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“I remember Mark Morris fighting Matt Groves for the last beer at the back of the bus.”
With the Conornavirus robbing us of live sport, many outlets have had to speculate about outcomes of dream matches to fill column inches and air time. Arsenal’s invincibles or Manchester United’s treble winners? Prime Ali or prime Mike Tyson? Thirsty Matt Groves or a parched Mark Morris? Well, the first two we can’t help…
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“It was during the miners strike when electricity was rationed so, we couldn’t play under the floodlights “
After last week’s successful part 1 of ‘players choice’, welcome back for part 2 of our look back at current and former Magpies favourite games and memories. When we say successful, we mean better received than a summary of a depressing day out in suburban London documenting another away defeat. This weeks instalment sees…
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“Any win against Weymouth was amazing as I hated them!”
As fans of top flight clubs get ready for the return of football in front of no fans, we at TSOF are less bothered by this. Having seen Dorch lose in front of gates of less than 70 at places such as Hayes and Yeading or the salubrious surrounds of Dunstable, football in soulless…
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“I thought we’d won 1-0. It wasn’t until I got to the bus and everyone was miserable that I realised the goal had been disallowed.”
FA Cup final day, or at least what should be, seems an apt time for the first and probably last ever TSOF three part blog to finish as we look at our most recent cup exploits. And there is plenty to cover. We have a trip to an at the time almost brand new…
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“I couldn’t make the replay though, I already had tickets for Duran Duran at the Poole Arts Centre that night.”
Today should be eve of the FA Cup final day. One of the most momentous occasions in the footballing calendar. Could it have been our year? We’ll never know now as the season has been voided. And yes, we are totally ignoring the fact that were knocked out in the early qualifying rounds by…
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A 10 hour journey to Norwich, Dinky Curtis’ goals, Ron Cox’s forehead and the Dorset Regiment Band. Part one of the FA Cup files.
It’s FA Cup final week! Or at least it should be anyway. What was previously one of my favourite sporting days of the year when growing up is now seen as almost an inconvenience by many of the bigger sides. The obvious attraction of finishing fourth in the premier league being far preferable to…
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“It wasn’t until I got home and checked Ceefax that I realised we’d won it.“
I’ll be honest, this lockdown is slightly tedious, but given the whole of the 2019-20 season has now been expunged, we’re now undefeated in over a year and our last league game at home was a 6-0 win over Tivvy. Teams will need to treat us with the respect our undefeated streak deserves when…
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“Lovely guy. He pointed out the high rise flat where his mum had lived.”
As the lockdown continues and people find more curious ways to amuse themselves, we at TSOF have continued our tour through the archives and are pleased to confirm we shall be partaking in no fucking TikTok or lip syncing videos. Necking pints and baking bread remain open options at the time of writing. With…
