Does the national football media know where the West Midlands is?
I sometimes wonder.
Yesterday’s match between West Brom and Birmingham was the first of 12 derbies between the big four of West Midlands football this season, the other two – apologies Coventry – being Villa and Wolves.
It’s the first time the four teams have been in the top flight together since 1983.
But this was not considered noteworthy …
Decidedly mixed fortunes for this final foursome. West Brom sprang back into the Premier League with ease but will the string once again be elasticated? Swansea were tidy but punchless in a failed play-off bid, Watford relied on the loan system to just about keep themselves afloat and Sheffield Wednesday will still be pinching themselves at how horribly wrong it went.
Sheffield Wednesday
Well that was avoidable. A determined performance …
With Dagenham & Redbridge’s win over Rotherham at Wembley completed, domestic football is back in its box until August. So, for the next few Thursdays, we shall direct our attentions to matters of a World Cup hue. This Friday will mark the 7 days to go mark before the whole shebang kicks off in Johannesburg and two sides featuring 09-10 Championship players happen to meet that night in a friendly …
In John Milton’s Paradise Lost, a man called Adam leaves a verdant paradise after his partner bites into an apple promising tantalizing greater knowledge. Unlike the biblical story on which the puritan poet’s great epic is based, the decision is painted in decidedly ambiguous terms: is it better to live out one’s days in comfortable surrounds or chance one’s arm at something more life-affirming?
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...
