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Category Archives: sport
Liberty Way, above and beyond – my continuing travels with Woking FC
I wasn’t ready for the new season. It arrived far too early. I didn’t doubt that Garry Hill and Steve Thompson had put our new-look squad through its paces, but I hadn’t even had my summer holiday. Could it really … Continue reading
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Tagged Dan Holman, Garry Hill, Halifax Town, John Goddard, Kevin Betsy, Macclesfield Town, Nuneaton Town, Scott Rendell, Steve Thompson, Telford United, Tranmere Rovers, Woking FC
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Building on the past, towards a brave new year
It’s that time of year when we’re full of high hopes for the future and plans we can’t usually keep. But 2014 was a great year for all of us at writewyattuk (ok, so that’s just me), and 2015 promises … Continue reading
Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Comedy & Theatre, Music, sport
Tagged alt-J, Badly Drawn Boy, Big Country, Black Star Riders, Byrds, Craig Charles, Eddie Holman, Frank Skinner, From The Jam, Gary Numan, Hazel O'Connor, Inspiral Carpets, Jeff Wayne, John Foxx, Jon Ronson, Judy Street, Katherine Ryan, Manfred Mann, Marillion, Martina Cole, Miles Kane, Paul Carrack, Paul Hollywood, Reverend and The Makers, Rezillos, Saxon, Spin Doctors, Stranglers, That Petrol Emotion, The Beautiful South, The Everlasting Yeah, The Subways, The Undertones, The Wedding Present, Woking FC
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Starting to believe again – my distant life with the Cardinals
Now we’re a third of the way through the season, there’s a real sense of belief in the ranks around and about Woking FC. And if nothing else, the fact that we now have 30 league points to our name … Continue reading
Posted in Football, sport
Tagged Altrincham, BBC Radio Surrey, Boreham Wood, Conference Premier, Dean Morgan, FA Cup, Garry Hill, Giuseppe Sole, Ross Worner, Scott Rendell, Southport, Woking, Wrexham
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Where to now? Woking negotiating Conference Runaround
Remember children’s TV quiz Runaround, with gravel-voiced late great Mike Reid asking his young contestants to ‘runaround now!’ and decide which answer’s right, then form an orderly queue? Fast forward 35 years or so and I can see Woking FC … Continue reading
After the storm and under the floodlights with Woking: from the Shay to the International, via the Humber and the Hoe
As renowned meteorologist Robert Plant once put it, “If it keeps on raining, the levee’s going to break”. And a couple of months ago that might well have been the case in my old neck of the woods in the … Continue reading
Posted in Football, sport
Tagged aldershot Town, Garry Hill, Gateshead, Halifax Town, Hyde, Ipswich Town, Jack Marriott, Josh Payne, Kieran Murtagh, North Ferriby United, Scott Rendell, Woking
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What to expect in the Premier League in early 2014
On the verge of the New Year, writewyattuk gets the crystal matchball out and takes a punt on what we might be reading about this time next month concerning the English top flight, club by club. Arsenal Arsene Wenger pledges to ensure … Continue reading
Posted in Football, sport
Tagged Arsenal, Aston Villa, Cardiff, Chelsea, Everton, Fulham, Hull City, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Newcastle, Premier League, Tottenham
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Taking the crunchy with the smooth, Cardinals style
After six goals in two Conference Premier matches and two wins on the trot for the first time since April, there’s – whisper it – an element of optimism at Kingfield again, as this Cardinal blogger duly acknowledges. But when … Continue reading
Posted in Football, sport
Tagged Chester, Conference Premier, Dartford, FA Cup, Garry Hill, Grimsby Town, Hyde, Kevin Betsy, Luton Town, Macclesfield Town, Southport, Steve Thompson, Woking, Wrexham
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On the write track – 10,000 hits and counting
FIFTEEN months ago, this here scribe decided to try and spread the word about his writing by setting up a blog, despite a few nagging doubts and advice that suggested it might involve a bit too much hard work and … Continue reading
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