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Monthly Archives: January 2011
What really happened to Newport County?
One of the aims of this book that I’m writing about Welsh football is provide an independent, neutral description of the events that led to Newport County’s sad demise, its rebirth as a Phoenix club, and the debilitating battle with … Continue reading
Posted in Newport County
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Mismatch of the Day
While researching the book I am writing on Welsh Football, I came across this article from Simon Barnes in The Times, 1984, some 8 years before the League of Wales was founded. In hindsight, his comments are very interesting. Were … Continue reading
Posted in Welsh Premier League, Wrexham
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The Ratcliffe Effect
It’s January and that means that teams at both ends of the table are panicking and signing players for too much money in the hope that they will provide the final piece of the jigsaw, or reinvigorate a flagging campaign. … Continue reading
Dancing in the streets of TNS
Let’s get a few things straight. TNS isn’t a proper name. TNS stands for The New Saints, which is nonsense. Do we say TBBC? Do we say TFAW? Do we say TECB? No we don’t. So from now on, I … Continue reading
Norwich City 1-1 Cardiff City
This looks like a good point away at a club who are fighting for promotion, but the timing of Norwich’s goal makes it feel a bit like a defeat. The positive results of other clubs at the top of the … Continue reading
Football Supporter Map of Wales
Inspired by the Football Supporter Map of London, posted at Big Think, I spent many hours, days and weeks researching supporters trends around the diverse and tribal regions of Wales. The results of my findings have been plotted on the … Continue reading
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Wales must reject Team GB & The British Championship
The home nations are discussing the return of the British Championship in 2013. I expect that once England has made their decision, they will let the rest of us know with a plume of white smoke rising from the chimneys … Continue reading
Gosh It’s Tosh
In 1976, John Toshack wrote a book of poetry. Nobody knows why. It had been a very good season for the Liverpool forward, and he had a habit of printing out poems for his team mates. But a book? Here’s … Continue reading
East Stirling’s Welsh Supporter
He happens to be a Cardiff City fan, but I expect you have somebody like Martin Nott at your club. He hasn’t missed a League game home or away since Cardiff City fans were banned from Molineux in 2006. He … Continue reading