October 2023

See Player of the week Lion-Hearted Andre Onana in the Menu under Warriors and Virtuosos. And there’s a new Cruyff Turn too!

On the subject of technological progress, my older brother, a United fan, pointed out that on MOTD (Match of the Day, running on the BBC since 1964 and hosted by the staid but sometimes controversial Gary Lineker) the words ’Goal United!’ are often followed by ‘VAR review’ and then ‘Goal Disallowed’. For people living under a rock in Sioux City, IA or Bedworth, Warwickshire VAR is the Video Assistant Referee […] Read More

Four players were sent off in a rough and tumble weekend of Premier League football! In the Merseyside derby, Ashley Young managed to get sent off as early as the 37th minute for a second cautionable offense. It was great fun to hear Sean Dyche (a notable ranter) (just google Sean Dyche rant!) going on about a lack of reciprocity (today’s word of the day). The sorry truth is that […] Read More

During the international break football becomes briefly less intense for many of us addicts. Of course there are always a couple games to stir the patriotic passions. Tuesday’s England vs Italy was just such a match. With an embarrassment of talent at right back Southgate switched Trippier to the left. You just can’t keep this speedy and creative Bury lad off the pitch! England came back from a goal down […] Read More

Arsenal Fans!  Look at the mini-blog post on the Warriors and Virtuosos menu item for a profile of Declan Rice! Barcelona fans!  Look at the latest funny from Johan Cruyff in the mini-blog Cruyff Turns!