Paul Jewell Leaves Ipswich Town, But Is This Just Papering Over Bigger Cracks?
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The 200% Pre-Season Previews: League One
With the Championship starting last night, the Football League season is already underway, but League One kicks off later this afternoon. And after a season where so many sides looked...
The 200% Pre-Season Previews: The Championship
With less than 48 hours to go, Rob Freeman interrupts the Premier League Previews to bring the first of three previews of the football league. In a break from tradition,...
Euro 2012: Poland 1-1 Russia
Some matches have a backdrop that is more than just about football, and with more than a dozen military conflicts between the two nations over the last millennia, feelings run...
Euro 2012: Greece 1-1 Poland
Euro 2012 kicked off with a bang as the opening game served up something for everyone. Two goals from comedy goalkeeping errors, a controversial sending off, a cast-iron sending off,...
Has Joey Barton Been Given The Right Ban For The Wrong Reason?
The FA has passed down it’s judgement on Joey Barton, and he has been suspended for a total of twelve games for his misdemeanours in the last game of the...
Match of the Weekend 3 – The Champions League Final – Bayern 1 Chelsea 1 (3-4 on penalties)
And so it finally came to pass. Nine years after Roman Abramovich arrived at Stamford Bridge and spent like no other owner before him, and Chelsea win the one prize...
Match of the Weekend 2 – The Scottish Cup Final: Hibernian 1 Heart of Midlothian 5
Having waited 118 years for a second all-Edinburgh Final, the Scottish Cup final ended up being a disappointment for neutrals, and especially Hibernian fans, as Heart of Midlothian ran out...
Match of the Weekend 1 – The Championship Playoff Final: West Ham United 2 Blackpool 1
West Ham United are back in the Premier League, after Ricardo Vaz Te’s late strike gave them victory over a doggedBlackpoolside. In a match that inevitably gets linked with the...
The Spectre Of Goalline Technology Reappears
Over the weekend, the debate over goalline technology resurfaced as Queens Park Rangers defender Clint Hill’s header against Bolton Wanderers clearly crossed the line with assistant referee Bob Pollock claiming...
Match Of The Week 2: Stourbridge 0-3 Stevenage
Southern League Premier Division side Stourbridge finally ended their greatest ever FA Cup run at the hands of League One Stevenage at the War Memorial Athletic Ground earlier today, thanks...
Match Of The Week 4: Stourbridge 2-0 Plymouth Argyle
Plymouth Argyle’s season goes from bad to worse, as they were knocked out of the FA Cup First Round by Southern League Premier Division side Stourbridge. Goals from Paul McCone...
Is The Worm Starting To Turn? Cardiff Fans Walk Out Of Elland Road
In some respects it was inevitable that a group of fans would collectively reach a breaking point, and take a stand at the way supporters are treated by many professional...
Ormondroyd’s Virtual Match Reports…. Now In High Definition!
In the late nineties, Fulham supporter Ormondroyd started following his exploits around the country by producing an illustrated match report for each game. As Fulham were at the lower reaches...
The Twohundredpercent Pre-Season Predictions: The Championship
With the division in general overviewed by Ian yesterday, it’s time for the final of the three official twohundredpercent Football League pre-season previews. For those that haven’t seen the other...
The Twohundredpercent Pre-Season Predictions: League One
With the division in general overviewed by Ian yesterday, it’s time for the second of three of the official twohundredpercent Football League pre-season previews. For those that haven’t seen League...
The Twohundredpercent Pre-Season Preview Predictions: League Two
It’s time for the annual jinx that is the official twohundredpercent pre-season previews. We’ve gone about them slightly differently this season. With the transfer window affecting some managers psychologically to...
Can You Really Watch League Football For Under £20?
One of the headlines emanating from the BBC yesterday morning was that you can only have a day out at the football in Britain for under twenty quid at eleven...
The Supporters Direct Briefing Papers In Brief
Last week we were at the annual Supporters Direct conference in Chester. As well as the AGM, and other workshops and sessions, Supporters Direct launched two briefing papers – Financing...