Diary of a newfound groundhopper

Bournemouth 1 Amesbury Town 0, Wessex Premier League, Saturday 17 th August 2019 A weekend away with the family means time to chill, reconnect and spend some much-needed quality family time together. But, more importantly than all that, it gives me the opportunity to attend a game at a ground I wouldn’t usually be able to get to on a ‘typical’ Saturday. With the family in tow, of course. I’m not an ogre! We’re in the New Forest this weekend, at the in-law’s holiday home. It’s the place that gave birth to my groundhopping career just over a year ago, when I snuck off to watch a football match rather than spend another night… erm… indulging in that quality family time I mentioned earlier. Upon arriving at our destination on Thursday, I’m not ashamed to admit that the first thing I did was check my Groundhopper App to see what games were being played within a 50km radius. My heart soared. Not only were there a plethora of options on offer on the Saturday, but there was als...