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Riding the Bolton Wanderers rollercoaster
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December 21, 2013
BY BOLTON FAN, GILES METCALFE The last 10 years have seen a mixture of massive highs and crushing lows for Bolton Wanderers and the club’s
“Brand Spain” under threat?
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December 20, 2013
BY STEVEN BELL The recent news from Spain regarding the European Commission’s (EC) investigation of a select few Spanish football clubs is something not to
Kaizer Chiefs owe it all to Atlanta
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December 20, 2013
BY STEPHEN BRANDT It’s pretty funny to think about the old North American Soccer League and what it influenced in the world. There’s a theory
The men who sold the dream
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December 19, 2013
With match-fixing very much in the news in recent months, MARK GODFREY looks back at English football’s most famous betting scandal 50 years ago. Alf
Are you happy now? ARE YOU??
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December 16, 2013
BY ASHLEY GREB I want to yell in the faces of a mindless minority; to shake them by the arms, but then, is it really
The Road to Hampden. Round 4 replay: Stranraer 4-1 Clyde
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December 15, 2013
BY MARK GODFREY As the reflected lights of Catania shimmered brightly across the becalmed waters of the Mediterranean and the steady plume of volcanic steam
Martinez’s influence proves beneficial as Everton look better than ever
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December 9, 2013
BY ALEX LEONARD The jubilation, anxiety, depression and ecstasy of football all revolve around its two most pivotal and immovable elements; success and failure. Extending
Cheeky penalties – Panenka, Awanna and more
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December 6, 2013
BY GILES METCALFE Antonín Panenka (born on the 2nd of December, 1948, in Prague) is a former Czech International footballer, who played most of his
From the Ottoman Empire to War-Painted Waiters in Hotels
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December 4, 2013
BY GEORGE YOUNG And they say Islam is the religion of Turkey. No. Ignore the mosques and the minarets. Without doubt, there is something which
Book review: Saturday Afternoon Fever – A Year On The Road For Soccer Saturday
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December 4, 2013
BY MARK GODFREY I’m not one for books, even if they are football related. I’m not especially into reading. Never have been, which might be
The Road to Hampden, Round 4: Clyde 1-1 Stranraer
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December 3, 2013
The Football Pink is pleased to have Stranraer midfielder Steven Bell reporting on his side’s fourth round Scottish Cup tie as we continue our journey
One cap wonders: the club that no one wants to be part of
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November 27, 2013
BY GILES METCALFE The one-cap wonders: the club of notable and infamous players who made a solitary full international appearance for England, Scotland, Northern Ireland
Would the last owner to leave the club, please turn out the lights
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November 25, 2013
BY GILES METCALFE The 2013 edition of BDO’s annual survey of Football Finance Directors (FDs) has discovered that an alarming number of football club owners
SKANDAL! Payments, Patisserie and Perjury
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November 19, 2013
BY MARK GODFREY The great and the good assembled on an otherwise unremarkable Sunday afternoon, the season barely over and done with; rivalries put aside
Top 10 Merseyside derby moments: Everton
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November 17, 2013
BY MARK GODFREY It’s that time of the year again when the first “Friendly Derby” (as the media likes to believe it) of the season
The Road to Hampden, Round 4: Stranraer F.C.
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November 11, 2013
BY MARK GODFREY Our Scottish Cup journey rolls on apace with two rounds taking place in November. The third round, which saw us highlight Junior
Football’s Year Zero Mk II
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November 10, 2013
BY JAMIE WHITEHEAD Saturday’s announcement from BT Sport that exclusive coverage of the Champions League and Europa League had been secured sent shock waves through
The Road to Hampden, Round 3: Stranraer 2-2 Auchinleck Talbot
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November 5, 2013
BY MARK GODFREY They were so close to glory. Being unavailable to travel to the south western coast of Scotland, I had to watch the
French football and economic folly
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November 5, 2013
BY STEVEN BELL “The high-income tax of 75%, which was included in the 2013 draft budget of France, will have a disastrous effect on the
Fergie The King is dead
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November 4, 2013
BY ASHLEY GREB Like night follows day and day follows night, everything comes to pass, eventually. It’s a simple principal; we’re born, we grow and
Marks out of 10 for Martinez?
