Jan 30, 2021 | The Main Blog
For this second instalment of the series of book reviews I’m calling Reading the Game, I’m looking at My Father and Other Working Class Football Heroes by Gary Imlach. Now, this isn’t a new release; it was the William Hill Sports Book of the Year...
Jan 24, 2021 | The Main Blog
Anyone who knows me (or has spent more than 30 seconds browsing this site) would describe as a football fan. They might go further; “obsessive” is a term that has been used more than once! But with the nation in lockdown for the third time, no-one can go to grounds...
Nov 25, 2020 | Family Matters
I’d like to tell you the story behind a tweet which was sent out late on a Saturday night but has had a far greater impact than I could ever have imagined. This is the tweet: Josie Jean Coates was born sleeping at 18.35 today, at 21 weeks gestation. She had an...
Sep 22, 2020 | Family Matters
Our family recently got a little smaller, following the passing of my Great Uncle, Norman Raw. Uncle Norman lived to be 100 years old and celebrated the milestone as a guest of Middlesbrough Football Club, who provided the image above. The notice that appeared in his...
Aug 22, 2020 | The Main Blog
The saying goes that “a week is a long time in politics” and there’s more than a grain of truth to that. Last Friday, I published a letter I’d written to my MP in this space (see A sticking plaster on a severed thumb). I shared it on Twitter:...
