Taming the Shrew..well sort of

Apr. 30 | There can be few better moments than knowing that you are safe coming into the last game of the season as a football fan.  An away trip to a team at the top of the table takes on a different meaning and you can enjoy life a bit more.  The air smells...

Swans safe for another season despite meeting a pack of Wolves

Apr. 29 | Who would have expected Wolves to suddenly find their teeth on Saturday at The Liberty?  Certainly not most of the sensible football betters that is for sure as well as our resident Swansea expert, Abi Davies. Brendan Rodgers made two changes to the...

Well that was one hell of a season

Apr. 29 | So it all comes down to just 90 minutes of football.  The whole season will be decided not only by events at The Dripping Pan, but also at Grosvenor Vale, HA7 and Ram Meadow, Bury St Edmunds.  Despite the excellent form of the Rooks over the past two...

I bet we are all excited now!

Apr. 26 | “Ladies and Gentlemen.  Let me introduce to you our special guests who will be making the draw today….Ex-Welsh international and the most annoying man on the TV/Radio – Robbie Savage.  Next, another Premier League “battler”,...

Safety first

Apr. 25 | All is fair in love, war and football.  Well, that is what we are led to believe.  If it wasn’t for the pantomine villians, football would be no fun.  But when they escape the punishment of the fans it is oh, so frustrating.  Brian Parish reports...

Swansea gain a point and their Premier League survival

Apr. 23 | Whilst their survival has never been in danger, those of us who study the league tables will know you are never safe until the maths prove you are.  Swansea knew that a draw on Saturday at Bolton Wanderers would be enough and so we dispatched Abi Davies...

I get around…

Apr. 21 | ….from town to town, I’m a real cool head, I’m makin’ real good bread” A trip to Canvey Island on a wet, wild and windy April afternoon probably doesn’t feature in any Top 100 Days Out in England programmes, but for...

Anglo-Italian relations

Apr. 19 | Back in 1992 West Ham looked on enviously as Sheffield United kicked off against Manchester United on a sunny day on the 15th August to start what is now the richest league in the world. The Hammers had been relegated at the end of the previous season...

All’s square in love, war and Leverkusen

Apr. 16 | Aldershot or Leverkusen?  Hampshire or NordRhein Westfalon?  The Recreation Ground or the BayerArena?  Questions we all ask ourselves.  But how many of us who choose the latter answers?  Hands up the Daggers Diary team.  Brian Parish reports on...

Swansea hammer another nail into Rovers coffin

Apr. 16 | After a recent dip in form, some wags in the game suggested that the Swans inexperience at this level would see them sinking into the relegation mire.  So the game against Blackburn Rovers would be key to right the wrongs and put them safely in Mid-table....