Despite the fact that Grimsby’s away game at Port Vale wouldn’t have been that difficult to get to, the cost of getting into Vale Park prohibited me from attending my first Town match of the season. That’ll have to wait until next weekend. Instead, I made the short trip to Chorley’s Victory Park to... »
Archive for September, 2009
Close Encounters With A Footballer Part One
Friday, September 4th, 2009
Growing up, the opportunity to meet a footballer was always very exciting. From making my mum queue up with me to meet Julian Joachim and Mike Whitlow, to the joy of bumping into David Speedie outside the club shop, the precious scribbled autograph was a prize worth hunting. The older I got and the... »
Introduction- Steve Carlton
Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009
Name: Steve Carlton Team: Grimsby Town (But when I can’t afford to get home, Salford City) First Match: It was a 1-1 draw against Derby County in, ooh, 1996 I think. My grandma’s friend’s son somehow got lumbered with the task of taking my brother and I to the football. There were nearly 8,000 people there... »
Cup Winners!
Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009
This weekend I have had the pleasure of seeing two cup winners. One Champions League winner, and one Forbes Under 9 Tournament winner. I'll be honest, as excited as I was by seeing Michel Salgado warm up in a Blackburn kit, the best of the weekend was yet to come. »
“Fark Orf”
Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009
After the final-kick of the game penalty equaliser against Southampton last Saturday, and after cutting my friend Seb’s lip thanks to a flailing arm while celebrating, I fixed my eye once more on Southampton manager Alan Pardew and ran towards the dug-out. Pardew spent the first part of the game in the directors’ area of... »
Teams
August 14, 2009 | 19:34AU released a great album in 2008 called Verbs. Later this year they are touring the UK, and will hopefully be playing some new songs too. This is a really fun popsong, with a kind of baltic feel to it. DF
August 14, 2009 | 19:30Stereo Arcade are a popband from Sweden. They make really catchy art-rock, which has roots in the sounds of both Britain and Scandinavia. Thus far they have only put out a few songs, but if they are anything to go by this band will be worth going back to soon. DF
August 12, 2009 | 12:51My album of the day is getting me quite excited ahead of the start of the Premier League!
If you have Spotify check it out here: Football. SO
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