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Football Away Days: Southampton FC and St Mary's Stadium

View from outside St Mary's Stadium 13/04/24

After a gap of just over a year, we finally notched up another new entry in our long line of football away day experiences. And this one delivered the most entertaining game that we've seen so far in this series. Our venue was the St Mary's Stadium, and the fixture was Southampton against Watford in mid April. Whilst there wasn't a lot riding on it for The Hornets, the same certainly couldn't be said for a Saints team still pushing for an unlikely automatic promotion spot, and already nailed on for a Championship play-off place.

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Aberdeen in the Red

Neil Warnock holding an Aberdeen FC scarf

It’s not too much of a stretch to suggest that Aberdeen have struggled somewhat, by comparison, in the years since a pre-knighthood, and winning nearly every trophy he so much as touched, Alex Ferguson left Pittodrie for Manchester United. With Fergie having moulded a team capable of jostling with the Old Firm and doling out more than a few knockout punches both at home and abroad, this season must rank as something of a shocker for the Dons in the wake of Neil Warnock's exit following a mere eight games as interim manager. 

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Celebrating Non-League Day 2024 at Chippenham Town FC

View of the programme and pitch for Chippenham Town vs Welling United

A couple of weeks ago, I ended up at Hardenhuish Park, with a couple of friends, to watch Chippenham Town FC host Welling United FC in the National League South. Admittedly it was not the original plan for March 23rd 2024, but it did turn out to be a happy plan B or C! Originally, we were set up for our first new football away day adventure of this season, with a trip to see Oxford United vs Lincoln City. Then the dreaded international break got in the way, and the game was rearranged with barely the requisite ten days notice for fans. So, whilst the Kassam Stadium will have to wait for next season, this did leave me at a loose end for my latest date with a random, neutral football club...

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Mr Hodgson Goes To Sweden- Honed At Halmstad, Made At Malmo

Roy Hodgson managing at Halmstads BK

Now that Roy Hodgson's recent health worries have hastened his retirement from the day to day in the dugout, inevitably talk has turned to his contribution to the game over such a long career. But, depending on the point of view, could it be said that his stock is higher in Europe than at home? Alan Smith, one of his predecessors in the Crystal Palace dugout, retrospectively believed it would have been the sensible choice at the time-

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PSV and Bayer Leverkusen Aim to Join Invincibles List

Football Superhero (created via Bing AI Image Creator)

When football conversation brings up the topic of the 'Invincibles', most fans, wherever they're based, will understand that this is a reference to the undefeated Premier League campaign of Arsenal in the 2003/04 season. That team earned their own legendary moniker, and place in the history books, by achieving something that is rarely seen at the top levels. 

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