Hard-Core: The journey of an Irish Man Utd fan, (Part Two)
It only took us around an hour to get from Cheshire Oaks to Old Trafford and the bus parked about 5 minutes walk from the stadium in an industrial park. It was nearly four hours to kick off and that sounds like an awful lot of time to kill, but in reality this part of… Keep Reading
Hard-Core: The journey of an Irish Man Utd fan Part One
My day started at 4.00AM last Wednesday morning. Rolling out of the comfiest bed in the universe, it took me several attempts to switch off the alarm on my phone, as it always does, and I sat un-moving on the side of my bed, head in hands, overcome by that weird feeling you get… Keep Reading
You never lose it
‘You’ll be surprised at the standard we’re playing at. Everyone expects to come along and see a load of lads running around with beer bellies, but that’s not the case. We look at the likes of Ryan Giggs and Kevin Phillips playing in the Premier League and think “If they can play at that level,… Keep Reading
Assistant referees, what are they good for?
Like many of you, I have an unhealthy obsession with football. There are the favoured sites for checking the latest gossip, team and transfer news, others for articles and a review of the weekend fixtures, morning, noon and night. But it was the latter; a synopsis of Crystal Palace’s game at West Brom that peaked… Keep Reading
Conflict of interest
I like an odd flutter here and there, I would regard myself as a responsible gambler if one exists. Chasing losses is a no no, I only bet with what I can afford, I am a lover of too many sports to mention so there is rarely a weekend that goes by when my eyes… Keep Reading
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Things I hate about modern football
I love all things football generally but there are a few bits and pieces that cause me to question this love from time to time. Below I have listed a few of them, if you have any suggestions of your own, be sure to leave a comment or else keep them to yourself and bottle… Keep Reading
Football Crazy
I am a religious fundamentalist. And I have no doubt that because you are reading this article you are too. We may have our differences, socially, culturally, and economically. We may be from different countries on different continents all over the world, but we are bound by our irrational fanaticism for the objects of… Keep Reading
“STAND UP FOR THE TRACTOR BOYS” (11/02/13)
When you think of the demographic of teams supported here I know it will be of no surprise and fair to say that Man Utd, Liverpool and maybe Arsenal and Celtic are the majority’s choice in Ireland. Go a little further down the list and Chelsea, Leeds even Villa would have a smattering of… Keep Reading
Alan Groves: A Legacy of Memories
Harry Redknapp described him as “the best he had ever seen”, a player who had “ability like I have rarely seen, not even in the top division”. He was something else, this fella. It was frightening how much talent he had.” Old ‘Arry has played with and managed some marvellous footballers during his long spanning… Keep Reading