There were some surprises in the Premier League over the Bank Holiday weekend, with Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City both falling foul of single-goal defeats in games they expected to win. Chelsea marched on, and Manchester United looked ominous…Read More
In the bowels of Imperial Fields, Monty Gimpel slouches in an armchair outside the office that Tooting & Mitcham United’s new manager, Mark Beard shares with his assistant, Kevin Cooper. He wakes as Beard passes, sitting up to…Read More
The second weekend of the Premier League season brought yet more six-goal hauls and a reality check for one or two sides riding high after wins last weekend. It was, of course, a difficult weekend to take for the…Read More
How’s this for nerdy? On my journey home last night, my mind began wandering and eventually settled on a lengthy consideration of the Age of Information Overload in football. Something that’s been bothering me lately, both in football and…Read More
Aficionados of Britpop may remember Blur’s iconic Mile End Stadium gig in 1995, but while there’s precious little evidence of music in the air in East London today, the venue is seeing another small piece of history in the…Read More
Back when tickets first went on sale for the rebuilt Wembley Stadium the idea of splashing out for ten years’ worth of Club Wembley access horrified me, not just because of the expense but because I’m no advocate of…Read More