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Premier League MW 38 / ‘It Started With a Kick’ Episode 59

Premier League Nuggets – Match Week 38 And another season is done and dusted, with this one having little jeopardy for the last few weeks after the relegation and title issues were decided long ago. Liverpool’s march to the title proved inexorable and the 10-point gap between them and Arsenal underlined their dominance, especially whenContinue reading “Premier League MW 38 / ‘It Started With a Kick’ Episode 59”

FA Cup 17th May 2025 / It Started With a Kick – Episode 57

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”

Premier League MatchWeek 25 / Episode 45 ‘It Started With a Kick’

  PREMIER LEAGUE NUGGETS – MatchWeek 25 Another week goes by without a win for the bottom three, between them they have collected 43 points. At the same stage last season Luton, Burnley and Sheffield United had three more. Ipswich’s plucky point at Villa Park, when playing for all the second half with ten men,Continue reading “Premier League MatchWeek 25 / Episode 45 ‘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”

Palace’s FA Cup semi-final : a chance to celebrate

As a Palace supporter I find it difficult to contain the thrill of going to Wembley this weekend for the club’s fifth appearance in an FA Cup semi-final. While for the fans of our opponents Chelsea and the other semi-finalists, Liverpool and Manchester City, this is much more routine. It is all part and parcelContinue reading “Palace’s FA Cup semi-final : a chance to celebrate”