September 2009
8 posts
“England keeper Robert Green has blasted his team-mates - and put himself at odds...”
– Oh, I totally know the feeling, Robert Green, from back in the day when I was the keeper of the McGill Biology Student Union Women’s B-League football team. I would stand in the goal and squeal, ‘come on, guys!’ and then when the ball came at me and I failed to smack it away it was...
Football on the radio
Now, one of my favourite things to do is listen to the radio. I especially like the National Public Radio programme ‘This American Life’ which is something about which I get almost as emotional as some people get about football; at least, sometimes it make me cry and then I have to lie down for a little a while until I feel better.
So in some respects I got a lot of pleasure from listening to...
On the radio: Hammers vs the 'Pool
The Liverpool Fan is at a weddng today (poor excuse, methinks) and I am too shy to go watch the game at the pub on my own (scared of pub-based football-related violence), so instead I am going to try another new experience and listen to the game on the radio. This seems like it will be very boring, but what do I know?
A true test
On Saturday, West Ham is playing Liverpool, which will permit me to have an essential new football fan experience: what happens when your beloved team is playing against the team adored by one of your best friends? Will The Liverpool Fan and I be able to watch it in the same place? Will we throw beer (or in his case, orange juice) at each other in fits of rage? Will he ever invite me over to eat...
I watched Match of the Day
It’s almost not worth discussing West Ham’s performance this weekend. They were beaten by Wigan. Wigan? Where the hell is Wigan? Anyway. It would almost have been enough to put me off football if not for the extent to which I found myself enjoying Match of the Day on Saturday night. Yes, I said that. I enjoyed Match of the Day. I think I like Match of the Day because it boils out all...
“Richard Burgum, 29, said he was an “absolute idiot” for running onto the pitch...”
– ‘I was stupid… but I am not one of the hooligans’, says fan who invaded pitch | News
I am still in transit, so to speak, but have taken time to inform myself about the latest West Ham news - and am interested in the idea that being ‘banned for life from following the...