Forgive my indulgence but this week I had to write about Palace’s FA Cup victory, so here you go.. Wembley Shook and it was Beautiful – What Palace’s FA Cup victory means. Its status has been diminished. Its standing in the game has been slowly but surely eroded over the last few decades. Replays phasedContinue reading “FA Cup 17th May 2025 / It Started With a Kick – Episode 57”
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Premier League Nuggets MatchWeek 36/ ‘It Started With a Kick’ Episodes 56 and 57
PREMIER LEAGUE NUGGETS – MatchWeek 36 PLUS CA CHANGE With Tottenham and Manchester United continuing their dismal form by both losing at home they have now racked up 37 defeats between them this season. Indeed Spurs’ 20 losses is the same as Fulham a few years ago, who were relegated and there are still twoContinue reading “Premier League Nuggets MatchWeek 36/ ‘It Started With a Kick’ Episodes 56 and 57”
Premier League Match Week 24 / It Started With a Kick Episode 43
PREMIER LEAGUE NUGGETS – MatchWeek 24 BEES – HOME AND AWAY Brentford have had an extraordinary season, for the first eight home matches they were imperious, clocking up an impressive seven wins and one draw, while away was the exact opposite seven defeats and one draw. After MatchWeek 16, 21 of their 22 points hadContinue reading “Premier League Match Week 24 / It Started With a Kick Episode 43”
Premier League MatchWeek 22 / ‘It Started With a Kick’ Episode 41
PREMIER LEAGUE NUGGETS – MatchWeek 22 AWAY THE LADS Bournemouth’s comprehensive 4-1 victory at St. James’ Park in Saturday’s early kick-off set the trend for some high scoring antics from the away sides. Up until Wolves’ 3-1 defeat at Stamford Bridge on Monday night, each away side scored at least two goals apiece, and altogetherContinue reading “Premier League MatchWeek 22 / ‘It Started With a Kick’ Episode 41”
Premier League Nuggets 2024/25 Match Week 6 Episode 26 of It Started With a Kick – Martin Tyler
PREMIER LEAGUE NUGGETS – MatchWeek 6 BEES LIGHTNING STRIKES THRICE Thomas Frank’s men did it for the third consecutive match, scoring inside the first minute is becoming a hasty habit in West London. This time they were at home and Bryan Mbeumo repeated what he had done at Tottenham the previous week only this timeContinue reading “Premier League Nuggets 2024/25 Match Week 6 Episode 26 of It Started With a Kick – Martin Tyler”
Premier League Nuggets 2024/25 MatchWeek 4 Episode 24 of ‘It Started With a Kick’ – Adrian Clarke
PREMIER LEAGUE NUGGETS – MatchWeek 4 YELLOW FEVER Chelsea’s late victory at Bournemouth on Saturday night was not the most exciting match but it did set a Premier League record for yellow cards, racking up fourteen in total, including five in the space of a frenetic six first half minutes. The previous record was twelve,Continue reading “Premier League Nuggets 2024/25 MatchWeek 4 Episode 24 of ‘It Started With a Kick’ – Adrian Clarke”
Selhurst Park: 100 years-old It Started With a Kick Episode 21 – Michael Caulfield
Introduction – This week’s blog looks at the centenary of Selhurst Park Selhurst Park Centenary 30th August 2024 – the grand old lady of SE25 is 100 years-old today. One of the famed football architect Archibald Leitch’s many stadia, Selhurst Park is still going strong. Selhurst is showing her venerable age in the two standsContinue reading “Selhurst Park: 100 years-old It Started With a Kick Episode 21 – Michael Caulfield”
Final Euros Nuggets and Episode 15 of ‘It Started With a Kick’
Some people think it’s all over and it is for both England and Gareth Southgate – an eight-year journey ends with another defeat in a European Championship Final. This time to Spain, who were the better team not only in the final but throughout the tournament as you will see from the Nuggets below startingContinue reading “Final Euros Nuggets and Episode 15 of ‘It Started With a Kick’”
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’”
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’”
The Football Mine 