WELCOME TO LATE TACKLE 3 February 2025 0 comments WHEN Jurgen Klopp announced just over a year ago that he would leave Liverpool at the end of the 202324 […]
UNEXPECTED EUROPEAN HOSTS 3 February 2025 0 comments SAM TODD LOOKS AT THE SELECT GROUP OF ENGLISH GROUNDS WHICH HAVE BEEN HOME TO EUROPEAN FOOTBALL BUT NOT A […]
THE FUTURE OF FOOTBALL PROGRAMMES 3 February 2025 0 comments DAVID OHL GIVES HIS IDEAS ON HOW TO PROTECT A MUCH-LOVED INSTITUTION THAT HAS COME UNDER INCREASING PRESSURE… BUYING a […]
RETURN TO SHEPPEY 3 February 2025 0 comments MICHAEL GRIMES TAKES A TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE… THE Isle of Sheppey is off the Kent coast in the Thames […]
WHEN DANNY BOY WAS SMILING 3 February 2025 0 comments COLIN ALLAN RECALLS A FAMOUS NORTHERN IRELAND VICTORY AGAINST ENGLAND AT WEMBLEY ALMOST 70 YEARS AGO… Breathing space: Northern Ireland’s […]
SLOT MACHINE 3 February 2025 0 comments ROBERT J WILSON LOOKS AT THE IMPACT OF NEW BOSS ARNE SLOT AT LIVERPOOL AND THE CHALLENGES THAT LIE AHEAD… […]
MINNOWS FLEX THEIR MUSCLES 3 February 2025 0 comments TOM WINCH LOOKS AT THOSE COUNTRIES ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A NAME FOR THEMSELVES ON THE INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL MAP… Flying: San […]
FEARS FOR OUR GAME 3 February 2025 0 comments States of Play –How Sportswashing Took Over Football, by Miguel Delaney, published by Seven Dials, Price: £22 THE Independent’s chief […]
HEAVEN’S XI 3 February 2025 0 comments PHILIP O’ROURKE PICKS HIS TOP SIDE FROM THE PLAYERS WHO HAVE GONE BEFORE US Icon: Franz Beckenbauer playing for Bayern […]
A DECADE TO REMEMBER 3 February 2025 0 comments Don’t Cry For Me, Next Door Neighbour, by Michael Fahey, published by Legends Publishing, Price: 12.99 IN Don’t Cry For […]
ALL HAIL THE KING 3 February 2025 0 comments ROBERT J WILSON LOOKS BACK AT THE LIFE OF THE LATE, GREAT DENIS LAW Party time: Denis Law, centre, and […]
THE MEETING 3 February 2025 0 comments CHARLTON ATHLETIC HEATHER MCKINLAY ON LOVE, FAMILY AND CHARLTON ATHLETIC Home comforts: Colin Walsh celebrates scoring the only goal in […]
COOK’S AMBITIOUS RECIPE 3 February 2025 0 comments SAM SHEPPEY LOOKS AT THE ROLE OF GARRY COOK IN THE RISE OF MAN CITY AND HIS NEXT STEPS Done […]
THE MAGIC OF SCHILLACI AND MILLA 3 February 2025 0 comments MICHAEL STEWART TAKES A LOOK BACK TO THE MEMORABLE ITALIA 90 WORLD CUP… Feel the passion: Italy’s Salvatore ‘Toto’ Schillaci […]
FINDING THE FAR CORNER AGAIN 3 February 2025 0 comments JONNY BRICK PLUCKS ANOTHER BOOK FROM THE SHELVES OF THE FOOTBALL LITERARY SOCIETY, THIS ONE A CULT CLASSIC PUBLISHED IN […]
MEMORY LANE – FEBRUARY 1971, BY BOB BOND 3 February 2025 0 comments … Continue reading… Access all our premium content for less than 50p per week! SUBSCRIBE Already a subscriber to our […]
ENDING THE BACKPASS FARCE 3 February 2025 0 comments BRIAN CORRY ON A FOOTBALL LAW CHANGE THAT BREATHED NEW LIFE INTO THE GAME It’s mine: Denmark’s Peter Schmeichel claims […]
WHAT THE GULLS DID NEXT 3 February 2025 0 comments AUTHOR STEVE HARRIS ON HOW TORQUAY UNITED MADE THE MOST OF THEIR BIZARRE RELEGATION ESCAPE IN THE 1980S What a […]
SEASIDE ADVENTURE 3 February 2025 0 comments POET AND WRITER CHRIS TOWERS HEADED TO WESTON-SUPER-MARE TO SEE THEM TAKE ON ENFIELD TOWN IN NATIONAL LEAGUE SOUTH EVER […]
England and Fabio Capello: An underwhelming story 2 December 2024 0 comments With Thomas Tuchel just the third foreign manager in the history of England, there has been much discourse around his appointment.
REVIEW: Come on Marine! by Barry Lenton 2 December 2024 0 comments Come on Marine! A personal history of the Mighty Mariners – Barry Lenton, published by Barry Lenton, price: £32.
England and the managers who turned down the national job 2 December 2024 0 comments It has not always been the case that those offered the opportunity to lead the Three Lions have wanted to do so.
REVIEW: Extra Time Beckons, Penalties Loom by Adam Hurrey 2 December 2024 0 comments Extra Time Beckons, Penalties Loom: How to use (and abuse) the language of football – Adam Hurrey, published by Headline, Price: £20.
Regis Le Bris has Sunderland dreaming of promotion again 2 December 2024 0 comments Championship side Sunderland are a world away from the club that suffered back-to-back relegations and endured four years in the third tier.
REVIEW: Badger’s Football Slang & Banter by Niall Edworthy 2 December 2024 0 comments Badger’s Football Slang & Banter – Niall Edworthy, published by Badger Books, price: £9.99.
CAREER REVIEW: Peter Higham 2 December 2024 0 comments Fratton Park, February 1950. Defending First Division champions Portsmouth had an injury crisis. Enter 19-year-old Marine Peter Higham.
REVIEW: Benno, My Life in Football by Dave Bennett 2 December 2024 0 comments Benno: My Life in Football – Dave Bennett with Rich Chamberlain, published by Pitch Publishing, price: £25.
CARTOON: Preston North End 3-3 Wolverhampton, 1954 2 December 2024 0 comments A cartoon illustrating the 3-3 draw between Preston North End and Wolverhampton Wanderers at Deepdale on 13 November 1954.
REVIEW: Panini Legends by Greg Lansdowne 2 December 2024 0 comments Panini Legends: A Celebration of the World’s Greatest Football Stickers – Greg Lansdowne, published by Bloomsbury Sport, price: £16.99.
Johan Neeskens: A tribute to the Dutch legend 2 December 2024 0 comments The football coming out of the Netherlands in the 1960s and 1970s was joyous and different. No one had seen anything like Total Football.