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Newcastle United Finally Being Taken Seriously

The FA Cup trophy (via Wikipedia)

Even before riches from Saudi Arabia flooded in, there was surely a sense that a club the size of Newcastle should have won more than a glance at their trophy cabinet reveals? This, after all, the stage for Kevin Keegan's much- quoted and indeed sampled “love it'' tirade against Manchester United. No doubt an attempt to motivate his troops during the long slog of a race between the two sides for the 1995/6 Premier League title but which has gone down as a bit of a cliché, not exactly helped by the fact that their then gaffer and those roaring them on from the stands never got their wish.

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A Bafana Bafana Skin

South Africa National Team Logo

And so it is that during the spectacle of a winter World Cup, hosts Qatar have made history- just not of the sort they wanted, having to leave their own party early after a return of one goal in three games. Mohammed Muntari's strike against Senegal in their second match of Group A fixtures probably the one bright spot following an opening defeat to Ecuador and signing off in similarly abject circumstances against Holland.

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World Cup Season

World Cup 2022 Logo

It’s world cup season, in the wrong season. Never mind the three week period post-champions league final of warm up games, tournament tree posters being blu-tacked onto bedroom walls, fevered speculation, overpriced FIFA World Cup video games being sold and traded in, highlight reels and Spain managers being sacked, never mind all that. This year players (well, those who play in Europe) barely just finished their post-game showers before jetplaning for the middle east. 

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World Cup 2022 - Iran So Far Away?

Iranian National Football Badge

With less than a week before England open their World Cup campaign against Iran at the Khalifa International Stadium in Qatar, might there be cause for some degree of cautious optimism in Tehran (England's recent dodgy run of form notwithstanding), subject to the outcome of proceedings to have their boys given their marching orders?

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An Away Fan in Disguise - Bristol City vs Swansea City. Ashton Gate, 29/10/22

As I hand my ticket over to the steward for inspection, I try not to say too much. I try to say nothing, actually. I don’t have a strong Welsh accent, a product of years living in Asia, teaching English to children, flattening any trace of singsong inflection from my speech. (But this is a thing reported on in contrasting ways; English people think I sound Welsh, Welsh people think I sound English. I don’t think I sound quite like either.)  

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