Can one single incident define a club’s season? Blackpool fans might well cite Matt Gilks’ superb save from Martyn Waghorn’s penalty on Saturday as the event that saved them from relegation. Latics had been well on top in that first 20 minutes and if they had scored the Tangerines might well have fallen apart. Waghorn […]
The recent relegation battle between The Chairboys & The Pirates caught my attention not only for the issue at stake but for the quartered shirt design of both clubs. Wanderers lost the match at Adams Park 2-1 which leaves them needing to win at Torquay United who themselves are already relegated and hope that Bristol […]
Republic of Ireland 5 (Donnelly 2, Davis 2 [1 pen], Geoghegan) Germany 2 (Kobierski, Szepan) Saturday, 17th October 1936 “No previous occasion demanded so much from Ireland’s Soccer representatives as the visit of Germany on Saturday. Only on Wednesday last the Germans though beaten by Scotland had impressed the experts by what was described as […]
Is it me ? I know a goal is important. It means a great deal to all concerned whether you have scored it or conceded it. BUT is it me or do the players now go severely over the top when they have scored ? The celebrations after the ball has hit the onion bag […]
Wigan’s final home game of the season saw them troop off with their tails between their legs as a Blackpool side short on quality but high on commitment embarrassed their promotion chasing hosts by defeating them two nil. Rosler opted to revert to the side that was so dominant against Reading on Good Friday but […]
With the resurgence of vinyl records and the subsequent love affair with their associated covers this design company LPFC has come up with a “Footballers on album covers” tribute. My particular favorite is the Gazza & Gary one but they are all pretty good, nearly put “cool” but thought better of it. However on a […]
It’s back, the perfect way to start your weekend… with a perfect hat-trick. The Jukebox Juror brings you the week’s news via the medium of YouTube videos. This week he looks at football finance, the folly of Mourinho and five musicians, a couple of whom might be familiar. Mo Money, Mo Problems – Notorious B.I.G. […]
Do you remember that Neill Rimmers Perm, you know, him that wrote for This Northern Soul? He occasionally did a regular thing summarising the things that he thought you should be talking about at the game. Well he’s pulled his finger out of his backside and here he is again turning his attention to tomorrow’s […]
The word “massive” has become an integral part of the modern day footballers’ vocabulary. In everyday English it roughly translates to “important”, but it can also signify “crucial”. Ex-Blackpool player Stephen Crainey used it this week when he described Saturday’s clash with his old club as “a massive game for both sides”. In reality the […]
You find a better job, you go and see your boss, hand in your week/month notice etc and then work your notice before off to pastures new. So why can’t footballers ? ( As Spock would say “it’s illogical” ) That is the thorny question the Worlds Players Union FIFPRO is now asking, it could […]