Tag Archives: Harrogate

The overlooked spa town that’s a great alternative to Harrogate

With its spa town heritage, unspoilt rural surrounds and well-kept Victorian streets, it’s easy to see why Ilkley has gained a reputation as a miniature Harrogate, a lesser-known sibling to Yorkshire’s most famous spa town – perhaps even a “deadly rival”, as one local newspaper rather suggestively put it. But I disagree. To me, this… Read More »

EFL’s longest-serving managers: ‘I’d love to trade Klopp for a week’

John Coleman has been at Accrington Stanley for over nine years, playing second fiddle to Harrogate’s Simon Weaver – Paul Cooper. Accrington Stanley and Harrogate Town managers don’t seem to have much in common. Accrington’s John Coleman is approaching retirement age; The Scouser is plainspoken, saying he lost his love for football because of poor… Read More »