Your not-very-weekly roundup from Chris Nee of links from the best and brighters football bloggers and writers the internet has to offer, covering everything from international football and the Premier League to the darkest corners of football culture and the depths of non-league football and beyond.
Mario Balotelli: The Glorious Protagonist - Chris Mann praises one of the English game’s most unique characters
Five Stars: AFC Bournemouth’s best players in the 21st century - Chris Lines guests for theseventytwo
Armbands And Firebrands - Magic Spongers on England, John Terry and Fabio Capello
Making the case for safe standing - Ian King on the biggest issue of the week
Opinion: It’s time to bring back terracing - …and James Appell, likewise