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November 4, 2013
BY MARK GODFREY So, we’ve reached ten games gone of the 2013/14 Premier League season and as such, a rather convenient landmark by which to
World Cup Wishlist
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October 27, 2013
BY PETE SPENCER Now that England have secured qualification for the World Cup in Brazil next summer there will obviously be the wave of expectation
Television, internet, Twitter – It all used to be so simple
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October 26, 2013
BY TREVOR KEANE Despite always being a game with a ball and 11 players on each side, modern football has evolved over the years, especially
Former Manchester United, Aston Villa, Everton and England star speaks to The Football Pink
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October 21, 2013
BY MARK GODFREY The Football Pink brings you an interview with former Manchester United and Aston Villa full back, John Gidman. The 59-year-old Scouser was
Orest the Great: Poland’s managerial survivor
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October 14, 2013
BY CHRIS LASH It is June 2011. Orest Lenczyk, the manager of Śląsk Wrocław, has managed to guide the side from Lower Silesia to 2nd
George Best, Bugs Bunny and some Fannies: Welcome to America
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October 12, 2013
BY STEPHEN BRANDT It’s 1977, and New York City is a scary, weird place. Son of Sam is on the loose, there are blackouts, the
The Road to Hampden, Round 3: Auchinleck Talbot
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October 12, 2013
BY MARK GODFREY We have reached the third round of our Scottish Cup odyssey and having followed the good people of St. Cuthbert Wanderers for
Where there’s England, there’s mediocrity
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October 11, 2013
This article originally appeared in The Football Pink: Issue 1 available to download here http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00ED1WO1A BY BILLY TAYLOR June 2013. During a summer where there
High hopes for Scottish Highland academy
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October 2, 2013
BY ROB McCARRY Despite the best efforts of all involved over the past few to ensure that Scotland’s future footballers are trained to the same
Poles apart: The gulf widens in Poland as fans desert the game on home soil
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September 28, 2013
BY CHRIS LASH I sat down outside a Warsaw sports hall on a bright October day to eat some lunch. A Polish acquaintance joined me
The Road To Hampden, Round 2 Preview: Auchinleck Talbot vs St.Cuthbert Wanderers
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September 27, 2013
BY MARK GODFREY The countdown is on to the Second Round of the Scottish Cup and October 5th sees our chosen side, St. Cuthbert Wanderers
Yellow Dog: Croatia’s first superstar
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September 26, 2013
BY MARK GODFREY “Da se ponovno rodim, vjerojatno bih opet bio igrač Hajduka”-“If I were born again, I would probably return as a Hajduk player”
One night in Prescot: The non-league experience
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September 24, 2013
BY MARK GODFREY This article was originally published in issue 1 of The Football Pink magazine http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00ED1WO1A The deserted, well-lit motorway, which just moments earlier
Killie’s final day victory breaks Hearts
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September 22, 2013
BY WILLIAM HEANEY Despite more than a century of competitive football, there have been only 18 occasions when Scotland’s league championship has been won by
Title decider already in Brazil?
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September 17, 2013
BY MARK GODFREY It’s been several weeks since we last dropped in on the Serie A championship in Brazil and in our absence, two clubs
The Road to Hampden, Round 1: Hawick Royal Albert 0-1 St.Cuthbert Wanderers
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September 16, 2013
BY MARK GODFREY Last Saturday saw the Scottish Cup of 2013/14 get under way, and as per my resolution, I dutifully drove up to Hawick
Boniek – Poland’s greatest enigma
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September 14, 2013
BY CHRIS LASH My first memories of football stretch back to the 1986 World Cup. I recall having a lovely wall-chart with all the games
A day oot at Pollok
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September 9, 2013
BY MARK GODFREY Having spent two days working in the plush, corporate surroundings of Old Trafford last week (no prawn sandwiches but half decent grub
The Road to Hampden, Round 1: St.Cuthbert Wanderers
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August 30, 2013
BY MARK GODFREY OK, as epic journeys go it’s not quite up there with any of Scott or Shackleton’s adventures in Antarctica, but pledging myself
Magazine Review: FITBA! Issue 2
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August 28, 2013
BY MARK GODFREY These are interesting and turbulent times at all levels of the Scottish game, so to learn more I turned to the new
Toothless not ruthless: Everton need reinforcements not departures
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August 25, 2013
BY MARK GODFREY Everton’s disappointing goalless draw at home to West Bromwich Albion demonstrated very clearly that new manager, Roberto Martinez, has much work still
The drama of the opening weekend prepares Everton for season ahead
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August 20, 2013
BY ALEX LEONARD And there we have it. The first weekend of Premier League football for 2013/2014 has passed, and I am thoroughly in love
Welcome back, Premier League.
