No one will be sleeping on Tyneside tonight as the Toon Army takes over the North-East of England to celebrate their beloved Magpies pinching silverware out of the Scouser’s laps this afternoon at Wembley!!!! Newcastle United are League Cup Champions The Toon Army has been starved of success for far too long, their last silverwareContinue reading “70 Years in 7 Minutes”
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Miracles Come In Threes
This season one team has become notorious nationwide for late collapses and this weekend Manchester City were once again at the centre of a devastating collapse. Unfortunately this time around it wasn’t the home faithful left devastated at the Etihad, as City collapsed the fairy-tale Fa-Cup progress of the Plymouth pilgrims. Being from the footballContinue reading “Miracles Come In Threes”
The Great Form Flip
So Manchester City avoided yet another embarrassing collapse, Liverpool rebounded from their derby day disappointment to claw out a victory over Wolves, Everton held off Crystal Palace to become the Premier League’s form team, Chloe Kelly became happy again and AFC Wimbledon beat Salford City to move into the automatic play-off places in League 2,Continue reading “The Great Form Flip”
Devon Double Dreamland…. Denied
After Plymouth shattered the aura of invincibility of a Liverpool team tearing up both Premier and Champions Leagues, the appetite for giant-killing made its way across Dartmoor National Park to Exeter City and their St. James Park. The giant-killing they were looking for was Nuno Espirito Santo’s high flying Nottingham Forest, a huge 59 placesContinue reading “Devon Double Dreamland…. Denied”
Devon Heaven
Sometimes there are things so beautiful they light up a whole county and the lives of many beyond it’s borders, an FA Cup upset is one such thing. This weekend a team in Green from the sunny coasts of Devon and a city better known for it’s naval history than it’s footballing prowess provided thatContinue reading “Devon Heaven”
Collapse of a Dynasty
In May 2024, as last season drew to a close I published the following blog, https://the-football-tourist.com/2024/05/22/the-threat-of-dynasties/, warning of the threat that Man City posed to the competitive nature of football as they crowned a dynasty that looked unassailable. I needn’t have worried, it seems City are determined to destroy their dynasty all by themselves. TheContinue reading “Collapse of a Dynasty”
Double Sucker Punch
Some things in life just aren’t meant to be, like Manchester City holding onto a lead. Two late goals worked out really well for us last week as we came from 2-0 down to claim a draw against the 4-time defending champions who are currently in the worst crisis of their Guardiola era. Within thatContinue reading “Double Sucker Punch”
The Law of Manchester
Sometimes in great cities there exist great divides that can only ever be bridged by Great Men; Manchester is one such place, City-United one such divide and Denis Law was one of very few such men ever to have lived. Born is the northern suburbs of Aberdeen in February 1940, whilst the world was busyContinue reading “The Law of Manchester”
The Pilgrim’s Progress
On paper this FA Cup 3rd round tie only ever had one winner, what a shame the game has to be played on grass. Plymouth Argyle have had a terrible time away from Home Park this season with no wins on the road in any competition, their last such win coming at Milton Keynes inContinue reading “The Pilgrim’s Progress”
2025: A Baptism of Fire
Brentford’s home form has been their saving grace this season. Then the fortress was finally breached by high-flying Forest in the dying weeks of 2024 and it appears repairing the holes in the outer walls will take sometime, cause today Arsenal sauntered in and strolled out with all the riches going. Worst of all isContinue reading “2025: A Baptism of Fire”
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