Up the Saints!
“It’s a bit written in the stars, sometimes it’s not meant to be.” — Daniel Farke (Leeds Manager) The Saints defeated Leeds United 1-0 at Wembley and have been promoted Continue Reading →
Category Archives: Football
Weekend 606.0 (Chalk)
“Only the dark grey umbrella, raised incongruously against the sun, reminds us that this scene is set in August 1939, on the eve of war.” — James Russell A placeholder Continue Reading →
Football: A Very Personal Post
Have you heard someone say that football is life? It’s clichéd but there have been 10 times when the sport has intersected with my life in a very personal and Continue Reading →
Weekend 595.0
(1) England’s Nazareth: Walsingham (The Imaginative Conservative) (1a) St. Augustine and J.R.R. Tolkien (The Imaginative Conservative) “To Newman, nineteenth-century liberalism and philosophic utilitarianism were the harbingers of a secular, modern Continue Reading →
Weekend 594.0
Once upon a time, I met a boy named Hugo Cabret. He lived in a train station… (1) FA Cup: ‘Newport v Man Utd not possible without my dad’ (BBC) Continue Reading →
UK Trip (Christmas 2023)
It was predominately a trip for FOOTBALL. I saw the Saints play two at home in Southampton and one on the road in Norwich. They won their home matches against Continue Reading →
Football in Cinema
The Bromley Boys is a real gem!
Football via Rail (in the US)
The Challenge: Recreate a typical UK football weekend in the US using mass transit. The destination was Foxborough, Massachusetts for a New England Revolution versus Orlando City SC match. The Continue Reading →
Football 2022/23: Final Whistle
There is only 1 unresolved outcome and I’m not talking about the FC Cup Final between Man U and City. Metz FC is waiting to learn whether or not they Continue Reading →
Southampton Saints FC Relegation Day
My BEST #SaintsFC tweet of 2023. Complete 2023 football campaign washup as soon as the season is done and dusted. Update: The Saints were relegated after a 2-0 loss to Continue Reading →