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I bet we are all excited now!

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”,...

When Groundhopping meets Trainspotting

When Groundhopping meets Trainspotting

Apr. 12 | We all scoff at the thought of Groundhopping, yet hands up who peers longingly out of the train window for the hope of the sight of a floodlight or two.  And when we do, we are straight on Google Maps to find out what ground it was?  Hmm…so only...

Tigers maul their wildcat neighbours – The Long Good Friday parts 1 and 3

Tigers maul their wildcat neighbours – The Long Good Friday parts 1 and 3

Apr. 7 | This was to be the day of all days.  The plan was to take in three (THREE!) Rugby League games, fitted around a trip to Oakwell to watch Barnsley v West Ham.  Originally on the agenda was the Humberside derby as Hull Kingston Rovers took on their bigger...

A matter of life or death

A matter of life or death

Mar. 30 | It is fair to say that due to the skills and resources of the medical teams at White Hart Lane on Saturday 17th March 2012, one man is alive today that may not have survived his cardiac situation if it would have occurred many places outside of the stadium....

A step too far?

A step too far?

Feb. 23 | Yesterday morning, like every morning, I start the day with a look at my email. Such is the modern world, and the joys of working within the Internet Services Market for a global company that the motto “if you snooze, you lose” has become...

Saturday Night, Sunday Mong Kok – A football adventure in Hong Kong

Saturday Night, Sunday Mong Kok – A football adventure in Hong Kong

Feb. 19 | Doncaster Rovers fan Glen Wilson went to Hong Kong.  Silly question whether we wanted him to watch a game or three really isn’t it? Sunday 22 January 2012 Tweet from Steve: “Are you watching any football over there? Chance to see Kezman.” Thursday...

Gamesmanship, tactical genius or just economics?

Gamesmanship, tactical genius or just economics?

Feb. 14 | We often assume that football managers think strategically, know exactly what is going on and play to a set plan.  However, watching a number of teams both in the Premier League or nPower Championship where the only strategy is one of hit and hope I...

No brotherly love for Zambia

No brotherly love for Zambia

Feb. 13 | Last Saturday I hopped on a train from New York Penn Station along my very good friends @lugepravda and @Luciejallen. Seventy minutes later and fifty dollars lighter we alighted at Philadelphia 30th street Amtrack station. We were here on a whistle-stop...

The greatest show on earth

The greatest show on earth

Feb. 6 | Every year I am blessed to have the opportunity to travel across the Ocean to the US of A. For some unknown reason I am considered a bit of an expert in the field of online intellectual property protection (or domain names) and so annually I head off...

On the twelth day of Christmas….BLOODY FOOTBALL!

On the twelth day of Christmas….BLOODY FOOTBALL!

Jan. 5 | You choose a team. You choose a place to sit . You choose your new family. Choose a fucking big television to watch games played in 3-D slo-motion High Definition megatron action. Choose gnomes painted in club colours, nodding dogs, and electrical tin...