Down - the Mighty vs Millwall

The evening is beautiful. It's warm. There is anticipation. There is hope. There is a wild, wilful optimism. The odds say 'no' but the heart says 'just...maybe...' My brain says 'If people followed their hearts more instead of worshipping the cold mysterious objectivity of...

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So much, but not nearly enough - the Mighty vs West Bromwich Albion

Dobbie's at the wheel and he's decided the car will be fast, sleek, sporty, dangerous and downright impractical. I fucking love it. To be honest, I didn't mind Appleton's flawed concept car as at least it was an idea but Mick's battered boxy D reg Ford Granada with a dodgy clutch...

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A new dawn or a last hurrah? - the Mighty vs Wigan Athletic

I'm full of melancholy today. I need to shake this feeling. It serves no real purpose. If I was some kind of guru, I'd tell myself to just accept how I feel, to allow myself to just 'be' and 'work through it' but I'm not a guru and those Californian 'wellbeing' coach types tend...

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The Mighty vs Wigan Athletic - a shit preview

I am writing with a raging hangover. The kind where it feels as if your eyes are being levered out of their sockets by small spoons. The kind that comes with a side order of existential dread. What's the point in my existence? Have I wasted my life to this point? Is it much...

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The strange case of Daniel Grimshaw

I have never played football at any notable level, but in the few teams I got picked for I played as a goalkeeper. That means I have particular sympathy for goalkeepers and the way they get the blame but also a particular appreciation for the talent and abilities that goalkeepers...

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Wipe the slate clean - the Mighty vs Cardiff City

Last week we were down. No question in my head. This week, it's the start of a spectacular leap of faith from the perilous place we're in, to the safety of 21st. I don't know whether I believe that or not, but having passed an ambulance on the way, nosing it's way into a suburban...

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One more time... A shit preview: the Mighty Vs Cardiff City

Here's the thing. You're allowed to dream. To hope. To fantasise. In fact, if it was up to me, then dreaming, hoping and fantasising would be a compulsory daily activity. Perhaps if it was then the world might shake itself out of the depressing stasis its been...

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Best players benched - them lot vs the Mighty

Here's the bit where I normally say something a bit off topic before coming to the game. I saw a mill chimney with a sickly looking tree growing out of the top of it. There you go. I can't be fucking arsed. Here's some pictures for no particular reason other than it saves me...

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