An Open Letter To England Manager, Mr. Gareth Southgate Dear Mr. Southgate, Since you took on the England job back in 2016 you have transformed the fortunes of our beloved national team, with only Sir Alf Ramsay having a better record in tournament football. You took a team on it’s knees and taught it toContinue reading “Dear Mr. Southgate”
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Euro 2024 Shocks
After an enforced break from the blog to deal with a health issue, this blog is back on the day Euro 2024 experienced it’s biggest shocks so far. I’m not talking about England recovering from that loss to Iceland in their final warm-up friendly to stagger past Serbia in their opening match, cause we finallyContinue reading “Euro 2024 Shocks”
The Threat of Dynasties
As the English domestic season came to it’s stuttering anti-climax at the weekend, the lack of drama at either end of both EPL and WSL part of me was glad I was working and unable to make any of the matches. If my weekend had been free I would have spent the Saturday at OldContinue reading “The Threat of Dynasties”
The Magic Of Football
With the Premier League becoming boring and predictable as Guardiola’s juggernaut strut their way to their 4th straight title and the 3 newly promoted teams drop straight back down to the championship, https://the-football-tourist.com/2024/05/13/straight-back-down/ ,it is to the lower leagues that those desperate to feel the magic of football send their soul soaring are increasingly turning.Continue reading “The Magic Of Football”
Straight Back Down
This weekend confirmed what many of us thought would happen all season, the 3 newly promoted teams are heading straight back down to the Championship. Sure there had been moments where it looked like one or more of them may survive, but even with points deductions galore above them and injury ravished runs of poorContinue reading “Straight Back Down”
Derby Dozed-Off
Some days you should just stay in bed, some games put you to sleep, some days things just don’t go your way. Yesterday was one of those days and one of those games. The date had been etched into my diary ever since this season’s fixtures were announced last summer. The big home Derby againstContinue reading “Derby Dozed-Off”
Both Are Safe Now
As I took my front row seat at Goodison Park I was filled with the hope of back-to-back wins that had propelled us clear of the dotted line and the joy of knowing that Luton’s loss at Molineux had rubber stamped our Premier League status for another season. As the final whistle blew I wasContinue reading “Both Are Safe Now”
5-Star Bees!!
Having been unable to secure a ticket to Luton for Today’s match I’ve been a bag of nerves all day. Unable to even follow the match because of how crucial it’s result will be for our season. A win would mean a 10 point gap to the drop zone with just 12 left to playContinue reading “5-Star Bees!!”
Remember This Feeling
Saturday should have been a dreadful day for me. My alarm didn’t go off which left me sprinting for a train that was then delayed on it’s 2 and a half hour journey south. Then problems on the tube had me rushing to get in before kick-off. After the game I was already cutting itContinue reading “Remember This Feeling”
Boring Brentford
When the away fans are chanting ‘Boring, Boring Brentford’ at full time and when you look around for someone to fight your team’s corner but everyone is just going “They’ve got a point” you know it’s been a dreadful game. As spectacles go it was 1,000 times worse than watching paint dry and certainly dullerContinue reading “Boring Brentford”
The Football tourist 