After the draw for the 5th round of the FA Cup and whilst the media get all fluffy at the realisation that they can dust off their lazy cliches about the “magic” of the cup and “David & Goliath” and dispense with the need to actually think of anything interesting to say, it’s worth taking a moment to consider the story behind two of our plucky minnows. Continue reading
If there’s one debate that has been ignited during FA Cup 3rd round weekend, it’s that of the two-footed tackle. Both Cheick Tiote and Steven Gerrard were given straight red cards for their respective offences, and on both occasions television pundits were ready to defend them and accuse the referees of being harsh.
On both occasions, they were wrong. Continue reading
In 1990 Littlehampton Town were playing in the 10th tier of English football. So how is it they came to be featured on Grandstand, and later that season were only 90 minutes away from Wembley? Continue reading
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