England were back in action in Qatar tonight and, on the day the hosts were the first team eliminated, they had the opportunity to become the first team to qualify for the knockout rounds. All they had to do to achieve this glorious feat was defeat a USA team that had only managed to squeezeContinue reading “Abysmal England Held By USA”
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Starting With Six Of The Best
England started their World Cup run today with a 6-goal destruction of Iran (20th in the FIFA world rankings). I watched this glorious opening act from a pub in Manchester from a place of minimal expectations for the team’s performance. The most I thought we could achieve was a last-minute winner given our recent NationsContinue reading “Starting With Six Of The Best”
Whilst The World Cup Is On
As the World Cup gets underway today in Qatar, I will be cheering England on from home. After back-to-back semi-final appearances in recent tournaments, I live in the hope that Southgate’s England will go all the way this time round. Delivering the first trophy since for the Men’s international team since 1966 would provide meContinue reading “Whilst The World Cup Is On”
Pure Insanity At The Etihad
Saturday 12th November: Premier League: Etihad Stadium: Manchester City vs BRENTFORD!! There is a certain kind of joy that can make send your soul soaring into euphoric even when the rest of your life brings you to your knees. For me it is found in football when the team I support wins a game thatContinue reading “Pure Insanity At The Etihad”
As Bad As It Gets
Sunday 23rd October 2022: Premier League: Villa Park: Aston Villa vs Brentford Right, for this blog I’m going to skip over my long (3 trains) journey to Villa Park other than to implore you to get off at Witton station instead of staying on till Aston. Not only is it a stop earlier on theContinue reading “As Bad As It Gets”
Kepa Steals A Point For Chelsea
Wednesday 19th October 2022: Gtech Community Stadium: Premier League: Brentford vs Chelsea Welcome back to my blog after a few weeks break whilst I sorted out many other areas of my life. As you will see from the photo above, for this blog I was back in London to watch my beloved Bees. Their opponentsContinue reading “Kepa Steals A Point For Chelsea”
Situation Update
In the last 5 days I have been to 2 matches that may never be turned into Blogs. The reason for this is that I am currently experiencing a plethora of technical issues with my phone that are rendering it utterly unusable today. Until these problems are fixed it will be impossible for me toContinue reading “Situation Update”
The Queen’s Forcefield Breaks
Thursday 13th October 2022: UEFA Europa League: Old Trafford: Manchester United vs Omonia Nicosia If you had told the teenage me that he would be in the home end at Old Trafford cheering on Manchester United someday he would have laughed in your face, but this Thursday evening that’s exactly where I was and whatContinue reading “The Queen’s Forcefield Breaks”
Why You Never Leave a Match Early!
Thursday 29th September: WSL: Walton Hall Park: Everton Women vs Leicester City Women In preparation for being trapped on Merseyside and being unable to get to any football this weekend I chose to scoop up a last-minute ticket to Everton Women’s first home game of the season. This match was the re-arranged match from theContinue reading “Why You Never Leave a Match Early!”
Gunned to Smithereens
Sunday 18th September: Premier League: Gtech Community Stadium: Brentford vs Arsenal Over the bank holiday weekend I was able to head down to London and finally take advantage of my Brentford season ticket, but shortly after kick-off it became clear that I should not have bothered. Particularly as my place of work was open nonContinue reading “Gunned to Smithereens”
The Football tourist 