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Tag: #mantova

Home Is Where The Heart Is

Guest blogger Rick Elliott wraps up the Serie D season with Mantova 1911… In January 2017, at the halfway point … More

#GroundHopping, #italy, #mantova, #seried, italia

Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda – Lockdown Begins

Guest blogger Rick Elliott reports from his balcony… On Sunday, I woke up to the news that the city of … More

#football, #GroundHopping, #italy, #mantova, #mantova1911, #seried, awaydays, soccer

Sporting Franciacorta (A): Champagne on Ice?

Guest blogger Rick Elliott follows Mantova into wine country… “Eh, alè alè, la Serie D ha già rotto il cazzo. … More

#calcio, #football, #italy, #mantova, #mantova1911, #seried, awaydays, franciacorta

Sasso Marconi (A): Breaking Ties

Guest blogger Rick Elliott reflects on the ending of a union… Divorced. Freed from the shackles of misery. No more … More

#calcio, #football, #GroundHopping, #italy, #mantova, #mantova1911, #seried, awaydays, soccer

Lentigione (A): An Open Arm’s Welcome

Guest-blogger Rick Elliott and the travelling Mantova army receive the warmest of welcomes… As Mantova’s promotion push starts to gain … More

#calcio, #football, #GroundHopping, #italy, #mantova, #mantova1911, #seried

Alfonsine (A): An Unwanted Birthday Present

Guest-blogger Rick Elliott takes the rough with the smooth as Mantova extend their lead at the top of Serie D … More

#calcio, #football, #FootballWeekends, #groundhop, #groundhopper, #GroundHopping, #italy, #mantova, #mantova1911

Crema (A): Things You Do For Love

Guest-blogger Rick Elliott makes a difficult decision on matchday 9 that gives us an insight into his life in Mantova… … More

#calcio, #football, #GroundHopping, #italy, #mantova, #mantova1911

Progresso (A): The Hunt Is On

Guest blogger Rick Elliott prepares to batten down the hatches as autumn settles in… After an unusually warm October had … More

#calcio, #FootballWeekends, #GroundHopping, #italy, #mantova, #mantova1911, #seried

Savignanese (A): Crossing The Rubicon

Guest blogger Rick Elliott walks in the steps of Julius Caesar… On 10th January 49 B.C. Julius Caesar stood on … More

#calcio, #football, #groundhopper, #GroundHopping, #italy, #mantova, #seried, footballtravel, footballweekend

Calvina (A): The Gift That Keeps On Giving

Guest-blogger Rick Elliott reports from the idyllic shores of Lake Garda… And we are back! No rest for the wicked. … More

#calcio, #football, #groundhopper, #GroundHopping, #italy, #mantova, #mantova1911, #seried, #stadium
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