From Ormiston To The Oving Cup: A 10 Year Football Hiatus
edinburgh, football, personalBack in 2005, when I was living in Edinburgh, I joined a couple of mates in going a long and trying out for a team that played in East Of Scotland league. That team was Ormiston. They played in what was the sixth tier of Scottish football. It…
English Football needs to Evolve
football, rantEngland have not missed a major footballing competition since 1994. Arguably, English football has come on leaps and bounds since then and is now one of the most exciting leagues in the world.Yet, as is usually the case over the last 13 years,…
Beckham is Back
beckham, footballAfter a short absence, David Beckham has finally returned to the England squad to face Brazil and Estonia. Following my last post about bringing Beckham back, Steve McClaren has finally had to give in to Beckham's superb form of late.Many congratulations…
Recall Beckham?
footballDo we want to? Really? It's a question that has been on many an Englishmans lips after the stuttering Euro 2008 qualifying campaign. And now there is a site designed to question the football loving public - should McClaren recall Beckham? Vote…
Xabi Alonso Goal against Newcastle
football, liverpool, newcastle, xabi alonsoFootball's a funny old game - one day talking about football bungs, the next day talking about goals of the season.I only just saw Xabi Alonso's goal earlier today and what a scorcher. A bit fortunate with the Newcastle goalkeeper slipping,…
Football Bungs – BBC lifts the lid
bbc, bungs, footballBBC 1. 10:15pm. BBC's Panorama programme has just finished and the lid on football's bung culture looks to have been lifted. Programme clips are even making the evening news. This looks like the start of something big, and could have a devastating…
Frolics at the Frankfurt Fan Zone
football, Germany, travel, World CupTravelling again? Yep, and thoroughly enjoyable once again! Having travelled only once to Germany before, I decided that it would simply be rude not to grace the fatherland with my presence once again. And what better time to do it than during…
Metatarsals and Penalties
beckham, Euro 2004, football, metatarsals, penaltiesThe downfalls of England's last few European and World Cup attempts.The latest victim of the broken metatarsal disease is Wayne Rooney, on whom much of England's World Cup hopes are pinned. Rooney has broken a metatarsal in his right foot, and…