For now, we should be grateful, in spite of the ravages brought about by parachute payments, that movement up and down the divisions in England is a relatively fluid process and generally based on achievement on the pitch. Not so North of the Border. Here, Niall Slater, a man who previously exposed the far right leanings of Paolo Di Canio a full two years before anyone in the mainstream media became interested and serves as front man of emerging beat combo and stars of the upcoming Truck Music Festival Dallas Don’t puts pen to paper having tired of bending people’s earholes in…
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TTU’s Goodreads: 08-03-13
It was once asserted that there were two ways of avoiding getting your head kicked in on the way to a football match. One, carry a loaf of bread, thus creating the impression that you were a harmless local. Two, wear a QPR shirt – because nobody dislikes them. How things change: QPR’s Accounts & The Costs Of Relegation, Two Hundred Percent Ian King’s latest essay for Two Hundred Percent neatly summarises why, in most people’s estimation, Queen’s Park Rangers now represent ‘everything that is wrong with football’ – and there’s no mention at all of a certain manager whose…
TTU’s Goodreads: 21-12-12
It’s been a fine week again for online writing and any of many could have made our three to pick out, but we have decided to drop back into the past in order to highlight two of the sites that inspired us in the early days of this blog in 2009 - others worth mentioning would be Two Hundred Percent, The Real FA Cup, Pitch Invasion, Viva Rovers, Llandudno Jet Set, Black & White & Read All Over and Mirko Bolesan (now renamed Spirit of Mirko). 2012-13 Scottish Premier League: location-map with 2011-12 attendance data and 2012-13 home jersey badges, Bill’s Sports Maps Not…
Sacred Cows: Euro 96
Don’t misunderstand me; I loved every minute of it… Karel Poborský’s chip, England’s abandonment of the rigidities of 4-4-2, Davor Šuker making a monkey out of Peter Schmeichel, a June weekend that inspired Arab Strap’s breakthrough tune, the dentist’s chair, a rousing Scotland performance against Switzerland, a capital packed full of fans from across Europe, the drama of Oliver Bierhoff’s winner. More importantly, the substitution of a union flag for too long tainted by the noxious fumes of hooliganism, jingoism and violence with the more innocent George Cross and a welcoming attitude that transcended national boundaries. Speak to most football…
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…
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Ben: They certainly impressed against Newcastle, eventually running out of ...
Lanterne Rouge: I think the principle that football fans should be treated equally is ...
Lloyd: Great piece, Tom, which comes just days after my dad lamented the chan...
Steve: I would also point out that in my seat I have little elbow and leg roo...
