La Beuna Vida

Mar. 22 | After a totally depressing week watching the daggers lose again who can blame Brian Parish and Dagenham Dan for wanting another change of scenery.  So as a treat we sent them off to Madrid to take in a weekend of La Liga action. Booked several months...

So that is why they are one of the richest club in the world!

Feb. 9 | The Deloitte Sports Business Group presents the Football Money League 2012 What is the most you have ever paid for a ticket for football? An official one, mind, not one from a tout. £50? Certainly not if you follow your team away from home and have...

It’s not all about the Camp Nou

Jan. 25 | Brian Parish abandons the Daggers for one weekend and heads off to the delights of Barcelona. About twice a season, Dagenham Dan and I eschew the delights of Dagenham, and board a flight to the Iberian Peninsula to take in a game or three over the course...

Come feel the noise

Dec. 8 | Faced with watching another potential Dagenham and Redbridge defeat and some winter sunshine watching the world’s best team, it is not hard to understand why Brian and Dagenham Dan headed for the beaches of Barcelonetta, the monuments of Gaudi and...

Valencia and Leverkusen face injury problems

Oct. 14 | The upcoming Champions League clash between German outfit, Bayer Leverkusen, and Spain’s Valencia CF could lack some of the usual polish, after both sides were forced to rule out one of their players due to injury. The tie, which will take place...

Jeux Sans Frontières

Aug. 10 | Around six months ago I was made aware of a challenge.  Now I love a challenge, especially one regarding football.  But this one was formed on such a wonderful cause I could do nothing but throw my small website weight behind it. The idea? To visit...

The seven deadly sins

Aug. 6 | He may only be 5foot 5inches tall, but last night a The Gnoll, in the Vale of Neath, Jonathan Pereira Rodríguez was walking as tall as one of the legendary giants that roamed these parts.  Few strikers can boast a 4 goal haul in a competitive match,...

How Man v Food became Man Utd v Barcelona

Aug. 4 | This past weekend was one of the most superb, thoughtful, exciting, loving weekends I have ever experienced. It involves football, although early Saturday morning this was the furthest thing from my mind. It involves food, specifically eateries featured...

Cataloons

May. 17 | Faced with a free weekend of football, our man behind the very successful Daggers Diary, Brian Parish and Dan Campbell headed off to Barcelona for a weekend of football. When Dagenham Dan and I were on our way back from Qatar in January, the idea of another...

Staring into the Abcess

May. 3 | In November 2004 I attended my first ever away trip to watch England as part of the official travel group. The trip was to the famous Estadio Bernabau for a relative meaningless friendly. The whole trip was a disaster, ranging from a four hour delay on...