New Year is supposed to be an opportunity for renewal; every social media affirmation discards the negative of the year… READ MORE
Amidst the unbridled orgy around him, one man stood at the centre spot, his foot resting gently on the ball.… READ MORE
Christmas day peaked around 8.30pm on the revelation that my father-in-law has ‘discovered YouTube’ and, due to the novelty of… READ MORE
I’m reading Bob Mortimer’s novel, The Satsuma Complex at the moment. Having devoured nearly 200 pages in a couple of… READ MORE
Some friends are spending Christmas in Australia and have got their Irish friend to house sit for them and look… READ MORE
Maurice Evans was the nicest man in football; he was mild mannered, generous and thoughtful, and cared deeply about football’s… READ MORE
Most football stories are written backwards – the focal point is a career or club defining triumph from which a… READ MORE
As Brinyhoof and I left after the Bolton game on Tuesday, we were discussing, perhaps arrogantly, who we’d want in… READ MORE
When I got home from last night’s draw against Bolton, I was greeted by the warm welcoming embrace of my… READ MORE
Both the recent David Beckham and Robbie Williams documentaries on Netflix choose to largely ignore their early lives. Rather than… READ MORE

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