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Saturday football continued the quest to finish Step 4 with a visit to the Suffolk coast for Felixstowe & Walton 1 Walthamstow 1. A hard fought draw for the high flying hosts in a decent little ground #groundhopping

My first football match in Australia was tonight with a low key affair for Melbourne City 1 Perth Glory 3 in the superb AAMI stadium adjacent to the MCG and Rod Laver tennis. A modest crowd of c4k was boosted by a lot of England cricket fans #Groundhopping

Saturday football was once again in Sussex, this time for Burgess Hill 1 Dulwich Hamlet 1. At last gasp equaliser gives the hosts a deserved draw in front of 1,023 an incredible attendance at level 8 of English football #groundhopping

My second game yesterday was Widzew Łódź 3 RKS Radomiak Radom 2. Decent game in a newish ground with c18k there. Great atmosphere, much better than back in England …mind that’s not difficult #groundhopping

First game in Labd was straight off the flight and a 3.5 hour drive down from Gdansk was Sokal Aleksandrow Lodski 1 Pelikan Lowicz 1 in the 4th level of Polish football. 39 minutes out of Lodz, free in #groundhopping

Saturday football was down in Essex for Step 3 Top of the table Brentwood Town 1 v Dartford FC 1. A deserved point for their many fans who crossed the bridge in a crowd of 992. #groundhopping

First back back after my Far East trip was in the West Midlands for a game at NWC Wolves Sporting Hazel Lane ground between Saltley Stallions 2 PS Olympic 0. Nice to get a game in after a 9 day gap. #groundhopping

Match 2 in Taiwan was in New Taipei for Ming Chuan University 2 Taichung Futuro 1 played at the neutral Fu Jen Catholic University #Groundhopping

Last match in China was an Asian Champions League between Shanghai Port 0 Vissel Kobe 3.,the Japanese visitors were 3 up at HT. modern ground 45 minutes from the centre by metro #Groundhopping

Tonight’s football was in Shanghai for Shanghai Shenhua 3 Shandong Taishan 3. Needed help with tickets but Meg uk with some exists who helped me through #groundhopping

Farnham Town 2 Sholing 2. Top of the table clash in Surrey with the gates shut as ground full with att 2,134. Southern League Prem South completed #groundhopping

Mixed I think, in reality it’s too early to know. Most I, like many other fans have never heard of. New to England and the Prem, it’s always going to be a gamble

We’ve actually got tickets tonight 5 if us going on the train, like the good old days in terms of us all going

Limited facilities but a small bar with bottles plus tea and coffee in a night club style venue

First game of a London double header yesterday was in Ruislip for Hillingdon Borough 3 Sport London e Benfica 3 at Step 6 in the CoCo League. Good game in an an attractively dilated ground. #groundhopping

Saturday football was in Essex for another Step 4 tick at Tilbury FC who beat AFC Dunstable 1-0 in the FAC. Poor game in a really nice ground they are trying to leave but building works next door has halted #groundhopping

Saw that 😳

Just taken another of your rejects off your hands

Tuesday night football was in south Cumbria for Milnthorpe Corinthians 0 Blackpool Wren Rovers 1. A lovely ground in a scenic setting shared with a cricket club #Groundhopping

Last game in Ireland was watching St Patrick’s beat Sligo Town 3-0. A pretty convincing win after a slow start. Really liked this old school ground #groundhopping

Booed by a small section.. Yorkshire based fans I think. Could be in for a difficult night from both if he plays week Monday

Saturday football was in Dublin for the Leeds United game v AC Milan. A creditable 1-1 draw at a 51k sold out Aviva. I liked the ground and thousands of Leeds in Dublin added to a great day. #groundhopping

Thursday night football was in Dublin for a Euro Conference game between St Patrick’s v Besiktas. The visitors were 4 up in 42 with a Tammy Abraham hat tick. Ended at 1-4 and played at Tallaght home of Shamrock Rovers which is 6 miles out of town #groundhopping

Saturday football was in Wales for Llanuwchllyn 1 Caersws 4. An entertain pre season in a lovely setting on a cool day in the hills near Bala lake #groundhopping

Lost interest … hope never to go to another game at that level

Yes, there is life beyond the good old USA, one country that wants to dominate the other 200 odd

A rugby league Sunday saw a visit to Sale RFC, former home of the Sharks for Swinton Lions 24 Workington Town 14. An entertaining game in a nice old school ground #groundhopping

Well, prices generally … albeit need taking into context of your wage

Paid £10k first my first house in Beeston in 1984 😃