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Dan Whitelegg

@mintcakechronicles.bsky.social

Copywriter and Kendal Town media man. Mainly talk about life as the latter, but may occasionally waffle on about whisky and the Lake District ⚫⚪ #nonleague #groundhopper

166 Followers  |  108 Following  |  36 Posts  |  Joined: 14.11.2024  |  1.9534

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Another 'free' Saturday it is, then 🥶

11.01.2025 09:53 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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A great day.

28.12.2024 22:19 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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All good on the fog-front! Big game this afternoon against fellow promotion chasers, Boro Rangers 😬

28.12.2024 10:00 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Had never heard of Tow Law Town before moving to the Northern League, but they've become one of my favourite clubs.

Fantastic little ground and great people (if only it was a tad warmer...).

22.12.2024 08:43 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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📸☺️ A fab evening on Friday as we beat Penrith 4-2 in front of a bumper crowd.

Non league's great.

15.12.2024 09:33 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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It's rare I actually catch goals, but got this one spot on from last night's win over Penrith.

Lovely overhead from Killer 🎥

14.12.2024 10:43 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Yeah...game off...😔

07.12.2024 10:56 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Oh, it's #FloodlightFriday again...

06.12.2024 09:20 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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We have a busy December at Kendal, with 4️⃣ of our next 5️⃣ games at home!

If any groundhoppers are in the area this month (or just fancy a trip), do give us a visit!

04.12.2024 13:06 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

A 200 mile round trip Tuesday night win in the league cup...is rewarded with another 200 mile round trip on a Tuesday night in the league cup...🙄

Anyway, roll on Seaham.

04.12.2024 09:50 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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A lovely 4-0 win this afternoon...and much needed #nonleague

30.11.2024 18:41 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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A wet one at Parkside Road this afternoon...#nonleague

30.11.2024 14:34 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Ah. Death, taxes and OnlyFans 🙄

But agreed; much prefer it here, and suspect I'll start using the club account soon (you might even prove to be the catalyst 😂).

30.11.2024 09:35 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

It is, but currently dormant. Wanted to make sure we got the handle, but been waiting to see how this place takes off before using it.

30.11.2024 09:13 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Thank you ☺️

For everyone else, the excellent @hoppersguide.com visited us in pre-season. You can read about his trip, here 👇

hoppersguide.com/kendal-town-...

30.11.2024 09:04 — 👍 6    🔁 1    💬 2    📌 0

You're definitely not the only one! But not been so since 2000.

30.11.2024 08:36 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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If anyone's in the Cumbria area today, we (Kendal Town) are looking to keep up our play-off push at home to Birtley Town this afternoon.

Come and enjoy some top notch non league football! We're a friendly bunch, honest.

30.11.2024 08:31 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0
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Floodlights in the fog at Altrincham for today's #FloodlightFriday

29.11.2024 19:59 — 👍 8    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Ah, this time last year. Looked like a cold one at home to West Didsbury & Chorlton. Don't remember the score, but 99.9% certain we lost; they always did a number on us.

28.11.2024 18:30 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Superb. West Auckland have something similar at the back of one of their stands (although this photo doesn't do it justice 🙄)

27.11.2024 12:35 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Always enjoyed this warning at Winsford...

27.11.2024 10:39 — 👍 7    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 1

50+ new followers since this was posted.

Cheers @hoppersguide.com 🫡

25.11.2024 21:30 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0

As promised, my ⚽ groundhoppers list

Follow all the good folks on this list and you will get to see plenty of photos and reports from the UK and beyond straight to your Bluesky feed

If you would like to be added to this list and regularly visit new grounds, let me know 🖤🤍

go.bsky.app/7P2rwza

24.11.2024 22:15 — 👍 59    🔁 17    💬 25    📌 5
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Tomorrow we travel to Carlisle City for a rare derby game!

Our last visit was in the pre-season of 2023, when I managed to catch Martin Grundy's header in a 1-0 win.

🤞Fingers crossed it beats the weather.

22.11.2024 09:37 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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BBC Radio Cumbria - BBC Radio Cumbria Sport, Non-League Cumbria Carlisle City, Kendal Town, Westmorland FA, Kendal Town Ladies and Mark Carruthers.

Great to hear from our ladies team manager, Chris Miller, at the end of this week's Non League Cumbria show ☺️

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...

20.11.2024 15:01 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Ah, feels like pitch inspection season gets earlier every year 🙄

Hope clubs aren't affected too badly this winter; can't stress enough how important it is to get games on (cashflow, fixture backlogs, travelling, etc).

19.11.2024 12:17 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

It was great to see more groundhoppers at Parkside Road on Saturday! Seeing their photos, blogs and videos reminds us what makes us (and non league) so special and genuinely reinvigorates our love for the old place 🏠

Thanks guys 🫡

19.11.2024 09:40 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Can confirm that this dog is OBSESSED. You should see it watch snooker (genuinely) 🐶🖤🤍

17.11.2024 16:28 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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This Northern League is brutal. One minute you're in the play off spots with games in hand, the next you're 6️⃣ points behind.

Still a long way to go!

17.11.2024 10:12 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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So where are we all off to today?

We're at home to Crook Town this afternoon, if anyone fancies visiting us in the Lakes! #nonleague

16.11.2024 11:28 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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