When Crystal Palace face Liverpool this coming Sunday, 10th August they will be contesting their first Community Shield in the 103rd edition of the new season’s traditional ‘curtain raiser’. The Community Shield, or its ancestor Charity Shield, dates back to before Palace were formed as a professional club. Throughout the early years of the match’sContinue reading “The Community Shield 2025 and a history of muddle-headed meddling”
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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”
Premier League Nuggets 2024/25 – Match Week 10 Episode 31 of ‘It Started With a Kick’ – Danny Jamieson. Wednesday 13 November Live show with Pat Nevin
CHERRY DELIGHT Bournemouth’s 2-1 win over Manchester City not only brought an end to City’s unbeaten streak of 32 league matches but also called a halt to the most one-sided fixture in Premier League history. Prior to last Saturday’s game at the Vitality Stadium City had won all fourteen of the previous games, scoring 45Continue reading “Premier League Nuggets 2024/25 – Match Week 10 Episode 31 of ‘It Started With a Kick’ – Danny Jamieson. Wednesday 13 November Live show with Pat Nevin”
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