Australia… The eye of the Tiger 6 Jun 2015 As post season tournaments go the La Liga World Challenge takes some beating. Not for the quality or even the sides involved. No, this is simply for the random nature…
Barclaycard Premier League… Post-season Blues….and Citizens and Spurs 27 May 201528 May 2015 A weeks after the end of the season used to be the reserve of testimonials for long-serving players and club officials. Football has moved on, and the likelihood of a…
Australia Go on my Son 28 Jan 201527 Jan 2015 You make your own luck in this world, goes the saying and to an extent I'd agree. I'm a firm believer that luck is no more than a by-product of…
Non league football On the twelfth day of TBIR Christmas – The best things about football in 2014 6 Jan 201531 Dec 2014 So here it is - our final award for 2014, despite the fact we are now six days into 2015. But football is the gift that keeps giving so here…
Australia… Five things from….Australia 2 Netherlands 3 18 Jun 2014 Here is some good advice when you have travelled to the other side of the world. Try to get back into a regular rhythm of sleep as soon as possible…
Australia… Five things from….Chile 3 Australia 1 13 Jun 201415 Jun 2014 We should've all packed up and turned off the TV long before this game started. Surely nothing could beat THAT game and you could imagine ITV's producers trying to think…
England Games… Commonwealth game 22 Oct 2013 It wasn't all about England v Poland last week in London as the capital hosted another International match. So we sent our Dagger's Diary team down to Craven Cottage to…
European Football Never mind the cricket, here come the Socceroos! 27 Jan 201128 Jan 2011 After the success of our two Arabic adventurers in bringing us their Asian Diary from the first week of the Asian Cup we were delighted to secure the services for…
European Football Day 7: Our work here is done 14 Jan 201116 Jan 2011 Day 7 and it is time for our intrepid duo to head back home after a week in the desert. But not before just one more game - and what…
European Football Day 3 – Strewth…The Aussies have won something 10 Jan 201111 Jan 2011 Day 3: Our men in Doha, Dagenham Dan and Brian continue this adventures in Dogha. Words by Brian and photos from Dan.. The third day of our trip brings…
Australia… Do you come from a land down under? Errr Yes I Do! 13 Feb 201013 Feb 2010 "England's moment of strewth against Australia was hard to swallow, but there were some positives to be had amid the rubble of the Upton Park shambles. Plaudits for the performances…
Cricket… The return of the JBO 4 26 Aug 200914 Nov 2009 The Jolly Boys were back. After the return of Take That, Duran Duran and more recently the Reynolds Girls, it was time for one of the most formidable acts of…
Cricket Well I’ll be (E)damned! – 20 observations from the Twenty20 7 Jun 20097 Jun 2009 There seems little point in providing a blow by blow account of the Twenty20 games as there is so much media coverage of it already. But having attended the first…
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