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”
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Premier League Nuggets 2023/24
10 November MW11 BLADES LEAVE IT LATE Oliver Norwood’s 100th minute penalty against Wolves finally secured Sheffield United’s first win of the season. They shot up to four points and on the same tally as Burnley who set a record of six successive home defeats from start of season. The Clarets also lost their lastContinue reading “Premier League Nuggets 2023/24”
From playing ‘Football Manager’ to improving Guinea-Bissau’s squad – the story of Jack C. 2.0
In the late 1980s and early 1990s Jack Charlton oversaw the Republic of Ireland’s status as a football nation shift dramatically from also-rans to a top 10 FIFA ranking, taking them to a World Cup quarter-final along the way. Charlton was responsible for casting the net for potential players far and wide, searching through theContinue reading “From playing ‘Football Manager’ to improving Guinea-Bissau’s squad – the story of Jack C. 2.0”
Premier League Nuggets 2023/24
29 September – MW 6 BLADERUNNER There isn’t too much to offer as consolation to Sheffield United fans after their 8-0 shellacking at the hands of Newcastle on Sunday but here we go. The good news for Blades fans is that in the last twenty seasons only four times has the club that suffered theContinue reading “Premier League Nuggets 2023/24”
Coping with the departure of a star player
As the transfer window closed on Friday, one of the features of this summer’s activity in the Premier League has been the departure of a quartet of players who have been considered lynchpins of their clubs, indeed three of them were club captains. Having racked up over 1,200 appearances between them, supporters of each clubContinue reading “Coping with the departure of a star player”
Premier League Nuggets 2023/24
After Match Week 2 a few patterns are emerging, including a rather ominous sign for the promoted clubs and some impressive achievements by a few of the London clubs. POINTLESS PROMOTION: BURNLEY, LUTON & SHEFFIELD UNITED Sheffield United’s loss against Nottingham Forest was the 4th defeat suffered by the three promoted clubs. Only once beforeContinue 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”
World Cup Nuggets – 18th January 2023
Photo © Jono Vernon-Powell Exactly a month ago, one of, if not the greatest World Cup finals reached a breathtaking endgame. With a nonchalance betraying the occasion and his relative inexperience (this was his 22nd international), Gonzalo Montiel stroked home the winning penalty. The 25-year-old had entered the frenetic match as a substitute in extraContinue reading “World Cup Nuggets – 18th January 2023”
World Cup semi-final Nuggets Part II
Argentina’s convincing win over Croatia was only the third time since 1990 that a World Cup semi has been decided by more than one goal. In 2006 Italy beat Germany 2-0 with two very late goals in the dying embers of extra time the first coming in 119th followed by the second in 120th minute.Continue reading “World Cup semi-final Nuggets Part II”
World Cup Nuggets Day 16
What a climax to the Last 16. From the seventh goalless draw of the tournament – equalling the record – that led to a memorable Moroccan penalty shoot-out to the biggest win in a Last 16 match Portugal’s 6-1 shellacking of Switzerland, including the first hat-trick of the tournament from Gonçalo Ramos, more of whomContinue reading “World Cup Nuggets Day 16”
The Football Mine 