Long Reads: Football

Long Reads: Football

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Mind the Gap, Mind the Gap, Football League Clubs

October 19, 2020

Football’s governing bodies have come under fire in recent weeks for certain shortcomings regarding providing support to clubs in the EFL, among other things….

Out with the old and in with the new – How will life at the Community Stadium differ from the tradition for Brentford?

October 7, 2020

Griffin Park was the home of Championship side Brentford for 116 years. During that time, the West Londoners have been on an interesting journey,…

A look back at Leeds United’s journey into the Primer League after almost two decades of relegation

October 7, 2020

Football fans hear the words Leeds and Premier, and don’t make an association. Why’s that? Well the last time the love-to-hate Yorkshire club hit…

Why are Football Fans so Angry?

September 29, 2020

All over the world, but particularly in the English game, football fans have an enormous reputation for being aggressive towards followers of other clubs….

Do We Really Need Stats?

September 7, 2020

Statistics about football matches are rife. There has been a surge in the last few years of new in-depth categories of stats, ones we…

Dismantling the Pyramid – FA Cup Replays

August 21, 2020

FA Cup replays have been scrapped for the upcoming 2020/21 season. The Football Association say this is ‘to assist in easing pressure on the…

TalkSPORT: asking vital questions or all part of football’s dumbing down?

August 14, 2020

TalkSPORT will rope you in with a nebulous question; provide a fantastically obscene opinion from someone who we regard as knowledgable; question whether they’re…

Adebayo Akinfenwa – The Beast

August 12, 2020

We’re about a month removed, now, from the completion of a true underdog story in the football landscape. Wycombe Wanderers, the plucky little side…

Tranmere Rovers – One Game from the Camp Nou

August 11, 2020

In September 2000, Leicester City bowed out of the UEFA Cup in the first round, following a 3-1 ‘away’ defeat to Red Star Belgrade….

Nottingham Forest – from European Cup glory to League One mediocrity

August 8, 2020

Nottingham Forest must now prepare for their 22nd season away from English football’s ‘Promised Land’. Here’s a look at what’s happened since the mid-nineties…

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