Tag Archives: Surreal Football

The good news Manchester United fans have been waiting for

Posted on December 20, 2012 by Michael

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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New Surreal Football magazine

Posted on July 27, 2012 by Michael

Just a quick plug for a new magazine by the highly skilled trio at Surreal Football. The first episode is a preview of the 2012/13 seasona, and includes guest contributions, including one from me on Everton. If you’re wondering why I wrote … Continue reading →

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You sentimental fools

Posted on January 22, 2012 by Michael

Sentimentality in football: high risk, but impossible to resist In Moscow there is a park containing hundreds of sculptures, including many of the figureheads from Soviet history. When the Soviet Union collapsed, many of these statues were simply pulled up … Continue reading →

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The inevitable Suarez/Evra post. I have been warned.

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Michael

Happy new year. Before we get into the proper articles and stuff, a bit of shameless self promotion. I was very pleased to see that Back Page Football has listed Regista as one of their blogs to follow in 2012. … Continue reading →

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Reasons to love Napoli

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Michael

This article first appeared on Surreal Football. Glamour, snobbery and a smoking manager: reasons to like S.S.C Napoli S.S.C Napoli is the only genuine football behemoth in Southern Italy. Rather like the city it resides in, the football club had … Continue reading →

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