Showing posts with label football. Show all posts
Showing posts with label football. Show all posts
Saturday, 6 March 2021

paris st. germain v arsenal, and primal scream at rock city

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Cracked it!  Further to the last post, it was this Arsenal game that was on, but the night in question was three weeks later (March 29th 199...
Friday, 27 November 2020

diego maradona has left the building

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Although l grew up loving George Best, Diego Maradona is in with a good shout of being classed as the greatest footballer of all time, espec...
Friday, 2 October 2020

it was 10 years ago - sunderland versus manchester united

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 It was 10 years ago to the day since l went to watch Manchester United at Sunderland.  My mate dropped out at the last minute so l went by ...
Monday, 21 September 2020

manchester united's new kit

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 Another reason to be put off modern football. with or without fans. Ladies and Gentlemen, Exhibit #1 - One of Manchester United's new k...
Wednesday, 20 November 2019

tottenham hotspurs mauricio pochettino sacked, and the return of jose mourinho

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So, Jose Mourinho is the new Tottenham Hotspur manager , after the sacking of Mauricio Pochettino. However, Pochettino has transformed the...
Friday, 4 October 2019

ole becomes pep

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Somethings not right here, but l can't figure out what needs changing toodle pip
Sunday, 11 August 2019

manchester united versus liverpool programmes

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Inspired by an advert on Sky where someone has Liverpool stuff framed on the wall behind him, l thought about framing my programmes from Ma...
Sunday, 19 May 2019

the fa cup

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The FA Cup yesterday. Manchester City are welcome to it, and United's treble in 1999 was much better. toodle pip
Tuesday, 14 May 2019

the greenhornes - there is an end

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I was reminded of this song when watching the 2018-19 end of season Match of the Day, as it was played over the closing credits and montage...
Thursday, 9 May 2019

football - bloody hell! champions league semi finals

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Being a bitter and twisted Manchester United fan, l didn't watch the Champions League (European Cup in old money) semi final second leg...
Thursday, 25 April 2019

scans and pics from the hamburg trip

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Various scans and photographs from the recent short trip to Hamburg. Lots of drink was taken by all (Hic).  Manchester Airport menu...
Wednesday, 6 March 2019

ole ole ole ole - eric cantona is so 'appy

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YEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What a result for Manchester United!  Plus a pretty accurate...
Sunday, 17 February 2019

albert finney, charlie bubbles and old trafford

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So the great Albert Finney has passed away (last week). In all of the tributes to his great body of work, one that seems to have been forg...
Tuesday, 3 July 2018

england's cunning plan for penalties

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If England do go to penalties against Columbia (or later in the tournament) .....A cunning plan toodle pip
Thursday, 28 June 2018

hyungkoo lee - the objectuals

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To celebrate South Korea knocking out Germany in the World cup, and to take my mind off the life sapping England v Belgium 'game', ...
Wednesday, 6 June 2018

the rather marvelous 4-2-4 football game

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When l was young kiddiewinkle, l played Subbuteo now and again like every other sane friend of mine. Some of us dodgier lads even used to g...
Monday, 28 May 2018

last weeks breakfast

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Mmmmmm  A blurry picture of last weeks breakfast. I had no interest in The Royal Wedding, but had been invited to a party that morning. I ...
Sunday, 27 May 2018

the travaux football club and team

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My memory is rubbish with some stuff. I 'm not totally doolally, so l do remember playing for The Travaux football club years ago, but...