It’s one of the most predictable jokes out there.
Every time Wigan Athletic have been summoned to appear on the box, social media likes to pick up on the empty seats littered about the DW Stadium. Cue the jokes about Wigan fans dressing up as seats and portraying the sad, lonely image of around eleven fans turning up for the match. (more…)
In the couple of months since I last wrote, things have taken a slight, er, downturn at Coventry City.
We missed out on a golden chance of Wembley, went into administration, thus were deducted ten points which dashed our play off hopes. We got yet another new manager, and had bitter disputes over both our stadium and training academy centre. Apart from that, things have been fine. (more…)
My first memory of a cup final was being taken to the 1971 FA Cup Final.
I remember wearing a Arsenal rosette even though I had decided that I was a Manchester United fan and was keen to understand how far London was from Manchester. (more…)
This weekend sees Wembley Stadium play host to the 2013 Johnstone’s Paint Trophy Final.
League One Crewe Alexandra will do battle for the trophy against League Two Southend United on Sunday 7th April, 13:15 KO. (more…)
In my eyes it’s undeniable that Wigan Athletic are the subtle piece of the Barclay’s Premier League jigsaw.
They exemplify the division’s wonderfully diverse array of teams and talents, whilst offering rosy originality and their own identifiable footballing heroism. (more…)
Out of the FA Cup and sliding down the league, once again Blackburn Rovers find themselves heading in the wrong direction.
With derby day on the horizon Toby Wilding looks at the issues facing the club, the potential outcomes of the most important match of the season, and ponders an unthinkable question. (more…)
So the League Cup Final of 2013 is nearly upon us but who could have honestly predicted the two finalists?
There’s no doubting the Capital One Cup has thrown up more than it’s fair share of unpredictable results this season. (more…)
Are you off to Wembley Stadium for the League Cup Final? We’ve got some top travel tips below on how to get to Wembley Stadium, but first, a bit of background info ..
Football today is almost unrecognisable from the first FA Cup game played in 1871. Although the stadium has been recently rebuilt and is in many ways unrecognisable to those who knew it in the 70s, 80s and 90s, Wembley Stadium remains a place of magic for football supporters. (more…)
Manchester City is regarded as one of the biggest clubs nowadays, with an unbelievable financial backing and a squad that boasts some of the greatest players in the world.
Yet in fact the club’s original Golden Era was in the late 1960′s and early 1970′s — a pivotal period in the history of Manchester City Football Club. (more…)
With the obligatory England Quarter-Final penalty shootout exit and an unsurprising Spanish Euro 2012 victory still fresh in our minds …
Normally we’d be looking forward to a new domestic 2012/13 season which begins on 18th August. (more…)
