Shards of light in East and West London
I recently wrote about the ‘science’ of following a football team in fairly broad and holistic terms; in fact it was probably sociological more than…
Articles by Henry Muldrew
A long man from Kesh: NI Euro Qualifying 2016
Many weren’t sure if manager and one time financial adviser Michael O’Neill would survive the bottom line and keep his job after the previous series…
When logic and proportion have fallen sloppy dead: The ‘Science’ of following a football team
Bearing in mind the pharmaceutical background to this title, I think it is suitable to discuss the science of following a team. It is a…
A walk through the killing fields: World Cup Qualifying 2014
There are a few times in my Celtic-crossed footballing life that the pallor fails and your remaining drops of adrenaline suggest you flee from the…
Player Watch: Dylan Davidson
Glentoran v Glenavon 15th November 2017 Player Watch drifts out to the left wing this week to study Glentoran’s summer signing from Preston North End,…
GAWA: Gormless or worthless? NI Euro 2012 Qualifying Campaign
The slow petering out of the previous qualifying campaign had cast a ghostly pallor over the side, and the intervening friendly matches more than confirmed…
A fall of a Swiss mountain, a foothold in the heart: Northern Ireland v Switzerland
Basel. An everyday routine city in north-western Switzerland became another landmark for the Northern Irish footballing family last Sunday. If the real story lay elsewhere,…
GAWA: Thirteen to one – Not odds, but odd. NI World Cup Qualifying 2010
A glorious late summer day in Bratislava greeted the long snake of green-shirted fans heading through the narrow streets to the Tehelne Pole Stadium. Apartment…
GAWA: Baking a dozen in Northern Europe – NI Euro 2008 Qualifying
So a respectable enough showing in the previous World Cup campaign had Northern Ireland enjoying life in the mid-noughties. Manager Sanchez had now got a…
Neutrality Violated: Northern Ireland v Switzerland Play-Off Preview
Northern Ireland find themselves in their first ever World Cup play-off on Thursday 9th November since the 1958 Italian encounter. Cows and bells and William…