Category Archives: English Football

England’s greatest manager immortalised

As it’s international week, here’s a very brief international special featuring the Graham Taylor soundboard. Following England is usually as much fun as pulling your fingernails pulled out, but with this device you can act out your managerial fantasies from … Continue reading

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England and Rio Ferdinand, again.

If only Rio had done what he was perfectly within his rights to do and turn his back on England, for good. He had no reason to feel he owed his country anything, not after the ‘footballing reasons’ snub of … Continue reading

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The joy of away days: is Arsenal worth it?

  One of the strengths of England’s football culture is its geography. England is a relatively small, densely populated country, so you never have to travel far to find a game in one of England’s four professional divisions. As a … Continue reading

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The good news Manchester United fans have been waiting for

Issue 2 of the Surreal Football ebook is out today. Two of the three people behind Surreal Football are Manchester United fans. I don’t know who the other one supports. I think it’s West Brom, but that doesn’t matter, because two of … Continue reading

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The Barcelona conspiracy

End of year reviews are a well established format in all sorts of journalism. They’re not intended to be hard hitting, but usually provoke a little debate. For example, a music review of albums of the year generally results in … Continue reading

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