Monthly Archives: October 2012

Halloween special featuring Andy Cole

Posted on October 25, 2012 by Michael

This picture sums up the worst feeling in football – the agony of the chance gone begging. It makes ‘The Scream‘ look like Mr Happy. Poor Chris Iwelumo; the expression on his face is one of pure fear. He knows … Continue reading →

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Racism: a rant

Posted on October 17, 2012 by Michael

This isn’t going to be an attempt to show my deep understanding of racism, nor some pseudo intellectual lecture about how we need to understand Serbia. It’s just a rant setting out how I feel about racism in this country, … Continue reading →

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Ayn Rand’s football philosophy

Posted on October 15, 2012 by Michael

I’ve taken an interest in the writing of Ayn Rand in recent months, telling anyone who’ll listen what I think of her seminal work, Atlas Shrugged. There are two reasons for this. Firstly, it’s a 1,200 pager, by far the … Continue reading →

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Liverpool are pass and snooze for Shearer

Posted on October 12, 2012 by Michael

This week Brendan Rodgers questioned the integrity of Alan Shearer’s punditry skills. Now, I’m not saying Rodgers is a brazen populist but, as open goals go, that was the equivalent of tapping a stationary ball over the line from one … Continue reading →

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Motherland Calls – the World Cup in Russia

Posted on October 1, 2012 by Michael

The announcement of Russia’s host cities for the 2018 World Cup was hardly the big football story of the weekend. It all seems like a long way off right now – we’ve got Brazil to get through first. But, most … Continue reading →

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