Category Archives: Football

In contrast with the situation I mentioned back in January, all talk of the Football League rebranding seems to have been forgotten, because there’s now some proper lascivious scandal for the media to froth over. In the past week or … Continue reading →

Football violence and related controversy must have hit a seasonal low, because they’re banging on about ways of rebranding the league again. The premise seems to be the same as when the Premier League was formed… we’re the best teams … Continue reading →

Fingers crossed for Keith Alexander, wishing him a speedy recovery.

They sail today for Istanbul While one of them must stay at home He failed to do things by the book But does the punishment match the crime? Well, that’s my contribution to National Poetry Day, anyway. The whole Rio … Continue reading →

My usual attitude to Premiership football is “fun to watch, but don’t expect me to get passionate about it”. The two teams I support are both, in their own ways, a good distance from the English Premiership. However, you can’t … Continue reading →

5-3?! Nice to have the two-goal cushion, but what happened to the second best defence in the Nationwide League?

Like just about all football fans, I frequently get the feeling that other clubs are getting my club’s share of good luck, but for the past couple of weeks, Lincoln City have been uncommonly blessed. A 1-0 win at Bournemouth … Continue reading →

It’s been a while since I wrote about my favourite Italian football club, so before I get to the point, I should probably recap on the past 10 months or so. I wrote about my last trip to Florence, where … Continue reading →

This is really bad. Admittedly, as a fan of A.C. Fiorentina and Italian football in general, I’m biased, but all football fans should be worried about what’s happening in Italy. Having been relegated to Serie B at the end of … Continue reading →

Well, it’s over. Somehow it was bound to be Brazil, seeing as the most robust alternative challengers went out in the quarter finals to, er… Brazil. If Beckham had been at peak fitness, who knows what might have happened. Don’t … Continue reading →