Saturday Night Fervour For longer than one can remember, it’s been a Saturday-night staple. Characterised by the instantly-recognisable theme-tune (courtesy of Barry Stoller), Match of the...
The Trailblazers 30 December 1978, Old Trafford, Manchester. In-form West Bromwich Albion take the field intent on maintaining their upward trajectory; whilst hosts Manchester United seek...
Triomphe de la réalité To paraphrase Ms Thunberg; – ‘loose talk costs lives’. Therefore, a collective display of intent, seems long overdue. Leave that automobile at home,...
The Long-Arm of the Law As United await the return of their soldier-of-fortune; spare a thought for The Lawman. Well-nigh six decades have passed since his...
Seaside Rendezvous It was an ordinary Tuesday. With nothing off-note to report; his third (and final), fixture loomed. Entering the gated enclosure, attention was drawn to...
In Search of Johan Hyde Park, London appears the natural place to begin. In June 1971, Johan and his merry-men held an impromptu get-together in the...
Toffeemen Warrant A Fab-Four-Team A year-ago to-the-day, supporters of Everton FC were buoyant. Carlo Ancelotti’s highly persuasive ideology was readily consumed – with European football cited...
The Cup of Cheer It’s often versed that ‘everything comes to he who waits’; Nowhere more-so perhaps than in the field of sport. As Whistling Straits,...
Sugar Ray Robinson: A Spoonful of Sugar As careers stand; his was truly exceptional. Encompassing an incredible 200 professional bouts – over a twenty-five-year period (1940-1965);...
Celtic FC: An Offer They Must Not Refuse Art so-often imitates life. This tale-of-two-halves began in 1972. During Francis Ford Coppola’s seminal classic ‘The Godfather’, endless...