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Thoughts on … an absolutely mad FA Cup match between Leyton Orient and Oldham Athletic
Well I have been to A LOT of football over the years, but I don’t think I’ve ever quite experienced anything like yesterday’s second round FA Cup match at Leyton Orient, against Oldham Athletic. Oldham used to be in the…
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“Walthamstow FC exist and they’re playing on Saturday, and that’s a start …”
Do you remember when bloggers just sometimes did short posts about things they had enjoyed and just wanted to share them? I know, I am such a boomer*. Anyway, here is one of those, with a couple more to follow…
A review of my football season 2023-24
I have resisted the temptation to start adding one-line reviews of every football match I go to, alongside the existing series of one-line gig reviews and one-line movie reviews, but as part of this blog having morphed into my outside…
Football in the Covid anti-Goldilocks zone
Leyton Orient had a big game due on Tuesday against Tottenham Hotspur in the EFL Cup. It would have had huge emotional resonance, since Tottenham’s captain Harry Kane, who spent some time at Orient on loan, has paid to sponsor…
Your mileage may VAR-y: Why I unashamedly love VAR
I unashamedly love VAR. It might have cost England a late goal in the Nation’s League semi-final, but that didn’t change my mind. I think getting crucial match-changing decisions right is important, and VAR steps up the accuracy of decision…