While the rest of the country was distracted by events at Old Trafford, a corner of south-east London focused on the departure of another long-serving gaffer. Though Kenny Jackett’s departure as Millwall manager probably cause any palpitations on Wall Street, it was no less a surprise to supporters than Sir Alex Ferguson’s retirement was to Manchester United. A mere six years in charge doesn’t even come close to matching …
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So Long, Farewell
So, after some two and a half years and 701 posts, we’re calling time on our Blogger platform. Having become frustrated with the anodyne templates and the unreliable comment facility, we’ve decided to set up a slightly more bespoke shop at http://thetwounfortunates.com/, courtesy of some unbelievably generous philanthropy from web designer Michael Kinlan. Launching on Tuesday 3rd January, we hope that the new site will help make …
DVD Review: Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos
Once in a Lifetime:
The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos
Directed by Paul Crowder and John Dower, Miramax, 2006
This remarkably well put together movie conjures up an era when America seemed so much more exciting, so much more dazzling, so much more…ahead than the rest of the world. Its late seventies locus is New York and its subject the Cosmos, five times Soccer Bowl Champions
…A Manchester United defender would be nice
The Peterborough United of 2009-10 were one of our three most heavily covered clubs. A tempestuous period saw Darren Ferguson’s exciting young team, enriched by a luxurious three pronged attack consisting of George Boyd, Craig Mackail-Smith and Aaron McLean, learn some harsh lessons when it came to defence – by the time Mark Cooper, Jim Gannonand Gary Johnson had each taken a turn at London Road, the …
Tear soaked Balti Pies and little chuckling at Bradford
Following the recent untimely demise of Bradford City blog, Boy from Brazil, our latest guest post comes from Bantams fan Richard Beecham . Richard is a trainee journalist who was recently published by the Leeds Scribbler site – follow him on Twitter at @RichardBeecham.‘Why don’t you just support Leeds?’ was the defining question of my childhood. Having grown up in Morley – an area of south …
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