American Express? That will do nicely
For those of you who remember TV advertising campaigns in the 1980s and 1990s, this was the catchphrase used by the credit card company in an always reassuring fashion, suggesting…
For those of you who remember TV advertising campaigns in the 1980s and 1990s, this was the catchphrase used by the credit card company in an always reassuring fashion, suggesting…
Do any of you remember ‘Harry’s Game?’ It was a 1975 novel – a thriller, set against the background of The Troubles in Northern Ireland – by Gerald Seymour, made…
Sam Allardyce, David Moyes and Chris Coleman allegedly met at the Bridge Café in West Acton this week for one of their regular get-togethers, where they imagined that they were…
I’ve been doing a lot of research for my latest book in the First Football Histories series: The Chelsea FC story (available in all Amazon stores). One of the key…
I imagined myself at the London Palladium this week for the ‘FIFA Best Football Awards 2017.’ It seems a strange title for a competition, doesn’t it? I mean, who cares…
Jurgen Klopp was quick to praise orange-growers for his Liverpool side’s performance against the mighty Slovenian side, Maribor, in the UEFA Champions League. After beating a side that lies second…
It’s easy sometimes, living in our little football bubble as we do, to think that the world as we know it has been turned upside down. Starting with that thought,…
“Daniel is travelling tonight on a plane I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain” What’s that? Is Daniel Sturridge injured yet again and off to see some…
Preparing for this week’s satirical piece I first visited my own football research site – The Football Ground – and spotted that the social media feeds on the Crystal Palace…
Two years after retiring from professional football – well, three, if we discount QPR, which most people do – Rio Ferdinand has decided to pursue a new career as a…