Having somewhat nervously accepted an invitation to Sunday Night’s Football League Awards, my tension was only heightened as I negotiated a cabal of smartly turned out livery men to enter into the Xanadu like surrounds of mega-venue The Brewery, at the heart of the City of London, a few paces south of hip Whitecross Street. Nervous not only due to the fact that I had forgotten my tie and every man jack in the room seemed to be sporting one, even the females; nervous not only because the highest point of the pyramid I have ever performed at is the…
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Things to do in Milton Keynes when You’re Dead Bored
On Saturday, I found myself in the vicinity of Stadium: MK in advance of the League One fixture between Milton Keynes Dons and Preston North End. As we have discussed before, paying £20 to enter the arena is no more of an option than inviting Keith O’Brien to take control of a kindergarten, so I was left with an afternoon to twiddle my thumbs. What to do? I could lose myself in a good book, take a walk in the park or take one of sit down to a box set of Most Haunted, but, instead, I decided to contemplate…
TTU’s Goodreads 9-11-12
This week’s three posts to enjoy are all distinguished by the in depth nature of their analysis: Why the Beast of Armageddon Failed to Show, The Scottish Football Monitor Stuart Cosgrove is well known north of the border for his participation in the irreverent podcast Off the Ball, a show that loves to cock a snook at the Auld Firm. Here, he dissects the doom mongering that beset Scottish football this summer and points to the way that social media and fan participation have, on the contrary, ushered in a paradigm shift - and one that is likely to be…
Franchise Relocations: Lessons from America
A decade on from Wimbledon’s relocation to Milton Keynes and reincarnation as MK Dons, the issue continues to provoke strong feeling. Posts we have devoted to the topic have resulted in lively comments sections, most notably John McGee’s January blast; a provocation to a response running 37 missives long. But with over 7,000 Sheffield United fans turning up at Stadium: MK for a vital promotion clash last Spring, has the situation now come to be accepted? At the time, praise was afforded to those Yorkshiremen for turning up in such numbers – is that fair or should they be berated…
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