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• Whose Line is It Anyway?

  

  Today we welcome a new contributor for TBIR – Robert O’Connor – who will be adding his views on the non league game next season. But first up is his view on... Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2013 SOCCER, SPORTS

• The Blueprint for the Future of Non League Football – Let’s Shake up the FA Cup

  

  Any series about changes to Non League football wouldn’t be complete without an opinion from the chaps at The Real FA Cup. So here is Damon Threadgold’s... Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2013 SOCCER, SPORTS

• The Blueprint for the Future of Non League Football – Financial Fair Play Part 1

  

  Great minds think alike, so they say. So whilst I was half way through writing my final piece in this year’s series of Blueprints for the future of the non... Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2013 SOCCER, SPORTS

• The Blueprint for Non League Football – Don’t Fix What Isn’t Broken

  

  New co-editor of the Lewes FC match day programme, Barry Collins, gives us his views on traditional values in the amateur game. Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2013 SOCCER, SPORTS

• On the Other Side of the Wall

  

  In the autumn of 2011 Philosophy Football met Honey Thalijeh, then captain of the Palestine Women’s Football team. Inspired by what she told us about what... Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2013 SOCCER, SPORTS

• The Civil Service and Real Madrid: A Mismatch Made in Heaven

  

  Today the term the Civil Service is still one that is mocked by comedians and commentators alike as a lapdog for the latest Government. Read more

  Posted on 08 June 2013 SOCCER, SPORTS

• The Blueprint for Non League Football – Children Are Our Future

  

  The man, the myth, the non league legend that is Putajumperon gives us his views on what Non League clubs could do to engage with their local students. Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2013 SOCCER, SPORTS

• The Blueprint for Non League Football – Just Who Runs the Leagues Anyway?

  

  So another non league football season has drawn to a close. I can safely say the last few months has been very tough due to a ridiculous fixture congestion. Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2013 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Closing Time

  

  “Closing time…every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end”So here I am at last.  It has taken me five years of visiting this wonderful city to... Read more

  Posted on 01 June 2013 SOCCER, SPORTS

• The Blueprint for Non League Football – Listen to the Fans

  

  In the return of our annual series of what changes could be made to Non League football, we are blessed with a set of experts on grass roots football. Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2013 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Football Finally Came Home – Top That Pep

  

  “Football is a religion in Dortmund. Bayern may have won a lot of fans and a lot of trophies because of the incredible number of good decisions they have made,... Read more

  Posted on 27 May 2013 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Die Klassiche Comes to Wembley

  

  The end of the football season. A time to reflect on all those moments of joy watching our beautiful game before the crashing realisation that there will be no... Read more

  Posted on 24 May 2013 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Something Rotten in the State of Denmark

  

  Last season the world of European football was mildly surprised to see a new name joining the Champions League jet-set. Many words have already been written,... Read more

  Posted on 20 May 2013 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Running out of MetroGas at the Final Hurdle

  

  “When the going gets tough, the tough get going” sang Billy Ocean back in 1986 (trivia fact for you – the BBC banned the video as stars Michael Douglas and Dann... Read more

  Posted on 19 May 2013 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Chelsea Leave It Late to Give Rafa a Going Away Present

  

  The Daggers Diary team have a nose for getting tickets for most big games so it is no surprise that they were heading off to the Europa League final for the... Read more

  Posted on 18 May 2013 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Win Wigan Athletic and Manchester City Signed FA Cup Final Balls

  

  The Ball is Round has teamed up with the official FA Cup sponsors, Budweiser, to offer one lucky fan the chance to win a pair of footballs signed by this... Read more

  Posted on 15 May 2013 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Ninety Minutes from Glory

  

  Twenty four hours ago I was in a pub in the heart of Bavaria.  Munich to be precise, talking football with some die-hard Bayern fans from our German office who... Read more

  Posted on 15 May 2013 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Living the Dream.

  

  I was on the phone as I wandered down the steps of Wembley Park tube station and nearly missed it.  In fact I had to do a comedy double-take as my eye caught a... Read more

  Posted on 12 May 2013 SOCCER, SPORTS

• What Happened to the Magic of FA Cup Final Day?

  

  I don’t think there is anyone over the age of 35 who does not lament the coverage of the FA Cup final of yestayear. Whilst technological advances in the way we... Read more

  Posted on 12 May 2013 SOCCER, SPORTS

• To the Dream….

  Tomorrow I will be attending my first ever FA Cup Final at Wembley stadium.  Even though I’m not a Wigan Athletic or a Manchester City fan, I am still very... Read more

  Posted on 10 May 2013 SOCCER, SPORTS