Last seen: August 6, 2023 6:04 pm
What a fantastic end to the Premier League season and what sportsmanship shown by Jurgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola to each other. I recorded last night’...
Something needs to be done about the Country Cricket Championship. It has become a series of high scoring but nevertheless boring draws with only a t...
I can’t see what’s not to like about them or Newcastle, they’re part of the great North East. Now if it was the overwhelming number of London clubs in...
Martin If you buy a red and white scarf with no names on it you could also use it for Saturday’s Rugby League Challenge Cup Final as well.
46,000 Sunderland fans at Wembley yesterday out of a total attendance of 72,332. I wonder if the Championship playoff final will exceed that.
OFB I see the silly season has started by the press. Thanks for your hard work, but until any of them are signed, sealed and delivered at this momen...
What about Marske United, Scarborough Athletic, York City and Gateshead all promoted this season. Perhaps Boro, Stockton Town and Whitby Town will fol...
John Richardson No congratulations from anyone but you and I for Sunderland yet. Are some Diasborians a little worried that the Black Cats might st...
Congratulations to Sunderland! What a wonderful sight to see a sea of red shirts at Wembley, maybe this time next year we’ll see Boro enjoying a repea...
I too hope that Sunderland win this afternoon. Who can forget the 1998 playoff final against Charlton Athletic that ended 4-4 after extra time and wen...
Exmill I hold my hands up as I seem to have been confused in my history. It was only in pre 1889 that city status was granted only to those that ...
I should have mentioned also that administrative centres of counties are also eligible for city status which Preston is being the administrative centr...
Jarkko Only towns that have a Church of England cathedral can apply for city status. Roman Catholic cathedrals don’t count.
Sometimes I despair at the England cricket selectors. It was bad enough to tour the West Indies without either Jimmy Anderson or Stuart Broad, but to ...
Martin So you condone football fans booing the national anthem. Shame on you as England supporters have frequently booed the National Anthems of f...
Malcolm My ancestors came from Frankfurt and I’ve always been fond of the club since 1960 when they were beaten 3-7 at Hampden Park when some 137,0...
What does the word ‘sport’ mean to the average person? The Oxford Dictionary describes sport as being a contest between individuals or teams facing e...
It’s not only Boro who lost matches unexpectedly. Luton lost 3-0 at Birmingham and 0-5 at home to them also. They also lost 1-2 at home to Cardiff and...
Philip These awards should be made at the end of the season after the playoffs. Though my nomination would be Steve Cooper after taking Forest from...
Sorry Craig Johns, I don’t recall Boro dropping ANY points this season, it’s just that they didn’t win some matches that the fans and media thought th...
Before I review steps 7 and above of this season’s pyramid system, when Boro were playing away from home I used to sometimes watch Boro Reserves play ...
Looking at the scoring system in speedway matches the points for home matches are similar to football with 3 points for a win and 1 point for a draw, ...
Sad to hear of the death of Australian cricketer Andrew Symonds aged only 46 in a car crash. He was a larger than life all rounder who held the world ...
The Premier League clubs will complete their fixtures next Sunday and generally speaking points wise there has been little difference amongst the top ...
Reverting to my first previous blog at 4.58 on the 11th May, apart from Villa’s dominance in the years leading up to 1900 when they won 5 of their 7 t...
It might have been the greatest team, certainly in our lifetime, but the greatest achievement in my opinion was gaining successive promotions under Br...
Feeling a little better this morning, so continuing the blog I started yesterday. So what now after the rise and fall of Super League. The major Footb...
Sorry to abruptly stop my blog at 3.19 pm but suffice to say I was overcome by a medical emergency, but hope to continue tomorrow.
I’ve just found time to watch the BBC documentary ‘Kicking Off - The Rise and Fall of the Super League’. What a group of Charlies to think that would ...