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Footballing adventures in (mainly) foreign fields. Come with me why don’t you.

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Geir Florhaug on March 8, 2014 at 7:56 am said:

Hi Peter. Great blog. Can we use some of your photos in the Groundhopper app? Best wishes. Geir.

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- peterrmiles on March 8, 2014 at 9:05 am said:
  
  Yes of course
  
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- brendan stuart on April 29, 2023 at 11:26 am said:
  
  Hi Peter, sorry to contact you this way but I cannot find any other link to do so. Today I have purchased an old football turnstile brass metal plate/ sign for Bailey Albion Works Patricroft. I was hoping you may have some info about it and whether I can sell it on somewhere? many thanks
  
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  - peterrmiles on April 29, 2023 at 1:38 pm said:
    
    Hi Brendan, the plates themselves are not worth a huge amount of money unless perhaps it has provenance of what ground it came from. Complete turnstiles sell for £800 to £1,000 but plates without provenance appear on auction sites for £20 to £30
  - brendan stuart on April 29, 2023 at 1:57 pm said:
    
    hi, thanks. this plate was attached to a turnstile at Griffin Park, Brentford fc old demolished ground which i have found out doing some research. A whole turnstile sold on ebay where a similar plate was attached. I think this dates to 1904 when the turnstile was made and installed by WH Bailey. Have listed on ebay to see if any interest . thanks
Simon Winter on March 31, 2014 at 1:44 pm said:

Hi Peter, quality site. Fancy a mutually beneficial link exchange thingy? You can read my nonsense at http://www.back-post.com

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- peterrmiles on March 31, 2014 at 5:03 pm said:
  
  More than happy to but when I try to add your URL wordpress is telling me “no RSS or atom feed found for that url” any ideas?
  
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  - Simon Winter on March 31, 2014 at 5:07 pm said:
    
    Hi, thanks very much! We don’t have an RSS or atom feed for our website. Is it possible to add to your page without them? That’s a bit odd!
  - peterrmiles on March 31, 2014 at 5:10 pm said:
    
    I don’t even know what they are!!! Will have another look and see if I can add no wordpress based sites. Must be a way surely?
Simon Winter on March 31, 2014 at 5:17 pm said:

are you using a WordPress blogroll widget or plugin? If so, that probably only allows you to link to other WordPress blogs! No worries anyway, I’ll still list you on ours. Keep up the great work 🙂

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- peterrmiles on March 31, 2014 at 5:21 pm said:
  
  Erm possibly a blogroll tho I have blogspot blogs listed as a link. Will have a good tinker with it tonight. Thanks for the kind words, much appreciated
  
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Doug on December 10, 2014 at 10:19 am said:

Peter

Sorry to contact you via this site but could you let me have some info. It’s not something that a Southend fan wants reminding about but do you know what the attendance was at the Sheffield Wednesday v Southend match in April 1976?

Cheers

Doug

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- peterrmiles on December 10, 2014 at 10:28 am said:
  
  Hi Doug, it was 25,802
  
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Nick @Footballtripper.com on March 12, 2015 at 11:19 am said:

Hi Peter,

I’ve recently started a website called Football Tripper which contains stadium guides from leagues across the world, and I was wondering whether or not you wanted to exchange links?

I’ve already written about your blog, The Itinerant Football Watcher on my site and am a big fan: http://footballtripper.com/our-favourite-football-sites/

Let me know what you think!

Cheers,

Nick

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- peterrmiles on March 12, 2015 at 11:20 am said:
  
  Thank you Nick, much appreciated. Will add a reciprocal link to mine
  
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  - ftripper on March 14, 2015 at 1:06 pm said:
    
    Cheers Peter, when you add it you can ignore the www. and just put http://footballtripper.com – not that it really matters either way! 🙂
Doug Lowe on April 20, 2015 at 1:37 pm said:

Peter

Belated thanks for the attendance information and congratulations on your website. At the moment me and my son travel all over the West Country taking in new non-League grounds (and eating too many pasties). When I can get at my pension I’ll probably be going further afield.

I’m putting together a book of old interviews with former footballers. One of these spent the 1953-54 season at Southend – Tommy Lowder. I’d really like to include one or two action photos from Tommy’s time at Southend. Can you help?

Thanks.

Doug

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- peterrmiles on April 25, 2015 at 9:01 am said:
  
  I will see what I can find
  
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Bjorn on March 19, 2016 at 8:32 am said:

Nice blog, in was one of the guys who orginised this, thanks for coming

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Mark Wood on July 28, 2016 at 10:00 am said:

Hi Peter,
Have just read your excellent article in Football Weekends & am contacting you to register my interest in a future Serbian, or any other mainland Europe, Groundhop you may organise in the future.
I know it says follow you on twitter for any news on this but I am a rare breed in that I do not use any social media at all and I have found your / this website which I thought I would try and contact you through instead!

Mark

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- peterrmiles on July 28, 2016 at 10:02 am said:
  
  Hi Mark,
  Thanks for the kind words. All I really need is a email address that I can send you details to
  
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Joern Kroeger on November 22, 2016 at 12:54 pm said:

Hi Peter, we’re doing a piece on a few clubs that have disappeared in the next issue of When Saturday Comes and were wondering if you’d have any pics of Leyton FC and Horwich RMI as well as the Rossendale pics I spotted on your site?

