I have made some pretty poor predictions this season, it has to be said. A personal highlight was my prediction of Watford’s relegation from the Premier League on the grounds of their forwards not being able to adapt to the higher tier. 26 goals between Deeney and Ighalo, a Wembley semi-final, and mid-table security have […]
For the first time in what seems like forever I actually enjoyed watching England play a game of football. Gone were the overhyped prima donnas of Terry, Cole, Lampard and Gerrard, as a fan of a small club I found it difficult to get behind the media hyped men who were clearly awful people off […]
14 June 2012, Arena Gdansk: With minutes remaining Ireland trailed the World Champions Spain 4-0 and our European dream was well and truly dead. From the far end of the ground, a defiant group of Irish fans rose to their feet to belt out one last rendition of the Fields of Athenry. What followed was […]
I love a good draw, me. I am that guy who watched the World Cup qualifying draw from beginning to end (muting out the awkward banter between plastic presenters struggling in what is probably their third language). My love of football obscurities is well and truly sated by watching the first qualification stage for the […]
Congratulations to the Republic of Ireland, on their qualification for Euro 2016. I know I’m writing for an Irish based website here, so I’m duty bound to say that. It will be good to have the Irish at a major tournament again. I have fond memories of the 2002 World Cup team, led by the […]
Homer Simpson is a very admirable character. We all love Homer for a wide variety of reasons. His political incorrectness, zest for life and innate love of food and beer make him the ultimate man’s man. He may also be a lazy, gluttonous eater and compulsive liar, but we are always won over by his […]
The Republic may qualify for Euro 16 next week, they may not. The double header with Bosnia & Herzegovina will be an extremely difficult tie to navigate. On paper, they certainly have better players than we do. Their population of just under 4 million produces better footballers than ours does. I guess we are used […]
