After all the shenanigans with Uefa, Crystal Palace are now ready to take their bow in a major European competition, albeit the lesser Conference League. Palace have been involved in Europe before but only in minor competitions – three entries into the Anglo-Italian tournament and the long-forgotten 1998 Intertoto Cup campaign in which they lostContinue reading “Successful European debuts plus ‘It Started with a Kick’ Episode 71 – David Preece”
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‘It Started With a Kick’ podcast Episode 64
It Started With a Kick – Episode 64 : Owen Williams Owen is an experienced sports news producer at the BBC, having worked there for over 30 years and he has also worked for Sky Sports as head of editorial for their digital media. He now does a range of work including lecturing and mentoringContinue reading “‘It Started With a Kick’ podcast Episode 64”
Premier League Matchweek 28 / Episode 48 of ‘It Started With a Kick’
Premier League MatchWeek 28 TERRIBLE TRIO TROUBLES Another week goes by and another pointless week goes by for the three clubs beginning to be marooned at the bottom of the table. Between them those clubs have only managed nine wins in 84 matches, with only two victories in 2025 and one of those was forContinue reading “Premier League Matchweek 28 / Episode 48 of ‘It Started With a Kick’”
Premier League Match Week 23 / It Started With a Kick- Episode 42
PREMIER LEAGUE NUGGETS – MatchWeek 23 CHERRY PICKING Having trounced Newcastle at St. James’ Park the previous week, courtesy of a Justin Kluivert hat-trick, Bournemouth followed up with a 5-0 hammering of Nottingham Forest, a team that had one of the meanest defences in the division. There was a second consecutive hat-trick for the CherriesContinue reading “Premier League Match Week 23 / It Started With a Kick- Episode 42”
Premier League Nuggets 2023/24
8 March MW 27 SHEFFIELD ‘SHELLACKING’ UNITED Another Matchweek, another home humiliation at Bramall Lane for Sheffield United. This time a 6-0 hammering courtesy of a rampant Arsenal who set a record for successive away victories, Monday night’s mauling following swiftly on the heels of another 6-0 win at West Ham and a mere 5-0Continue reading “Premier League Nuggets 2023/24”
2023/24 Premier League Nuggets
5 December MW20 GOALLESS IN STRATFORD As has been pointed out here many times, this season has seen a glut of goals. In the first nine games of MW20 there had already been 35 including the usual slugfest that is Liverpool Newcastle which ended 4-2 (not quite one of the 4-3 classics from 1996 andContinue reading “2023/24 Premier League Nuggets”
2023/24 Premier League Nuggets
29 December MW 18 & 19 HAT-TRICK HEAVEN Chris Wood’s hat-trick against his former club Newcastle was the eighth of the season equalling the number scored throughout the whole of last season. Wood’s goals came in 46th, 53rd and 60th minutes, becoming the quickest of the season so far. This was only the fourth timeContinue reading “2023/24 Premier League Nuggets”
Premier League Nuggets 2023/24
September 1st The one remaining 100% record in the Premier League rests on the familiar shoulders of Manchester City while Everton and the three promoted clubs are already nine points adrift of the champions. Plus ça change at the top and the bottom. BRENTFORD DRAW COMFORT Brentford’s draw with Palace on Saturday broke the Bees’ recordContinue reading “Premier League Nuggets 2023/24”
Premier League Nuggets 2023/24
So that’s Week 1 done and dusted and here are the tastiest Nuggets from that opening weekend :- Week 2 NEWCASTLE As Newcastle fans rejoiced in hammering Villa 5-1 on Saturday, as well as being top of the league, they could be forgiven for missing out on the fact that they are currently the onlyContinue reading “Premier League Nuggets 2023/24”
Premier League Nuggets
As the thirtieth Premier League season is over, it is high time for some Nuggets, all 30 of them firstly club-by-club, and then some generic ones. 1. Starting with Arsenal who lost more games (13) than Brighton (11) & Palace (12) but won more (22) than Chelsea (21). 2. Next up it’s Aston Villa –Continue reading “Premier League Nuggets”
The Football Mine 