The Matty Virtue appreciation post

If every player had Matty Virtue's attitude, we'd be Premier League in no timeI often write stuff that can be described as *a bit daft* about players  but I'm genuinely a bit shaken by the news that our Matty has suffered a nasty injury and so this post isn't at all daft. When...

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Heavy legged near heroics: The Mighty vs Plymouth Argyle

Makes sense later...I know the top notch graphics and highly skilled illustrations have been popular, but this weeks, lads, lasses and gender non binary folk, google search bots and anyone else who may read, I've stumbled across something so explosive, I can't not print it. ...

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How good was that? - The Mighty vs Peterborough Utd

Shirtless Jerry in a past life. When we were a bit shit (most recently about 2 weeks ago...) I'd told myself this season didn't matter. I'd told myself it was a building process and that any fool could see that putting together a side that would seriously challenge the...

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Best showing of the season? Oxford United vs The Mighty

Fig 1: The anatomy of an injury crisisIn the week, because I have my finger firmly on the pulse of popular modern culture, I watched 'The Plank'  - A 1967 film featuring Tommy Cooper and Eric Sykes as a comical pair of builders. One of the running gags is that every time...

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Half a masterclass: the Mighty vs Burton Albion

The fires of passion... Here's what I'm hoping is happening pre match. The lads are in the changing room, when Critch comes in. They glance up to see their normally mild mannered boss speaking to Colin Calderwood quietly. The big man turns to them and says... "Right...

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No mass brawl: The Mighty vs Fleetwood Town

Which is the best tourist attraction?Here's a thing - earlier this season Simon 'Larry' Grayson managed Kendal Town for a single game because their usual manager had to self isolate. It sounds like it was a cracker. Kendal went 2 goals down, Then there was 2 brawls featuring...

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