Up the football league we go! - the Mighty vs Burton Albion

The last time we convened for a league game, I had one key question in my head. 'Is Steve Bruce going to be any good?' Today, that question seems horribly outdated. It's like owning a Nokia brick phone after the smartphone had been invented. It's like gas lamps post Edison,...

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One morning of Kevin De Bruyne - Bamber Bridge vs the future

Bamber Bridge is one of those places that weirdly seems to have its own identity despite, to all intents and purposes being part of a bigger place. It has the misfortune of being stuck to Preston and yet somehow it seems a little bit more distinct from Preston than other places...

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Forgotten already - the Mighty vs Sheffield Wednesday

Before the game, I have a feeling that Steve 'giant football brain' Bruce would use his giant football brain to work out that the League Cup isn't very important. If Richard Keogh was still the manager, you'd suspect that he'd be bouncing up and down on the spot talking to...

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Things might just work out... - The Mighty vs Exeter City

Before some time last week I hadn't given Steve Bruce any thought in a long time. I hadn't given him all that much thought ever really. Steve Bruce. The name didn't really conjure any particular emotion. Sure, I knew a lot about him - I remember him as a player, an effective...

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