It Started With a Kick Episode 75 : Mark Halsey Mark Halsey was a top flight referee for over twenty years but started as a goalkeeper for semi-pro clubs such as Cambridge City and Hertford Town before taking up refereeing in 1989 and was Premier League ref from 1999 to his retirement in 2013. MarkContinue reading “It Started With a Kick – Episode 75 Mark Halsey”
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Premier League MatchWeek 15/16 Episode 36 ‘It Started With a Kick’
PREMIER LEAGUE NUGGETS – MatchWeek 15/16 BRENTFORD’S HOMESICKNESS Part 16 Having dispatched Newcastle 4-2 the previous week to record their seventh home win, in Week 16 Brentford travelled the few miles to Stamford Bridge to continue their away day travails with a 2-1 loss. Having amassed 22 points out of a possible 24 at theContinue reading “Premier League MatchWeek 15/16 Episode 36 ‘It Started With a Kick’”
Premier League Nuggets 2023/24
15 March MW 28 COMEBACK KINGS Wednesday night’s match at the Vitality Stadium was a highly emotional affair as Luton’s captain Tom Lockyer returned to the ground where he suffered a cardiac arrest a few months before. When all is said and done, Lockyer’s recovery from that terrifying episode is the story of the seasonContinue reading “Premier League Nuggets 2023/24”
A view from the box seat and what was missing
18 October 1969 is a date indelibly marked in my football conscience. It was my very first visit to Selhurst Park as part of my elder brother’s birthday party. After over five decades, my recollection is a little sketchy, indeed I had to look up the score: a 1-1 draw with Gerry Queen scoring forContinue reading “A view from the box seat and what was missing”
The Football Mine 