Sometimes there is a very tenuous/weak link and this next one has to be the poorest excuse I've ever used to post some music in relation to football. But it is also gives me a great excuse to shine a light on a Crystal Palace legend: photograph copyright © of George Herringshaw & sporting-... Read More..>>
Voodoo Keegan (Slight Return)
Many of the songs posted here in the last couple of months have been courtesy of and a big thanks to Stu Davis who had the foresight all those years ago to purchase some CD's and thusly helped me towards my quest to gather everything to do with the musical aspect of the beautiful game... It is a side that many of us wish didn't exist but it does an
Strachan
I'm cross posting a couple of themes here - Continuing with the Scotia one, but introducing a new theme too. This theme will be tunes written with the subject solely concerning association football players. - Starting with the wee man below: This isn't about his current position, it is a tune that reflects on his time in a yellow strip. The s
Bobby Gould Did Go
Sadly I have next to nothing when it comes to songs related to the Wales team (Welsh team ?) Possibly because they don't have much to sing about, which is a pity because I would have liked to have seen Ian Rush or Mark Hughes or Ryan Giggs and Craig Bellamy play in at least one major final. (In the case of Bellamy there's still Euro 2012...?) Aaro
Weezer Loves Soccer
They actually did it. At one point it looked like they were going home, but somehow they pulled it off. Oh and the USA are in Confederations Cup Final too. Thanks to 3rd Degree for discovering the fo
A Song For England: Round 2
UPDATE: Round 2 voting closed - Round 3 here. The poll has closed for the 1st round and the winner is... -+ The Shining Hour +- He will now go up against our next contenders... Blind Granny's Taxi Nightmare These chaps have previous with an England World Cup song hav
Singing For England
So you've read that there will be no official England World Cup song. So you think you can fill that void ? So then tell us about it. I know I'm going to regret this, but it's as inevitable as [inse
Bobby Moore Really Was Innocent
This is the first post of a few that will remember the legend that was Sir Bobby Moore. I know he wasn't knighted when he was alive, but that was the fault of the powers that be who only realised their mistake after his passing and made up for it by giving a gong to Geoff Hurst. So why not award him a knighthood posthumously eh ? Today though i
A Life Less Ordinary
I read an article in passing the other week but I've not had the opportunity to post something in relation to it until now. Since this is tribute to the departed this week it is appropriate to do this now. This entry will be a sort of introduction/link to the next subject. Everyone I'm sure is familiar with what happened with Justin ...Read More
The Greatest Footballer You Never Saw
Not being original with the title of the post, using the same one as the book, but it is an excellent description of today's subject and it can't be bettered. This is the first in a mini-series looki
Cold Electric Blue, Those Diamond Lights
Ah that seminal appearance... That's what I should have called this place. Football and Music...dull as ditch water. What was I thinking. A few of the Friendlies linked to the right there had some imagination when entitling theirs, so where was mine ? Nowhere. I know it does what it says on the tin but if I called it "Diamond Lights", peopl
Pea Ess Why See Aich Oh
Would you have a disagreement with this man: Apart from Jones. V or Barton. J maybe, but usually people avoid crossing words with Stuart Pearce. A few days back there was a series of heated telephone discussions between him and Arsène We- VOTE NOW - Voting has closed for Round 2 and the winner is.... Blind Granny's Taxi Nightmare By a large margin: 62% of the votes. Incidentally if you are wondering where and how they got that name - it was a headline that one of them spotted in the Worcester News. - A recap of ... Read More..>>
Everybody remembers well that night of the 15th of January 1995, which was fifteen years ago now. It was where their chase for the title took a kick to the head when they drew at Crystal Palace. With this result and the loss of their talismanic (or just manic as it was) captain for the res... Read More..>>
INT: ROVERS RETURN WIDE SHOT - LOOKING TOWARDS THE DOOR. BET IS BEHIND THE BAR. D.Becks on crutches bundles himself through the door looking upset. BETTY: "Oh hey up lovvy. Wharrhavyadone ?" DAVEY: "I pulled me leg. Now I can't play anymore." BETTY: "Ah thatsashame luve...I'll put... Read More..>>
This one requires some set up first before we get to the tunes because I realise that there will be a few of you out there who might not actually recognise or remember the big nosed bloke below: In the late 70's Radio One used to play what Radio Two plays now. At the time it was all mainstrea... Read More..>>
UPDATE: Round 2 voting closed - Round 3 here. The poll has closed for the 1st round and the winner is... -+ The Shining Hour +- He will now go up against our next contenders... Blind Granny's Taxi Nightmare These chaps have previous with an England World Cup song having previously ... Read More..>>
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