Surely being a football manager is a piece of cake? Isn’t it? Pick 11 players, dress them in the same kit, tell them to pass to someone dressed in the same kit and then kick the ball into the onion bag at the other end of the pitch. Then, when it’s all over, talk in...
My footballing hero, when I was a very young kid, was Peter Lorimer of Leeds United. It quickly became apparent that my snappy, stringy little legs would never be able to emulate the sheer power that Lorimer could and so, as I had developed a penchant for scoring...
Poor Jordi Gomez. Regular readers of the football instances of this blog will know that I am a big fan of the talents of the languid, floppy-haired Spanish midfielder who currently plies his trade at Wigan Athletic. The Jordi fan club is not a huge one, however, and...
All this week’s radio, TV and paper talk has been about the contender for goal of the season which was scored in England over the weekend. To be honest, I didn’t think there were that many there to witness my stunning last minute game-clincher at TNF (Thursday Night...
Tonight (Friday), the population of England will hold its breath and grip the edge of its collective seat as the nation’s football team attempts to win the first of two games that will guarantee qualification for next summer’s World Cup Finals in Brazil. Or will it?...
