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Edwardian Football at the BFI
Thanks largely to the fortunate survival of the Mitchell and Kenyon archive, the British Film Institute now possesses many hours of Edwardian football footage. A large proportion of this has now been … more »
More Than Mind Games
Edwardian Football at the BFI
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james wrote 2 weeks ago: Thanks largely to the fortunate survival of the Mitchell and Kenyon archive, the British Film Instit … more »
Fred Spiksley on Film
james wrote 2 weeks ago: I mentioned Fred Spiksley here yesterday - he was one of the group of Edwardian football coaches and … more »
Epitomes of English Football
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james wrote 2 weeks ago: Back from Berlin, and as promised I have photographs to do with the man who I consider to epitomise … more »
The tragedy of Gate 12
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hastaelgolsiempre wrote 1 month ago: Monday marked the fourtieth anniversary of a dark day in the history of football in Argentina and, i … more »
Hughes At Manchester City
rajiv wrote 1 month ago: Mark Hughes has been appointed as manager of Manchester City. There will be a certain irony if a for … more »
Clubs Formed To Occupy Vacant Stadia
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rajiv wrote 1 month ago: In reply to … and let us not forget that Liverpool F.C. itself was a breakaway club from Evert … more »
Transnational European Leagues
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rajiv wrote 1 month ago: Continuing from here, nations such as Scotland and Holland, being constrained by their size, end up … more »
Burton
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rajiv wrote 2 months ago: Burton is one of the cities or towns for which there has existed the most number of clubs or incarna … more »
"No" To Americanization Of European Football
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rajiv wrote 2 months ago: In reply to I hope I’m not opening a can of worms here, but has a salary cap for professional … more »
Representation Of Principal Urban Areas In The Premier League
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rajiv wrote 2 months ago: Continuing from here, I’ve looked at the number of clubs from each of the 7 largest urban are … more »
When Saturday Comes, June 2008
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hastaelgolsiempre wrote 2 months ago: This week I make my first foray out of the internet realm and into the big, proper-writing world of … more »
Leeds United 1973-4
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james wrote 2 months ago: I’m still silent, but this isn’t: a fantastic multiparter on Leeds at their Revie height … more »
Cardiff City Parade The English Cup: 1927
james wrote 3 months ago: Wales enthusiasts might enjoy this clip of Cardiff City taking the open-top bus route through Rhyade … more »
Beckham and the Century-Makers
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james wrote 3 months ago: Although I’m not the only one pleased to see Beckham make it to his century of England caps, m … more »
Celtic v Inter: 1967 European Cup Final in Colour
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james wrote 4 months ago: A large chunk, amounting to about one-tenth of the entire game, of Celtic’s ‘67 triumph, … more »
1954 World Cup Final : Hungary v West Germany
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james wrote 4 months ago: It was the most important World Cup Final in European football history - and the most meaningful for … more »
Sam Bertram in the Smog
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james wrote 5 months ago: From here: “Soon after the kick-off,” he wrote in his autobiography, “[fog] began … more »
“Ashes To Ashes” For Football?
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james wrote 5 months ago: “Life On Mars” was bungled at the end, and “Ashes to Ashes” has been bungled … more »
Valentines Gift for your Husband the Football Fan!
derek johnson wrote 6 months ago: The Story about one of the Greatest Football Coaches in American History “I know that not only … more »
