So ugly they should play in the dark
Reflections on Burnley's anti-football There’s a few of us scribblers around writing Burnley stuff, from new kid on the block Andy Jones at the Athletic, to us elders knocking on…
Funny what a win will do and ‘Ours: Football’
A 1-0 win and the world seemed a better place even though it did feel like Siberia. After the three defeats on the spin and situated just three points above…
The cupboard was bare
It was the weekend of the Supporters Club trip to London. We ‘d looked at the fixture and the trip and thought yep let’s go and see the wondrous new…
Football Cancer Life Death
‘I thought that stuff like cancer was for other people. Not me. I was in the top sets at school, the football team, I got my 2:1 degree from a…
The Bob Lord Book – Forthcoming Events
This is now with the publisher for editing and Mike Smith has completed the selection of pictures. Stories were being sent to us right until the last minute including the…
What would Owld Bob have said and a tale of a suit
I’m a bit worried. Since Mike Smith and I started the Bob Lord book, I can’t speak for Mike, but I’ve started to obsess about the man inasmuch as I…
Not the best of weekends
A 0-4 defeat at Turf Moor and the tragedy at Leicester, this was not the best of weekends. But it’s not all about wins and losses, wrote one journo, sometimes…
The beauty of football
Years ago I wrote a piece about how a school pal, Ed Cockroft and me, went to the 1962 FA Cup Final: The 1962 Cup Final and a Schoolboy’s Tale,…
The Magic of McIlroy
This was written ten years ago. The year that I spent with Jimmy Mac putting his biography together and the scrapbook was just a joy. The memories of that year…
Reflections on a Supporters Club weekend to remember
It’s over a week ago now but the images are indelible. It was game that we’ll say ten years from now, “Were you there when we beat West Ham 3-0?”…