When asked by the esteemed editors of this site to compile a preview to the League One season I had to first humbly remind them that my own team, Carlisle United, were cruelly and indignantly relegated to League Two at the end of last year. There followed a degree of brow furrowing consternation before an uttered agreement that ‘I’d do’. Whether that’s true, I suppose, rests in my summary …
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Book Review: Punk Football
Punk Football by Jim Keoghan
Published by Pitch Publishing
2014, £12.99
The rise of the supporter ownership model in England has been a slow and drawn out process in recent years and despite the wonderful coverage provided by When Saturday Comes and a host of websites, it has often been hard to step back and assess its progress.
Jim Keoghan, therefore, has done us all a massive service in …
TTU Awards 2013-14: Manager of the Season
The Ginger Mourinho? Not really – for a start, Sean Dyche comes across as a thoroughly decent human being and The Ginger Pellegrini’ would be a more apt label.
How could it be anyone else? For Dyche has perhaps bested even the likes of Danny Wilson, Paul Jewell and Brian McDermott in elevating an underpaid and unheralded squad to the heights of the Premier League. It should be remembered …
Football and High Speed Rail 2: The Pros and Cons
One of the more emotive of political causes in recent times has been the plan to build a new high speed rail line between London, the North of England and the Midlands; the now notorious High Speed 2 project – often abbreviated to plain HS2.
With construction due to begin in 2017, the plan is for the line to extend north westwards from Euston station in the capital to …
Chris Kiwomya: a Chapter to Forget at Notts County
On appointing Chris Kiwomya to the hot seat at Notts County in the Spring, club chairman Ray Trew emphasized that this decision was taken with the future very much in mind:
‘When making this appointment we were looking for someone who could realise our long-term vision for the club, someone that we could work with to bring progressive success alongside the development of young, home-grown talent from our successful …
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...
Winch: An enjoyable read. I'm not sure they bring back any good memories, but...
