TRIBALISM AND TRUTH

by | Jan 11, 2012 | Footie

By Karl Coppack Well, there it is. From thieves and dole scroungers to murderers to murderers of our own to racists. How long before charges of paedophilia for the full set? Oh, we hit women now too. The Suarez debate has stopped being just that – a debate. A...

Memory Lane: You Wouldn’t Want To Live There

by | Dec 29, 2011 | Footie

by Karl Coppack After the QPR game a few weeks ago a few of us headed into town and found ourselves in Slaters.Nothing too macabre about that as it’s an ideal venue for getting a round in for under a tenner for six of us but what struck me was the transformation...

FAMILIARITY BREEDS CONTEMPT

by | Dec 1, 2011 | Footie

by Karl Coppack   THE unwelcome draw for the League Cup brought us back to Stamford Bridge ahead of places like Cardiff and a very tricky potential home tie against Crystal Palace. Good job we dodged that one. Since the opening day of the 2003 season we have...

WHAT IS AND WHAT SHOULD NEVER BE

by | Nov 4, 2011 | Footie

By Karl Coppack THE WBA game highlighted some interesting issues regarding our ex-manager, their current one. The press kept mercifully quiet about him for once, odd given that he bloodied our nose there last season, and went back to smearing Luis Suarez”s...

R.E.S.P.E.C.T

by | Oct 13, 2011 | Footie

by Karl Coppack A few years ago the FA grew tired of the sniping and open criticism of referees and began a ‘Respect the Ref’ campaign. These savvy people knew exactly how to get the message across. They made a comic video, so comic that Howard Webb was in it. A vídeo...