How not to win a game of football: the Mighty vs Leyton Orient.

It was sunny but cold. The crowd was in the mood. Orient had brought a smallish but fairly vocal following. We were resplendent in tangerine and white, they looked dowdy in a grey away kit that a) made them all look like goalkeepers and b) made you wonder 'who looks at 'all...

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From the ridiculous to the sublime and the stuff in between: the Mighty vs Cambridge Utd

The incredible thing about football is I never get bored of it* When I try and work out why that is, one thing that comes to mind is the seemingly infinite amount of ways there are to score a goal. Some goals are beautiful, crafted works of art. I think my favourite goal of...

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Drudgery and duty - the Mighty vs Peterborough Utd.

There's a hundred other things that would be more worthwhile than attending a football match that in all likelihood will have no bearing on anything for either side. That said, does football really have any great bearing on anything anyway? It's not like getting promoted or...

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May hopes die in March sunshine - Stockport County vs the Mighty

Seasons come and seasons go. Today, it feels like the first spring weekend, the sky blue and the sun giving a little warmth. As ever, I feel optimistic at the turn of the page from bleak midwinter to the promise of golden days to come. How, ironic then, that football gives us...

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Curse lifted! - the Mighty vs Crawley Town

Here's a metaphor for being a Blackpool fan at the moment. I started writing a bit of a 'state of play' piece in the middle of the week but then I got bored because I couldn't think of anything to say other than what I've already said over and over. I started with fervent enthusiasm...

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