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 …
In this month’s issue of When Saturday Comes magazine, I cast an eye over Leicester City’s financial prospects as the club homed in on promotion to the Premier League. In all, my article was perhaps a little kind on the Foxes as I gave the benefit of the doubt to the view that the untold riches on offer post-promotion would wipe out the serious ‘ifs’ that surround the club’s …
Just over nine years ago, in January 2005, Derby County came away from a televised fixture at Reading with a 1-0 win thanks to a Tommy Smith goal.
At the time, the Rams were riding high in the play-off zone, a performance that constituted something of a surprise after a period of rebuilding following on from the financial excesses of the Lionel Pickering era. With Smith a darting …
Any rundown of Reading Football Club’s top ten most embarrassing performances would be sure to include some real horror shows – a 6-0 beating by Bristol Rovers at the Madejski Stadium in which all the goals were scored by future Royals Jamie Cureton and Jason Roberts, all in the second half; a 6-1 dynamiting by Crystal Palace, also at home and that ridiculous 7-5 defeat against Arsenal which had …
Stewart Robson was something of an under rated footballer of the 1980s. Unfortunate to have figured most prominently for Arsenal during the dog days of the Terry Neill/Don Howe era, George Graham preferred Steve Williams in the midfield anchor role and the tough tackling and energetic Robson is now half-forgotten.
I say half-forgotten because Robson has since gone on to forge himself a career in the media after subsequent …
Ben: Sounds like an interesting read - and a useful companion-piece to Tony...
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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...
