Hiding Behind The Shield
A year ago Footballwest introduced the Footballwest shield, which saw the team that finished top of the league ladder, play the winners of the Soccer Pools Cup. A similar set up to the Charity Shield in England. It was a
If It Ain’t Broke Don’t Fix It.
The biggest problem facing many sports today is over administration. By that we mean administrators who are interfering with the essence of the sport, for reasons that they claim will make it more marketable. Sport has been around forever and
This day in sport: 03 March 1962
Triple hat-tricks in football For only the second time in English League history, three members of a team scored hat-tricks in the same match when Wrexham thrashed Hartlepool 10-1 in a Division Four game at the Racecourse Ground. Wyn Davies,
Goalkeepers Score in 2010.
Readers of this blog may recall several months ago that we highlighted that no Goalkeepers had won the player of the year award in the State League Football awards since they were introduced in 1961. (A Time to Listen or
For The Love of Lydia
Lydia Lassila epitomises what the Olympics are all about. Faced with adversity and disappointment, in the words of the famous song, picking yourself up and brushing yourself down and starting all over again. It was fantastic to see her take
