Author Archives: Sophie

Pang-tastic!

Posted on September 2, 2013 by Sophie

Forgive me father for I have sinned. It is 44 years and 4 months since my last confession. Actually not being Catholic it is technically my first confession and you lot need to be at your mostly priestly as you … Continue reading →

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Let the train take the strain

Posted on August 26, 2013 by Sophie

The worst thing about going away (I mean away on holiday, not in the ‘opposite to a home fixture’ sense) is the coming back. Not only are you returning to reality, and the proposition that what you have eaten and … Continue reading →

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Pre-match snack proves decisive

Posted on August 21, 2013 by Sophie

I’m not sure if any of you are superstitious? As anyone who knows me from my TATTPIB days can confirm I do have a tendency to clutch at any straw, no matter now flimsy. The lucky 7 steps along the … Continue reading →

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Last minute revision

Posted on August 19, 2013 by Sophie

Ooh do you remember? That last minute panic – not really kept the best of notes from class, not done enough revision as you were too busy making your revision timetable look as pretty as possible and as a result … Continue reading →

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Guilt Fest

Posted on August 12, 2013 by Sophie

One of the advantages of going to the same festival for the fifteenth time is certainty. Certainty that you will come across good music, good company, trench foot, sunburn, hypothermia, smelly socks, a bad back, an unfortunate new hat, some … Continue reading →

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History is bunk

Posted on August 3, 2013 by Sophie

So said Henry Ford. And as many of you know I do have a bit of a blind spot when it comes to history. But football history is obviously different. I could get excited about all that reformation malarkey if … Continue reading →

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Them’s the rules

Posted on July 29, 2013 by Sophie

This time last year, I would have been able to tell you how many days, hours, minutes and seconds there were until the Championship season kicked off. Twelve months later and I’m shocked to discover, via the Sunday paper that … Continue reading →

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Back to skool

Posted on July 22, 2013 by Sophie

As you accompany me on my football journey (agggghhh…the J word. A one off I promise), it is probably fair to say that most of us are sailing uncharted waters. We’re bobbing along in a St Albans shaped vessel on … Continue reading →

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You can take the fox out of Leicester…but you can’t take Leicester etc etc.

Posted on July 15, 2013 by Sophie

St Albans City Football Club 8 MK Dons XI 1 (13/07/13) My first game at Clarence Park, but I’m not calling it my official debut. More a sort of pratice run. How do I justify this? (and thus ensure that … Continue reading →

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From glue to gas

Posted on July 13, 2013 by Sophie

No not my summer tipple of choice. Or a comment on the current state of my digestive system. Rather an acknowledgement of my first editorial error. Yes like a WMD dossier, I sold you a pup. Telling you that the … Continue reading →

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