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My lad took my seat today and said Doku was incredible and I trust him. I went to Hastings v Whitehawk (0-1) in the Isthmian league where the happy bloke in the tea bar was MOTM.

No English towns are completely without redemptions, except Maidenhead, which is (unfathomably) the vilest place on earth. https://retiredmartin.com/2020/03/29/lets-moan-about-maidenhead/

Never a dull moment being a Blue. Well done lads. Safe trip back from Madrid to all.

It's awesome.

End of the Road is also my annual festival (great setting, food & beer), but I go for the stuff I've never heard of at the bottom rather than headliners. Folk there go to listen rather than chat and get wasted. Last year I played an albums worth from every act early summer to make a plan of...

Lizzy McAlpine's 3rd album "Older" out today. 23 year American singer-songwriting in the classic sense, this album is less sonically interesting than "Five Seconds Left" which was the soundtrack to my 2022 and provided a Tik Tok driven hit in "Ceiling" last year, but I reckon it's got real...

I always vote Phil, but Rico was the star tonight.

I enjoyed that too. Really tense top-of-the-table match. They hardly a shot despite that jeopardy and I thought we turned up the heat 2nd half and might have nicked it like they did at Emirates.

Low at Manchester Cathedral, 2015. The cathedral shook during "Pissing".

Thrash the Candelettes 4-1 away and folk still aren't happy. Well done Blues.

Guinness 0.0% in cans the best of the widely available UK non-alc. options.; had it at a gig recently when I'd had too much the night before. The Germans do it best; Jever Fun actually tastes like beer. Never seen anyone drinking N/A beer at the Etihad.

Yeah really good little pub trail round the centre, Baum and Flying Horse the CAMRA award winners but a lot of new craft places brought in by cheap rents I guess. And Bombay Brew great curry place. https://retiredmartin.com/2024/03/25/the-baillie-street-bass-bust-up/

Had a night out in Rochdale last week; culture and beer. That re-opened town hall is one of the UK's great buildings. https://retiredmartin.com/2024/03/24/remarkable-rochdale-town-hall/

I couldn't even listen to the full length of "Africa" by Toto.

Just renewed my Value Gold (lucky dip seat) for £330, same as last year. If I'd wanted to keep the same seat (East Stand Level 3, 305) it'd have been £860. Can't complain.