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Robyn

27 Monday Feb 2023

Posted by laurencereade in B

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Football, groundhopping, Robins, Women, Womens FA Cup, Bristol City, Oxford United, Failand, High Performance Centre, Training Ground

Sunday 29th January 2023 ko 15:00

FA Women’s Cup 4th Round

BRISTOL CITY 4 (Hayles 45 Hutton 48 Woolley 73 Syme 83)

OXFORD UNITED 0

Att 449

Entry £8

Teamsheet- Free

After seven years together and three years married, its a little surprising that Robyn and I’s teams Bristol City and Oxford United have only met once, again the women’s teams back in 2016 at Stoke Gifford Stadium. So when the two clubs were drawn again, this time in the FA Women’s Cup it was obvious we’d be making a beeline for the game! Continue reading →

Cherry

07 Wednesday Sep 2022

Posted by laurencereade in B

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AFC Bournemouth, Bristol City, Championship, Dean Court, Football, groundhopping, Joe Rothwell, Mark Sykes, Premier League, Vitality Stadium

Saturday 23rd July 2022 ko 15:00

Pre-Season Friendly

AFC BOURNEMOUTH 0

BRISTOL CITY 1 (Martin 49p)

Att 4,870

Entry £15

Programme £2 

Teamsheet FREE

As a footballing couple Robyn and I have one small issue that we work with and it’s that she’s roughly 1,900 grounds behind me. We’ve dealt with it by having what gets called “Robyn Revisits” where I take her to what I tend to describe as my “Greatest Hits;” trips to the likes of Chesham United have certainly fallen into that category. But Robyn is also interested in completing her “92” and that will involve a lot of the expense and inconvenience that can come with watching a club in the Premier League and EFL. Continue reading →

The Can Of Worms

09 Friday Aug 2019

Posted by laurencereade in W

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AFC Wimbledon, Bristol City, Chelsea, Football, groundhopping, Kingsmeadow, Kingstonian, New Stadium, Plough Lane, Wimbledon

Tuesday 9th July 2019 ko 19.45

Pre-Season Friendly

AFC WIMBLEDON 2 (Ruscrow 70p Folivi 90p)

BRISTOL CITY 3 (Webster 31 Diedhiou 47 52)

Att c1,500

Entry £10

If you’re fortunate to have Terry “The Badge” Hall as a friend, you’ll be well used to seeing two things on his Facebook page. One is his badge stall outside Kingsmeadow for ever single home game his beloved AFC Wimbledon plays, and just beforehand the inevitable gargantuan all-day breakfast at “Fat Boys” just round the corner from Jack Goodchild Way. I’d first been to Kingsmeadow years ago, in 2002 during the Real Dons first season for a Combined Counties League game versus AFC Wallingford. That season the Dons were destined to finish the league third, behind Wallingford, and can you guess who were league champions? Continue reading →

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One To Do

29 Wednesday Aug 2018

Posted by laurencereade in B

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Antoine Semenyo, Bath City, Bristol City, Bristol Rovers, Football, groundhopping, ryan clarke, sean rigg, Team Bath, Twerton Park

Saturday 14th July 2018 ko 15.00

Pre-Season Friendly

BATH CITY 2 (Rigg 45 89)

BRISTOL CITY U23 1 (T Richards 68) M Richards missed penalty 85

Att 187

Entry £8

Programme 50p

Between booking a wedding venue and meeting friends for a meal what should an engaged couple do? The answer in Robyn and I’s case was to visit one of the great British football grounds.  Continue reading →

Old School

23 Wednesday Aug 2017

Posted by laurencereade in B

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Brentford, Bristol City, England, Football, Griffin Park, groundhopping, Lionel Road, London, New Ground

Tuesday 15th August 2017 ko 19.45

Championship

BRENTFORD 2 (Watkins 56 Maupay 77)

BRISTOL CITY 2 (Brownhill 5 Reid 90)

Att 9,811 (1,650 away)

Entry £24

Programme £3.50

There aren’t many grounds like this left. Grounds tucked away in amongst the houses in the communities they represent with only the floodlights to beckon you in from afield. Grounds built to tessellate with the footprint of the land available, and grounds that positively ooze with history and tradition. Continue reading →

