Here We Go, Here We Go, Here We Go

One day left motherfuckers! That’s right – as of tomorrow you can wipe the tears away and get over the demise of 24, and the loss of Lost. You can immediately forget that the final Big Brother has only just begun – it’s going to be around the whole fecking summer anyway so you can [...]

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Balls

It’s that familiar period in the football calendar – the club season is over, the national and European champs have been determined, and the international squads get together and travel the globe to prepare for the upcoming World Cup. Along with the pre-tournament friendlies, injury worries and squad trimming we also get the prospect every [...]

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How To Avoid The World Cup

While I personally cannot wait for the FIFA World Cup to begin on June 11, those of you who can’t stand football should spare a thought for those on the planet who don’t even get the choice whether to view it or not. The North Korea national team arrived in South Africa last week to prepare for their [...]

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Getting Hyped Up

  “Football, football, football, football…what you men see in it, I don’t know – a load of men kicking a bit of leather round a field!” Mrs.Doyle   Good news – the election campaign is almost over! Bad news – the media coverage will immediately turn its attention to England’s World Cup campaign! I know, I’m [...]

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The Hype Machine

And so it begins. On Wednesday evening England qualified for next years’ historic football World Cup, which will be held on the African continent for the very first time. While my native Scotland toiled and battled before, as usual, messing everything up in stunning fashion, our rivals south of the border ran away 5-1 victors against the Croats, a team who ruined [...]

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