As the World Cup group stage draws to a close, I can’t help but look forward to the last-16 and England’s chances of advancing all the way through the knockout stages. First though I want to take a quick look back at the group stage to see how each team performed. I could go straightContinue reading “A Group Stage Retrospective”
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The Second String’s Second Half
England qualified for the last 16 of the World Cup, by beating Wales comprehensively tonight despite putting out a distinctly second-string team. Southgate decided to wring the changes for this final group game with Trippier, Mount, Sterling and Saka all given a rest. Kyle Walker and Jordan Henderson were the replacements behind the front lineContinue reading “The Second String’s Second Half”
It’s The Promised Land For Wrexham
26th November: FA Cup 2nd Round: The Racecourse Ground: Wrexham AFC vs Farnborough FC Today I took my blog to its first foreign country to find out who would win the non-league showdown at the Racecourse ground (The Cae Ras) and collect the prize of a place in the FA Cup 3rd round draw onContinue reading “It’s The Promised Land For Wrexham”
Abysmal England Held By USA
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”
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 Football tourist 