Making the Arsenal

As the industrial sludge dwellers of the north pick up their knuckles and prepare their black puddings

Oh what a week, what a day.
The chauffeurs are chauffed, the postilions are in position, and the trusty Austin 7 is in the drive ready for the 88 miles from here to Arnos Grove underground station.
And there I was a few days back thinking that these Burnley people were jolly nice folk who would respect [...]

Life in Bolton, and other elements of chaos theory

Billy the Dog was not quite in the best of moods or the finest of fettle when I met him on the allotment to discuss the game against the almighty Notlob in the Land of the Fabled Beast.
I started by asking the question everyone asks, “Is there life in Bolton?”
“It doesn’t really matter,” he replied [...]

Amazon: incompetent cretins, Untold predictions in the Guardian, Notts C more muck, Liverpool forgetfulness

This article deals a little bit about Arsenal/Chelsea (well it gives the score), with the arrogance and re-writing of history by at least one man in Liverpool, with the latest on Notts C and Sven, and any other bits and pieces I think about on the way.
In short, it is a saturday morning and we [...]

The worst stadium in Europe

By Walter Broeckx
As Tony recently wrote an article about some terrible grounds in the UK I must say that one of my favourite things during the holidays is going to stadiums. I usually take a tour when I can and so I have seen some fine stadiums in the world. Most grounds in Holland are [...]