Super Mario World
So, Mario Balotelli is all set to join Liverpool. First, let’s get the serious thoughts out of the way… Read the rest of this entry »
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Putting off what could be done tomorrow, today
Category: football
August 18, 2014
Eight things I might have learned from watching Liverpool versus Southampton
There are only so many conclusions you can draw from the first game of the season. There are players still recovering from a long campaign, followed by a long World Cup. There are new players still getting used to their new surroundings. Established players wondering if they might be on their way out. New managers attempting new systems. Established managers worrying about how to maintain the momentum from the previous season. All that kind of stuff. Plus one game is hardly a statistically valid sample. Yet this doesn’t stop people, such as your intrepid correspondent here, making a few observations. Read the rest of this entry »
August 11, 2014
The last half-hour or so of Carlisle/Derby
Naturally, I miss the first goal. I have an uncanny knack of inducing goals in any game by wandering off for a bit. It almost guarantees a goal. I should be employed by TV companies to ensure they don’t screen any dull nil-nils. Read the rest of this entry »
August 6, 2014
Taking our ball back
Football came from community, it symbolised community. But the modern football business, in the way capitalism does, seeks to replace community with commodity. It attempts to reduce community to a museum piece – itself another commodity, another attempt to sell the thing we created back to us. For many, the battle is already lost. For others, the fact that the discussion is happening means the fight is still on.
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