It’s a departure from the safe European home that is our club infatuation. World Cup 2010 is upon us – we give such a life-like account of how the tournament will pan out you’ll think you’ve been robbed, beat up, and contracted chlamydia. The teams, the winners, the demented reasoning why, all the while pondering [...]

The club continues their Iberian retreat – presumably not Lost in La Manga – in a spirited effort to ward off the ills of an introductory season down below. Gordon Strachan and his new inner circle, replete w/ recent additions Gary McAllister and Jim Blyth, are resolute on improving the mentality and fitness of a [...]

Against our better judgment, we’re electing to run in full – ostensible warts and all, considering its failure – the application submitted to join the Guardian’s network of World Cup tweeters/twats/microbloggers/etc. Sadness and careless introspection engulfed us after needlessly checking for, and finding, hard evidence confirming the joy of others who ticked more recycled, green-tinged, [...]

Newcastle United – romped the league – finished w/ 102 points…going straight back up, rather unexpectedly given the turmoil same time last year West Bromwich Albion – it’s their bi-yearly migration north…can they solve the riddle of consolidation? Roberto di Matteo goes from League One to the Prem in a meteoric two years… Nottingham Forest – rode [...]

Up the road they were celebrating heartily. Loads of beer, plenty of tits, and the criminally underrated Geordie birds too, all celebrating their crown – and passport back to Prem prosperity. The mood back down south was decidedly more somber – a new generation of supporters indelibly scarred by an indifferent squad trudging towards the [...]

It was a fine idea at the time. The playoffs were still within reach, and though we’ve played well without him, let’s get Gary O’Neil back in the side. The club, ahem, came to an agreement w/ Pompey administrator Andrew Andronikou – widely speculated to be a pay as you play scheme for the last [...]

It’s not all pain, hatred, and misery. Gordo was positively giddy in his post-match interview – the calm and professional manner in which they killed off the match, the committed approach, and most importantly a thin sliver of hope thanks to other results going our way for a change. Boro are back in w/ a [...]

Deferred notes on the Crystal Palace match are enclosed. We agonised over not being able to use ‘quality and imagination’ in a laconic fashion – Vic and Uncle Eric had the market cornered, and it is what they do and all… We enjoyed the usual feast consisting of a battered, deep-fried live blog escalope served w/ [...]

If there’s going to be a Welsh bottle job late in the Championship this year it won’t happen in Cardiff. Swansea looks eminently more catchable at this stage – even Leicester are vulnerable and displaying signs of hitting the metaphorical wall and exhausting a season long exuberance which propelled them to unimaginable heights. Deliciously enough, [...]

Credit Preston for trying it. The tested script to banjax Boro at home reads: put them under the cosh for the first 15 mins – let the supporters shower them in abuse – watch them shrivel – score as much as you need. It used to work; not anymore though. Nine on the bounce unbeaten [...]