Recent content by BlueInNZ

Thanks mate. Had a nice quiet Friday to catch up on highlights etc. Our schedule has had a hiccup or 2 but for every door that shuts another one opens. More on that another day but needless to say we have some great games lined up. Starting tomorrow against the barcodes. COYB

Yesterday was a really good evening interrupted by the most awful game of football. QPR won with a late goal but both teams struggled to get the ball down and string passes together. I guess they can't all be thrillers but that was particularly woeful. We did a tour of the new stadium today...

Holy cow its cold here.

In The Sun, Blackburn. 3.50 pounds a pint, drought ale and good. Chatting with the locals who soon worked out we were blues. One old fella here, Blackburn fan, just rattled off our team of 1984/85. Hates the koppites, going to be a good evening

Anything under 5 of your English pounds is a good price for a good beer. Go above 6 pounds and Im sipping very slowly. In the little pub yesterday it was 4.20 pounds a pint, tidy price for a really good beer.

I check my bank app to see how much they sting me. Beer is cheap at most places, good too, so Im happy with that.

We wanted fish and chips pre match yesterday but couldn't find anywhere. When we asked a few people said thry dont do it there. Couldn't tell if they were serious or just strange. We've only had a bite inside at Riverside. I got a steak pie which was good but came in at nz$10 which is steep...

That was another cracking evening. We got chatting to a Coventry fan at our guesthouse and he recommended a micro pub called "The Infant Hercules". So we had a few there before the game. A one room pub with top craft ales. Looks like someone left a message in the gents btw We were in the Boro...

Paul O'Grady lookalike lol. Any more?

On the road soon to the northeast to watch the 1st v 2nd game of Middlesbrough v Coventry. We will be in the Boro end (Coventry sold out very quickly) very much as neutrals, hoping to see a good game. None of us have been to the Riverside before so that's a new stadium for us. We've got a BnB...

Check out our schedule in this thread - https://www.grandoldteam.com/forum/threads/our-football-tour-2025.122908/ I moved to NZ 18 years ago, love it there so no way I'm staying here. But love the football here, such a special evening yesterday. My lads grown up with it rare to see other...

Barmby v Rooney, 25 rounds.

Not funny mate.

Yes mate. I missed out but got some off another blue on here. Try the resale site?

To win a game of football. Which we did. Get off your butt and get to a game and then, maybe, you'll get what Everton are about.