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Westland

20 Thursday Jul 2017

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Bristol City, Championship, Football, Friendly, groundhopping, Huish Park, League 2, Martin McConachie, Yeovil Town

Saturday 15th July 2017 ko 15.00

Preseason Friendly

YEOVIL TOWN 1 (Olomola 75)

BRISTOL CITY 3 (Reid 22 28 Magnusson 25)

Att 2,636 (883 away)

Entry £8

Programme £1

On occasion I get asked how I pick my games, and people are often surprised when I say that often they pick me! This one was a case in point, I was due to be in Minehead in the evening and my girlfriend Robyn is a Bristol City fan. Then there was the Martin McConachie factor to consider…

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Followings

17 Tuesday Jan 2017

Posted by laurencereade in B

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Ashton Gate], Bristol City, Bristol Rugby, Callum O'Dowda, Lansdown Stand, New stand, stadium, West Stand

Saturday 14th January 2017 ko 12.00

Championship

BRISTOL CITY 2 (Murphy 50og Abraham 78)

CARDIFF CITY 3 (Pilkington 74 85 Harris 82)

Att 19,452 (2,100 away)

Entry £33

Programme £3

I think I owed Robyn this one; since she moved to Oxford she’s seen quite a bit of my club Oxford United, it was only fair I returned the favour! There were a couple of additional reasons to go too. The first was the fixture, call me ignorant if you will, but I hadn’t realised this was seen by both sides as a local derby. I was under the impression that Bristol City hate Bristol Rovers, and Cardiff hate Swansea…. Continue reading →

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The Move From Muntz Street

20 Sunday Nov 2016

Posted by laurencereade in B

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Birmingham City, Bristol City, Cattell Road, Championship, EFL, Muntz Street, St Andrews

Saturday 19th November 2016 ko 15.00

EFL Championship

BIRMINGHAM CITY 1 (Adams 81) Spector sent off (serious foul play) 90

BRISTOL CITY 0

Att 18,586 (1,774 away)

Entry to “Legends Lounge” meal, programme, tea, teamsheet- Complimentary

I’d hate to feel pigeon-holed as to the kind of football I watch. I like the idea of being able to do something as basic as Beesands Rovers or as grand as the opening game at the Friends Arena in Stockholm, or even as crazy as the Belgrade Derby. Why set parameters? Continue reading →

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Archie

13 Thursday Oct 2016

Posted by laurencereade in F

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Bristol City, Craven Cottage, Football, Fulham, groundhopping, London

Saturday 24th September 2016 ko 15.00

EFL Championship

FULHAM 0 McDonald sent off 80 (serious foul play)

BRISTOL CITY 4 (Abraham 19 Freeman 60 Reid 68 Flint 83)

Att 20,585

Entry (Putney End- away fans) £25

Programme £3.50

Few football grounds come with a greater sense of anticipation than Craven Cottage. From when you alight the District Line at Putney Bridge and trace the towpath of the Thames through frankly well-to-do parkland you expect something special at its end and the home of Fulham FC doesn’t let you down. Continue reading →

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His and Hers

29 Wednesday Jun 2016

Posted by laurencereade in B

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Bristol Academy, Bristol City, Bristol Rovers, Football, groundhopping, oxford united., stadium, Stoke Gifford, Women, women's football, Women's Super League

Saturday 25th June 2016 ko 18.00

FA Women’s Super League Division 2

BRISTOL CITY WOMEN 4 (Farrow 18 43 Emslie 28 42)

OXFORD UNITED WOMEN 1 (Umotong 25)

Att 475

Entry £8

Programme £2

Part of the fun of being one half a footballing relationship is when your two favourite sides meet, or in this case the women’s versions! Pondering that last phrase that is rather a British sounding statement, in the UK there’s only Glasgow City that plays high-level football without having an equivalent men’s team. That wasn’t always the case though and I do wonder how many home fans realised that the roots of their women’s team are rather unusual to put it mildly? Continue reading →

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