Many thanks,

Joern Kroeger, Art Editor, WSC

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- peterrmiles on November 22, 2016 at 1:02 pm said:
  
  Hi Joern,
  I certainly have some of Leyton but not Horwich. Have loads of other grounds like Wisbech, Aylesbury United, Buckingham Town (derelict and as was before vacation) let me know what you need and how to send them to you
  
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  - Joern Kroeger on November 24, 2016 at 11:57 am said:
    
    Hi Peter,
    got Leyton covered now I think but would be grateful if you could send whatever you have on Rossendale please to design@wsc.co.uk – and will definitely bare you in mind if this turns into a bit of a series and we cover some of the other clubs that have disappeared,
    many thanks,
    Joern
  - peterrmiles on November 24, 2016 at 12:14 pm said:
    
    Yes will sent them across tonight
- peterrmiles on November 22, 2016 at 1:03 pm said:
  
  Just read it properly and it clubs not grounds! Have loads like Hinckley Town, Athletic and United, Downes Sports, Rushden and Diamonds, Woodford Town absolutely loads!
  
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- peterrmiles on November 22, 2016 at 1:34 pm said:
  
  This blog piece might be useful https://peterrmiles.wordpress.com/2013/02/22/misplaced-childhood/
  
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Martin Armitage on November 26, 2016 at 11:01 am said:

I have some recent images of Rossendale United if you’re interested. I’ll just need your email.

Loved your 10 lost grounds article!

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Lee Moseley on December 24, 2016 at 2:35 pm said:

Hi Peter,
I run a South Shields FC fansite, would I be able to use one of your images of Frenchfield Park Penrith in a match preview article on my site? I’m more than happy to credit you and link back to your site.
Thanks,
Lee

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- peterrmiles on December 24, 2016 at 2:35 pm said:
  
  Yes that’s fine Lee
  
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  - Lee Moseley on December 24, 2016 at 2:38 pm said:
    
    Excellent, thank you very much.
Andrew Rishworth on January 7, 2017 at 8:42 am said:

Hi Peter,
I’ve written a book titled All Aboard the Bradford Train – funnily enough about Bradford City and trains. Stumbled across your website and your pictures from FC Sobemai caught my eye – intriguing, interesting and amusing and would like to somehow work them into my narrative – not sure if it’ll work so not guarantees but if it does could I use your images with appropriate acknowledgement/credit.
Thanks
Andrew

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- peterrmiles on January 7, 2017 at 8:43 am said:
  
  Yes thats fine Andrew
  
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  - Andrew Rishworth on January 8, 2017 at 12:53 pm said:
    
    Brilliant Peter – thanks ever so much. I have an idea and think I can make it work. I’ll let you know if it works out.
Tony on February 10, 2017 at 8:55 am said:

Peter, I’m a publisher of small books on things most readers aren’t interested in. My latest on the stocks is by Jack Rollin, on Chelmsford City’s brief and glorious 1938-1940 period. Your two pix of New Whittle Street would look good in the book, and (if Jack agrees of course) I’d like to include your piece about the ground and the old boy you met. Under your name of course. Regards, Tony

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- peterrmiles on February 10, 2017 at 8:57 am said:
  
  Hi Tony, I know your books well and have many of them. Yes feel free to use it. I believe me and Jack went to the same school albeit some years apart!
  
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Tony on February 10, 2017 at 12:05 pm said:

Many thanks Peter; I’ll pass on your reply to Jack. I’m a couple of months away from publication and will send you a copy then. if you house number is 12 squared and your postcode ends in EX then I find you are on my list already. Otherwise please email me your address to soccerdata@gmail.com

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- peterrmiles on February 10, 2017 at 12:08 pm said:
  
  Thats correct Tony, many thanks
  
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James Evans on September 28, 2017 at 6:29 pm said:

Great stuff, and some really good photos in there. I’ve put a link on my own blog – I don’t expect you to reciprocate as my blog’s a weird of mix of football stadia and music, but in case you fancy a read, there’s a link attached.

Thanks.

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- peterrmiles on September 28, 2017 at 6:31 pm said:
  
  Thanks James, much appreciated. Will take a look cheers
  
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Harvey on July 28, 2018 at 11:06 am said:

Hi,

This is Harvey and I am contacting you on behalf of Media Top, online media agency.

I came across your website and would be interested in collaborating with you, in exchange for a set fee, to write and post an article on your site https://peterrmiles.wordpress.com. The written piece will follow the same style and layout to other articles on your site and be an added value.

Please let me know if this is of interest to you and I will be able to send you more information.

Hoping to hear your positive response.

Regards,
Harvey

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- peterrmiles on July 28, 2018 at 9:14 pm said:
  
  Feel free to email me details on peter_miles@blueyonder.co.uk
  
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Donald Lancaster on August 26, 2018 at 5:24 pm said:

I just came across your blog. I live over in the Colonies and love all types of sport, What I love the most are the grounds, pitches and stadia that host the competitions and the people that support those teams. Although I do not travel much, I have been able to attend sporting matches in Jamaica (Soccer football and the Foreman-Frazier boxing match, Australia (Aussie Rules in Geelong and at the MCG), and Germany (Aachen FC in 1992). I enjoy attending Minor League (lower level professional leagues) baseball games here in the United States as the venues are intimate, the ballparks are unique and it is quite affordable. I find that attending sporting matches are a great way to meet locals and have a fun day.

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