Crusaders FC: Perception and Profile (amongst the rest of us)
Present big beasts of the local game ‘The Crues’ have travelled a bit of a journey in my time on this earth. Always the self-…
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FROM TICKERTAPE TO VIDEOTAPE: The Tango dancer and Fray Bentos bring Mundial ’78 to Merseyside.
Many of us will have their memories of their all time favourite World Cup and many things, footballing and otherwise lend themselves to this. They…
Is Northern Irish football ready for the switch to summer football?
“But in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes” – it was a quote from a letter written by…
Coleraine FC: Perception and Profile (amongst the rest of us)
Kings of the north coast. Blue and white stripes on the Bann. Indeed…..the Bannsiders. I have often wondered how they managed to steal that moniker…
Can football be romantic, even for a Carrick Rangers fan?
Albert Einstein is credited for his work on the Special Theory of Relativity. Probably the most prominent genius of modern times. Even he, though, would…
PATHS AND BRIDGES: Michael O’Neill reprises his forefathers to stay at Windsor
Recently citizens of Britain have had the alarming news that there is talk of a bridge from Upper Hibernia to Caledonia as a possibility. The…
Carrick Rangers: January Review
January, like December and November before it, was a disappointing month. During it, a club record was set: sixteen matches without a win, and counting….
Could Seamus Coleman be a summer transfer target for Premier League teams?
Wednesday night’s showing of The Seamus Coleman show had fans on their feet as the new series started with a bang. It’d been 319 days…
CLIFTONVILLE FC: Perception and Profile (amongst the rest of us)
All self- respecting Irish League fans (and perhaps a few general sports fans too) should be aware of Cliftonville as Ireland’s oldest league club. All…
Martin O’Neill: From the Irish Cup Final to the Irish Hot-Seat
After an absence for a few weeks we return with our series on Irish League players who have also made their mark on the professional…