The magic roundabout. One roundabout consisting of five roundabouts. That was what swayed me to prefer the longer trip to Swindon rather than the shorter one to Reading on a dark November evening. And to get the roundabout out of…
Yearly Archives: 2014
The County Ground, Swindon
Tagged with: Bob Menham, Charlie Henry, County Ground, Don Rogers, John Menham, Lou Macari, Swindon Town
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Griffin Park, Brentford
In the match programme for the night’s game against Norwich, the Brentford chairman Mark Devlin wrote: “Most teams we face have not been to Griffin Park for a number of years. The throwback to an old, traditional stadium, with its…
‘Proper museum’ or branding platform? Club museums in England.
Here is a chance to read my article on English club museums in Soccer and Society. http://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/kHRSJBF5sYMqnbzxX2Rb/full#.VGYXX8lRwtU Be aware that only the first 50 readers will have access!
Kenilworth Road, Luton
Saturday morning in London. I come across hundreds of Arsenal supporters in their red “Emirates” shirts, on their way to an early kick-off against Manchester City. Finally, at Sct. Pancras, I also spot an orange “Easy Jet” Luton shirt. And…
Tagged with: Cheltenham, Daniel Gray, EasyJet, Hatters, Hungry Harry, Kenilworth Road, Luton Town, Oak Road End, terraced housing
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Posted in Football grounds
Craven Cottage
What a contrast! The day after visiting the rather grim Den of Millwall from the 1990’s, I went with my son and my cousin to Fulham’s Craven Cottage. Beautifully located on the north bank of the Thames, in the…
Tagged with: Archibald Leitch, Craven Cottage, Everton, Fulham, Hammersmith End, Johnny Hayes, Michael Jackson, Mohamed Al-Fayed, Pie, Riverside Terrace, Stevenage Road
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The Den, Millwall
The first two cabbies wouldn’t take us, when I told them our destination. The Lions’ Den – home of Millwall F.C. Back in the 70’s and 80’s, Millwall really had a bad reputation – I remember reading about “Dangerous…
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Villa Park – Birmingham
Villa Park! It certainly has a special ring to it. Aston Villa, one of the great pioneers of English football. Villa Park – built by the master architect of football stadiums, Archibald Leach. Venue of so many thrilling cup semi-finals…
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The new Liverpool FC museum
When I visited the Liverpool FC museum back in February 2013, I really liked it. Perhaps too much text, perhaps a little worn-down, perhaps the layout a bit dated. But there was plenty of passion, and there were thick descriptions…
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