Category Archives: sport

Kenny’s death put bitter rivalries into context

Posted on November 20, 2012 by writewyattuk

WE ALL know the sad tale about the world-beating football team making their way back home after a European Cup match against Red Star Belgrade in early February, 1958, refuelling in Southern Germany before heavy snow and engine problems combined … Continue reading →

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Remembering England’s Evelyn

Posted on November 11, 2012 by writewyattuk

IT’S difficult to know where to start when it comes to a suitable Remembrance weekend tribute to all those who died in military service protecting our freedom. But I’ve chosen a distinguished England international footballer and schoolteacher who grew up … Continue reading →

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Concentrating on the league again

Posted on November 7, 2012 by writewyattuk

ANOTHER year on, another FA Cup run over. Or at least that’s the case for a few more non-league clubs this week, including my near-neighbours AFC Fylde, after their exit to fellow Lancashire outfit Accrington Stanley on Saturday. So while … Continue reading →

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Sat Nav be buggered – the pitiful search for Rodney Parade

Posted on November 2, 2012 by writewyattuk

We were doing so well, with the motorway traffic between Lancashire and the South Wales border flowing as smoothly as could be expected on a busy Saturday morning at the beginning of half term and everything going to plan. The … Continue reading →

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Non-league football still has White Tigers in its tail

Posted on October 26, 2012 by writewyattuk

As Mark Twain, once wrote, “The report of my death was an exaggeration.” And there were elements of that in the reporting of troubled Truro City’s final demise late last week. It’s all been happening at Treyew Road of late, … Continue reading →

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Welcome to the 21st century, FIFA … now wake up to racism

Posted on October 25, 2012 by writewyattuk

RATHER than suffer the highlights of England’s World Cup qualifying draw with Poland last week, I watched BBC genealogy documentary series Who Do Yo Think You Are? as John Barnes jetted off to Jamaica to learn about his family’s part in the … Continue reading →

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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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