My 10th Birthday - 18th April 2018

Today is my 10th Birthday!

Double figures!

I cannot wait to see what's in all this wrapping paper!

Auntie Willow loves present opening.

Lots and lots of old Coventry City programmes, just what I wished for.

I now have the last CCFC at Highfield Road and first match at the Ricoh Arena programmes.

Some games for my Xbox.

A map of the 92 English League Football stadiums to scratch off  when I have visited them.

Auntie Willow my cat just checking I haven't missed any presents.

She found another one!  

A Nintendo Switch!

Wow, I'm so lucky!


Here are some of the special cards I received.

My programme cover card from Mummy and Daddy.

My CCFC card from Sky Blue Sam and Mark Robins.

A special card from school.

A joke card from my Auntie and her family.  Who are Spurs supporters!

For those of you who read my blog regularly, you'll know I share the same Birthday with Vic Minett BBC Coventry & Warwickshire radio presenter.  I met her last year and was on her show.  We tweeted each other Happy Birthday! 

My Birthday cake's.

Making a wish about CCFC of course!

Can I really eat this?

I love chocolate cake!

On my Birthday at school I was lucky enough to met Sky Blue Sam who awarded me with my certificate for the Sky Blue in the Community Sport Move and learn project.

On 21st April Mummy and I completed our first Official Bedworth Park run.

It was very hot today!

Ticking Off Some More Of The 92 Football Stadiums - April 2018

As most of you know my ambition is to visit all 92 English Football League Stadiums, and here are a few more ticked off  my list. 

I am in Nottingham today.  Behind me you can see the City ground, home to Nottingham Forest, but we are not going here today.

We are at Meadow Lane, home of Notts County (7th April 18).

I am part of the 4500 Away Coventry City supporters today. (Capacity 19,841).

I was so surprised today when one of my favorite school teachers was sat right next to me in the crowd!

Play Up Sky Blues!
  It's kick off time.

Unfortunately we lost 2 -1 (Ponticelli 83').
But I enjoyed my Away match experience.

 A trip to London on the train.

Nuneaton to London Euston.

A quick stop at Kings Cross Station platform 9 3/4.  Mummy and Daddy tried to send me to Hogwarts!

 Then on to our main destination of the day.
Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and London Stadium.
 Now home to West Ham United.

'Oakley' my school bear is exploring with my today.

A lot of changes have happened to the stadium since the Olympic Games in 2012.  We listened all about them on our personal players during the tour.

Here we are in the tunnel where the players arrive and the media are waiting.

Time for my interview.

Now to the changing rooms.  By scanning the number on any shirt with my tour info device, you can find out and watch clips about the player.

Oakley, wanted to find out about England goal keeper Joe Hart.

Looking at the previous match countdown to kick-off timetable.

Here are the timings for West Ham v Southampton.

Some of the showers.

Here is part of the athletics track.

Oakley wanted to try it out too!

Listening to the story of the 2012 Olympics and touching a piece of the original track.

Winning gold!

Now it's time to head down the players tunnel.

Through our headsets we can hear the cheers and atmosphere of match day.

Out to the pitch.

Giving my instructions to the team.

 I am not impressed!

Capacity 57,000.

Hammers!

Time to explore some more of the park.

The Olympic rings.

Inside the Velodrome.

Great Britain topped the cycling medal charts here in 2012, with 12 medals including 8 golds.

That's so steep!

 A day trip around the Midlands, ticking off some more of the 92!

 What better to do on a rainy day then go on a driving tour of some football stadiums.

We started in Walsall at the Bescot Stadium. (Capacity 11,300).

I purchase a pin of every stadium I visit.  I have just been in the shop.

 On to Molineux Stadium, home to Wolverhampton Wanderers.  Newly promoted back to the Premier League for the 2018/19 season.

 Capacity 31,700.

The shop is massive.  I managed to purchase my pin and a programme for my collection.

My final stadium of today's road trip, The Hawthorns, home to West Bromich Albion (26,850 capacity).

Pin purchased.

Coventry City, more home matches.

A warm match for once verses Stevenage (20th April 18).

We won 3-1 (McNulty 2' 7' Kelly 36').

Coventry City v Lincoln City (24th April 18).  Not so good we lost 2-4.