All Hail The Dog And Duck

Gary Neville once called Liverpool “The Dog & Duck” after a defeat to Fulham in reference to them playing like a pub team. It’s often the go to name when referring to a pub team but I can’t think of many so it was great to uncover one in Shardlow. To be fair to Shardlow,…

The Hartshorne Trilogy

I know how you like your trilogies and I have made you wait for this one.  August 11, 2017 was the date of the inaugural LifeAfterFootball post and finally, 638 pubs and almost four years later, I can draw this one to a close. A bit like The Godfather, The Lord Of The Rings, Mad…

California Uber Alles

From Shirley to Horsefair and now on to California, I know how to treat the readership of this blog to glamorous locations. However, before Dick, Dave and Russ get too excited about a move across the pond, I am referring to the California region of Derby. What do you mean, you haven’t heard of it? …

None Too Shabby, It’s Darley Abbey

After the delights of Lovely Lichfield it is back into delightful Derby as Darley Abbey has a fair bit going for it.  Definitely one of the more salubrious suburbs of Derby, it is situated on the banks of the River Derwent and has an 80-acre park. Due to the fact an Abbey was once situated…