Why does sport matter?
Some time has passed now and I am starting to recover from a traumatic incident. It was a sunny October afternoon, and I was sitting in a...
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Craig Lawler
Jun 8, 20234 min
The Final Day
‘Fuck it’, I said to myself; ‘I’ll get a pie too’. There’s something about being on the concourse when the game is on. Fear, mostly. I’ve...
Craig Lawler
Oct 31, 20224 min
It's just a number
‘It’s just a number’, said the maddest man on the team. A moment lays clear in my mind during my years of underage football. At the time...
Oran Kavanagh
Aug 18, 20213 min
The Getafe Gazette
Much like George Orwell, Ernest Hemingway and John Aldridge, I have left home and moved to Spain. A country, when growing up, I...
Craig Lawler
Apr 13, 20215 min
The Changing Face of Music Consumption
I’m at a time in my life where the likes of Spotify and Apple Music are no longer a phenomenon, whilst being old enough to remember -
Oran Kavanagh
Jan 7, 20213 min
Is football still cool?
It was 1994, Oasis had just released their debut album and were quickly becoming one of the biggest bands in the world..
Craig Lawler
Dec 7, 20205 min
A Change of Direction
Tranquillity Base Hotel & Casino, 2018. If I remember correctly it was released at midnight. That’s a showbiz release time isn’t it? Who...
Jordy Kevin
Nov 16, 20205 min
International Break Your Heart
“Are Ireland fans only the best fans in the world when there’s a major tournament and it’s popular to get behind the team, or is Twitter...
Craig Lawler
Oct 4, 20204 min
Fast Food Transfer News
Ross Barkley signed for Villa the other day and there was nearly a collective sigh of relief from supporters all over that nobody knew...
Barry Golden
Sep 15, 20203 min
Schoolyard Stories: Juan Roman Riquelme
As my footballing knowledge expanded so did my ability to enjoy watching other players play. I enjoyed collecting rarer football shirts than
Craig Lawler
Sep 1, 20204 min
OASIS
Four months ago Noel Gallagher threw out a tweet that he had come across some Oasis material that he thought was lost. In such a time as...
Craig Lawler
Aug 6, 20204 min
Schoolyard Stories: Alan Smith
August 2004. Football was just reeling from a shock Greece Euro 2004 triumph against Portugal on Portuguese soil. The Streets – Dry Your...
Craig Lawler
Jul 16, 20204 min
An Alternative Summer
We’ve done it again. How, I do not know. Boom. There’s your hangover. The creaking sunlight of the afternoon sun pierced the blinds
Craig Lawler
Jun 27, 20204 min
Box Office Barclays
The week before lockdown I started my first one of these. It overlapped with watching a Tottenham match and the running joke throughout...
Craig Lawler
Jun 5, 20205 min
"Ferguson retiring, confirmed"
I went into work that morning genuinely barely thinking about it. Reports from the day before were widespread that Ferguson was to announce
Craig Lawler
May 21, 20205 min
Bundesliga BuachaillÃ
Bayern Munich. Borussia Dortmund. Hoffenheim. Schalke 04. The Bundesliga. That Community Shield they give out for winning it. Them big...
Craig Lawler
May 7, 20205 min
Jersey Boys, and Girls
Lanzarote FC. Croatia. Schalke 04. Wicklow GAA. Where else can these four giants of the jersey game find each other rubbing shoulders...
Craig Lawler
Apr 22, 20204 min
Ultracheesy Nostalgia
Alex Turner. A cool baby. I love the cut of his jib. 'Tracky bottoms tucked in socks' in A Certain Romance to 'leather jacket collar popped
Craig Lawler
Apr 8, 20204 min
A Sea of Green
The sun began to set nicely on Bordeaux City Centre. The orange hue of the nights sky reflecting nicely on the sea of green that spread...
Craig Lawler
Mar 20, 20203 min
Yolanda Be Cool
20th March 2020 International Day of Happiness - there’s a funny one to think about. Jesus, the difference two weeks can make? I’ll be...
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