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• Liverpool Facing Crucial Run Ahead of Next Big Test

  Liverpool have weathered the opening third of the season admirably, and following the frenetic recent Merseyside derby, Brendan Rodgers’ side now face a series... Read more

  Posted on 24 November 2013 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Wandering Eye

  

  This week marks an important anniversary in my life. Five years ago, on the 22nd November, I attended my first ever game at The Dripping Pan. Read more

  Posted on 22 November 2013 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Victory Has a Thousands Fathers

  

  The immortal words of JFK, who was killed 50 years ago next week sum up the feelings around the Dripping Pan this week. Today marks a welcome return to... Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2013 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Once We Were Warriors

  

  Back in the day (which means more than 5 years ago) I rubbed shoulders with the likes of Sven Goran Ericsson, Steve McLaren and Stuart Pearce as a manager of ou... Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2013 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Premature Cancellation

  

  In five months time Non-League fans will be up in arms about their teams having to play three (or even four) games a week in order to meet the ridiculous... Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2013 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Cheers, Jeers and Tears

  

  Next year Jeff Stelling will celebrate his 20th anniversary in the hot seat of Sky Sports Soccer Saturday. The Saturday afternoon programme has become an... Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2013 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Welling up the Table

  

  The debate about the status of the Conference Premier has been raging for many years.  Take a look at the league at the moment and you cannot fail to notice som... Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2013 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Ebbsfleet Suffer at the Hands of a Wayward Cook

  

  Few people will have been happier with the result on Saturday from the FA Cup Fourth Qualifying Tie between Ebbsfleet United and Dartford than I was  (For... Read more

  Posted on 01 November 2013 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Is It Now Or Never for Brazil?

  

  Football to Brazilians is second only to God; it is a country that loves football like no other and, with next year’s World Cup being played in Brazil, there ha... Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2013 SOCCER, SPORTS

• So What Makes a Good Football Programme?

  

  Today marks my third month in the hardest job in football.  Manager’s have an easy job turning up for 3 hours on a Saturday to watch a game for free.  Directors? Read more

  Posted on 26 October 2013 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Just Your Standard Super Sunday

  

  “Are you getting up or what?” Danny wasn’t happy on the other end of the phone. It seemed that Kenny had forgotten to change the time on his mobile from German... Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2013 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Champions League Nights: Part 2 – Sofa United

  

  Manchester United vs. Real Sociedad – Champions League – Venue: my couch by Luge Pravda Anyone who knows me well enough will know I am able to watch more live... Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2013 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Five Thoughts from the Emirates

  

  I rarely pass up the chance to go to the Dripping Pan but last night I committed the cardinal sin.  I put the gravy train of the Champions League above... Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2013 SOCCER, SPORTS

• EastDenders

  

  A few years ago we were all raving about Germany being THE place to get your European footballing kicks.  Decent beer, cheap tickets, as many sausages as you... Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2013 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Commonwealth Game

  

  It wasn’t all about England v Poland last week in London as the capital hosted another International match. So we sent our Dagger’s Diary team down to Craven... Read more

  Posted on 22 October 2013 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Flashy Footballers and Their Even Flasher Cars

  

  With weekly pay packets more than triple of the average worker’s yearly wage, it’s no wonder that the world’s best footballers have a spare bit of cash to play... Read more

  Posted on 22 October 2013 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Remember the Spartans

  

  The name Blyth Spartans may not mean much to the younger football fan, but the Northern Premier League side are one of the most successful Non-League clubs in... Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2013 SOCCER, SPORTS

• The Slings and Arrows of Outrageous Fortune

  

  Today, Lewes faced possibly their biggest test of the season. Yep, we said that before we travelled to Maidstone United in the pouring rain, and again when we... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2013 SOCCER, SPORTS

• The Beg, Steal Or Borrow Premier League XI

  The summer transfer window is the busiest time for managers and football clubs in general, as the big money transfer deals dominate the sporting headlines. Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2013 SOCCER, SPORTS

• I Don’t Care About the Truth, I Want Some Happiness

  

  Take one look at the teams who enter the early rounds of the FA Cup and you cannot fail to be overwhelmed by a sense of a purer age of football. Read more

  Posted on 28 September 2013 SOCCER, SPORTS