Tag Archives: Football

Remembering Brian Pilkington, and Burnley’s 1959/60 title win

Posted on May 3, 2020 by

This weekend 60 years ago, Burnley were crowned league champions after a last-day victory at Manchester City, just the excuse needed to finally post about former Clarets star and England international Brian Pilkington, a near-neighbour and old friend who died … Continue reading →

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Back to reality – the road from Stratford to Woking

Posted on August 22, 2012 by

Barely a week after the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games, there are concerns about Lord Coe’s ‘legacy’ being derailed by a ruling party he has so long associated with. But while attempts continue to halt Michael Gove’s plan to loosen … Continue reading →

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Deutschland uber alles at the New Table of Dreams

Posted on July 2, 2012 by

Was ist das? Yes, sorry to break it to you like that, readers, but Joachi Lowenbrau’s Germany were crowned Kings of Yooropa last night, after a thrilling final and a momentous climax to the Yooro 2012 table football tournament. Deutschland … Continue reading →

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No Eire faerytale for Van Trapp in Yooro semi-showdown

Posted on June 30, 2012 by

The dream is over … again. Following a group stage exit for Ingerland, there was no Eire faerytale finish for Tony Van Trapp’s over-achieving Oirish outfit in their Yooro 2012 table football tournament semi-final. Ireland finally got their come-uppance on Wednesday … Continue reading →

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Ireland ready for Lowenbrau taste test

Posted on June 26, 2012 by

Tony Van Trapp was putting the finishing touches to a brash meisterplan this week – his bid to unseat Yooro 2012 favourites Germany in Wednesday’s table football tournament semi-final showdown. TVT’s Oirish outsiders surprised us all with Group C victories … Continue reading →

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England expect … too much

Posted on June 25, 2012 by

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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Blather and Platypus rule changes prove disastrous for Coy

Posted on June 21, 2012 by

Apologies for the late update for all those waiting to find out how the Yooro 2012 table football championship group stages ended, but it’s been a bit manic in Daftown, not helped when someone pulled a wire out of our … Continue reading →

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In Roy we trust … maybe

Posted on June 20, 2012 by

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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Barrel, Bellwhack and Theocott shine for Hudson’s heroes

Posted on June 16, 2012 by

Oh, the joy … oh, the agony. It’s been a rollercoaster of emotions in the Yooro 2012 table football tournament these past few days. Yet there’s no one more delighted in all of Daftown this weekend than Coy Hudson after … Continue reading →

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Daftown disturbance drama averted

Posted on June 13, 2012 by

First off, I should stress that reports of unrest at the New Table of Dreams have been blown out of all proportion. There was a minor niggle between my daughters before the Poland v Russia match, but a mere mention … Continue reading →

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