Category Archives: Match days

En France

Posted on July 31, 2019 by Sophie

“There’s a few early starts. It’s gonna be mental.” Copyright Julie Scott, describing our France itinerary. The only reason Trading Standards might want to have un mot vite with her is because you could replace ‘a few’ with ‘all’. It … Continue reading →

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For shame, TLF…..

Posted on July 30, 2019 by Sophie

Like a grumpy teenager, TLF is stomping up some metaphorical stairs towards the keyboard. “TIDY UP YOUR BLOG! AND DON’T GIVE ME THAT LOOK YOUNG FOX. YOU KNOW YOU DIDN’T FINISH WITH A NICE NEAT FLOURISH AT THE END OF … Continue reading →

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Fez-tastic

Posted on April 7, 2019 by Sophie

Finally. It was going to happen. TLF had a fez and she had always been ready to use it. She might not have been first choice to be i/c the MSMS (Mighty Saints Mega Store) for the home game against … Continue reading →

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Punctuality is the thief of time

Posted on April 7, 2019 by Sophie

Good old Oscar. Always been a BIG fan. When facing the grim realities of the number of weeks that TLF is behind with her regular dose of footballing ramblings, I turn to the big hitters for some justification and there … Continue reading →

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Blonde on Blonde

Posted on January 29, 2019 by Sophie

If two’s a company and three’s a crowd, then we had a ‘crowd of beer’ on the outdoor ‘local ale stall run by volunteers’ (copyright M. Hill) for the home game against as we like to say high-flying Woking. Our … Continue reading →

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“The journey not the destination matters” TS Elliot

Posted on January 17, 2019 by Sophie

“You and your rag tag bunch of questers on the p1ss in concrete country.” That’s what I like about Mr TLF. Always there with the bon mots to wish me well on my journey as I leave early for an … Continue reading →

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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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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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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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