Oct 34 min read
Give it The Bomber!
(pic: Laurie Rampling) The rule was unwritten, but simple: What was said in the car, stayed in the car . This was the minor pay-off for...
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Aug 13 min read
RIP Shakey
(pic by Laurie Rampling) Five years ago this week I interviewed Craig Shakespeare for my 2020 book From Buzaglo To Balis. Five years on I...
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Jul 313 min read
The departure lounge: Why it's a must, not an option
It’s horrible isn’t it? You find yourself reconciled with the journeyman player you were fed up with and find that, actually, he isn't...
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Feb 176 min read
I'm not gonna Lai - I'm relieved
The feeling is one of relief. Relief that Guochuan Lai is gone. Relief that the bank of West Bromwich is no longer open for his personal...
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Jan 314 min read
The transfer window: Part 2
Transfer deadline isn’t all its cracked up to be. You know the drill: anxious football fans sitting round glued to Sky Sports News,...
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Jan 305 min read
The transfer window: Part 1
There is something quite absurd about the transfer system in football. Think about this: you are sat around, watching a clock run down on...
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Jan 255 min read
Albion v Wolves: You're taking the...
Back to 2012 we go: JUST four months after two Wolves supporters performed a seedy act at The Hawthorns, a dozen or so Albion men...
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