Football news reviewed or fiction revealed?
I am building a website called The Football Ground, with links to free web content by club, competition and country, and – unsurprising to regular…
Articles by Mark Rasdall
Chris Sutton: That was your life
If you are as old as me you will remember iconic moments from the 1960s and 1970s such as: Fry’s Turkish Delight ads (whatever did…
Gareth Southgate: the new Joshua?
For someone born in Watford it is quite remarkable, isn’t it, that Gareth Southgate should have been quite good at football? Perhaps less surprising was…
Three men and one woman went to mow
I’m sure that many of you will remember a song from your childhood called ‘One man went to mow.’ Some of you may even have…
Eddie and Mauricio, far from any Madding Crowds
Post-match football reaction is sometimes more interesting than the match itself, isn’t it? After seemingly every Premier League encounter, Jose is forced to defend his…
It’s a shame, Alan
Whenever I’ve been struggling with the important things in life – a libido that still sees Anna Ford as an attractive woman; a kitchen without…
Yellow ribbons: has Arsene done his time?
Some years ago, my two sons and I went to Wembley Stadium to be entertained and ultimately engrossed by events on the pitch. EE that…
Phil believes, she believes: what could possibly go wrong?
It must be difficult to be Phil Neville, mustn’t it? Imagine being inside his head or, even harder perhaps, finding something interesting there. This may…
A Special Place in Football History
Do you remember the Chelsea side of 2004-05? Of course, you do. That team set all kinds of Premier League records in terms of wins…
Commented Out
I am a man of words – if not always a man of my word (satire can do that to people) – so it is…