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• Dreaming of Snow, Plastic Pitches and the England Managers Role

  

  After a three week break, the daggers were back on home turf and of course Brian Parish was in his usual spot hoping for some crumbs of comfort. Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2012 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Arsenal’s Defeat No Laughing Matter

  

  As Arsenal stumbled at stuttered to their worst ever Champions League defeat last week, the medium of choice for the clinically insane, Twitter, light up like... Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2012 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Saturday Night, Sunday Mong Kok – A Football Adventure in Hong Kong

  

  Doncaster Rovers fan Glen Wilson went to Hong Kong. Silly question whether we wanted him to watch a game or three really isn’t it?Sunday 22 January 2012Tweet... Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2012 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Twenty One Days of Pain and Frustration

  

  Twenty one days ago the sun was shining. There wasn’t a cloud in the sky as Lewes kicked off against Canvey Island. Twenty four hours later I landed in Los... Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2012 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Gamesmanship, Tactical Genius Or Just Economics?

  

  We often assume that football managers think strategically, know exactly what is going on and play to a set plan. However, watching a number of teams both in th... Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2012 SOCCER, SPORTS

• No Brotherly Love for Zambia

  

  Last Saturday I hopped on a train from New York Penn Station along my very good friends @lugepravda and @Luciejallen. Seventy minutes later and fifty dollars... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2012 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Romeo Has Nothing on Me

  

  Like most married men, Valentines Day’s arrival every year in a pain in the arse. Surely we do enough to show our love to our wives/girlfriends (and... Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2012 SOCCER, SPORTS

• So That is Why They Are One of the Richest Club in the World!

  

  At today's pathetic Pound to Euro exchange rate that would cost you just £221. Ouch - just to see a football match. But that is if you could actually get a... Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2012 SOCCER, SPORTS

• My Summer of Love for the Beautiful Game

  

  In last month’s excellent When Saturday Comes, Phil Town writes about the legacy of Euro2004 in Portugal. In the article he explores in brief what has happened... Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2012 SOCCER, SPORTS

• The Baggies Throstled by the Swans

  

  After the disappointment of a draw at home to Chelsea, Abi Davies got back on the coach as the Swans headed to the Midlands for the game against fellow... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2012 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Heartbreak Hotel at the Liberty

  

  There are few more disappointing things in life than conceding an injury time equaliser – well perhaps an injury time winner. As a Lewes fan I have been used... Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2012 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Welsh Cup Woe for Afan Lido

  

  Mark Pitman reports from Afan Lido as Airbus UK Broughton progress into the quarter-finals of the Welsh Cup in a dramatic cup tie. Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2012 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Millers Put to the Grind Stone

  

  After a weekend in Spain, Brian Parish returned to his favourite spot at Victoria Road for the clash with Rotherham United.Just when we thought that we may be... Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2012 SOCCER, SPORTS

• No Dr Feelgood Factor for Lewes

  

  “”You have to have the rain before you can have the rainbow”In just 24 hours I would be walking along Santa Monica Pier in SoCal as us surfers know it, the... Read more

  Posted on 28 January 2012 SOCCER, SPORTS

• The Club v Country Row Takes a New Twist with Team GB

  

  Thomas Rooney takes another look at the conflicting loyalties issue that bus many a player.The age old club versus country row has taken a back seat of late. Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2012 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Last Minute .com Again

  

  After the cup exploits last week against AFC Sudbury, it was back to earth with a very big bang, complete with a “Kiss Me Quick Hat” on Saturday as five second... Read more

  Posted on 26 January 2012 SOCCER, SPORTS

• QPR Spend Wisely to Boost Survival Chances

  

  Mark Hughes has moved quickly to improve QPR’s chances of achieving survival in this season’s Premier League by securing Nedum Onuoha from former club Mancheste... Read more

  Posted on 25 January 2012 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Devon Knows Why We Can’t Win Away

  

  If a week is reckoned to be a long time in politics, then two and a half weeks supporting a football team can be almost a lifetime. Seventeen days ago, we gaine... Read more

  Posted on 25 January 2012 SOCCER, SPORTS

• It’s Not All About the Camp Nou

  

  Brian Parish abandons the Daggers for one weekend and heads off to the delights of Barcelona.About twice a season, Dagenham Dan and I eschew the delights of... Read more

  Posted on 25 January 2012 SOCCER, SPORTS

• On the Gravy Train Again – From New Eltham to New Pudsey

  

  “Northern Steve loves gravy”…He held the T-Shirt aloft that I bought him for his birthday and chuckled a Northern laugh. My Brother-in-Law is not predictable –... Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2012 SOCCER, SPORTS