Feb 27, 2021 | The Main Blog
If you’ve been enjoying my series of football book reviews, you might have noticed a bit of a theme. The first four books I’ve reviewed have tended to take “the road less travelled” (i.e., away from the Premier League. If you missed any of them, so far we have had:...
Feb 20, 2021 | The Main Blog
Having set myself the challenge of reviewing the various football books I got for Christmas, I’ve been able to combine two of my passions; learning about the Beautiful Game and writing. Today’s instalment of Reading the Game covers Blue & Gold Passion by Daniel...
Feb 6, 2021 | The Main Blog
COVID-19 has put a stop to the non-League football I’m so passionate about whilst rendering the Premier League almost unwatchable, creating a real problem for someone as obsessive about the game as I am. Thank goodness, then, for Extra Time: 50 Further Delights of...
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...
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:...
