Football and Music

Roy Keane You Magnificent Bastard

Never leave football again* Never. Selected quotes taken after the Coventry v Ipswich match - which ended in defeat for the Tractor Boys. : "I'll be down tonight but the day my appetite isn't affected by defeat I'll be out of the game. I am trying to learn from my experiences at Sunderland and not get too downhearted but I will not get home

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Tags: Ipswich, ManUSA, RepofIreland, Sunderland

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Sir Bobby Robson: Farewell But Not Goodbye

The title of this post (and image) is from his autobiography. I mentioned in a previous article that Sir Bobby Robson was on borrowed time. That was August last year. He defied all the odds and continued to fight, but finally as everyone I'm sure now knows... I loved that man, so easily likable, approachable and friendly. Which I supposed i

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Tags: Barcelona, England, FC_Porto, Fulham, Ipswich, Newcastle, PSV, RepofIreland, SportingLisbon, Vancouver, WestBrom

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Calypso Collected – Part 1

The weather is closing in, getting a bit nippy outside of a night. Perfect time to post some calypso music... I've previously posted a couple of football and calypso music tracks here and here - this is part one of a two part post that will gather them all together. Yes that's right, there are so many footie&calypso songs that I had to split

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Tags: Calypso, Chelski, Ipswich, Leeds, ManCity, ManU, Norwich

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[Video] Sir Bobby Is On Borrowed Time

I was saddened to read the following article via Soccernet this morning. Sir Bobby is a battler and I thought he would have won this one too. Sir Bobby admits defeat in battle against cancer Former England manager Sir Bobby Robson has admitted he will lose his battle with lung cancer 'sooner rather than later'. Robson has been battling a fif

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Tags: Barcelona, England, Fulham, Ipswich, Newcastle, WestBrom

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Edward Ebeneezer Good

Thanks to the prediction league player MickMills I have more songs about Ipswich Town than I care to own, but he is a loyal supporter of the club and who knew that there was so much footie and musical songs dedicated to them. Another mini collection I've got going is (unsurprisingly) from Liverpool. Not just the Anfield Rap. A low moment even fo

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Tags: Ipswich

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