018 and at one … Continue reading →

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RIP Khun Vichai

Posted on October 31, 2018 by Sophie

I don’t think I can improve on the words that players, pundits, journalists and many others have written or said about the death of our chairman, his two staff and the two pilots on Saturday night. I certainly don’t have … Continue reading →

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Sticky moments

Posted on October 26, 2018 by Sophie

TLF was staring down the barrel of an empty football gun. No St Albans game after being booted out of the FA Cup and Lesta not playing until Monday evening. Nothing to occupy the little grey worry cells. Mr TLF … Continue reading →

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Last orders

Posted on October 25, 2018 by Sophie

Never has so much beer been served to so many by so few. Or something like that. National League Day, a celebration of semi pro and grassroots football usually guarantees a good crow at Clarence Park. There are no Premier … Continue reading →

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