Welcome back to our series of short pieces looking at the fates of football clubs that just aren’t what they used to be. All of the clubs in this series were once in the top flight of English football, but have since fallen at least two divisions from the top of the “pyramid.” This week, [...]
Archive for April 1st, 2009
They’ve Fallen And They Can’t Get Up: Swindon Town F.C.
Posted in General on April 1, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The Interlull doesn’t happen over in Ireland
Posted in League of Ireland on April 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Not every league in Europe has taken an Interlull, the FAI League of Ireland has been going strong right through it. Once again First Derivative and This Guy are back with their preview of Series 5, for their Series 4 results, check out their new FAI site, The Red Carders.
In Which The Author Explains How Alan Shearer’s Appointment Is A Win-Win-Win-Win-Win Situation
Posted in English Premier League, General, tagged Newcastle United on April 1, 2009 | 1 Comment »
After spending the better part of the day looking for a logical explanation for the rather risible appointment of Alan Shearer as manager of Newcastle United until the end of the season, I found it, and it is beautiful in its simplicity. No matter what happens, nobody loses!
The Sad, Sad Saga of The Green Death
Posted in Youth Soccer on April 1, 2009 | 2 Comments »
As we’ve learned recently, subtle satire and soccer fans don’t always mix. For most of us, that’s okay; we’re not in the satire business, more often than not, so we never have to worry about that thin line between what’s tasteful and what isn’t. Fortunately for us, there are still mavericks out there who want [...]
Smithy vs. The England Team
Posted in Whimsy, tagged Comic Relief on April 1, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Apparently March 13th was “Red Nose Day” in England; I’m not sure what the ins and outs of Red Nose Day are, but it would appear that, amongst other things, a charity called Comic Relief puts on a telethon of original skits and musical performances to raise money for charity. One of those performances seemed [...]
