Fixture prediction time…
All happening now – as of 4pm tomorrow, we get to find out who will stuff us 5-0 each game the fixtures for next season. As the Conf hand-draws the fixtures (yes, really), we honestly have no idea what gems they will come up with. Still, as is always some sort of tradition, it’s time [...]
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Finally, close season has ended. The long, drawn out days where absolutely nothing is happening gives way to trickles of information from the training ground. A player who isn’t sprinting as fast as he would have liked is deemed to be doomed for the start of the season, trialists are pointed out and cross-examined like [...]
Read moreShhhh……
Quiet, isn’t it? OK, you’re all watching the World Cup, or sunning yourself, or both, but even SW19 can’t write about literally nothing. I can’t remember the last time a close season was so dead. The only bit of (semi) news was Tommy Hutchinson announcing to the local press that he was about to sign [...]
Read moreNokk on wood
In a move that surely has to break into the wall-to-wall World Cup coverage, AFCW last night shocked the footballing world by making a close season signing from a higher division. Yes, right now, various reporters are hastily arranging flights back from South Africa and taxi cabs to KM for a news conference. Even news [...]
Read moreIt’s oh so quiet…
Close season. Difficult for fans at the best of times, and even more of a challenge when you have column inches to fill. Sadly, your editor going away (and I had a very nice time, thank you very much for asking) didn’t bring us much in the way of action. No signings of experienced centre-backs, [...]
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