The news that up to 10,000 fans were going to be allowed into Emirates Stadium for the final game of the season was quickly followed by an email informing me that I was one of the “lucky” ones to be selected to stump up £90 for a Club Level seat for the match. Cynically I […]
I really did not want to write another f**k*n’ piece on the seemingly inevitable advent of a European Super League. Ever since I started this blog some five years ago, there have been periodic murmurings of the launch of such a money-oriented abomination of the game that we all love. While these have thankfully tended […]
As disappointing as Arsenal’s season has been this time around, certainly before Christmas even if things have picked up to an extent recently, perhaps the one (only?) bright spark has been the emergence of two supremely talented young players that look set to take the football world by storm at least in this country, if […]
Mrs Football Nerd and I were among the chosen ones to be able to get tickets to go to a real live football match last Tuesday: an EFL Trophy tie between Leyton Orient and Bristol Rovers. While the social distancing measures, compulsory facemasks and most importantly the pubs in the surrounding area and concession and […]
Let me start by going on record and stating that I am a genuine and bona fide Mikel Arteta fan and I am desperate for him to put things right at Arsenal and turn the squad into one that is capable of challenging for the biggest prizes once again, something we haven’t done for the […]
The continued evolution of modern football, in particular the seemingly ever-increasing money that washes around the game, makes it difficult to feel any empathy towards modern day players save for those who go above and beyond our traditional view of them: the mansions, the flashy cars and ‘interesting’ fashion options, and contribute something back to […]
Given what has gone before: the dog days of Arsène’s reign, the confused tactics and communication of Unai Emery, the appointment of a rookie coach albeit one who could boast a pedigree apprenticeship under one of the most respected and revered managers in modern football, it would have been difficult to find any Gooner who […]
As much as we have all tried to make the best of it, consoling ourselves that we are at least able to get our football fix after so long away, even if it is on TV with the only atmosphere the piped-in crowd noise that at best makes it sound like something approaching the real […]
Part 1: Clough and Taylor conquer Europe (Football Nerd Retro Ramblings- The late 70’s and the 80’s when Football was really Football: Clough and Taylor conquer Europe.) Part 2: Bob Paisley and the legendary Anfield Boot Room dominate England and Europe (Football Nerd Retro Ramblings Part 2- Bob Paisley and the legendary Anfield Boot Room […]
There is always a frisson of excitement for football obsessives when the battle-lines are redrawn on the European front and the Champions League and Europa League start their knockout phases. With the domestic season having turned into a procession thanks to Liverpool’s utter supremacy, this season the continental stage potentially offers more intriguing competition. After […]
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