Written by Football NerdMay 10, 2019May 14, 2019

Two Perspectives on Liverpool – Barcelona and the view from a disappointed but proud Ajax supporter.

Following on from a week of enthralling European semi-finals as highlighted in this week’s post (https://football-nerd.org/2019/05/10/football-nerd-weekly-ramblings-all-four-premier-league-clubs-find-a-way-to-stay-in-europe/), it was time to call on the extended Football Nerd family to get some opinions on the two epic Champions League games we all witnessed from supporters of some of the clubs involved. First up, as we did after […]

Written by Football NerdMay 10, 2019May 14, 2019

Football Nerd Weekly Ramblings- All four Premier League clubs find a way to stay in Europe.

Hands up if you knew all along that Liverpool were undoubtedly going to come back from a 3-0 deficit and eliminate Barcelona on Tuesday night? Having written on these very pages before it happened: “While history tells us Anfield is more than capable of producing special European nights, Liverpool are going to have to get […]

Written by Football NerdMay 7, 2019

Football Nerd Weekly Ramblings- Can Liverpool and Spurs bounce back in this week’s second legs?

After discussing the potential for both European Finals being all-Premier League affairs a few weeks backs: (https://football-nerd.org/2019/04/26/football-nerd-weekly-ramblings-will-we-see-a-decisive-step-towards-the-title-this-weekend-whats-in-store-in-europe-this-week/), the semi-final first legs proved something of a mixed bag for the English clubs. First up Tottenham were beaten for the second time in a week at their new home, this time by the exciting young Ajax side […]

Written by Football NerdMay 3, 2019

From the Brink of Extinction to Redemption: Orient are back in the Football League!

Almost two years ago to the day, Mrs Football Nerd and I embarked on an emotional and wondrous journey. We didn’t realise at the time, but a straightforward choice to go and watch Leyton Orient simply because the missus used to live nearby and we had followed their near promotion to the Championship just three […]

Written by Football NerdApril 26, 2019

Football Nerd Weekly Ramblings- Will we see a decisive step towards the title this weekend? What’s in store in Europe this week?

So what happens now? With due respect to Burnley, Leicester and Brighton, it was generally accepted that the biggest opportunity for Manchester City to drop points and to allow Liverpool to seize the impetus in this closest of title races was the trip to Old Trafford on Wednesday evening. However Pep Guardiola’s men got over […]

Written by Football NerdApril 25, 2019

Orient face their Date with Destiny on Saturday.

After two stunning come-from-behind wins in succession and the jubilant scenes that followed the wins at home to Eastleigh and the absolute pandemonium of the win at Sutton, it always felt that the Easter, weekend with two pivotal games in four days, would be absolutely crucial to Orient’s hopes of a return to the promised […]

Written by Football NerdApril 18, 2019April 18, 2019

Football Nerd on Tour: Two Football Obsessives’ Pilgrimage to see the Yellow Wall.

Just like the reported 800 to 1000 British football fans who travel to Dortmund every home game, I couldn’t tell you why or even what I expected, but ever since I witnessed in person the magical allure of the very special fans of “one of Europe’s last great romantic football clubs”, I was already hooked. […]