No York my old Dutch

May. 28 | One year ago to the day we traversed London in the name of T’entertainment on a day since know as the Perfect Storm.  So successful was that day that we have renamed the day New Balls Day – the moment when one sport finishes for the season...

The Danish rock way

May. 28 | It is only 3 years ago since Wembley Stadium threw its doors wide open, over budget and over its original 2 year construction time scale by some 4 years. It seems like an age ago that the England “roadshow” used to see internationals played...

Allez les Bleus!

May. 27 | Domenech has originally selected 24 players to be reduced to 23 on the 1st of June depending on Gallas’ calf injury. However Lassana Diarra was  ruled out of the World Cup because of a blood disorder on Sunday. There are therefore now 23 players in...

Millionaire row

May. 27 | According to Uncle Google, a millionaire is defined as someone who has a “net worth of a million or more units of currency”. In the good old days it was relatively easy to become a millionaire – simply take a flight to Turkey and you...

Could it be any easier?

May. 26 | Fancy playing in the next World Cup finals?  Then get yourself down into the Pacific and sit in a bar for a couple of years and get residency to play for the likes of New Caledonia, Vanuata or Fiji and you could be just eight games away from realising...

I hate Sunday’s

May. 23 | Unicorns 327-4 beat Sussex Sharks 325-4 by 4 wickets – Arundel – Sunday 23rd May 2010 Summer Sunday’s in England – yuck.  Honestly, spending all day watching one of the most exciting cricket games played in years in beautiful...

If Heskey can play for England so can Jay

May. 23 | Two weeks ago Fabio Cappello announced his provisional England squad for the World Cup of 30.  For some reason the Italian, as a number of the predecessors did, thinks that Emile Heskey is the answer to all of our problems.  The lumbering, accident...

How much more can we take?

May. 19 | I almost cringe when I see the multiple emails arrive in the TBIR inbox (there is such a thing as database cleansing guys) from The Circus as I know that within a day or so my beloved West Ham will be lampooned in the press.  So here is the latest ruse...

Has anyone seen Grays?

May. 18 | Last season saw three high profile clubs go to the wall mid-season in Chester City, Farsley Celtic and Kings Lynn. Add to this a number of clubs who had breached league rules and some relegation/promotion enforced geographical anomalies and you can see...

Carlsberg don’t do pitch invasions but if they did….

May. 16 | Picture the scene – last ever game at your home ground from the past 100+ years and you have just scored a goal in the dying minutes. You would want to celebrate wouldn’t you? Chesterfield 2 AFC Bournemouth 1 – Saltergate – 8th...