Step one, flatten land, Step two unpack IKEA stadium, step three think up silly name

It amazes me that given a blank canvas people paint the same picture.  Imitation is supposedly the best form of flattery but in the case of football stadiums it is simply dull and unimaginative.  Look at all of the new stadiums built in the lower leagues in the past fifteen years and you would be [...]

A busy month ahead

October is going to be a busy month, with football left, right and centre. So coming up this month we will have brand new venues in Minsk as England travel to Belarus for the World Cup Qualifier, Sofia as I travel out to see the CSKA versus Levski derby on the 18th (plus hopefully another [...]

The Game of the Day

With Fulham deciding to charge us poor (well we will be once we have paid £30m or so to Sheffield United, and God knows how much to those distressed Blades fans who are now suing us!) West Ham fans £48 for a seat in the temporary stand at Craven Cottage, and the Little Fullers off [...]

A Swedish Oddessy

A one horse town in Sweden

I cannot think of one town or city in Europe that does not have a railway station. I remember a few years ago when Mansfield became the last town that also had a football team to get a station, and that wild night of celebration is still talked about today. Sure, there are some islands [...]