Category Archives: Football

The Price Is Wrong (surely)

Posted on October 25, 2012 by writewyattuk

“HOW MUCH?” It’s an oft-repeated question in football these days, whether you’re talking about an international or a trip to see your local heroes – covering everything from the price of admission to the quality of a pie. And anyone … Continue reading →

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Pain game reaches a whole new level

Posted on October 24, 2012 by writewyattuk

FORGET EL James. If you get pleasure from the pain of others, you need look no further than the 13-man football code. For rugby league, judging by the 2012 Super League Grand Final, is a sport where you might end … Continue reading →

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Weather or not you’re winning

Posted on October 24, 2012 by writewyattuk

Bring me sunshine, as a certain Lancashire comic said as he waved goodbye to the coastal resort which provided his stage name. And after a few years in Lancashire I think I realise what Eric was driving at. We may … Continue reading →

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A tribute to a true sports fan, cancer battler and charity campaigner

Posted on October 24, 2012 by writewyattuk

So many of us go through life aiming to commit our life stories to print, yet so few manage to get past the hurdles involved before publication. Yet that changed somewhat with the advent of the e-book and recent strides … Continue reading →

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Return to the big time (kind of)

Posted on September 20, 2012 by writewyattuk

Another ground ticked off, after all these years. A former Football League club as well –  Stockport County, the closest to the River Mersey apparently. Very nice too, flanked by period housing and on this occasion evidence of friendly locals, … Continue reading →

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England expect … too much

Posted on June 25, 2012 by writewyattuk

Has everyone calmed down a bit now? I made the mistake of trawling through the social media channels after Sunday night’s England penalties defeat, and saw how many ‘experts’ there were out there purporting to know exactly what went wrong. … Continue reading →

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In Roy we trust … maybe

Posted on June 20, 2012 by writewyattuk

Hair product placement was the winner on Tuesday night, as we saw a rare glimpse of the real Wayne Rooney following our fortuitous victory over Euro 2012 hosts Ukraine. Okay, going-bald gags are hardly the mark of great cutting-edge (excuse … Continue reading →

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Growing up is hard to do – re-defining the National Trust’s top 50

Posted on April 18, 2012 by writewyattuk

This is a specially revised 2017 version of the third post published on this website, originally shared with the wider world on April 18th, 2012, adapted to mark the fifth anniversary of writewyattuk.com. Time flies, eh.   Being smug is … Continue reading →

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