Category: Opinions

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Sent For A (Very) Early Bath

ARTICLE BY SuperSub In December 2008, David Pratt, a striker playing for Chippenham Town was, during their 7th tier fixture against Bashley FC, credited with earning football’s fastest ever red card (from the kick-off)...

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On 114 Charges

Article BY MATTY Eight years after UEFA initially launched an investigation, five years after CAS found City innocent because they purposefully withheld evidence from UEFA, and three years after the Premier League opened their...

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A Short Shirt Article

I offered to do the Friday article this week but in my message to Red instead of a short article it came out as a shirt article so now I am contractually committed to...

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Starting Over

ARTICLE BY MATTY Typically my friends like to pride themselves on their ability to understand nuance. That not every situation is the same, even if it initially looks it. Liverpool fans, as expectations reached...

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Shoots of Recovery

ARTICLE BY MATTY I’ve noticed a clear shift in my thought processes between summer and fall. August was an incredibly busy month for me, a whole lot of fun. Now is the time to...

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Always Building

ARTICLE BY MATTY It’s been an odd summer, especially this past month. I’ve had loads of fun recently, sure. One of my best friends got married in NYC and the overall experience was probably...

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“I’m Alright” said Fred

AN ARTICLE BY SUPERSUB In February 1993, Congleton Town were due to face Rossendale United FC (now dissolved) in a Northern Premier League fixture.  The day before the game, the programme editor Chris Phillips, received a...

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Sri Lanka, part 2. The Colonial Period. ( 1505-1948 )

Article from Dimi. For more than 440 years, Sri Lanka was ruled by three European colonial powers: the Portuguese (1505–1658), the Dutch (1658–1796), and the British (1796–1948). Each arrived looking for wealth through trade but gradually took control...