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• On the Seventh Day of TBIR Christmas – The Best Game of 2013

  

  So we have already had the worst games in 2013 and now it’s time for the best.  Fortunately these were harder to pick than the worst ones, but even so the... Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2013 SOCCER, SPORTS

• On the Fifth Day of TBIR Christmas – The Best Football Tat

  

  We didn’t think we could find better items than last year’s winners which included the Nodding Sullivan & Gold and of course, the Lille toaster that played a... Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2013 SOCCER, SPORTS

• On the Fourth Day of TBIR Christmas – The Worst Game Seen in 2013

  

  After notching up 90 games in 2013 we have seen a fair few crackers, a lot of average matches and then there is the pot that you want to immediately erase from... Read more

  Posted on 29 December 2013 SOCCER, SPORTS

• On the Third Day of TBIR Christmas – Best Football Book of the Year

  

  Despite living in the digital age, we still love occasionally having a saunter down to the TBIR Arms, enjoying a comfy armchair by the fire and reading a... Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2013 SOCCER, SPORTS

• IMPending Doom in the Lincolnshire Derby

  

  It’s Boxing Day. A time to put on your Christmas jumpers and escape from the family. In recent years it has been a tradition that I head off to football with... Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2013 SOCCER, SPORTS

• On the Second Day of TBIR Christmas – The Best EFW Venue

  

  This title seems to change hands on a monthly basis depending on where we have headed, but this year there has been a clear winner. Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2013 SOCCER, SPORTS

• On the First Day of TBIR Christmas – The Best New Ground Visited

  

  In 2013 we have so far managed to notch up visits to 31 new grounds in 7 countries, but some will remain firmly in our memories more than others.  The common... Read more

  Posted on 26 December 2013 SOCCER, SPORTS

• The Twelve Days of TBIR Christmas 2013

  

  For the fifth year in the row we today launch our 12 Days of TBIR Christmas, celebrating all that is good and bad about our beautiful game seen through the... Read more

  Posted on 26 December 2013 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Mine’s a Tale That Cannot Be Told

  

  When do we ever learn? On the weekend before Christmas last season virtually every game south of the Watford Gap was postponed due to torrential rain. Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2013 SOCCER, SPORTS

• The Night the World Cup Winners Came to Telford

  Sometimes you see a slice of history that makes you double-take.  Last month I was watching the excellent BBC series, The Seventies, written and presented by... Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2013 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Down by the Riverside

  

  What could be better on a cold, crisp, sunny day than a walk by the river?  A chance to blow the cobwebs away, kicking stones on the path and watching the... Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2013 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Another Pointless Game Or an Opportunity for Innovation

  

  I cannot think of many football fans who really cared much about England’s friendly last month against Chile. Ticket sales, as is the case for home games at... Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2013 SOCCER, SPORTS

• 6,966 Days

  

  Dino Zoff, Peter Shilton, John Burridge. Keepers never die, they simply stop coming off their line for crosses. Age doesn’t seem to apply to the shot-stoppers a... Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2013 SOCCER, SPORTS

• In Flanders Fields the Flare Smoke Blows

  

  You can never do enough research or planning for these trips. To maximise the short amount of time you have to sort out logistics before you depart.... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2013 SOCCER, SPORTS

• A Lille Bit of Red in Valenciennes

  

  “You are going where?” That is the usual response I get from The Current Mrs Fuller when I float the idea of a weekend watching football somewhere. Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2013 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Rome If You Want to

  

  Day two of the Calcio Italia adventure, and after the two games yesterday we headed south on the ultra-swish new high-speed train line through Tuscany, Umbria,... Read more

  Posted on 30 November 2013 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Welcome to Fat Town

  

  Let me take you back to 26 June 1990.  England are one minute away from a penalty shoot out in the 2nd Round of the FIFA World Cup against Belgium. Read more

  Posted on 29 November 2013 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Sou Sou Sassuolo

  

  Fifteen years ago we were all Serie A crazy.  Thanks to the James Richardson fronted, Channel 4 programme “Gazetta” every Saturday morning millions used to... Read more

  Posted on 28 November 2013 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Plymouth Away Or Double Barca? Tough Choice

  Plymouth Argyle away on the cold and wet English Channel or Barcelona v Granada on the sunny Med? Difficult choice for the Daggers Diary team. Read more

  Posted on 26 November 2013 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Italian Stallions Held by the Super Eagles

  

  Being the city that London is, and with its wide variety of nationalities contained therein, it’s not much of a surprise any more that more internationals are... Read more

  Posted on 26 November 2013 SOCCER, SPORTS