Lisburn Distillery 2017 Review: A Topsy-Turvy Year
It has been a topsy-turvy season for my beloved Lisburn Distillery, the Whites started the year on the back of a strong end to 2016…
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Ards FC – Perception and Profile (amongst the rest of us)
This is a series essentially looking at clubs through the eyes of ‘other’ fans..ie the rest of the Ulster Irish League watchers. It is not…
Jimmy Hill: Not the One You’re Thinking Of
If you say the name Jimmy Hill to virtually any football fan they will likely think instantly of the popular former Match of the Day…
Personality and Bayonets: McAlinden and Tipton – basement forcefields
Readership and ink have tended to gravitate over the years towards the Linfields, Glentorans, and North Belfast in recent Ulster footballing history. North Armagh and…
Championship So Far: Who is Pushing for Promotion and who Needs to do Better?
Unfortunately all but one Championship match was called off last weekend due to the heavy snow that fell across Northern Ireland on Thursday night and…
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…
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…
Premier Intermediate League So Far: Dundela Looking Like the Team to Beat
There were no Premier Intermediate League (PIL) fixtures during the weekend just past due to the second round of the Intermediate Cup taking place so…
After all the heartbreak, where do Northern Ireland go from here?
Many heartbroken fans still won’t have recovered from Sunday night’s disappointment, but the players can hold their heads high after a truly inspirational performance. In…
Michael O’Neill: Northern Ireland Mastermind
The last three weeks we’ve looked at players who started their careers in the Irish League and went on to play cross-channel football for England…