Attracting New Fans: Free Buddy Wiser
Over the last wee while, I’ve been chatting with some mates about how they ended up supporting ‘their’ team in the Irish League. Most were…
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SSE Airtricity League Round-Up: Cork back on track as Sligo Rovers draw…again
I have noticed over the past few weeks how these wrap ups have taken a familar pattern as usually it is safe to assume that…
The changing face of football in Northern Ireland: IFA, NIFL and Larne FC
Football is an institution that subscribes to a ‘Theory of Evolution’ of sorts. To thrive it needs to adapt and move with the times. Considering…
Ballymena United: A History (Part II)
Following the end of the Second World War, United rejoined the Irish League for the 1946-47 season, with Billy Reid appointed as manager at the…
NIFL Charity Shield: Coleraine v Linfield
Tomorrow sees the NIFL Charity Shield take place at The Oval, home of Glentoran Football Club, the beneficiaries this year being Action Mental Health. Whilst…
GAWA: Matches I’ll Take To My Grave – Wales 2004
Wales v Northern Ireland (2-2), 8th September 2004 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff So a generational jump of twenty-two years of matches to cemetery plot five! Certainly…
A Fan’s View: Wealth without Work; Pleasure without Conscience
Let me tell you about a mate of mine- Stocky we’ll call him. I’m meeting him shortly so you can meet him yourselves. He’s late…
Lisburn Distillery History: Part Three
In the last article in the series we had a look at the first decade in Distillery’s history on the pitch and the clubs Irish…
SSE Airtricity League Round Up: Cork Win Again as Relegation Battle Deepens
Premier Division leaders Cork City begun life after Seanie Maguire with a 2-1 home win against Galway United although they were made work hard for…
Ballymena United: A History (Part I)
Ballymena United was formed in 1934 following the demise of Ballymena Football Club at the end of the previous season. Simon McCrory, William McNiece, and…