I'd also like to point out, for all the times Ive been called a "Glory Hunter" (or not a true fan)- I have supported two "local teams", for legitimate regional reasons, from two different periods of my life, due to circumstance. I have not picked either club "off the telly", and have so far...
I was born and bred Newcastle , first toon game at St James Park was in 1969, aged 6. We moved around a bit, but I didnt come to Brighton at all until I was 28, in 1991. Moved down here , a fully fledged Newcastle fan, but started going to see my new local club (because I love football) - a...
I remember getting on the train back into Brighton after one of the games in the promotion season 2016-17 - we'd just won yet another game, were steaming to the Premier league, and my mate and I had had a few Harveys in the concourse after the game ... now on the train, we were sat with this guy...
RE The Road - probably the grimmest, bleakest book Ive ever read. Very very good...but so traumatising, I refused to go and see the film when it came out. Kudos for going back and rereading!
We sat in block 530 for the City one.... quite high up, good view, similar to my usual West Upper seat , tbh. Will probably try for the same again, if all my mates can be persuaded to sit there.
Come on.... make the announcement, so that we can start making proper plans , FFS ! How does it take 4 days to work out which game is being played on which day, when you only have two games to sort ? ....(Drums fingers on desk impatiently ).....
Banshees was terrific. I havent seen EEAAO, and it doesnt look like the sort of film I'd watch anyway. As an aside, I hated The Whale. A dismal, claustrophobic 2 hours spent with awful people, none of whom I even remotely liked or cared for. Let alone the main character.