richardfoster60

Euros Own Goals and Episode 13 of It Started With a Kick

This piece on the proliferation of own goals at Euros appeared in The Guardian on 4th July When Jan Vertonghen deflected Randal Kolo Muani’s shot past Koen Casteels in the 85th minute of Belgium’s Last 16 match, he became the ninth player to register an own goal at Euros 2024. That was France’s third goalContinue reading “Euros Own Goals and Episode 13 of It Started With a Kick”

Euros Nuggets Group matches ‘It Started With a Kick’ episode 12 – John Bennett

EUROS NUGGETS II Group matches The Group of Dearth England’s group turned out to be about as much fun as having root canal without an anaesthetic. One win, five draws, seven goals was the grim total. There have only been three goalless draws in 36 matches so far and group C provided two of them. Continue reading “Euros Nuggets Group matches ‘It Started With a Kick’ episode 12 – John Bennett”

Euros Nuggets – Opening round of matches plus ‘It Started With a Kick’ latest episode

EUROS NUGGETS 1 Opening round – first 12 matches Scotland were only team to not have a single shot on target, Scotland’s six goals at the Euros have come 5 players called Mc and an OG 1992 McAllister, McClair, McStay CIS 3-0; 1996 McCoist Switzerland 1-0 2020 McGregor Croatia 1-3; 2024 OG – Rudiger GermanyContinue reading “Euros Nuggets – Opening round of matches plus ‘It Started With a Kick’ latest episode”

Premier League Nuggets: 2023/24 It Started With a Kick Ep6

As the last day of the Premier League season approaches it is almost certain that the three promoted clubs will be going back from whence they came. This will only be the second time that this has happened in Premier League history. In the 1997/98 season Bolton, Barnsley and Palace survived just one season. SheffieldContinue reading “Premier League Nuggets: 2023/24 It Started With a Kick Ep6”

Premier League Nuggets 2023/24 and Episode 5 of ‘It Started With a Kick’

10 May MW 36 TERRIBLE TRIO As the business end of the season approaches it seems pretty odds on that the three promoted clubs will be going back from whence they came. This will only be the second time that this has happened in the Premier League. Previously Bolton, Barnsley and Palace survived just oneContinue reading “Premier League Nuggets 2023/24 and Episode 5 of ‘It Started With a Kick’”

Premier League Nuggets 2023/24 and Episode 4 of ‘It Started With a Kick’

3 May MW 35 TROUBLED TRIO From the early knockings of this season the three promoted clubs have had the Sword of Damocles hovering precariously over their heads. With three matches remaining the trio occupy the relegation places and if it wasn’t for Forest’s point deduction, they would be cast adrift. Although Luton have shownContinue reading “Premier League Nuggets 2023/24 and Episode 4 of ‘It Started With a Kick’”

2023-24 Premier League Nuggets / ‘It Started With a Kick’

26 April MW 34 TEENAGE KICKS AS SHEFFIELD UNITED JOIN THE 92 CLUB On Wednesday night Sheffield United made the bold move of appointing a 19-year-old Academy graduate as captain against Manchester United. It was Oliver Arblaster’s seventh Premier League start and he became the youngest player to lead a side. That’s where the goodContinue reading “2023-24 Premier League Nuggets / ‘It Started With a Kick’”

Premier League Nuggets 2023/24

BURNLEY IN THE RED In October 2021 I wrote a piece about how Burnley had shrugged off their image of being ‘a little rudimentary’ in their approach in going 100 Premier League matches without a red card – https://bit.ly/3mHDInh The Clarets went on to extend their unblemished record to 120 matches until Nathan Collins wasContinue reading “Premier League Nuggets 2023/24”

‘It Started With a Kick’

As ‘It Started With a Kick’ podcast launched this week the focus of today’s post is unashamedly all about the podcast rather than Premier League Nuggets. The simple premise behind the pod is interviewing a wide selection of well-known fans and leading figures from the world of football talk about the first match they attended.Continue reading “‘It Started With a Kick’”

Premier League Nuggets 2023/24

5 April Match Weeks 30/31 GOALLESS GAMES In this season of goals galore, two goalless matches in the space of a week feels like a drought. Although Match Week 30 rattled along at the overall rate of 3.2 goals per game, the last match ended with the stalemate at The Etihad – the first timeContinue reading “Premier League Nuggets 2023/24”