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As I made my way down to this match, between Brentford and Burnley, there was one thing I knew both teams had in common and that was some seriously poor form. Neither team had more than a single win to their name this season coming into this match, with only the hosts having secured aContinue reading “Buzzing”

Saturday 7th October 2023: League 2: Wham Stadium: Accrington Stanley vs Forest Green Rovers To many people missing out on tickets to watch your team at Old Trafford would be a huge disappointment, but I chose to see it as a huge opportunity instead. I decided to use this opportunity to dive deep into theContinue reading “Stanley Stutter to Victory”

Brentford vs Arsenal: Wednesday 27th September 2023: League Cup: Gtech Community Stadium So in the middle of a dreadful week for the Bees I finally made my return to the stands, but watching my injury ravaged heroes gift the high flying gunners one of the softest goals imaginable was not quite how I’d pictured theContinue reading “Polar Nights and Saharan Days”

I have been working on new posts ever since my most recent one was published, over a month ago, but there have been many issues getting in the way of completing and publishing any new material. My work shifts have been falling far more on game days and it has become far more difficult toContinue reading “Issues”

When their beloved Magpies qualified for this season’s Champions League even the most ambitious of the Toon Army could scarcely have envisioned that their return to the top table would see them dropped into the group of death. Sure they avoided either of the Spanish juggernauts or the rulers of Germany, but even without tripsContinue reading “Toon Army Marches Into The Lion’s Den”

Tuesday 15th August 2023: League One: The Valley: Charlton Athletic vs Bristol Rovers Between watching this incredible spectacle yesterday and writing about it today my phone has gone haywire and is currently utterly unusable. Due to these untimely technical difficulties I had a look at the official statistics from the game to help refresh myContinue reading “A Travesty Occurs”

Sunday 13th August 2023: Gtech Community Stadium: Premier League: Brentford vs Tottenham Hotspur My 2023/24 football season began where everything good always does, back home. Returning to church for the third season, after taking an extended summer break away from all things football (Women’s World Cup excepted), felt unsettling though as so much has changedContinue reading “Adapting to New Realities”

So the Women’s World Cup Group Stage and a few things happened in it that I fancied writing about. The sheer humiliation of the double-defending champions, The United States, limping into the knockouts and the brilliance of England finally kicking their campaign into top gear with a 6-1 drubbing of China to fire themselves throughContinue reading “Into The Knockouts”