Last Wednesday Bradley Wiggins’ big yellow Tour de France victory parade passed near to a town synonymous with its greatest ever champion – Mourenx, site of the coming of age of the indomitable Belgian, Eddy Merckx. From the moment his breakaway victory there on the 17th stage of the 1969 Tour, people spoke in hushed tones about Merckx’s achievement.
In leaving his great rival Felice Gimondi for dead in …
Last year, the comments section in this category combusted at the suggestion that QPR’s Celtic aping green and white away kit was the best of the 144 or so outfits on offer to choose from. A day later, we were engulfed in yet more hot water when citing ignorance of tradition as a reason to dislike Southampton’s Peruvian impression.
So it might seem hypocritical to honour Erreà: the …
A quick pointer to some of the other activities which the denizens of The Two Unfortunates have been indulging in lately before we hunker down to the serious business of today’s league programme - myself at the Mad Stad and Lloyd at Sixfields.
First, if you would relish an hour or so’s chat about the Football League, Lloyd made his debut on the most recent Two Footed Tackle podcast and …
Ben: Sounds like an interesting read - and a useful companion-piece to Tony...
sean smith: Brilliant article. Shared. COYS...
Steve: C.f. Phil Neville on MOTD2 talking about Rosicky's audacious blind pas...
Steve: Excellent article....
Winch: An enjoyable read. I'm not sure they bring back any good memories, but...
