Seeing my Facebook page utterly unexpectedly reach the dizzy heights of 200 ‘likes’ recently – without, I might add, spending a solitary penny to simply buy more of them, stingy but honourable get that I am – got me thinking … Continue reading
Here is a piece by Jonny Fairclough which appeared in the recent Mudhutter Football Express. It appears with my gratitude for doing some of my work for me and with all due apologies to Mr Emile Heskey, amongst others. It’s also … Continue reading
When ‘interviewing’ celebrities or sports stars, a number of magazines and newspapers often adopt a question and answer theme with one of their favourite topics being to ask about the latest tunes they have playing on their iPod. I’m sure … Continue reading
In my previous job, the lads and lasses in the team I worked in were often confused and amused in equal measure by some of my dubious sayings. Well, it’s not my fault I come from Wigan and therefore have … Continue reading
Tomorrow is FA Cup 3rd round day, the day when the big clubs from the top two divisions of English football join the oldest and most famous knockout cup competition in world football . Although the competition has been underway … Continue reading
Given the ease with which almost any kind of shopping can be done online these days, the need to physically trog around shops is nowhere near the necessary evil that it used to be. Which is a good thing, because … Continue reading
Footballers, pundits and fans do like a good cliché or three. It probably arises from the fact that they can’t make up or simply can’t be bothered making up their own phrases, and I bet there’s a good number who … Continue reading
With Christmas just around the corner, and the plethora of Facebook pages pushing nostalgic images of growing up in the 70s/80s/90s (delete as appropriate), I cast my mind back to recall various toys and games from dim and distant Christmases … Continue reading
A.R.S.E.D! is my second book and is now available to buy. Ostensibly, it is about my obsession with football and my attempts to balance that with the responsibilities of my real, grown-up life. It deals with my attempts to avoid as many chores and domestic duties as … Continue reading