Many of the matters across the EFL have been settled with baring miracles in League Two, only relegation from the Championship an open question on the final day. In the second division of the EFL there is at least something for the Blues to play for on their final day trip down to The AbbeyContinue reading “The Pursuit of 111”
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What The Walsall??
Football in the West Midlands has been on fire this season. Aston Villa have made it to the Champions League Quarter-Finals and beat Southampton 3-0 this weekend despite failing to score 2 penalties. West Bromwich Albion and Coventry City stand at 6th and 7th in the Championship, with the formers incredible goal difference and theContinue reading “What The Walsall??”
3rd of May… Destiny Day
So the day we could see coming a thousand miles away finally arrived last Sunday as The Saints finally fell through the Premier League trapdoor after a 3-1 loss at White Hart Lane. Blimey Southampton, as if securing the earliest relegation in Premier League history wasn’t bad enough you had to have it confirmed atContinue reading “3rd of May… Destiny Day”
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 Football tourist 