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'Soccer in the dock' by Simon Inglis, he of 'Football grounds of Great Britain' fame. A reminder of the dodgy dealing & cheating that has been going on in football since the game first became popular. At the moment all the attention is on Man City but they have just carried on the time honoured tradition of cheating in our beloved game.

Agree with most of this but replace Peter Soulsby with Peter Shilton.

Not a fond memory, took a battering there late 70s, could get a bit nasty.

Was having a beer yesterday in the sunshine outside the forge in Glenfield. Along come two ladies, well into their seventies on cycles donning all the safety gear, helmets, hi viz jackets etc. After securing their cycles the two 'girls' went to the bar & came out with a couple of small ciders & whilst chatting a lady member of staff came out & asked them to remove their hi viz jackets as the pub does not allow 'workwear'!! Dont you just love a jobsworth!

When I went in 2005 you could see (behind frosted glass) a woman having a shower. Not that I was looking mind.

Youre right Phil, must have heard him wrong, I think they went 1-0 up. I blame Tennents.

Had a good trip to Fife this weekend. Raith Rovers 0 Livingston 2 on Friday night where we got talking to the club historian, John, who took us on an impromptu tour before the game, changing rooms excluded for obvious reasons. He pointed out many photos & news clippings on display including photos of the Raith rovers team post WW1 which included former Leicester player & manager Johnny Duncan who we bought from Raith in 1922 & he lived in Leicester until his death in 1966. John also relayed a great story of the best night of his life when Raith were 1-0 winners away against Bayern Munich in the UEFA cup in 1995. Great stuff. Less eventful but a great game on Saturday went to East Fife 0 Clydebank 2 whete the non league visitors were more dominant than the scoreline suggests. Very friendly locals who were delighted that we had travellsd up fron Leicester to see their team. Along with a Saturday night on the lash in Dunfermline this was a great weekend at 2 of Scotlands lesser visited grounds.

The chap who ran Fiat, Kilby bridge, back then was Frank Melrose, brother of City's , Jim Melrose if thats any help. Other notable footballers with 'normal' cars were our own N'golo Kante who drove a mini & Jurgen Klinnsman who had a VW beetle.

Slight change of plan. Dunfermline game postponed due to call ups. Triple room at spoons booked in Dunfermline for the weekend. Luckily nearby Raith Rovers at home to Livingston so will go to that game instead, hopefully that won't be affected by international requirements.

Ticked off their pre season game v Sunderland. A bit MK Dons corporate style around the ground but a decent pub 10 mins walk away. The Hogs Head.

Taking advantage of the Wigan postponement & returning to Scotland for Dunfermline v Partick on the Friday night & East Fife v Clydebank on Saturday.

Off to Quorn v Shepshed in th FA Cup tonight. Havent been there since the 2007 pre season game under Martin Allen. Would imagine its changed considerably since then.

Same here. Will a refund be possible if thats the case?

Good afternoon yesterday at Anstey Nomads, easy 3-0 win over Banbury Utd, should have been more. Nomads scored direct from a corner but unfortunately ruled out for a foul on their keeper.

Thats because they're selling the crap seats first.

The toilet in the bookies in trainspotting

So did the team

Why won't it let me say S****horpe?!!

Have dug out my copy of Kevin Keegans autobiography. Working class Yorkshireman who after playing for his works team & Sunday league pub side got his dream move to S****horpe! 3 years later signed for Liverpool & the rest is history. A humble man & entertaining read. R.I.P Kevin Keegan.

The simple answer would be to sell tickets for the more popular blocks first then open up the corner blocks when need be. Common sense. My application for the ticketing managers position is on the way.

2 weeks ago i did Stranraer v Edinburgh City Queen of the South v Aberdeen Motherwell v HB Torshavn Great trip, go to Scotland every July for a couple of early league cup games with a bonus of a Motherwell European game. Met plenty of welcoming & knowledgable football fans. Stranraer the most friendly, Dumfries welcoming & picturesque & was even surprised by Motherwell which while could hardly be described as scenic is not as bad as I thought. Next trip, Derry v St Pats, which will mean missing Peterborough at home. Sacrifices eh!

All the below likely to be moved for international fixtures 26th Sept Wigan Home 3rd Oct Blackpool away 14th Nov Bradford Home 20th March Huddersfield Home 26th March (Good Friday) Wycombe home 29th March (Easter Monday) Wimbledon away

They think its all over.......It is now

Going to my first game & new ground of the season today. Buxton the highest ground in England, but still a few thousand feet short of the Azteca at home to Droylesdon pre season friendly. While the rest if the country is basking in sunshine its raining in Buxton.

Another shout for the Broadway. Football guaranteed to be on & top notch Indian grub.