Think back to March 1981? Were you actually born? If not then let me give you a feel for what life was like. We were in the middle of a recession (so what’s new!) and chancellor Geoffrey Howe had decided to raise Income Tax. The London Marathon had just been run for the first time [...]
Filed under: Blue Square Premier League, England | Tagged: Stoke City, Blue Square South, Newport County, Dean Holdsworth, Newport, Newport International Sporting Village, Newport Stadium | 2 Comments »
A few months ago I made myself very unpopular with a large section of fans from AFC Wimbledon in writing my blog post about their game against Hampton & Richmond. The vast majority of the abuse (and that is the only word for most of it) related to the fact that I was biased towards [...]
Filed under: Blue Square Premier League, England | Tagged: AFC Wimbledon, FC United, FC United of Manchester, Supporters Direct Cup, SD Cup, Kingsmeadow, Cherry Reds Records Fans Stadium | 2 Comments »
Football indoors? Been there, done that. The Veltins Arena, Parken, The Amsterdam ArenA and the Millennium Stadium are probably the biggest and best known owners of retractable roofs allowing games to be played indoors but can you name Europe’s first (and only) indoor stadium? Go on, give up you wont get it but sometime soon [...]
Filed under: Norway | Tagged: FK Tirana, Football in Norway, Indoor Arena, Stabaek IF, Telenor Arena, UEFA champions League | 5 Comments »
Filed under: Sweden | Tagged: Angelholm, Football in Sw, Landskrona, Landskrona BoIS, Superatten, Swedish Football | 2 Comments »
Hands up who really goes to watch their local team? Genuinely local, not just “close” by. I would say less than 1% of football fans actually regularly watch a game at their local stadium. Look at West Ham for instance. A core of their support comes from Dagenham, where of course their local team would [...]
Filed under: Blue Square Premier League, England | Tagged: Blue Square South, Gillingham, Park View Road, Welling United, WINGS | 2 Comments »
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