Sport
Bolton Wanderers – Don’t mention the R word
Sport News 24/7 By Henry Austin Bit early you might say, a shade pessimistic. After all, it’s only September. Surely you can’t bring up the dreaded R word already. Maybe it is a little hasty, but as we resume against Sheffield Wednesday, we can hardly say we’ve had a good start to the season. Two wins, scraped in extra-time against lower league opposition in the Capital One Cup and one draw, albeit against a strong Nottingham Forest side in the...
Could Yorkshire beat England?
By Jack Peat, Editor of The London Economic The vote for Scottish independence seems to have raised a few eyebrows in God’s County. If a country that is less populous and has a relatively similar economic fabric wants to go at it alone, shedding the out-of-touch heart of England that is London, why shouldn’t we? There’s 5.3 million marvellous souls in Yorkshire that share a common identity and almost patriotic pride in their county and there are endless reasons why...
TLE Sports Podcast – Football 2 – Transfer Deadline Day
Sport News 24/7 David and Richard de Winter round-up all the movers and shakers from a manic Transfer Deadline Day.
When to take your child to their first match?
By Mike Deverell It’s every football loving parent’s dilemma. You naturally want them to like what you like and acquire the football habit. Even more importantly, you want to cement their affection for your team. You dream of the day you can go to the match together, but you need to wait until their old enough or it will be a nightmare for all concerned. I’ve been wrestling with this dilemma for a while. As an Everton fan living near Manchester...
Pints at football, cricket and rugby grounds 20% more expensive in the south
Research shows Arsenal fans on average pay £1 more for a pint of beer than Liverpool fans. Sports fans from the south of the UK are being ripped off when it comes to the average price of a pint at major sporting grounds, with Arsenal fans paying on average £1 more than Liverpool fans, according to research from ticket marketplace Seatwave. The average price of a pint at major sporting grounds in the south is 20 per cent more expensive...
The NFL for British Newbies
By Chris Brown @vivabrownie Chris argues why you should give the often maligned sport a chance this season If you switch the television on and catch the beginning of an opening NFL game, just stop what you’re doing and allow yourself to absorb the scene for a moment. Notice the colour, the fireworks, the cheerleaders, the smoke, the razzmatazz - this is big time spectacle sport, this is the NFL. Some people will watch the NFL and be unperturbed by...
Football, fuβball, fύtbol?
Sport News 24/7 By Philip Benton A few weeks into another domestic football season, arguably set to be the most exciting Premier League season yet, and as we approach our first international break, I’ve been reflecting on what was another dismal World Cup campaign for the English national team and whether a fundamental reason for it could partly be down to the fact I had to Google translate the title of this article. The ‘English’ Premier League There’s been a...
TLE sport podcast 02/09/14
Sport News 24/7 David De Winter and his brother Richard De Winter discuss a round-up of this weeks sport, including Manchester United, T20 cricket, US Tennis open and Bad boy Balotelli and lots more...Please have a listen on the podcast below For more from the boys please visit http://thealternativesportsblog.wordpress.com/.
Arsenal – managing the transfer window (or not)
Sport News 24/7 By David Edwards Another window closes and Danny Welbeck rocks up just as the shutters close (or about two hours later, by the time we get round to finishing the paperwork). Welbeck To start with our new recruit – I know that Welbeck’s signing has not been universally welcomed, but from what I have seen he looks a pretty decent player who should fit in and is a significant upgrade on Sanogo. Whenever I have seen him...