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Young Flying Eagles
Newcastle United U19 1-5 Benfica U19 (UEFA Youth League Group Stages) It's all going off today. I'm heading north whilst listening in to the radio, Sean Dyche is the new boss of Forest, Danny Rohl announced in charge of Rangers whilst Ian Evatt has got the Blackpool job. West Ham are getting slated on air for last night's dismal performance against Brentford and the outcry from the Maccabi Tel Aviv fan ban by Birmingham (West Midlands) Police has finally ended out of Westmin
Oct 228 min read


Kids of La Cantera
Leeds United U21 2-0 Athletic Bilbao u21  (Premier League International Cup Group Stages) I’ve got a bit of man flu. Just coughs and sneezes which I always seem to pick up around this time of year, but that won’t deter me from heading north today, to the city of York, and to watch a Premier League International Cup game between two young sides, Leeds United and Athletic Bilbao. Now, Athletic Club, have always fascinated me, they have a cantera policy (cantera meaning quarry
Oct 167 min read


Derby Day
Derby County 2-0 Atromitos  (Friendly) Whisper it quietly, but I’m a Nottingham Forest fan, and today I’m sitting in the Derby County...
Aug 46 min read


Pow Kassam
Oxford United 1-1 Leganes  (Friendly) Only my second game of the month tonight, I’ve been busy cricketing and summer holidaying, so...
Jul 316 min read


Spanish Super Sub
Aston Villa 3-0 Club Brugge (UEFA Champions League Round of 16) You can't help but love the game. On a Tuesday night you could be...
Mar 137 min read


Class Of 25?
Manchester United U21 1-3 Nordsjaelland U21  (Premier League International Cup Group Stages) After the weekend’s defeat against Brighton...
Jan 228 min read


Lucas Moura
Tottenham Hotspur U21 1-5 Ajax U21  (Premier League International Cup Group Stages) You can’t mention Spurs v Ajax without the name of...
Dec 19, 20247 min read


Mestalla Victory
Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 0-1 Valencia U21 (Premier League International Cup Group Stages) It's been a busy week in the world of...
Dec 11, 20247 min read


The Future of Norwich
Norwich City U21 2-0 PSV Eindhoven U21 Â (Premier League International Cup Group Stages) In January I watched a young (or jong) PSV thump...
Dec 6, 20247 min read


Good Old Days
Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 0-3 Ajax U21 Â (Premier League International Cup Group Stages) Think of the great world football academies and...
Dec 5, 20246 min read


Chalking Off Juve
Aston Villa 0-0 Juventus  (UEFA Champions League Group Stages) When you do a job like mine you can’t help setting yourself statistical...
Nov 28, 20247 min read


Two Cakes & A Chinese
Manchester United 2-0 PAOK (UEFA Europa League Group Stages) It feels like a very traditional autumnal English day today, not only is it...
Nov 8, 20246 min read


Never Give Up
Middlesbrough U21 3-2 Borussia Monchengladbach U21 (Premier League International Cup Group Stages) The beautiful thing about being a...
Nov 7, 20245 min read


Liverpool Provides The Fireworks
Liverpool 4-0 Bayer Leverkusen (UEFA Champions League Group Stages) It's bonfire night. Not the dogs favourite time of year. It's also...
Nov 6, 20247 min read


Looks Like Beyonce
Reading U21 1-4 Monaco U21 (Premier League International Cup Group Stages) Erik ten Hag has been sacked from Manchester United. No...
Oct 29, 20245 min read


Live To Fight Another Day
Rangers 4-0 FCSB (UEFA Europa League Group Stages) One of the saddest stories in Romanian football is the naming rights argument over...
Oct 25, 20246 min read


The Egyptian King
Liverpool 2-0 Bologna  (UEFA Champions League Group Stages) I wanted Aston Villa v Bayern Munich, but I can’t really complain in being...
Oct 3, 20247 min read


Wet Teens
Nottingham Forest U21 3-0 Dinamo Zagreb U21 Â (Premier League International Cup Group Stages) It feels like an age since my last game,...
Sep 26, 20246 min read


I Predict A Riot
Southampton 1-1 Lazio (Friendly) The UK is rioting, as the nation prepares for immigration protest and counter protest this cloudy...
Aug 8, 20247 min read


And Back Again
Hull City 2-2 Fiorentina (Friendly) It’s forty degrees outside. Bloody hot, but we shouldn’t complain as summer has finally started it...
Aug 1, 20245 min read
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