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Stories from the beautiful game past and present - All written by James M. Gowland. From amateur to professional, from home and abroad. Particularly, but not exclusively, German football and also a bit of groundhopping. (twitter @jimmylad86)

Friday, 28 April 2023

The Prince Bishops of Football Trying to Recapture the Glories of Days Gone By

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You can kind of sense as soon as you arrive that this club has a rather grand history and is bigger than its current status belies. The stad...

Tuesday, 21 February 2023

The Nearly Men of '76

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On Sunday Newcastle United face Manchester United in the Carabao Cup final at Wembley and it comes some 47 years after Newcastle’s only othe...

Monday, 16 January 2023

Watching Football at the Bus Stop Arena

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Along one side of the pitch, there are a series of bus shelters and where the bus timetables should be instead they’ve listed the team line-...

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Monday, 17 October 2022

Riding The Railway to Harrogate for a Footballing Double Header

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The 251 in attendance to watch Harrogate Railway Athletic v Selby Town was at least double what the Rail usually attract. Maybe it was down ...

Friday, 14 October 2022

Lying on Their Deathbed in the City Where the Ladies Now Lead the Way on the Pitch - The Despairing Plight of Durham City AFC

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When he first stumbled upon the city, American writer Bill Bryson wondered why no one had told him about Durham before. Captivated, no doubt...

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