Author: The Two Unfortunates
TTU Awards 2009/2010: Loan of the Season
It would be difficult to better Dudley Campbell’s contribution to the last third of Blackpool’s season. His impact on the Seasiders’ rise was quite considerable. Why he seems to save his best form for loan spells, though, is open to question. A permanent move will no doubt materialise in the summer, so this theory will be put to the test next season.
Honourable mentions to: Gabriel Tamas, who shored …
TTU Awards 2009/2010
Book Review: Hunting Grounds
Hunting Grounds: A Scottish Football Safari
We’re Nottingham Forest…unbeaten away
Billy Davies is beginning to stretch credibility with the insistence that his Forest side aren’t yet ready to challenge for promotion, as the Reds sent out another clear statement of intent by brushing aside the much fancied Baggies 3-1 in last night’s Sky televised clash at the Hawthorns.
Sky’s broadcast team had certainly taken notice of Forest’s recent run, devoting nearly all of the pre-match build up to Davies …
The Signing of Artisans
Our second guest post of the day comes from John Leigh, author of a number of essential books including The Football Lexicon with David Woodhouse published by Faber & Faber (a magnificently droll exposure of footballing clichà©), the Cricket Lexicon (same co-author, same publisher), The Search for Enlightenment: An Introduction to Eighteenth Century French Writing and co-editor of the Orion edition of The Figaro Plays by Pierre-Augustin Caron de …