Just over three weeks ago, I wrote my first of two parts concerning this year’s football World Cup (see here), just after the group stage had finished, mindful that it was going to be knock out from then on. I focused on the football but had to cover stuff like politics. In this sequel, I intend to do the same.
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FIFA World Cup 2026 (1)
In 1966, at the age of 15, I followed for the first time, intensely, the World Cup (which was all about Football, i.e. not soccer, or any other sport with many these days having their own world cup).
Continue readingSouthend United Football Club – end of season 2025/26 reflections (Part 2)
I wrote Part 1 of Southend United Football Club – end of season 2025/26 reflections (see here) three weeks ago, realising there were a least two important games left to play.
Continue readingSouthend United Football Club – end of season 2025/26 reflections (Part 1)
The 2025-26 season for the National League is over, well ALMOST, after the last actual league games were played on Saturday. What I would like to do in this Part 1 of 2 is to reflect on the season of my own team, Southend United (SUFC), and the league it is playing in.
Continue readingSaint and Greavsie remembered
I recently come across references to and clips from the Saint and Greavsie show, which back in the day I was a fan off and to this day remain my historic favourite football pundits.
Continue readingSouthend United Football Club (SUFC) – reflections on the 2024/25 season
I have been a Southend United football supporter ever since my dad took me along to the Roots Hall ground, as a boy, to watch them play, which I did with a sense of excitement.
Continue readingCrystal Palace win the FA Cup and the beautiful game
Yesterday, I watched from my computer some of the BBC coverage of the English men’s FA Cup final played between Crystal Palace and Manchester City but, before sharing my thoughts on the game, I want to give a brief account of the history of my life time love affair with the beautiful game that most of the world refer to as football.
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