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City Too Slick For Forest
Nottingham Forest 0-2 Manchester City (FA Cup Semi Final) I was supposed to be scoring Leicestershire v Worcestershire women at...
Apr 286 min read


All Manc Aren't We?
Manchester United 2-1 Manchester City (FA Cup Final) The FA Cup final, now 143 years old, it's a once very special event in the English...
Jul 3, 20244 min read


Bag Drop
Manchester United 3-3 Coventry City (FA Cup Semi Final) *4-2 pens aet This is the game of the weekend for me, the one ‘I have a feeling...
Apr 23, 20246 min read


Fine Dining
Manchester City 1-0 Chelsea (FA Cup Semi Final) All the news this week has been about the scrapping of replays and (more importantly) the...
Apr 23, 20245 min read


Jude's Saviour
England 2-2 Belgium (Friendly) The first ever international between these two was played in 1921 in Brussels, when Charlie Buchan and...
Mar 27, 20247 min read


It's Just Like Watching...
England 0-1 Brazil (Friendly) It was May 2000 and one of England's last ever appearances at the old 'Twin Towers' when I excitedly took...
Mar 25, 20246 min read


The Pragmatist
England 2-0 Malta (UEFA European Championships Qualifiers) Portugal are playing Liechtenstein and Head Coach Roberto Martinez has came up with what I think is a genius attacking 2-1-3-4 formation which has midfielder Ruben Neves playing as an apexed centre half, Diogo Jota, Bruno Fernandes and Bernardo Silva in front of him across the middle, with two attacking wingers in Joao Felix and Joao Cancelo and a couple up front in Goncalo Ramos and Ronaldo. The game ends 2-0 but Po
Nov 18, 20238 min read


Two Thirds Of A Treble
Manchester City 2-1 Manchester United (FA Cup Final) It’s been a while. Well over a month in fact, since my last ‘live’ attended soccer game. I’ve started cricket scoring in the summer so whilst missing out on ‘the business end’ of the football season, I’ve instead opted for the calm and serenity of Trent Bridge, New Road, Worcester and Grace Road, Leicester, for a slower pace of ball game. I’ve had this weekend booked in for a while though, the FA Cup Final and a ‘first-eve
Jun 5, 20237 min read


Mexican Waves & Paper Planes
England 2-0 Ukraine (UEFA European Championships Qualifiers) It was Non-League Day on Saturday, but I didn’t get to a game as the wife was jollying with friends at Center Parcs whilst I was left home alone with the dog. I did consider taking Bruce to watch Radford v Rainworth Miners Welfare in the United Counties League but after his morning walk around West Bridgford, he wasn’t up for moving and to be honest, neither was I. I did manage to catch a bit of Wealdstone v Barnet
Mar 27, 20238 min read


United's Day
Manchester United 2-0 Newcastle United (EFL Cup Final) It was 1987 when I remember watching ‘Champagne’ Charlie Nicholas score two goals...
Feb 27, 20237 min read


A Game Of Two Halves
England 3-3 Germany (UEFA Nations League Group Stages) My wife’s lads got an important FA Youth Cup game tonight and I would love to be there, but I’m fully booked for what might seem a meaningless international friendly for many, but to me, England v Germany is never meaningless. It’s the UEFA Nations League and I really like the concept. No more San Marino, instead the best plays the best, the worst (i.e., England) get relegated and the top of the tree promoted, into the s
Sep 27, 20227 min read
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