Stoke thump Charlton, Didcot top the league & East Fife earn a point

Fantastic 4-0 home win for Stoke over Charlton, managed by former Stoke manager Nathan Jones, who is not who left most Stoke fans with happy memories. Ethan Galbraith scored again, along with the f…

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September Reading Challenge…The Restless Bones

Day 4 and started this one on my Kindle. Kerry Watts is another new author for me and a crime novel set in the Scottish isles. Will have a read with my lunchtime cuppa as working and bit rude to re…

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September Reading Challenge – just received this classic…

Recently bought this four book trilogy of Vinted and aiming to read this as part of the September Reading Challenge. First read The Hitchhiker’s Guide the Galaxy in my school days and enjoyed…

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Stoke notch first win and Didcot win two out of two in the league

Stoke got a hard fought one nil win over Norwich and climbed to the dizzy heights of 20th! Ethan Galbraith netted his second goal of the season and we had new signing, left back Luca Bambino come o…

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September Reading Challenge for Teenage Cancer Trust underway!

And we’re off! First out of the gates is a new author to me, C.J. Tudor and so far it reads like Stepford Wives crossed with Stephen King! Enjoying it so far and one of the NetGalley reads in…

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Stoke thumped at Wolves, Didcot advance on penalties & East Fife draw

After an early lead from a Sam Gallagher goal it was business as usual as Wolves then put four past us and leaves Stoke currently bottom of the Championship with three defeats in three. Can’t…

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Album review: SHA-BOOM – Another Nail in the Coffin

Share the post "Album review: SHA-BOOM – Another Nail in the Coffin" FacebookTwitterLinkedInE-mailBookmarkPrint Silver Lining Music [Release date 26.08.26] Sha-Boom appeared in 1988 and disappea...

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Tickets go on sale for first Stoke Book Festival - Daily Focus

Tickets have gone on sale for a new week-long book festival designed to strengthen Stoke-on-Trent’s cultural offer and help tackle the city’s literacy challenges. The inaugural Stoke Book Festival wil...

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News: BROTHERS OSBORNE, WILLIE DOWLING, FOREIGNER (September 2026)

Share the post "News: BROTHERS OSBORNE, WILLIE DOWLING, FOREIGNER (September 2026)" FacebookTwitterLinkedInE-mailBookmarkPrint Brothers Osborne (pictured) release their new album ‘Watertown&#821...

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NY Loose/Brjitte West release Monolith Kids remastered with extra tracks

Order here (UK/International) : HERE Vinyl: £33.90 + shipping / CD: £13.90 + shipping Order here (US only) : HERE Brijitte West and NFA Promotions announce a long-overdue collection from one of the…

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Teenage Cancer Trust September Reading Challenge

We like a fundraising challenge, especially one that features one of my favourite hobbies – reading! Aiming to read one book per week AND at least one outside of my usual reading comfort zone…

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Album review : ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK – Faithfully

Share the post "Album review : ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK – Faithfully" FacebookTwitterLinkedInE-mailBookmarkPrint Cleopatra Records [Release date : 28.08.26] The whole idea of taking on a striking s...

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Zack Gibson’s debut single Figure It Out out September 4

Zack Gibson is a 17‑year‑old Scottish singer‑songwriter and multi‑instrumentalist from Broughty Ferry, Dundee, quickly emerging as one of the most promising young artists in Scotland’s ne…

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FA Trophy cup action this Saturday as Didcot Town host Winchester City

This Saturday, Didcot welcome Winchester City for an epic FA Trophy clash. Bring a friend along! It should be a great tie as both clubs battle for a place in the first qualifying round of the FA Tr…

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Stoke lose at Southampton, Didcot bow out of the FA Cup & East Fife secure a point

Thought this season would blog about the three teams I support/follow, namely Stoke City (my hometown club), Didcot Town (my adopted hometown club) and East Fife (I have followed their results sinc…

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Album review: SPELL SONGS – In Thin Air

Share the post "Album review: SPELL SONGS – In Thin Air" FacebookTwitterLinkedInE-mailBookmarkPrint Hudson Records [Release date 04.09.26] Spell Songs are a bit of a folk supergroup comprising o...

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Album review: KINDRED NORTH – Kindred North

Share the post "Album review: KINDRED NORTH &#8211; Kindred North" FacebookTwitterLinkedInE-mailBookmarkPrint Pride & Joy Music [Release date 21.08.26] Although melodic rock & AOR is my first musical love (along with folk music), recent albums in this genre have not made &hellip; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/08/album-review-kindred-north-kindred-north/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&rarr;</span></a>

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Single review: BIG COUNTRY REDUX – Winter Sky

Share the post "Single review: BIG COUNTRY REDUX &#8211; Winter Sky" FacebookTwitterLinkedInE-mailBookmarkPrint Website  Big Country Redux return with ‘Winter Sky’, the latest single taken from their ...

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FA Cup action tomorrow – Didcot Town v Swindon Supermarine

FA CUP Football At The Loop Tomorrow!  ​Here we go again with another exciting FA Cup tie at the Loop Meadow Stadium. ​This Saturday, Didcot welcome Swindon Supermarine for an epic FA Cup clash and…

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Archive interviews with Stoke City fans, writers & journos

A few archive Five Quick Q’s from The Rock ‘N’ Roll Oatcake with Stoke City fans – Old Stokie & Stephen Foster and journalists Martin Spinks & Graham McGarry. All fr…

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Fifty years of laughter, joy, tears and mediocrity as a Stoke City supporter

Sitting with my son in the corner of the Tile Mountain on the opening game of another season I remembered it was fifty years ago that I attended my first Stoke match with my dad (and sometimes my g…

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FA CUP Football At The Loop This Weekend!

​This Saturday August 22, Didcot Town welcome Swindon Supermarine for an epic FA Cup clash. ​Bring a friend along! It should be a great tie as both clubs battle for a place in the first qualifying …

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The Pineapple Thief announce new studio album ‘Far and Wide’ and single ‘New World Order’

The Pineapple Thief announce new studio album ‘Far and Wide’; launch video for single ‘New World Order’ Pre-order / Stream here:   Photo: George Laycock  Progressive art-rockers The …

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Album review: NICOLE ATKINS – Drama

Share the post "Album review: NICOLE ATKINS &#8211; Drama" FacebookTwitterLinkedInE-mailBookmarkPrint Sun Records/ Wicked Games Records [Release date 18.09.26] Nicole Atkins returns with her first all...

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Jukebox Heroes 2026 – The Bairns Rachel Unthank & The Winterset

Rachel Unthank, along with her sister Becky, form the driving force of The Unthanks, a very talented and well respected folk band. This album was released in 2007, before the Winterset morphed into…

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Booked In…Rock Goes to College by Paul Sexton

The hectic, hugely entertaining, and definitive story of the wonderful and entirely amateurish British university gig scene that launched the career of some of the world’s most famous bands As rock…

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Booked in…Blood, Rust, and Steel by Stuart MacBride

All good things must come to an end . . . Acting Detective Inspector Roberta Steel has never been shy, but she’s finally retiring. After thirty years of policing Aberdeen’s underbelly, she’s all se…

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