For our first game of the new season, we were playing The Globe at home – the same as our last game of last season. And like last season, the opposition didn’t have a full team – though they were only short by one man this time.With the playing order being selected randomly (what a [...]

It seems like ages ago that I last played darts – and yet somehow I still can’t quite believe the new season is upon us. As you know, we became more and more unhappy with our home pub last season – not through anything the hosts were doing, but the increasing numbers of pre-clubbing drunks [...]

This week City fans have been like buses – two came to visit whilst holidaying in the area On Thursday afternoon Col, (AKA Wookie, the owner of Wookie’s Lair) his wife Jen, (whose blog I have read for years and come to know as a result) and their 5 year old son came for a [...]

You know how social events are like buses – well Billy has had a big weekend. On Friday night we went out with his now-ex-colleagues after his last day working at Specsavers in town after 12 years of service. We started off with about 20 people, slowly whittling down over the course of the evening [...]

After the Hyde v City match, I went to stay with Mum as I hadn’t seen her for a month or so, and as I had the following Monday and Tuesday off work, stayed until Tuesday morning, making a nice little break. On the Sunday, Mum and I went shopping and as ever, I helped [...]

On Saturday I was going to watch our youngsters play Hyde FC, and hoping to meet up with friends along the way, though Lee had cancelled the night before due to having to help a friend of his. As this meant I no longer had to go and pick him up from Chester, I left [...]

I have three Godsons, the eldest Simon is *cough* 23; next is Jake 19; and then there is Callum, who is 7. Simon is the son of friends I met when I was 17. Jake is the son of my oldest school friend. I met Callum’s dad, Ian, through football and he’s one of the [...]

As usual, we were playing in the bottom fours cup, which was held at The Heart. Some bright spark had decided that it was to be decided on the night rather than the final being played at a later night – and they chose a HORRIBLE format. All six players of the team to just [...]

On Friday we played our last league game – at home, against The Globe. It was absolutely pouring outside and by the time we got to the pub, my feet were squelching in my flat shoes which I’d had to wear as my winter boots had died. (The heel fell off!) This meant I was [...]

Friday was darts with a difference – no league games, but instead Doubles night. Anyone in the league could play just by turning up on the night and registering and it was something I hadn’t done before but last Friday we’d discussed it and I fancied playing. Billy didn’t, so Paul kindly didn’t object too [...]