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August 19, 2013
BY MARK GODFREY So, it’s finally back, riding to the rescue saving me and countless thousands from the hideousness of gardening for the sake of
Flu-Fla produces a classic but Cruzeiro remain top
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August 12, 2013
BY MARK GODFREY Two of Rio de Janeiro’s giants went head-to-head in the latest round of the Brazilian championship, producing a five-goal thriller in the
The Football Pink: Fantasy Football League
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August 9, 2013
It’s Fantasy Football time again! I’ve set up a league here http://fantasy.premierleague.com so if you would like to join the code is 992219-296191 Pick your
Hoots mon!! The Road to Hampden begins…
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August 8, 2013
BY MARK GODFREY Crivvens! Jings! Help ma boab! OK, enough of the racist patter (its OK though i’m qualified to play for Scotland through grand-parentage
Libertadores glory for Atlético Mineiro as Cruzeiro go top of Serie A
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July 29, 2013
BY MARK GODFREY Ronaldinho’s Atlético Mineiro dragged themselves back from a 2-0 first leg deficit to complete an incredible comeback in the Copa Libertadores final
Cruzeiro cruise into contention in Brazil
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July 23, 2013
BY MARK GODFREY This week in Brazil, Atlético Mineiro are taking centre stage as they fight with Olimpia of Paraguay for the Copa Libertadores crown.
Disappointment for England’s women, but lessons need to be learned
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July 19, 2013
BY NATHAN CARR On Thursday, England crashed out of the Women’s Euro in bitterly disappointing and underwhelming fashion. They lost to France 3-0 in the
Who will be Premier League champions in May? Have your say
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December 23, 2013
The race for the top 4 of the Premier League looks set to be the most exciting ever. And as we reach the halfway point
Riding the Bolton Wanderers rollercoaster
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December 21, 2013
BY BOLTON FAN, GILES METCALFE The last 10 years have seen a mixture of massive highs and crushing lows for Bolton Wanderers and the club’s
“Brand Spain” under threat?
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December 20, 2013
BY STEVEN BELL The recent news from Spain regarding the European Commission’s (EC) investigation of a select few Spanish football clubs is something not to
Kaizer Chiefs owe it all to Atlanta
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December 20, 2013
BY STEPHEN BRANDT It’s pretty funny to think about the old North American Soccer League and what it influenced in the world. There’s a theory
The men who sold the dream
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December 19, 2013
With match-fixing very much in the news in recent months, MARK GODFREY looks back at English football’s most famous betting scandal 50 years ago. Alf
Are you happy now? ARE YOU??
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December 16, 2013
BY ASHLEY GREB I want to yell in the faces of a mindless minority; to shake them by the arms, but then, is it really
The Road to Hampden. Round 4 replay: Stranraer 4-1 Clyde
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December 15, 2013
BY MARK GODFREY As the reflected lights of Catania shimmered brightly across the becalmed waters of the Mediterranean and the steady plume of volcanic steam
Martinez’s influence proves beneficial as Everton look better than ever
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December 9, 2013
BY ALEX LEONARD The jubilation, anxiety, depression and ecstasy of football all revolve around its two most pivotal and immovable elements; success and failure. Extending
Cheeky penalties – Panenka, Awanna and more
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December 6, 2013
BY GILES METCALFE Antonín Panenka (born on the 2nd of December, 1948, in Prague) is a former Czech International footballer, who played most of his
From the Ottoman Empire to War-Painted Waiters in Hotels
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December 4, 2013
BY GEORGE YOUNG And they say Islam is the religion of Turkey. No. Ignore the mosques and the minarets. Without doubt, there is something which
Book review: Saturday Afternoon Fever – A Year On The Road For Soccer Saturday
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December 4, 2013
BY MARK GODFREY I’m not one for books, even if they are football related. I’m not especially into reading. Never have been, which might be
The Road to Hampden, Round 4: Clyde 1-1 Stranraer
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December 3, 2013
The Football Pink is pleased to have Stranraer midfielder Steven Bell reporting on his side’s fourth round Scottish Cup tie as we continue our journey
One cap wonders: the club that no one wants to be part of
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November 27, 2013
BY GILES METCALFE The one-cap wonders: the club of notable and infamous players who made a solitary full international appearance for England, Scotland, Northern Ireland
Would the last owner to leave the club, please turn out the lights
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November 25, 2013
BY GILES METCALFE The 2013 edition of BDO’s annual survey of Football Finance Directors (FDs) has discovered that an alarming number of football club owners
SKANDAL! Payments, Patisserie and Perjury
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November 19, 2013
BY MARK GODFREY The great and the good assembled on an otherwise unremarkable Sunday afternoon, the season barely over and done with; rivalries put aside
Top 10 Merseyside derby moments: Everton
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November 17, 2013
BY MARK GODFREY It’s that time of the year again when the first “Friendly Derby” (as the media likes to believe it) of the season
The Road to Hampden, Round 4: Stranraer F.C.
