Category Archives: sport

Cardinal deliberations and Garry’s magic 50

Posted on March 19, 2013 by writewyattuk

ANYONE who’s listened to outwardly gruff, sometimes grouchy, occasionally gregarious Garry Hill’s post-match interviews this season will know he’s had a bit of a thing for that ‘magical 50-point mark’. With all due respect to the Woking FC boss, it’s … Continue reading →

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A lubbly Bubbly awayday at Haig Avenue

Posted on February 28, 2013 by writewyattuk

WHAT a week for the Cards, and a rare one for me as I’d seen them play three matches. A half-term trip South allowed me to take in a battling Kingfield defeat to play-off hopefuls Newport County, before a return … Continue reading →

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Out of town and out of sorts with the Cardinals

Posted on February 21, 2013 by writewyattuk

IT’S supposed to be a good sign. As we drove down to Kingfield from Lancashire last Saturday morning, Tony Blackburn was playing The Jam as we hit Victoria Way traffic. Some kind of time warp? Almost. It was Pick of … Continue reading →

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All that way for nothing? Not necessarily

Posted on January 30, 2013 by writewyattuk

SPARE a thought for Ashington AFC, dumped out of the FA Vase last Saturday after an ultimately unsuccessful 702 mile round-trip to the Cornish moors. On a weekend when so many gargantuan efforts by fans and club officials came to … Continue reading →

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Tweeting at the match? What’s the world coming to?

Posted on January 30, 2013 by writewyattuk

A RECENT story on the Evo-Stik Northern Premier League website (well, it was rather a slow day in non-league football circles at the time) suggested FC United of Manchester are riding high in a ‘prestigious’ league table of the world’s … Continue reading →

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Josh and Phil playing the fame game

Posted on January 6, 2013 by writewyattuk

At the school just down the road from me, it seems barely a few weeks go by before talk of another visit from a famous ex-pupil. In this case I’m name-checking Manchester United and England star Phil Jones, a regular … Continue reading →

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What to expect in January in the Premier League

Posted on December 28, 2012 by writewyattuk

On the verge of the New Year, writewyattuk takes a look at the sporting crystal ball to see what the first month of 2013 will hold for the English top flight, club by club. Arsenal  Theo Walcott is switched to … Continue reading →

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Bradley plays the game to perfection

Posted on December 17, 2012 by writewyattuk

What? No Mo? No Ellie? Well, the 2012 BBC Sports Personality of the Year vote was always going to be something of a lottery after such a cracking year. But Bradley Wiggins was the right recipient in the end. I … Continue reading →

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Spare us the Santa’s sack cliches

Posted on December 15, 2012 by writewyattuk

THERE was an almost inevitable sideshow at this week’s Premier League clash between Sunderland and Reading, with the football media waiting to see which manager would go first. Would it be Martin O’Neill, a year to the day since his … Continue reading →

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A poor return and the not so magnificent seven

Posted on December 6, 2012 by writewyattuk

Did that really happen? It wasn’t supposed to. I was only at Ewen Fields, Hyde, to stretch my impressive unbeaten run watching Woking FC to 16 matches. Despite still perceiving myself as some sort of Jonah, I’d not actually seen … Continue reading →

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