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Tommy Burns Tribute

Saturday, May 24th, 2008

The football world has paid its tribute to the late great Tommy Burns a Celtic legend.
Tommy lost his battle for life on the 15th May in the early hours of Thursday morning
And the Celtic family all over the world had lost one of their own, a man who was always a Bhoy at heart.
Tommy Burns […]

All or nothing for Hansa Rostock

Friday, April 25th, 2008

It is supposed to be the game of the year, for either side. Energie Cottbus will host eastern rivals Hansa Rostock in a game where so much more than pride is at stake. Both teams are fighting against relegation while Cottbus is in the 14th spot, two points ahead of Hansa, the team that is […]

England need to embrace Futsal

Wednesday, April 16th, 2008

This week has seen a bit of a stir in the local football scene, with a seemingly trivial argument about the rules of 5-a-side football. Whilst trivial it may be, the argument has much wider repercussions for our national game. 
During my school days, 5-a-side football meant one thing – mayhem as the PE teacher threw […]

Rob’s Rants - Grimsby Town

Wednesday, April 16th, 2008

This weeks article could only be about one thing – the fantastic effort of Grimsby Town to reach the final of the Johnstones Paint Trophy.
The goal-less draw with Morecambe secured another trip to the famous stadium for the Mariners, and comes on the back of a fantastic run of results which has seen the side […]

Rob’s Rants - Arsenal

Wednesday, April 16th, 2008

Just when I thought that the Premier League had thrown up all the surprises it could over the last fifteen years, the Birmingham versus Arsenal game proved me wrong.
I tuned in to the match not really expecting much as lunch time and evening kick-offs generally fail to ignite the crowd and can be drab, almost […]

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