Marinho Muses Humouring Harry
I would like to start this week by congratulating Harry Kane: not for being awarded Tottenham’s 2nd goal against Stoke last weekend, but for his complete lack of grace and…
Marinho Muses The Clash of the Titans
At least last week’s football reminded me of why I try not to make predictions. ‘Game of the Week’ I said, looking forward to Notts County taking on Wycombe. It…
Marinho Muses a Foolish Fixture List
Well, I’ll be honest; it wasn’t as dire an international break as I anticipated. England beat a Dutch side that went on to beat Portugal, and looked fairly decent against…
Marinho Muses One Struggle for Another
It’s over. It’s finally over. Like Frodo at the end of The Lord of the Rings, my race is run. I’m not saying that finishing a dissertation is the equivalent…
Marinho Muses The Humble Haiku
It’s that time of night again where I can take a minute to relax after an intense day. Aside from my dissertation, due in 4 days time, I found myself…
Marinho Muses Potential Incoherence
I’ll be honest, these are difficult times in the life of Marinho. My dissertation deadline is looming, and my ability to stay up to date in the footballing world is…
Marinho Muses £1 for Every 2.67 Goals Conceded
I have had an absolute shocker this week. My 6-a-side team lost 8-0, and however often I tell myself “we kept them out for 10 minutes”, even that age-old cliché…
Marinho Muses a Drop in Quality
Last weekend I remembered why I sometimes struggle to watch Championship football. Don’t get me wrong; I’m a Birmingham City fan, but watching the Second City derby brought back tearful…
Marinho Muses another Deadline Day
The month of January throws up many a picture of footballers travelling around the world, meeting up with their new clubs and beaming awkwardly into a camera, as their dominant…
Marinho Muses VAR From Perfect
What a week it’s been. VAR has well and truly established itself as a guaranteed provider of contrary opinions, bringing with it the very controversy the system was brought in…