A fortnight ago, I wrote effusively of Oxford United’s strong start to the season; Chris Wilder’s charges having reached the summit of the League 2 table with a win over Plymouth.
But with Wilder installed as the bookmakers’ favourite for the vacant Coventry City job, York City having ended the Us’ unbeaten run last Saturday and Exeter City plundering a terrifically impressive 4-2 win at the Kassam at the …
Kicking off a short series of posts which consider the geographies of football in England, we take a look at the football scene in Cornwall, tussling in particular with the question as to whether a Football League team will ever pop up in this corner of the country.
Over the years, a select number of Cornish footballers have overcome the inconvenience of their faraway place of birth to go on …
Forget Roy Keane, among the weapons the now former Bristol Rovers manager Paul Buckle had in his armoury was an icy stare that could single-handedly re-freeze the polar ice caps. I’ve seen it used on misbehaving players in training, at fans who’ve had a differing opinion, and at journalists (including myself) who’ve asked questions that he doesn’t think are worth answering (which, on some occasions, has been a fair …
This weekend’s fixtures look like a pretty sedate set on the face of it. Leeds’ terrestrially televised trip across the shires to meet Burnley and what may be the most pathetic grudge in history, Saints versus Seagulls, are worth keeping on the radar perhaps, but otherwise I can’t help but be drawn down the leagues to the two derbies west of Bristol.
Plymouth’s trip to Torquay, which the Gulls …
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...