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November 11, 2013
BY MARK GODFREY Our Scottish Cup journey rolls on apace with two rounds taking place in November. The third round, which saw us highlight Junior
Football’s Year Zero Mk II
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November 10, 2013
BY JAMIE WHITEHEAD Saturday’s announcement from BT Sport that exclusive coverage of the Champions League and Europa League had been secured sent shock waves through
The Road to Hampden, Round 3: Stranraer 2-2 Auchinleck Talbot
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November 5, 2013
BY MARK GODFREY They were so close to glory. Being unavailable to travel to the south western coast of Scotland, I had to watch the
French football and economic folly
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November 5, 2013
BY STEVEN BELL “The high-income tax of 75%, which was included in the 2013 draft budget of France, will have a disastrous effect on the
Fergie The King is dead
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November 4, 2013
BY ASHLEY GREB Like night follows day and day follows night, everything comes to pass, eventually. It’s a simple principal; we’re born, we grow and
Marks out of 10 for Martinez?
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November 4, 2013
BY MARK GODFREY So, we’ve reached ten games gone of the 2013/14 Premier League season and as such, a rather convenient landmark by which to
World Cup Wishlist
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October 27, 2013
BY PETE SPENCER Now that England have secured qualification for the World Cup in Brazil next summer there will obviously be the wave of expectation
Television, internet, Twitter – It all used to be so simple
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October 26, 2013
BY TREVOR KEANE Despite always being a game with a ball and 11 players on each side, modern football has evolved over the years, especially
Former Manchester United, Aston Villa, Everton and England star speaks to The Football Pink
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October 21, 2013
BY MARK GODFREY The Football Pink brings you an interview with former Manchester United and Aston Villa full back, John Gidman. The 59-year-old Scouser was
Orest the Great: Poland’s managerial survivor
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October 14, 2013
BY CHRIS LASH It is June 2011. Orest Lenczyk, the manager of Śląsk Wrocław, has managed to guide the side from Lower Silesia to 2nd
George Best, Bugs Bunny and some Fannies: Welcome to America
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October 12, 2013
BY STEPHEN BRANDT It’s 1977, and New York City is a scary, weird place. Son of Sam is on the loose, there are blackouts, the
The Road to Hampden, Round 3: Auchinleck Talbot
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October 12, 2013
BY MARK GODFREY We have reached the third round of our Scottish Cup odyssey and having followed the good people of St. Cuthbert Wanderers for
Where there’s England, there’s mediocrity
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October 11, 2013
This article originally appeared in The Football Pink: Issue 1 available to download here http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00ED1WO1A BY BILLY TAYLOR June 2013. During a summer where there
High hopes for Scottish Highland academy
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October 2, 2013
BY ROB McCARRY Despite the best efforts of all involved over the past few to ensure that Scotland’s future footballers are trained to the same
Poles apart: The gulf widens in Poland as fans desert the game on home soil
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September 28, 2013
BY CHRIS LASH I sat down outside a Warsaw sports hall on a bright October day to eat some lunch. A Polish acquaintance joined me
The Road To Hampden, Round 2 Preview: Auchinleck Talbot vs St.Cuthbert Wanderers
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September 27, 2013
BY MARK GODFREY The countdown is on to the Second Round of the Scottish Cup and October 5th sees our chosen side, St. Cuthbert Wanderers
Yellow Dog: Croatia’s first superstar
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September 26, 2013
BY MARK GODFREY “Da se ponovno rodim, vjerojatno bih opet bio igrač Hajduka”-“If I were born again, I would probably return as a Hajduk player”
One night in Prescot: The non-league experience
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September 24, 2013
BY MARK GODFREY This article was originally published in issue 1 of The Football Pink magazine http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00ED1WO1A The deserted, well-lit motorway, which just moments earlier
Killie’s final day victory breaks Hearts
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September 22, 2013
BY WILLIAM HEANEY Despite more than a century of competitive football, there have been only 18 occasions when Scotland’s league championship has been won by
Title decider already in Brazil?
