Category Archives: Football deprived

When life gives you lemons, make lemonade

Posted on February 2, 2022 by Sophie

Or when you have got to miss the fitba because you are required to self-isolate ahead of a minor operation, make roast spuds to go with your three bird roast. Yep there was no trip to Clarence Park for the … Continue reading →

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You can lead an FA Cup blog to water….

Posted on January 26, 2022 by Sophie

But if you just save it in word and don’t do anything with it, it won’t get published….Ooops. Here we are Last Satday was a weekend for investing in domestic harmony Chez TLF. If you think that the BPB (brownie … Continue reading →

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Catching up

Posted on October 26, 2021 by Sophie

Don’t you love a list? TLF does. Especially a list of things to do on holiday. Apart from drink a lot, lie in and visit people, you’ve got to have a few domestic tasks. Because when you cross them out … Continue reading →

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A lost weekend in September – nothing to see here

Posted on October 4, 2021 by Sophie

No. Really. Nothing. Rien. Zip. Zilch. Nowt. No petrol = no kultural strip to Stratford = no rambly riff on a Shakespearean plot and the beautiful game. And not even a photo of a closed petrol station to illustrate the … Continue reading →

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The best laid plans of TLFs

Posted on August 21, 2021 by Sophie

The opening weekend of the Premier League tends to follow a pattern. TLF misses it. Simples. Because it tends to coincide with the musical extravaganza and Stella fuelled shenanigans that are the Cropredy Festival. But not in 2021. Cropredy was … Continue reading →

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And relaxxxxx

Posted on April 2, 2021 by Sophie

Last weekend was international break weekend. Once upon a time there would still be non-league football going on and thus the Mighty Saints would be the main focus. This time round of course no such luck, with the Conference South … Continue reading →

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Don’t try this at home

Posted on November 22, 2020 by Sophie

As regular visitors will know, during Lockdown 1.0, TLF kept the football withdrawal symptoms at bay by providing lockdown survival tips on such crucial subjects as cookery, relationships & fashion. While football hasn’t been interrupted by Lockdown V0.2, the international … Continue reading →

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Stop the count!

Posted on November 16, 2020 by Sophie

There are plenty of theories out there about the Premier League so far this season and what lies behind some very unexpected results, high scores and the congestion at the top of the table. The psychological impact (both good and … Continue reading →

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5 Reasons why it is okay to miss football…sometimes

Posted on October 24, 2020 by Sophie

Finally les grand vacances arrive! First stop was Dorset to stay with our lovely friends. The lovely friends whose one failing is their complete and utter lack of interest in football. And actually that was okay because while TLF did … Continue reading →

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Extreme measures

Posted on October 17, 2020 by Sophie

In theory the international break should mean that defeat by Mr TLF’s Hammers and his ruddy socks would be a distant memory but reality is that TLF cannot let it go. And there is more claret and blue misery due … Continue reading →

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