The A to Z of Football Hates by Richard C. Foster
Published by Amberley Publishing
2014, £11.69
A list will always get people talking and it’s not just online that Tops 10s and A to Zs are endlessly regurgitated and refashioned. There is a healthy appetite for such exercises in book form – from the offensive/amusing likes of Crap Towns, through the mildly diverting Is it me or is …
Roy Keane: the Second Half by Roy Keane with Roddy Doyle
Published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson
2014, £8.99
I haven’t read the first Roy Keane autobiography co-authored to much fanfare with Eamon Dunphy in 2001, but it’s clear that the publishers of this follow up effort will have been scratching their heads over how to spice up a tome in order for it to match the success of that earlier …
Over the space of four posts this week, I am going to attempt to pen a brief history of how football and music have interacted over the past four and a half decades.
Firstly though, you’re probably asking why football and music? Why not football and gardening or football and the re-enactment of civil war battles?
I’ll leave any lengthy debate as to whether football is an art to …
Loans are all about exposure - whether it be an ageing or currently overlooked professional reminding other clubs of his existence and attributes or a talented but raw youngster handed the opportunity to gain valuable competitive experience. The three loanees we (Newcastle) have sent out this season have all been of the latter variety, and to say they’ve enjoyed mixed fortunes would be an understatement.
North of the border, Fraser …
Winch: An enjoyable read. I'm not sure they bring back any good memories, but...
Phil Lloyd: Thanks, Jim, appreciate your comments. I think we are the lucky ones, ...
Jim Wilkinson: Lovely piece Phil... Brings home the unfathomable concept that playing...
Chris Walker: Tom, apologies. You are indeed correct. My recollection of Burnley's a...
Tom Whittaker: Incredibly unfair comment re: Burnley's away form- we actually managed...