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September 17, 2013
BY MARK GODFREY It’s been several weeks since we last dropped in on the Serie A championship in Brazil and in our absence, two clubs
The Road to Hampden, Round 1: Hawick Royal Albert 0-1 St.Cuthbert Wanderers
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September 16, 2013
BY MARK GODFREY Last Saturday saw the Scottish Cup of 2013/14 get under way, and as per my resolution, I dutifully drove up to Hawick
Boniek – Poland’s greatest enigma
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September 14, 2013
BY CHRIS LASH My first memories of football stretch back to the 1986 World Cup. I recall having a lovely wall-chart with all the games
A day oot at Pollok
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September 9, 2013
BY MARK GODFREY Having spent two days working in the plush, corporate surroundings of Old Trafford last week (no prawn sandwiches but half decent grub
The Road to Hampden, Round 1: St.Cuthbert Wanderers
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August 30, 2013
BY MARK GODFREY OK, as epic journeys go it’s not quite up there with any of Scott or Shackleton’s adventures in Antarctica, but pledging myself
Magazine Review: FITBA! Issue 2
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August 28, 2013
BY MARK GODFREY These are interesting and turbulent times at all levels of the Scottish game, so to learn more I turned to the new
Toothless not ruthless: Everton need reinforcements not departures
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August 25, 2013
BY MARK GODFREY Everton’s disappointing goalless draw at home to West Bromwich Albion demonstrated very clearly that new manager, Roberto Martinez, has much work still
The drama of the opening weekend prepares Everton for season ahead
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August 20, 2013
BY ALEX LEONARD And there we have it. The first weekend of Premier League football for 2013/2014 has passed, and I am thoroughly in love
Welcome back, Premier League.
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August 19, 2013
BY MARK GODFREY So, it’s finally back, riding to the rescue saving me and countless thousands from the hideousness of gardening for the sake of
Flu-Fla produces a classic but Cruzeiro remain top
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August 12, 2013
BY MARK GODFREY Two of Rio de Janeiro’s giants went head-to-head in the latest round of the Brazilian championship, producing a five-goal thriller in the
The Football Pink: Fantasy Football League
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August 9, 2013
It’s Fantasy Football time again! I’ve set up a league here http://fantasy.premierleague.com so if you would like to join the code is 992219-296191 Pick your
Hoots mon!! The Road to Hampden begins…
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August 8, 2013
BY MARK GODFREY Crivvens! Jings! Help ma boab! OK, enough of the racist patter (its OK though i’m qualified to play for Scotland through grand-parentage
Libertadores glory for Atlético Mineiro as Cruzeiro go top of Serie A
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July 29, 2013
BY MARK GODFREY Ronaldinho’s Atlético Mineiro dragged themselves back from a 2-0 first leg deficit to complete an incredible comeback in the Copa Libertadores final
Cruzeiro cruise into contention in Brazil
Pink
July 23, 2013
BY MARK GODFREY This week in Brazil, Atlético Mineiro are taking centre stage as they fight with Olimpia of Paraguay for the Copa Libertadores crown.
Disappointment for England’s women, but lessons need to be learned
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July 19, 2013
BY NATHAN CARR On Thursday, England crashed out of the Women’s Euro in bitterly disappointing and underwhelming fashion. They lost to France 3-0 in the
Jimmy Greaves: England’s greatest goalscorer. It’s a funny old game
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When Villa won the league : part two
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