This week’s three selections all provide fuel for overarching themes of the day - ticket prices alone have begun to cause such a brouhaha that one can imagine a blog being instituted in order to deal with that topic and that topic alone:
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The Real Cost of being a fan in the Premier League, The Boot Room
Regular Blizzard contributor Iain Macintosh has proved to be one of …
Three posts to enjoy as Hogmanay approaches:
NOSTALGIA: Leeds lose title while honouring Chillo, Amber Nectar
Regular readers of our website will know we have a serious penchant for nostalgia and the first of our 3 recommended reads for this week is a corker. Hull City blog Amber Nectar looks back 41 years to a testimonial game for Chris Chilton that saw former Tigers Don Revie take his high flying …
With just three weeks to go before the start of the season, one of the most surprising aspects of this summer is the enhanced quality of the ‘out of work’ list – a roster of players that can be pondered with increasing incredulity here. In the past, the directory was populated with the kinds of players one might expect – journeymen who had reached the end of their shelf …
Our latest scouting report from outside the Football League comes from Craig Telfer, whose website Who the hell is Akabusi? documents the thrills and spills of supporting Scottish Second Division side Stenhousemuir FC. Here, Craig widens his brief to consider those SFL players potentially capable of doing a job in England’s equivalent divisions.
The general perception of Scottish football, both home and abroad, is that the game is at …
To look closely at the associated regulations is to acknowledge the Football League’s existing loan system as nothing less than a free for all.
‘Temporary loan transfer’ is the umbrella heading which comprises the following three types of move permissible under the current system:
• ‘Standard Loans’ (half or full season in length and arranged during the two transfer windows);
• ‘Emergency Loans’ (28-93 days in length and arranged …
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...
